The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
TRIP FROM THE RAILROAD.
Red Hill May Become q Rival OF
Trail Creeks Red Mountain.
What Has Been Done Along the Cne-
wsh and Phelps Creek-work Done
In Discovery and Developing since
1e8s-Ore Rich In suiphides. Black
sulphursts and Pockets OF Copper

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Columbia has It's Red mountain ana
washington has its Red hill. which devel-
opment may prove to be equal IN mineral
wealth, IL the surface indications and the
work SO far done 20 for anything. When
one can stand at the foot OF a mountain
for Red hill is after al mountain or far
greater height than the famous mountain
ut Rossasd-and looking up 10 its sum
INIT. see the red stains Of oxidized iron
ali along the line Of cliffs. shining bright
red in the sunlight. It means that there 10
mineral there. judging BY the precedents
OF other districts This is the case with
Red hill. from whichever side you look az
It The mineral Was found by Leaven-
worth prospectors and proves to be white
quartz and diorfte heavily charged with
sulphide Of iron and copper and arsea-
teal iron carrying gold and silver, with
bromide Of copper and galena ore IN some
OF the hedges. Some very high assays
have been obtained. but the ore is gener-
ally low grade. Yet there IL apparently
a great quantity OF II. and the prospects
are so good that Spokane capital has al
ready taken hold OF the district, the prin-
cipaI stockholders In the TSe.Rol and Crown
Point companies having already made
extensive purchases and organized separ-
ate companies 10 work their property.
Red Hill lies between the Chewah river
and Phelps creek. one OF it's chief trib-
utaries. which enters the Chewah a. the
southern extremity OF the mountain liz
In great ridge about ten miles long
running north and south. parallel with
the main divide Of the Cascade range.
On the east. forming the opposite wall OF
the Phelps creek canyon. is the Entiat
range. with the Entiat river. flowing into
the Columbia beyond IL. and on the west
Is the ridge dividing the Chewah canyon
from the Wenatches canyon. The Che
wah flows In general southerly direction
ana ends Its course OF about thrty-fve
miles BY flowing into the Wenatchee
some fourteen miles above Leavenworth.
Mineral discoveries have for years been
gradually extending up the Chewah and
us tributaries 10 right and left. for on
the summit OF the Entiat range free gold
ore has been found on the divide between
Deep creek. flowing into the Chewah, and
Mad river. flowing into the Entiat from
Mad lake. Further up. on the same side.
Is tho P.-I mine on the Rock creek can
yon and on the opposite side or the Che
wah Is the Champion group OF mines a
short distance up Maple creek Both the
Rock creek and Maple creek lodges are
sulphide ore carrying gold silver and cop
per At the mouth OF Deep creek and on
the Wenatchee river, three miles below the
mouth OF the Chewah. placers are being. or
are about TO be. worked Further pros
necting may show the whole range on
both sides Of the Cshewah 70 be mineral
lied. for exploration has so far been car
ried on only In the most accessible spots
and no thorough examination OF the whole
ridge on either side appears 10 have been
made. The only exception Is Red hill. on
which locations extend the whole length.
Up the wenatchec.
The Journey from wenatchee 10 Leav-
enworth. the center of the mining district
extending along the wenatchee river and
It's tributaries. and from Leavenworth 10
Red I'm. takes one through grand trans
formation scene The changes are so
gradual that n Is not easy TO define where
they occur. but they are so decided that
the traveller realizes tha. me Is going from
the sunburfsf foothills 10 the snowy sum-
tniis os the Cascades. Leaving wenatchee
behind him. he rides over the fats 10
whore the old town stands on the banks
Of tho river Of that name near its mouth.
few houses are left IN the old town and
are shielded from the wind by rows OF
rail-. straight poplars. Through the fat
are many patches Of bright green where
irrigation has fostered an orchard or ALI
alta field. Everywhere else are bare foot
hills on which lonely pines keep M a
struggling existence among the sunhUTnt
grass. and through which the Columbia
rolls on It's eddying course and the We
natchee haSfcns 20 fosn e. The hanks OF
thu latter stream are tined with strips OF
brush ard the fats far up It's course have
been made Into thriving farms and or
charis by water conducted through ditch
80 cut along tho benches. The read il a
good one and crosses the river hy two sub
Stsntiai bridges. ore at the mouth and the
other near Mission a pretty agricultural
town. twelve miles up the valley, where
tho fats spread wide and afford large
AREAS of land. well cultivated A few
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foothills on the right bank. climbing
among pine woods where trees grow TO a
good size and aford grateful shade,
whlch has preserved the bright sreen
Of the grass. Here ore looks far down
8 steep sicpe az the wenatchee chatting
the base. on across \ creek. bordered
by farms Or fruit corn and alfalfa aud
through another plne forest 10 the old
town 81 PesAastin. at the mouth ~ the
creek Of the same name. IN a seeming
acze In the MONDAY heat Broad park
Ike Rats border the creek and rolling
grassy hills on which the pines east long
shadows shut it IN. A few miles further
the river - crossed by fatboat ferry
and q short climb brings one 90 the town
81 Esavenwnrth. which was horn during
the construction days 81 the Graat North
ern railroad ana has become permanent
through the location OF the Cascade di-
vision headquarters there.
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town. far the mountains open wise 20
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