The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-01
ROUTES PROPOSED TRANs-cAscADE
ii the Methnw river.


she Skagit .iver and the Methow river.
Several gentlemen who are familiar
NTH the upper Skaaif country and the
passes leading from III 10 the Meihow.
have been I'm the city during the past
fsw days on their WAY to ard from
tasmpsa and have talked with the bust
zsss men of Seattle regarding the inn
tsgsaure OF tire Legislature making the
aursspriasion. The accompanying map
sAaws ne routes of the proposed state
roaa As stated In the Conner bill and
Ala tie Hutchinson bin Beginning at
Aasbamgant. the Conner bill proposes
fpaealng the present trail up the main
Eksgs. river TO the mouth OF Ruby creek,
;seses up Ruby creek 10 Canyon creek.
tAence up Canyon creek to Slate and
thence up Slate to the summit. and down
the Eatiiesnake and other creeks on the
east side TO the Methow river.
canosring this route the gentlemen
named united in saying:
Advantages of Slate Creek Route.
This route is the one recommended by
shs commission. and Ii has been demon
ssraled by actual experience TO be prac-
sasen road at Marbiemount 10 the Slate
Creek summit. and from there as every
one knows, and no person will for mo-
mfnt deny. Il is an. eaSs route To the
As.how. For trail used only for the
F-pose Of driving stock across 10 the
xes side, IL has advantages In the way
n feed, etc but II has the double advan-
Sc af also Opening up rich mining
Z fssien at present not very accessible.
Tie Hutchinson route from Marble
mount east fellows up the Cascade
creek 10 the Cascade summit. msatian
o. which Is made in Mayer Curtis trip
ender date Of July .. thence down stche-
Kin river to Bridge creek. where a sharp
ssyn ls made 10 the north or northwest.
and then across another summit nearly
as higA as the main Cascade summit. 10
Mellow
White q Is true the four miles in
skagt eanyoa is difficult, work, when
rad = ouce hniis through there II viii
rsnlaia IS long at least as the present
seae'a;'ea viii need a road. whereas the
Sale soes in Cascade pass won'd make
PERMANENT road impossible. I"
Mayos. Curtis Trip.
Mayer Melville Curtis. Of Anacortes.
vac s cue ~ the heaviest individual tax
payers Of Skagit county ard who has de-
scseS mach - his time 10 cruising in .he
sascase mountains. was az the Butler
wednesday, ana talked concerning the
proposed road lie had just been 10 olyHs-
pa and had liberal quantity o. state
rcd data .FfgA h Ia
tss ffosn residents about Marhlemouu;.
'ae NEST advanced settlement IN East
Na skagit county. and from prospcctoTs
hF8as NJ d'tcreu; points. all favoriny the
passage o. the Corner bill. He also tad
neck faN ~ notes tottei doswn giving
'he details of 4 trip which re made last
susanoer Ia company with several other
meh The notes show that the route nro-
s'sef by TIE Hutchinson hst Ia anything
oat feasible. ara arc also valuable as
~nainleg reliable information about a
eoan'ry SO nttlc known.
Mt Curtis ana rSrty left Hamilton. the
EASTERN terminus ~ the Seattle & North
W railway in Skawl, county. June ~
70 several Pack animals They follow
- ap The Skag5t river "a Narblemonns.
sas after many hsrashirs ard viclsstuass
ssAeaei Cascade pass. 1t ss along this
ssa's that The Hutchinson hill provides
sse Rad shall nc buil,. AMI 20 show that
we route is ne; rra-ticaale AIR. Curtis
a.eN ea1 bis no'c hook and read the fol-
"e.'s memorandum. made on she evening
laly las,
Climbing over the Pass,
july e-f&s, Gilbert's for Cascade PASS
en- a. ~. Weather clear ana warm.
three took shoyels ia breag trail. others
- FseS horses ana follow. Struck snow
- canyon Just ahaxe camp and continued
: al day. Folleaei up canyon. ascent
see4t 2e3 fert Ia mile Canyon ftised
30 Snow slides fron mountains On
saeF SIDE - a depth Of iea IN SO feet
- making q ere nsr. smooth. white
.1s'a about hair sa4,e wide With hare
.sshS or either ss}e rising s.fso and Sessa
Scores 81 as1go blue glaciers. ana
eAsas az water ,Umeiing 6awn sides
!. isil!ng lu straight anes hundreds Of
'sss Climbed steadily ~ on smooth