Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-15
CASCADE RIVER MINING COUNTRY
Interesting Letter From an Old Pros
peetor--Points For Those Con-
templating a Trip

MAisRl EMpl NJ. W ASH. ) Uht H.
FAIRnAVEN llEENIp:- all the coun-
try tributary to Fairhayen there is none
50 rich In lis own resources. and able Ia
make wealth tnr it, ueighhorS. and The
city through which IT, produce Will hnd
"A market. as the rugged mountaius That
line either bank uf the Cascade river Fair
haven Is fully alive Ia the wealth that
lies locked Ia The tree clad mountains.
and many OF her citizens expect 10 90 dur
ing the present summer and see Tor them
selves what nature has stored away Tor
the benefit Of the Focal City and such ut
her men a. have courage aud energy sui
ticient To search aud lind that when
belongs 10 him who discovers the wealth
in gold. silver and other precious metals
known TO exist along the banks uI
the Cascade TO most of the ciii-
zens of the Bay 10 b. nov settled
beyond a doubt that silver aud galrhl
mines of vast wealth are 60 he di>cot cred
near the summit OF the cascade l'aN>.
The great question among them i Ia
know how much more OF the same ma
terial has a. vet been untouched. aud how
much each individual can secure Ion him.
sell. Until the past two week, nn one liad
the least conception ul the wealth ul lhl'
region. for the only mines tlai had ~ iat
been discovered Nrrr located high up on
the loftiesi peaks That overlook the pass.
Rut energetic men, uf whom FalrhaNrn
! furnishes the major portion, loinl thru
way into the mountains thls spring lnl&
ere the snow Would permit them To fehch
/ the SUBMITS where are loraled Nuch
gems rs the Boston. Quirn Sahe. hicage,
/ Galeua and othcrs of like character. MA
moi wishing tu waste their time in wait
/ ing. eating or sleeping unil SNOW
] mrltS they devoted their energies
! ia searching lower down among
/ the mountains for desirable properties
I The result has been far beyond iheif
highest hopes. and scarcely day pas,'>
but some lucky prospector comes INTO
Marblemount with urr that makes hl-
heart clad aud inspires all new cumcf~ lo
prospect around the mouth Of the Ia
cadr. and along it, banks Right here.
il might bp a. well ia let the general putt
lie know where aud what Marblempuiil
i. I,scatcd un the Skagit river one hal !
mile above the mouth OF the cascade. u
hopes soon to have a pustoilicr ana ! lh'
ouiitting point pf all pro,peetufS " "" g
M ihe SkaQit or cascade rivers. Rogatd
us a stuart have a >ture al this point.
where they carry full line ni prnspcc-
tors- supplie, aud provisions. ana aU
energetic lady 10y the name pl iaik J.
hnilding hotel aud /, already ferdlna
the hungry. \ saloon also adnihs u,
bank of the Skagit ai thi, point 50 iha'
all the needs Of man can j." AllfHuru lo
. D.
: of the FairhaNrn aud southern fallfoa'
runs through the saloon building.
Rut 10 return Ia the pruspcciof~, Mrssi>
: Davis. Leach and Adkins. have coal ah'
iron veins one mile above Mdrhlenouhl
u. {. Gurdon miner s. ho ha~ spent NAM
wears ia Colorado. located hug' y
marble fourteen feet thick. ana lpih'
/, tinat eff brittle silver. both within two an'
, onr- -halfmile, northwest of Malb"mpuhl
: several lime ledgr~ have also been tolnl
! in thiS vicinity. \ ledge was discnNrre'
ahout three miles above the FORK ol ll
Cascade river ON the South Fork that
thought Ia hc as rich in silver aud lrad y
any on the North furk. When " J. -
I mpntbered that all the prospects lucalt
r n,inr la This wear, have been di-cuNcfo
g by two men. and that their ptn~pectln
. las heen confined Ia radius ol one NIL
|. and then think of the rich llnds lhat hay
q haen made hN the few adventurous ~plli
/. thai have come into the mountains lli
early in the season. and then take IN
= account the extent ot The count
4 emhrarp! within the limits
vha, has already been discoNefc
the mind IS lost in wonder. y
only at what has already been found b
r also the possibilities OF the vel uneNpor
: country. Among he Fairhaycn men ~
n pushing to the front are J. {. aud g.
:, Rouse. q. O. Hill. 4. u. benton. j.
a Hoar, A, Me can and various others.
n are highly pleased with the character
. the country. and expect 10 say VIZ
I they are driven out by the snow. ~
y trails now completed are nearly to u
forks of the Cascade and A. y. Doty hi
started a pack train to run Ia the end Z
the trail. All the boys send word 70 the
friends that before another year they al
coming back with "a stake. On Tue
day the Rouses in company with Blu
Guse and Harry Dennis started for "
mines of the former and expect to Sta
there. though the snow Is not vet gon
To those who intend TO come they SET
word that there Is still a great deal
snow in the higher attitudes. but TIL
they find II pays them TO prospect low
down aud don't regret having como
early. PnosrEt ron.