The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

Cr 1uK swIx skAeH1.
Harma, I11bers Gel - ve1ns - oEl-
ver-1he Casooae KivepI
NARBLK NouErarx, s1knelt County, May
waters into Pueok sound, The loneest and
largest By far IS d. Skasik Rising IN he
northern part a tho state, about midway
diaries. & makes big deto1x into British
Coaumhia and sntsrs he state about
eighty miles from it, vesteyn limits.
The good steannsr Henry Baiiay on the
LIST Of Nay announced that en- the follow
ing Sunday evening Il would start on =
trip up this beautiful river and would 20
- Tar Is the mouth Of the Cascade, which
river empties its waters into the Skagit
about eighty miles from the mouth Of the
latter. seekers Of pleasure and men on
business bent, from both Seattle and Ia
coma, crowded her decks and cabins -
she started on = trip to traverse waters that
had known no other vessel Of burden than
the canoe of the Siwash for more than ten
years. On Monday morning. Nay S, the
passengers wakened to find themselves
afoat ON the broad bosom of the lower
famous fats. whose fields yield such
bountifui supplies Of oats and hay that
the name of the Skagit Il familiar in the
marts Of the world. while few know that
the name is derived from the principal
river Of Puget sound. The level
prairies soon were passed and
succeeded by equally level timber
ands, than which there are mono richer in
al this broad state. At Mount Vernon, .
party of excursionists aware Of the rare
treat in store, bosrded the steamer, and at
each town and hamlet ~ which the boat
made landing there were others eager to
view the beauties and wealth Of the Skagit
The first mountain met on the upward
course is opposite the thriving town Of
Eedro and Is known as the Little mountain.
At Lyman the mountains are but . short
distance from either bank Of the river and
from here. on clear day, one can obtain q
view Of the Cascade mountains. Directly
to the east the snow-cappsd SUBMITS OF the
range stand in bold and compact serenity;
to the northeast and standing alone Mount
Baker calmly smiles upon all Of her rivals
of less size and note The Bennett mines.
with vein of thirty-dve feet Of solid coal,
are four miles northwest Of Lyman.
Hamilton is at present the town which Is
most attractive to the man Of business and
the Spectator. OF al the towns that are be-
ing built on this imperial river. Her pro-
motors and boomers delight in calling her
the Pittshurg of the Pacific, and time may,
before many years have passed, justify
them in their present flight of fancy. For
in the mountains on the opposite bank of
the river there are at least six known
lodges of iron ore that assays from "A to 60
per cent pure iron. The Cumberland coal
mine is directly opposite the town. and the
mouth of the tunnel that is being built to
this mine is plainly visible. The miners
and ironmaster's ideal location is here
found, for not only are iron and coal situa-
ted in the same section OF land. but also
unlimited quantities Of limestone for fiux-
ing.
Twenty miles above Hamilton. on the
night bank of the river Is Sank mountain,
6,00O or 1000 feet high. now white with
snow. hut in August it's summit is covered
with heavily loaded huckleberry and black
berry bushes. From here. Is far IS the adj
venturous traveller wishes to follow the
winding rapid current Of the Skaeit, he viii
view high mountains, precipitous bluffs,
and always something in nature new and
beautiful.
have spoken Of tho wealth Of the Skagit
valley. in the broad fields that produce
fabulous crops of potatoes, hops. oats and
hay; Of her forest wealth; Of her wealth in
coal and iron. but richer than any or all
these sources of affluencc csn make her, is
she through the mines Of silver and galena
and gold that have been discovered within
the past year, on the banks of the Cascade,
which is = tributary some twenty miles long.
The Boston mine, discovered by the Rouse
brothers in September last, is in . ledge
nine feet thick, which assays ninety ounces
OF silver to the ton, and is 60 per cent. pure
lead. The Doubtful and Kinsalvee are
equally rich. One mine in this region was
sold three weeks since for $4,000. There
are old and new prospectors along the
shores Of Puget sound and the Columbia
river who are waiting for the snow to melt
luck in this new EldOrado, and old-timers
predict that no mining camp ip the North
west ever saw greater excitement than
win be viewed this year on the Cascade
river.
CASCADE ITEMS.
Marble Mountain Is to be the name of
inc HeW pOStOu0Co ~ tuC uOUS0 u Tue
Cascade river.
Bogardus q Stuart have started a general
merchandise and prospector's supply store
at the mouth of the Cascade river.
Prospectors are beginning TO 60 into the
mountains, though they do not expect to
be able to prospect much before June.
George Rouse and brother came down
from the mountain last week, and said that
by tramping through snow they managed to
get within mile and half of the summit
of the pass.
The steamer Indiana expects to make
one trip each week from Mount Vernon to
the Cascade river.
The engineers OF tho Fairhaven q South
ern railroad have located their line to
within FIVE miles Of the Cascade river.
The company say they expect to build to
the summit this year. FRANK STuARr.
Cariisle's Senatorial Room Waxing.
FRANKFORT, KY, May 5.-Ths Demo-
cratic caucus in the senatorial race tonight
did nothing except appoint committees.
There was an enthusiastic mass meeting
tonight in favor OF Carlisle