The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17

John Gallagher. 5000 pounds peaches
and 1900 pounds grapes.
f. T.. Wood 3e.09 pounds peaches and
n99 pounds grapes.
The above rs only q partial report OF
ali the growers mentioned. There are
prnpartionate amounts OF apples. pears
r,Iussas and rrunea raised by each party
and the list does not include all the
farmers A general total estimate of tho
output Is as follows:
Tons.
Apples ..-.,..s....+s.t..-.ss....*. 81
Grapes .....e..s-t......ts.*......
Prunes s+..ss........-...s.,.... 81
Fears .......+..s..-s.s..+-.-..-.. -
Tomatoes .s.s..s+s...t..t...r.+.s o
The express shipments from Wenatehee
exclusive OF car lead lots. during 1894.
amounted 20 about 50o. 800 pounds.
Tho total acreage OF the valley on both
sides of tho Columbia could easily be irri-
gated from the Wenatchee river. The
remainder Of the land east OF the Column
hia could be irrigated by continuous
ditch. Tho mines about wenatchee also
promise great things for the place. one
OF the most promising mines In the dis
trict In the Goidea King. three miles from
the town During the past summer a
i've stamp quartz mill was operated
prospecting the ere. Sufficient work was
done TO demonstrate that with proper
machinery and equipment the ore can be
mined AT profit of 81 per ton and 1t Is
estimated that there are 5.teeU1 tons OF
u Ia sight. The ore IA free@miiilng and
there IL good wagon road to the spot.
Materials For Making Glass.
Within three miles of wenatchee Is a
sseposit of silica which has been pro-
bounced the true orthodox stuff for max
ing glass. one Of the greatest manu-
for the manufacture OF glass. over 100
car loads of glass fruit jars alone are
shipped annually from Ohio and pennsyI-
sania for Washing ton, and as much more
10 Oregon. People are beginning 10 use
glass fruit jars more and more I'm place
of TIN cans for preserving fruit. a glass
factory here I'm Seattle could not oaIy
have this traffic, but could have all tho
wine bottles for California and the win
dow glass for this Coast. A factory for
this purpose would be- entirely feasible
for there can be had at small cost all the
raw materials for the operation OF a fac
tory of this character.
The manner in which the silica deposit
was discovered Ii quite interesting u
Il. Rigelow, of Seattle while prospecting
for gold discovered deposits OF quartz of
such pure silicate TO AFFORD the finest
material for the manufacture of glass
He did not then know what the formation
was bur. being impressed with It's pecu-
liar appearance. he brought a sample OF
the sand 10 Seattle, A short time after
word he met lieury Rochelle. the we'll
known mining expert. aud the latter
showed him saFsple of what he faeeti-
oasls called sugar. Higslow tasted IL aud
then said:
Il found same Of that same kind of
sugar few weeks ago" and Rochelle
appeared surprised and replied;
ssWgAl III van found ANYTHING aF this
Kind you had better locate IL. That's
Hitiea and Will make the finest plate glass
in the country
Mr., Rtgeiow brought Mr. Rochelle 20
the place where the silica WAS found and
II was aseerfained that there WIS mex
hausiihle bodies af this almost pure min
srai A car load was sent tn the stnelser
at Everett and tested IA 10 It's quality.
Mr.. Rochelle later took samples of II 20
Europe and IL was demonstrated that the
ssilea Was capable OF making glass equal
10 the best imported plate.
About eighty gold mining claims have
been located In Whateom county on the
summit of the Cascades nj the head Of
the Metfow, which are reached by way
81 Nenatchc~ Thirty-tSo og these
claims are controlled hy the Aethow syn
dictate. which Is composed OF seine of the
weaitbtNst saea So New York This ore
rssus siee rem IN Eala. The ore ia sim
liar 60 that ef the War Eagle ifs the TRAN
Greek district. The Mettow syndicate
however. Is row ses'4iax the necessary
snen into that country go develop their
mines,
The swauk Greek District.
one Of the oldest voii mining districts IN
the state aud ane from which much s,r..e.s-
GUS metal has been taken ga "a primitive
way, Is tie swaak Greek district. in Kit
tatas eeuBty, Since 1919 tle dfggsngs have
heso kept SECRET hy the few miners wao
happened - h>cerss aware OF the lgs-a.
tion, AMI hut Seyehsy-five TO fsss men
have been actively taking cat the rJaeer
gold The fnen have az an times shown
disposition to keep from the pub
ne ali knawielse og she amount
and thes have worked IN crude
way With psCk and Shoxel hvt
some definite fesareS are new accessible
which may prove surprising - many l.
II Jansen. 81 Taeot2ss. Nha Is novf later
esssa .n xhe district. has furnished the
following names % miners VI -, have been
tagtag eut geld iu tae asueusts states.
t@rhe ssweuk eFesk eatnrs Sc rees,Acsa s.v
a few hours tria gfo.s Seattle te Men
atchee. with a short Journey ~ wagon
from shzf town. 1he creek suts lt~ tv4frs-
sartes are heias worked ges some nl1se s,r
ten miles. bait enty la rys5e say. ve
Aaee the Same kssfst 81 gravel as MSS tax
en- fgsaaa ths hlse gravel aszgfnes an CALI
forssla, and have she cid blue gravel ch@n-
nel / have usyRsfg hrnashe sals several
thousand dollars ~ geld rusSess from the
casnp among Them sss3gse vera large ores
All tau work - siuiesag except oHe hy-
sarAulsSs rsAnt. hat the fiwrae cegar~sny IS
preparing 20 WORK ss$SsfaatAc2Siy or u
large scaie.
sssThs eoxsarany has sscsirest six nailes az
fa,e land afoeg the kBe 80 the creek afasa
has ennsrsrfs or I've UsfseS sw9re. IL n III
s.,salf4 a fsuras fear fees y bie @nst EsiTfV
sasssss deep from she Enen1h * sh2 essek
an and will hssiraSsfsr he sHaVs} SlEh
water from ressfsoafS Atg lateral
~.~es-ns wiz. 80 20 90 feet pressure. ara
x.aduaiiy extend the 1anss Up tbs siFsaGa