The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-24

hard 70 Gnd Wild fruits and 6ovsrs erou
In psofusien and ash and game ase paenfy.
The vaiiey - from one-quarter 70 tvo
miles vide, and - fsns bottom land - cne
would wish 20 see. = good many farms
are being taken, and there il room FOX
hundreds more. A meeting Il about 70 b
held at Leasenvorth by the citisens and
farmers up this valley In regard 10 making
. rosd % this point A wagon road i
already made part Of the way. and rood
jack trail the balance, but BY . very little
work good wagon road can Be built the
Fest Of the way mp here and . cutoff made
Of about cen mica.
JAMES A. HiELYEA
Looxrs July 1s-lspeciaL Even In
the face Of hard times business il Begin
ming 10 brighten up in this camp. For
nearly six years Ne have been struggling
for recognition and existence. and II nov
looks a. il the day il not tar distant when
mining interests will be booming here.
George w. Beriiner and Robert II. Miller
left on the stage this morning via Wen
aschee for Seattle. Mr.. Beriiner has been
examining the country nsineralogically in
the interest Of the Xiaiag asd Engineering
Journal, and also for California capital
lists. and expresses himself - surprised
and pleased with the mining outlook, e.
peciaiiy with Horse Spring coules and
Gold Hill properties. As to Gold Hill, he
says that undoubtedly il will be the feature
Of this camp. with Horse Spring coulee
good second. These two camps are sisu-
ated west and southeast from LOOMS.
Mr.. Miller goes TO Everett TO consummats
the bonding Of the McConkey group Of
claims. situated In Horse Spring coulee
and owned BY n. +. McConkev. of LOOMS,
and g. A. Cium, Of Everett. to A. G.
Kpmmrau and himself The considera-
tion is 500. 600 on . working bond payable
In six, twelve and eighteen months. work
TO be commenced within thirty days and
TO be continues until the first payment.
Capt. A. c. Springer. of Seattle, is busy
developing the Monarch claim, Horse
Spring coulee, contiguous to the McCon-
key group. which he has bonded Of Z. Car
penter 4 SON tor $27, 900. three equal pay
ments, the first in one year from date.
with the further consideration that . tan
stamp mill shall b On the ground and IN
operation BY December l. Carpenter &
Son are getting out quartz on the Twilight
claim. Horse Spring couiee, and experts
all agree that for surface showing this
claim has the richest surface showing OF
any in the group, ana mention $40 as the
average per ton. They are hauling ore to
the Black Bear stamp mill and will COM
mence running the ore through the stamps
some time next week.
The people in this upper country (gold
belt) feel that they are under obligations
10 the Sound country. and especially to Sc
attic and the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the
hearty and whoie-souled interest they
have taken in giving prominence to our
resources, and the time is not far distant
when We can substantially reciprOcate the
recognition. The Seattle merchants are
rapidly increasing their business with our
dealers and in the near future will practl-
caily control tho trade.
EVERETT. July 22.-fspecial. Thomas
Weir, general superintendent of mines for
the Colby Hoyt syndicate, returned yes
terday from Chicago. where he went to
consult with Joseph L. Colby. the presi-
dent and treasurer Of the various com.
panies controlled by the syndicate. Mr..
Weir says that his instructions are to rush
the work in the Monte Cristo district from
now on ~ fast as money. men and expert
ence can doit. He will leave for the mines
ON Monday and begin work on the extern
sive system of tramways forthwith. The
complete plans for the concentration and
the tramway will arrive within two weeks
from New York. where they are HOw being
inspected for approval. As soon as these
plans are received work will also be CON-
menced on the concentrating mill. By
that time Mr.. Weir saws the Everett &
Monte Cristo railroad will bo completed.
so there will Do NO delay in getting in
material