The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-09
RICHES OF THE CASCADES.
Miles of Gold Bearing Quartz Thai Runs
Very High.

Miles of Gold Bearing Quartz That Runs
Very High.
The dazzling description of rich mines in
the past is outrivaled by the picture painted
of u new mining country by j. Higgins and
j. Rogers, two prospectors who recently re-
turned from the Cascades. The new E!
Dorado is in that portion of the Cascade
range that lies in the northeast portion OF
King county. 1t would appear that this
country has not hitherto been visited by
the miner. In confirmation of their report
they bring in some rich samples. some of
which went as high as $500 in platinum and
$500 in gold. According to their state
ments the country Is fabulously rich. Slo-
can, it is claimed, cannot compare with the
Cascades. The widest reports ever clrcp-
lated about SLOGAN fade into insignifcance
when compared with the new camp. Miles
of coal and gold, 1t is claimed, are in sight.
II have visited Il great many mining
camps" said Mr.. Higgins, "and have seen
some big mines, but my eyes were dazzled In
the Cascades. We brought our horses as far
as possible and turned them loose in the wild
est country l have ever seen. Then We be-
gan to explore on foot. finding n place
where the wash had the appearance OF bear
ing gold. We had commenced banning and
obtained S31 in q short time. This deter
mined us 10 look for its feeders, and we ex-
plored the mountains above US. and were
rewarded by d !scoyerlnp immense veins
from eighty to 100 feet WIDE, rich in gold,
that will mill over 500 per ton. Noun
tains of quartz were found all scanned with
gold, from which thousands OF tons can be
quarried before it would be necessary to
underground operations. We
traced this bald outcrop for q mile and n
quarter and located 1t: not one vein but
several. From pieces of this quartz we ex-
tracted strips of gold an inch wide and as
thick as heavy wrapping pa per and SO due
tile that we could wind 1t around our I'm
gers. Crossing a low divide We assembled
another mountain and were confronted by
a sight no less grand than the one just cx-
plored. We saw great veins carrying cop
per, gold and silver, assaylng hnnd eds of
dollars per ton, and others equally rich
carrying silver gRlena. 1t seemed az though
glacial action had disturbed the lofty
peaks and uncovered large quantities
of precious minerals. Aftor examining the
mountain thoroughly and making loca-
tions we descended the slope for about four
miles, when another sur rise awaited Us.
We came upon Il vertical field of anthracite
coal, which he explored. and as far as we
could ascertain 1t made a surface showing
of over forty square miles. We used
enough for our camp fires to determine
that 1T possessed all the qualities Of that
kind of coal, and if the deposit holds ont
as we'll as 1t shows on the surface there il
enough to supply the country for centuries.
We believe we have reached the greatest OF
all mineral discoveries. A year ago the
SLOGAN discoveries sounded like "A tableC
story Of some genii's hidden treasure, YET
the developments of the present season
prove them TO be richer tEan reported, aui
already ore is being shipped over all hu
impossible trails. The wonders of GU,
western wealth of minerals is not yet hal
told"