The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-05
DIGGING OUT GOLD.
Wealth Extracted From the
Swauk Greek Mines.
THE OLDEST NJ THE STATE.
One Greek which sfas Yielded wefl-A
FIune soon 90 Replace the Prfm-
tive Methods.

The Oldest gold mining district in Wash
fngfor ard the orr from which most 90
that precious metal has been taken Is the
swauk district su Kiftitas county. From
e 20 fgs miners have heen actively en-
gagged Ira taking ssst placer gold since is5s-
They have shown q disposition 10
keep from the public all knowledge OF
crude way with pick and shovel, atst
mofre definite figures are now accessible
which may prove surprising 10 many
The miners are protesting against the
Northern Pacific Railroad Cornpa ny :
getting patents 30 land ia the district.
and last week l.. IL Jansen. Of Tacoma.
manager OF the SHank Bedrock FIume
Co.. was In camp making out protests
and affidaviss of some OF the miners as
20 the quantity Of gold they have taken
out of their ciairas. These figures viii be
o revelation 10 many and are as follows
John Black ih Il years.<..........-.-$1 y, go
Thos. ~ Aleagbsr. In u years..-.... 5l.sssl
e. s., II. Btgney. In tgu years.. .lz.sssi
4. Tweet. Ia thres years. ....-....-..- ssn
a. ". Johnson. Ia three years.. s.s8
6. A. Deiiig, In one year.-........-..-. ESQ
Total for the six men named. 81 coo
Others have taken out quantities gradn-
atiBg down 20 Sis year
In talking OF these figures. Mr.. Jansen
said. During the three years I have
been acquainted with the camp. | believe
large sums IN gold have been taken out
by both American and Chinese miners OF
which I took no account and had no
knowledge.
The Swauk creek camp Is reached by
o six hours trip from Seattle 10 Eiiens-
burg with Journey of four hours by
stage from that town. The creek and lie
tributaries are being worked for some
nine or tsa mites. but only IN a crude
way. We have the same Kind OF gravel
rs was taken from the blue gravel dig
Eings In California and have the old blue
gravel channel: 1 have myself brought
out several thousand dollars Of gold mug
gets from the camp. among them some
very large ones. All the work Ia siuieing
except one hydraulic plant, but the ffume
company Is preparing TO work IL system
aticaiiy on large scale.
1.-THE company haa secured six miles OF
she land along tho line of the creek and
has contracts on TWO miles more. IL will
huiid nufne four feet wide and thirty
inches deep from the mouth of the creek
nip and Will hsdraullc the gravel with
water from reservoirs and lateral streams
with 20 10 Do feet pressure. and gradual
~ extend the funae up the stream as the
ground Is washed out. There Is no dan
ger OF damage 10 farms along the Yaki-
Iaa river az The mouth OF the creek. as
t1E ttNef E0Ho Au1GA&H Idlt QtAr ktssHH
abundance OF dump and the mines can
be- worked nine months In the year.
"0ther streams parallel with Swauk
creek are also being. worked and all It's
tributaries have been well prospected.
Williams creek has some of the finest
mines In the state. and an old river chan
mel runs up It. Boulder creek has some
fine prospects. but has not been worked
much. There are good quartz hedges in
the vicinity. In fact you can sec the
quartz sticking to the gold. and prospect
Ing Ii going on all through the neighbor-
Ing mountains. bat the men are loo much
IN the slides. where the lodges have been
broken up. Very little development has
been done. for the parties In there have
not the means. Stili several quartz
mines are being worked with arastras,
and one owned by Tweet & Johnson has
paid $1,000 In a sixts-foot tunnel In the
last three years"