Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-11
THE CASCADE MINES.
pouse. the Centre of a Very
Thriving Mining Dis
trict
Interesting Letter From a
Practical Miner--Pros-
pector Drowned
Hundreds of People Enroute
to the Mecca of a Col
den Paradise
New YORK, May 9th.
METAL. QUOTATIONS


49,
METAL QUOTATIONS.
par silyer-New York, .Sl.OO4
Rar silver London. .................46 4d
Iead-Quiet; ................,....4
GnnnerEStrong; lake. May,........ sl4.S5
TinTl'nsettled: straits. 5000
ROUSE. Nave.
,atai IA the UrRALp:
pc" - .o,,,a In tho state of WASH |
NJ iniam" 49, ~ 50, A.,
ington will be marked py more lraVei uur-
ing the summer of 1880 than that leading |
~ ~, c.scode mining district and ter |
lhlo tne N"s'a - -. - po,sa ,rho
minatlng at the to"" Vi "o"'o'
steamers of all routes on the lower sound
couch at Fairhayen and the trains of the
falrhaNeh anu 'o"'"
pany convey the traveller pouhu iof the
Cascades 10 Sedro. thirty miles In the in
- ,.l,ora Won have vour choice of
Verioi' ""''N - ...,-.s.,.
river steamer or stage 10 tie mouth oi the
Cascade which empties the into Skagit fif-
80 miles mn the river from Sedro. From this
nii'o' - ,,,,,',,.,, go,
point pack Trains oonNes Supp'os o'e'
trail following the course OF tine Sascade
IN the mines thirty miles above. The en-
- ~ pa,rhavon,s citiza,s was naver
PRISE Oh ,, .i.tne ,nsn IN ,ha
lisPPhlni2ou ~ ~ his trail Realizing Thai
mn .liiuiins u 80 9ha nat,raI nntlcf of The
talrhaVen was she nd 7, n nld vi Siv ,a
new ulsii.' and - ,ha SEogi, river
anu sad IRON Gelds (. marty was
vV v ni" A. s,n,,,ar ~ isso 10
ulspa.oheu ~ e..'.,, ~, n,',,,L sf ras.ade
open " " s,,,,,i, Tlis ,n,,,o las ionc
iNei ~ III 80 IL, i.l;a,,s 10 ,,assi,,s, ,I,3
peeh ussu y, 'no ,ia i,i., IL H., Iii ,ho
mlouuaacn a,si M The lnng line of lofty
most aeJ l. s ~ ~, Nv IT. oaS
PEAKS M'i , io,u' w, ,ssi,i,h ~ oi@h,
IRAN mas peeil cnt ~ Wy miut a. Va s'sn gu,
leet; gIaueu anu oilnsIu' anu i 70 fdi, vus
on the righ. odnh oi the ise,, ioiio",nS
Closely ,hs sunNeA vi tms ',d sher. s ara
Soutnslh rai,ioav ,i'.,.s I hnidinr doun
seen the CABINS OF sel',ersi holuinR u ,o,
claims ON uhsurNeyeu lahu. anu VIZ s a .iiks
out thelr part IN tile oeNsloplnsn. u .hs
new INLAND empire 70 WheIe IN .ne
length OF lile coast anu Sascaue ianses
can be found more picturesque scenery
than Is mere 70 Oe seen. oeIoIe many
years tourists VIII VISIT tne cascade Val,
ley, eager 70 view us sirlkinB anu ruegeu
beauty. our business Is ol more pray
Teal turn, ana after hurried giance a..
the panorama presenter 70 view as We
look from the summit OF old Lookoul
we press on toward the Mecca OF the
traveller; the new Town OF Rouse, our
mind lilled with golden visions ana our
ears with the ceaseiess roar OF me RIVER
as IL dashes over its rocky peo. now
thousand tee' below, again AT our very
feet.
On our way we nnd many others oounu
on the same mission ana equipped ~ the
same manner as our own party. riour,
bacon, beans; oatmeal and conee, WIN
den OF the pack animals, While each man
carries a prospectors PICK, axe or VIM
chester. In tine pocket OF each one OF tne
crowd you VIII ma 1ottle OF matcnes
tightly corked anu gua,ueq WIN Jea soon
care. All along the line are seen ~
the survey stakes OF the fallgoaa, anu ~ Is
evident WIN ihe IAN Oh loD .he ,,ss,, ~
OF the Trail VIII nave ehueu anu those M
us who remain during .ne SUMMER VIII
nave the pleasure o. paying u,D 'ii "
Nelson Bennett ana ms ieiioW ra'iroau
builders on ihe return irlp' ,.,,o.,,,.
Here the river uiNiues, ana iu'ioMihs
tine Noftn rorh lor lew n s.'.s'
we nnu the lraii l..e, 81, steepet, anu ai ,,sa
soneMha. .eulous eii,lip .n." ~ ame
nOau orihes US '" .iic suu u w Lo..' w. ~ 4
Inc new Town l9uhueu py ueoiEe a anu
Jack kouse, the pioneers on me uls"icti
VINO alter lour Seasons Oh haIu Moi lp., d"o u
Oclose prospecting, nave sh9Nh pesonu q
donct the ric s on ... ieuErs lay,ns vn
either sue o. the su,nlilii. iuese, lcn ad ~
practlcal nlhers. Meh,loh .lie nam. :. VI
any prominent mime ia .ne "es. anu .nes
VIII give Won the localloh' lornla'ion VI
inc iedge, anu ciose ngures on .ne assa ,
ana each yearly output; ,. nl.eI Seals
spent IN ,iie mountains o. ,aii, ,I ~,
-
thelr present location. anu lhe resui. vi
ineir WORK y the ioca,ioh 81 MANY nalia-
PIE Claims, lneiuulng the boston, uiscvN'
cred IN the iail Oh lss9, ihe queen Saos
Douptlui, uaieha' huoIph, ehlcago. nun
ialo ana others, az showing n.st-V 1s,
ASSAYS IN goiu, SILVER anu leau; u.
Galena SHOWS one hundred IONS oI ore o'
lhe uump ready iof shipment.
1hefe mas been no WORK uohe a. yel
ms spring IN ihe way Oh pIospee,lne
Inc snow iall OF ,he past winter mas DEL
much heavier IMAM usual Dui warn
weather Is WORKING u on rapluly, ahe
june LIST VIII no doubt ma the iresh snow
all gone ana work IN iull progress. ou
TRIP from falrhaNen mas occupied Jus
four days. To those who have visited
new mining town description OF our sur
rolndings would be superhuous. Every
body Is on the move anu we gladly rem
quish the quill sor the more practica
tools OF mining camp.
George and Jack Rouse returned frida'
oil TINS week from their new town, locates
AZ Cascade summit. They report snow
passing. of rapidly, the. Skagit 6ein
nearly bank full and still rising. a. n
Doty has ten men at work ON the trail an
Is now within eight miles OF the summit
The new trail follows closely the route
WY gu ihulall pain oyer the oui nI. az,
June LIST. The Fairhaven & Souther
forces are at work ON final location Of tn
line at the mouth of the Cascade rivel
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