, 1890-07-03
UP THE NATCHEZ.
A Difficult but Very Inter-
esting journey.
THE PICTURESQUE SCENERY
A Cordial Greeting in the Mining
Camp OF Old Nevada
Friends.

NORTH lAKiMA, Wash. June a6.-
Owing to the fact that travel Is some
what impeded by the lack Of brid .;es and
roads, the Upper Natchcz Is to a certain
extent n terra incOgnitA. In reaching
jshe Natche1 mining district, there are
\ -ktNenty-one crossings to make and all of
them difficult fotds. Last fall, wagon
road was projected and viewed. but tue
sudden rising OF the stream put an end
to the work. It is to be hoped that the
wcll.known rustic of the people OF North
Yakima will make this road matter Of
fact and not mere prospective.
The wagon road at present ends at
Andy McDaniels ranch at the mouth of
the Nile, and the scenery from Nelson's 5
ranch up To- this point alone Is well worth
trip; but what shall bo said Of the
grand outlook from tho Nile up to the
very Pass ltself2 It Is of such character
that pen can hardly do IL justice.
Crossing the Natchez for the last time
about two miles above MoDsniers, we
now ascend the trail. We wind on up
and up, ever toward the top of the
mountain and yet never reaching the
summit. Here at an attitude of some
! 500 feet, We look down into tho water
worn bed Of the stream and see the
rayages made by the restless torrent
during ages OF uneeasing cutting and un-
dermining. Away to the south the hills
roll into mountains and mountnins into
>nusaks; pelion ON Ossa pileU. What q
,Skhaos IL presents. How rugged It's out
Wines What caverns of uncNplored
treasures. Ruptured and throe riven
seams are exposed TO view, but still un-
prospectci. The thought rises to us rs
"a "a nh ggRinQ oh
gift OF an eye telescope and microscopic
at the same time. What treasures could
be located, As IL Ia we must dolve and
search. In front Of Us, interrupted by
the bohbing of our pOny's ears, the bed
Of the hatcher lies before us, some 500
spectiyo like thin ribbon Of
silver. on our right, rolling into
still higher and inaccessible heights,
loom the everlasting hills. Now we de
soend toward the ravine Of Rock creek
and the mineral stain comes out
stronger and moro frequent. Away OIL
there, down in the bottom OF the flat,
rises thin stream OF curling smoke.
There is our camp tonight, still u cou-
plo OF hours ride.
A hearty welcome greets us from Doc
Current and the boys as We swing out OF
the saddle, we'll pleased to pull oil and
turn the horses loose for the night. Tho
appotizing smell from the bacon and
other good things from tho cooks quar-
tors. reminds us that the innor ulan is
crying loudly for satisfaction. Well fed,
we lie around the campfire and listen to
the tales that are told of how we did
things down in Nevada years ago. We
: hsAr again tales OF Washoc and Virginia
wv. We hear OF tho marvellous san
IL Dan and South Park. Colorado Is well
rsprcst nted, and they all come to the
conclusion that the "Quandaty' Just
across the creek is bound to be some
thing rich
From a point a few hundred yards
above Rock creek. as TAR rs the mouth OF
the Dumping river, the country Is one
solid mascot porphyry rock, all more or
less streaked with silver. From the
camp As a radial point we can follow the
dykes of mineral way up into the high
or hills. on all sides Is the newly
thrown dirt where the busy prospector
has burowed into the hillsides, but the
richest strikes are ON tho south side Of
tho creek. From holes on this side We
brought hack number OF specimens.
and not trusting to the reports given us
at camp of the assays, we rad an assay
or from Mullan come over aud make
the assays with us, and from one set of
specimens. he took out button repre-
scnting loo ounces to the ton, and this
In free milling rock.
That this district is bound to be one
og extraordinary richness, the practical
man can not deny. When IL is thor.
uughIy pTospected, we haye not the
slightest doubt but even richer finds
win he made, and as soon Ms the ground
becomes better known to the prospector
the woods will be full of them"