The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

=. s.r.es OF articles on the mining dis
-. Al tie Pacific Northwest winch
- xritfen for the Post-Intellisencsr
80 the last six months was the result
:. Taur through a large part Of Eastern
"a western Washington and Southern
800 Columbia. II vas hoped that be-
=. sycx again fell / should haze been
- 20 visit every mining district Ia
~ssAinxson and all those In British Co
go wlfsssn the radius OF Seat1le's rap
e. extending trade and investments.
1l.soagh trays.ed nearly i.Fs1e miles on
=. and on horseback. mostly ths latter.
ssssnx out OF consideration ]. 900 miles OF
.-.vsl on railroads and steamers. the fail
-. had oYertakea me and fxesh snow
s@I.sued the mountain SUBMITS. with a
--sA4r Of districts stiu unvlsited- These
-, will give some Idea OF tbs magnitude
!, he task / had undertaken. and Of
s.h had but a faint conception at tfas
s..,et. aud OF the vast extent OF the min
3. country In the Pacific Northwest
- fact that some districts have not been
s.sur.bsd Is not duo to any desire TO pass
@sr, By. but TO the physical smpossibiaty
Z travelling over more tsrritory and doing
.ws writing within the limits OF 4 single
Ssssn OF mountain travel
gbsn | Jeff Seattle on April -, IL was
ssrsased that / could make the tour OF
q tsrrfsory east OF the Cascade summit
txo months. and visit the districts vest
| = Ia summit before the ran rains began.
II turned out. the first part or nay
,.sr occupied four months. and much OF
- second part Was made In such rain
s1ms as come with tho autumn equinox
4 ne Cascades.
Hgwever, the enterprise of the Post
k,s.Elgencer has given Sta readers the
essas OF forming an opinion as to the
sssrsl wealth Of this section of the con-
tssnt From the Colytlls river west 30
~ Cascade summit, and from tbs Big
sssd Of the Columbia and cle-Elum river
ssrth through the boundary creek dis
nc. ard 10 the lakes In which tho Okla
ngsn river leads. the country has been
/ ssssbed and It's mineral wealth made
Esesn from personal observation. Tho
4 gsnelpai districts west of the Cascade
samaait. from the Cascade river south TO
& Cedar river, have been made the subject
I exhaustive articles. There remain
ksa few scattered districts. which may
q i made the subject OF future articles.
"a people Of Washington have been I'm
tsned, 70 the best OF the writer's ability.
he great resources In mineral. timber
ssa agricultural land which lie awaiting
sssopment on all sides OF them. The
| sssspaper can point TO the opportunities:
/ remains for combined brain, muscle
j I'D money 10 improve them.
How the Trip Was Began.
LesYing Seattle by the Northern Pacific
1 ssa on the night or April - ! went TO
s sspkane, and thence by the Central
Washington train 10 Davenport. Tha
drive 70 the Cedar canyon district py way
4 q Fort spollane. a distance OF forty-iivs
niles half OF Il in a cold, drenching rain.
add tae return Journey OK thirty-fVe
n.iss IA fierce wind which froza tho
narfow IN ones bones. gave forecasts
& what was 10 come Then 1 went TO
Wilbur and saw the last or steam trans
portation for six wsaks.
The itinerary / had roughly mapped out
was over the sans Pool trail through the
colyglle reservation then through tho
boundary creek district OF British CO.
lumhla. 70 Camp Mckinney, Fairyiew and
Negaon, then south across tho boundary.
dlvsrgiRs TO each mining district on the
ws, hut always keeping east of the SUM
init. until ! reached Ellenshurg or some
other point on tia Northern Pacific rail-
road. whence would come home 70 Sc
attic. Although I had never ridden n
horse. there vas no way 20 travel across
tie Colville reservation except on horse
laek. nad no experience OF camp life IN
the mountains but must he prepared to
camp out night after night until reached
settlement | was going into an entirely
strange country. unlnhabited Tor 100 miles.
But fortune favored me, l explained
SO plans 70 Henry ]. Nicely. editor OF ths
Wilbur Register. and asked his advice as
. The best way 10 carry them out. He
feaailly promised his aid. and within half
= Aour Informed me that thu Wilbur
Beard OF Trade would make "a present or
asaddle horse "a 4 token OF als appre$aa-
aaa or the enterprise and public spirit OF
ne foSt-lnieiiigcncer. lie found = saddle
saish would serve the purpose until /
reached the frst town across tho bound
az He Informed nae that his brother,
y W. Neeiy. ana sam Bright. would
s;Sst next day to prospect In the reser-
FAaoH. and thai | could travel with them.
= they had a run camp outtt- So. pur-
easing provisions. blankets. saddle.
erale and other -equisites. 1 started with
aen tas following afternoon. Before
ssaSss Ne arrived at Clark's placer camp,
= &c Columbia river. opposite the mouth
ne sans Peel. and there made the fir#t
e&mR There was no room IA the board
g ao1se 50 We spread our blankets on
e haymow and slept as aoundiy and
SHY as in the be6g bed in a hotel. q
s9"sr Dot troubling Us IN the least.
fse Horses Good and HAD Points.
Naey, as my horses name soon be
ana known by abbrvviatton. had many
Wsses aud few Vices. lie stepped with
- hesitation over logs at watch other
ssss baked. he plunged through or
49, over miry places where his com
pAapas oalSea or became boEEed he was
~ ~ catch when We hroke camp ia
= A0sniass altogether. he vas = model
- on rough traA. but when Re
ARe 70 level road or trail w'nsch per-
.sN q trot or lope. the fact became
] seht that he had "a salt ike pair
4 MA ~ ere critic expressed b. His
vas tolerably easy but he persisted
S0'aas. ana st THAI salt Ia brought
aeess down on the earth with tie
- q a stamp mill. as though he were
- % kneck Aolos through "a CHINA
w"ald send "a 1sr uirough my whole
20 and ~ nav spinal column to the
- my neck was continually
ea Setweea two op.nioas whether to
am o. trade bin az for a horse
/ !. smoother ga{l Nhea he was ia
A'sehtatas ana Nenl uudana 81
So difficulties So which other horses
- Dc @4s = jewel: when he Mas on
n Fe.1t Ns.sey rot1 aud travelled az hla
81 = s-aaA sait. no worst backing oran-
q = an creation seemed preferable 20
Il 49, 9t IS ] kej up al elementary
! s'ke ef ocrsemansh!p and learned
So ~ s0eA Ny as TO SPARE both
ss.~aa ff3er. ! became reeonc8ied 20
A. sAi.'ngs he was gentle. strong
g. sfsat endurance. and these good
WIN the others enumerated,
= saes hss faiilRgs. X I parted vita
~Sat Zee the as had foE taose
49, net Of ard kepG hlm Tseney
!, ,a a'~ seg four u1On rs ard travelled
e. al4es. Ills endurance wen tae
s.-s'sa ana his g23t the horror OK al
es;s. lie rarely sl,ovfet amy way
al Sss. sad taeh in a way par5enahle
80 aogsA. Fle aaa ~, ssvsrlsss, ar,-