The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12
THE METHow COUNTRY.
\ Road That Would Bring Ii Much
Nearer To the Cities

Chelan. May 9-Special-W the con-
tinued rust 10 the Slate and Squaw creek
mining regions questions OF roads. trans
portation and shelters are the principal
topics of discussion, as all Souhts
are dispelled as 10 the exist
euce of extensive mineral de-
posts which will attract large popula-
ton OF miners, laborers and persons seek
ing for business locations. II is fair 10
estimate that since Col. Hart with his
army of assistants came with him into
this country 1908 people have come into
Okanogan county.
The building Of a state wagon road
across the Cascade mountains is a livelier
issue today than il has ever been before
Much has been said and written on the
subject of the Cascade wagon road. az
the Importance OF tt from the standpoint
OF state economic basis is generally con-
Cedcd.
Your correspondent has made careful
inquiry from practical men familiar with
the country with the result Of outlining
the Following route: beginning at the
mouth Of the Methow river and follow III
that stream 10 the mouth OF the Twisp
river; thence up Twisp river to Pyramid
mountain: thence over the divide into
Bridge creek 70 theStehekin river: thence
up the Stehckin TO Cascade PASS: thence
M the Stetukin 20 Cascade mass: thence
down the Skagit river 10 the Sound. Our
Informant, whose Judgment Is worthy OF
careful consideration SAYS that hv start
ing a the mouth OF the Methow Il womb
az once open the Squaw creek country and
offer an outlet for the vast de9aostts OF
those gold and silver mines. and at the
same time provide an outlet for the pro.
duets OF the upper Ncthow valley hy
building about SIX miles of road that
would connect with the upper Methow
valley at tho mouth ~ Cold crock and
where IL would eo~ra.-t r,-{st -.
up the valley 20 the forks Of the Mellow
Prom the mouth Of Gold creek n me
forks OF Methow IL a good road and ~
settled agricultural country A. the fo~ka
or tho Methow 4 would connect with
the road now being built by col. Hart
20 Slate creek, which would give p first
class wagon road 10 the summit which
could 10 built this year. This road would
be worth Si0A @1a % the merchants Of s.
attic y built this year. AMI the cost 81
hHli1inE would he very small in r0npert.
son win me BENEFITS 20 he derived from
". 1T" natural channel for all TIE trade
~ fhiS Ttrh ana rapidly developing min.
ing ana agricultural region IS fovvsrrl so
atfle and 'he Sound and Seattle ,pc~-
chants should rot Re tarlv IN the ariv
development ~ The country roo1
wagon road can hc built M the T>yyisn
- Pyramid mountain PASS. thence 20
Bridge creek, thence down Rrt5ve ~rcot-
Nv tltt' 't-+-tfN Iti. t-'t-tt-F tlH the SfekcF
- the Cascade pass. thence down the
. %kacit - the Sound IT, whole of the
upper Skls'f Ruhv am Slate creek can
/ 10 easily reached from Pyramid noun
tain pass through Rainy pass and At
small cost once che main road Sc hsft
7y following down Rainy pass % Ruhy
creek. thence up Kuhy creek 20 Slate
] creek all The deep canyons OF the amer
SkaEit are avoided
This ruut" would aleo give he rrt.f:
~'ower~ - re Lake Chelsn country a
market for .heir products. ~ saw rat6.,p
o. 30" rari3lv Increasing mineral out-ut
81 tNst ana adjoining districts
l'ro@re-fors from the Souu5 arc r7ses,nE
'sr"H-n hera every dav With only ah0l;
f"2 miles of saoW 20 50 through 20 g.,
20 Slate creek Cool grass for horses all
tre way ~ THIS finr - wear ex~A~r he
f-n miles before referrei 70 Pass, gers.
from abe sound CONNECT WITH the steamer
Ei'r"s0urs ar N"uatCher. ana a-o landed
~ Ives p.sre - thC mouth % rh-s Mathew
tn -WriVe hNv~<. whore passenger an
f~flEht trans 8rr in waiting uror fh0 a.
rttat 90 steamers t0 take psS~enzers 70
tae S2-t~ ana STATE creek districts.
CONSIDERS BIO inrerest is being created IN
'ne Lake Thc,ae couu:rv fn c>nSs-sueH-s
az 7eW discoveries recently made Nv Capt.
'nf~lfs Johnson. a. - Murfo-k. Robin
s'g ana Others. steamer Strhfktn Is
Peril s.nE ore every tTsp from rhe head ~
thr lake aut 9ulys e quantity a aI~ea ly
stoned az tae Wa-eh ps9Sa az Lakeside