Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-13
OKANOGAN MINERALS
An interview With Two Prom
inent Gentlemen from Rouse
City Regarding Mines
Inc Mineral Products Proves
TO be the Richest ever Pro-
duced in this Country
prospect for General Rush is
Daily Growing in the Prom
inent Sound Cities

IRON Messrs. j. {. Rouse aud G.. :. Rouse
oi Rouse city. and during the course q
conversation reporter asked,
How long have yon cen in the oLnp
ogan country?"
since lss5. II was pretty new then
nut we thought it bore the evidences of
rich mineral country and conseouenil,
set our stakes awaiting the time when
railroad would reach us aud warrant tb,
development of these mines. which ar,
rich IN every sense of the word"
"How many mines have you located,'
We have seven claims in all. aud the,
are the same as gold aud will pas, ia
collateral in any country"
what will the products of these mine
assay?"
III We were Ia tell you it would seen
almost Incredible, but nevertheless IL h
true. The mineral We have had examine,
and a>sayed runs from sixty to one nun
dred ounces per ton in silver. from 81 I,
$40 IN gold aud thirty-iive TO sixty eight
per cent. lead, making triple produc
from one source. The product of thcs,
mines are generally pretty even. aud in
no case is the above average confined /,
one particular mine"
DO you hear much talk of miners going
into your country?''
Yes. There are hundreds of pcopl,
la aud about Seattle and Tacoma
who are making preparations to NOV,
Just a. soon as There is an ap.
portunliy offered for safe travel. iii,
trail will be- opened in about thirty dav.
when the trip can be- made from Fair.
haven to Rouse City ia four days.
How do YOU get into that region from
| this city"
| 0''GO To Sedro ON the train and take IN,
boat which runs to within iWentv-liy,
miles of our camp. When the railroad l.
completed II will pass within one mile oi
our leads, making shipments easy. saf,
aud sure"
Are the hills generally a. rich as the
mines you have lOcated?'
| AS To that We cannot say. but ID l. safe
To presume We have not obtained all the
Richness, as that country is bOundless In
the yellow fruit of nature. and any man
OF perseverance can put in his time Ia
good advantage aud will find the same
thing as Others here providing he is not
| afraid Of priVatiOn aud hard work ii Is
no country for band box dudes, rest as
sured of that. but hard working. diligent
men can make fortunes by strict attention
To business.
when will YOU roturn?"
AS soon ~ the trail is properly opened
which will be- Ia about thirty days I'll,
contractor has ten men at work aud
is pushing along a. rapidly a possible
We are going Ia take a pack
train back with u~ loaded will
mining supplies as we cannot run into tn,
city every evening" Quite number ol
citizens are expecting 10 go with "a.
with view 10 locating mines and eXplor-
ing this region Of which they have heard
| So much.
What about stamp mill being located
up lherc?"
That will be- done in the near future,
as. in fact. II will BE-. Of necessity. de-
manded. but for the present our time vi III
devoted to developing. which will draw
attention and force the establishment ol
such an enterprise. our faith in Okano-
gan property Is unbounded aud grows
harder every day a we can see what the
| forecast will be-. But you are busy and
we will call again and give YOU figures
and data regarding the country for the
general information of the public who are
anxious To learn all they can regarding
one of the greatest mineral countries IN
the world. Good evening"
Regarding what j. being done by corpo-
rations and private bodies the HERALD
takes the following from the Sedro Press,
which is worthy of peruSal aud attention:
/ During the past week says the SedrC
| Press the order has gone forth from the
| Fairhaven Land company that gives q
new impetus to the mining interests Ol
this vicinity. In pursuance of this order,
/ Superintendent Jennings j. making active
preparations for he early accommodation
Of force Of fifty men, soon to be EN-
| ployed at the Bennett coal mines. lie
went to Fairhaven Monday for a supply
of tools aud equipments. The first work
to be done j. to provide homes for the
/ miners. II Is the purpose Of the company
/ to clear piece OF land on the
/ gradual slope of the mountain side
near the entrance Of the proposed
tunnel, sufficiently large to give
ample room for plating town. This
town is not To be divided into "choice bus.
| iness lots. etc. but wide streets are Il
be laid out and each lot to coutain on,
hundred and fifty feet frontage. They
are not to be- sold. but retained by th,
company. and upon them il is the purpos,
TO build comfortable homes for their min
ers. where each of them can have ample
ground room for garden, as well as ;
pleasant home for his family. Amids
such surroundings IL is easy to imagine
that the miners home will be a delightful
one. When doing the clearing II is tn,
purpose Of the proyident superintendent
To haul of and pile up the logs that arr
suitable for lumber When the railroa,
10 the mines * completed the compan,
will provide and operate a portable saw
mill, with which the lumber for building
the town will he made. Tenn
porary homes for the increases
force Of wurkmen will be built of logs. a
once. aud as soon as these have been pro
yided the instructions are to begin wOrl
at the tunnel. This Is to be large hori
zontal excavation. extending into Tia
mountain 10 the distance OF thOusan
feet. To make this tunnel is a grea
undertaking. but the gentleman havirl
il in charge is anxious Ia see the develop
ment of the work so auspiciously begu
under his direction. aud We may conf
/ IDENTIFY expect the tnnneling 10 procee
with all possible vigur.
/ DThc Press readers are. we know. watch
ing the development of this mine of COS
with all possible interest, and we ther,
fore give assurance that this paper ma
be- depended upon Ia give reliable infoi
nation concerning tie progress OF III
work"
About $50 yesterday evening as Il
train Of the Fairhaven q southern fro
ScdrO was coming into tbs city, IL jumpc
| tne lfdck on MchtnItf avenue uHu Nlht
street, derailing two cars. and uncerenlC
niOusly unloading one car OF logs. N
one was injured. owing to the slow rat
of speed. The accident occurred ON ac
count of so much dirt being thrown o
the track by the graders Of Mckenzie av
enue. and their failure TO clear the tract
before the train arrived. II requires
about two hours hard labor 10 place tn,
cars ON the rails. other than loss Of time
No serious results occurred.
Merchants aud trade organizations O
California are devising ways aud mean
for the exhibition Of California produc
tions at the Worlds Fairat Chicago. Far
mers are especially urged to take hold o
the matter and help make II a success.
Winfield Scott. the union man win
"peached'' to reporters regarding the in
side workings of the union. has beel
bounced from that organization. Ii Is In
timated that war Will probably be til,
outcome Of this action.