The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

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Cascades fellow quickly comes to the con-
clusion that he 10 the discove,er Of . region
hitherto untrod by civilized man." said Joe
Pearsall, the discoverer of the Monte Cristo
mines. "But even in these wilds he will ind
evidences here and there that other white men
have been there before him. Last summer
was prospecting about six or seven miles north
OF Monte Cristo. near the divide, and in an ale
most inaccessible region. surrounded BY giant
glaciers. when came across . small cleared
spot about fifteen feet in diameter. Extending
north from this place was . line whore
the trees had been felled by an AZ and in looking
around found several three-cornered stakes
with figures marked on them In red, showing
just - plainly a. the day they were painted.
The cleared spot and felled line had become
covered again with q younger growth Of trees,
SO 1t was evident that many years had elapsed
since the parties had placed those stakes there.
/ could never imagine what they meant until in
talking with railway engineers they told me
that they were railway grade stakes and had
probably been placed there TWENTY-FIVE
years ago by the Northern Pacific sur.
surveyors should ever have attempted any
work in such . country, 70 which there 10 NO
outlet and hardly even an entrance. Again, not
far from tie same place. discovered a.
thought q beautiful little lake, ON the shores of
which observed q strange mound of brush and
earth. was still wondering about it when I
ran across some old sluice boxes. which told me
the early SOS had penetrated even into
these hidden recesses. have travelled
through many rugged regions in this coun-
try, and have been lost for four months in the
mountains of Idaho, but have never seen such
terrible country to penetrate - the Cascades
in the vicinity of Monte Cristo. think that
when the railroad up there 10 completed that
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grandeur OF scenery 1t cannot b surpassed any
where, and there are unique features in the way
OF glaciers, falls, etc, which no other
accessible mountain resorts in this country
possess. From . peak near Monte Cristo
sometimes, after the early spring rains.
when the atmosphere 10 clearest, one can see
almost the limits OF the state in every direction.
From Puget sound and the Olympics on the
west to the Big Bend country on the east, from
Mount Baker 70 the north to Mount Hood ON
the south. Is the grand panorama which unfolds
itself to the sight Unfortunately, however,
the days when this grand view can be obtained
are very few
E. Lindsey, q prominent druggist of Missouls,
Mont. 10 stopping at the Rainier on pleasure
jaunt III have it on good authority" said he,
shat the Northern Pacific will soon commence
work on branch line extending through the
Flathead Indian reservation from Rayalli. q
town, and crossing the Great Northern road at
Columbia Falls. 1t will be built for the pur.
pose of reaching coal lands belonging to the
company near the Canadian line. The deter.
mination to build this line has been
fastened by the construction now 60
ing on Of Marcus Days road. which
is practically the Great Northern, from Butte
via Anaconda to Missoula. It was the original
intention to extend the line over the same route
to be covered by the Northern Pacific branch,
but in view OF it, being covered BY the latter
road, Days road, 1t 10 now thought. will 60
down the Missoula river and join the Great
Northern near Bonner's Ferry"
/. H. Jansen, of Tacoma, general manager OF
the swauk Greek Bed Rocx Flume Company.
whose property 10 near Ellensburg, was at the
Arlington last night. on his way to Everett and
Anacortes. I'VE shall start to work ON our
camp in about two weeks" said he. 1--WE shall
use over 100000 feet Of lumber in the hume,
ana during the summer We expect to get to work
washing the gravel Ut the mouth Of the creek"
Representative N. p. Hurd and Senator f. H.
Richards came over from Olympia last evening
and will return this morning. "God only knows
when this senatorial battle will end" said Mr..
Richards, land He won't tell"