The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11
HINES AND MINING
More New Gold Strikes In the
Swauk District.
FINDING SOURCES OF WEALTH.
dsd Roads and Everything r. Pleas
aas-seastls Takes Hand.
FINDING SOURCES OF WEALTH

During the past three weeks c. a. Nc
kAzzse Of this city has been IN kittii2s
coznfy EXAMINING the aarifxr-99s deposits
si4eFe- In speaking Of the vssls. he SAID
20 Pass-Iuissi1ssncer reporter
Il have been ia tts= swank god mines.
ard have visited nearly al the camps y
that somewhat noted region. ard While
there examined many ussnes and prospects
For the psst twenty years the SEauk has
been no;sa for It's placer mines. ana X -
proserbia. as poor mans camp. because
tbs paaser gold 10 no easily and chsap'y
Obtained
ssJsn Boulder creek visited ehe new Dis
covery made by York and Whitaker. IL
- Placer location. from whi-b they have
taken out about e. 90 IN the past few
months. The largest nugget found oy
them contained Sie5 while smaller ones
varying from 80 10 80 were picked up IN
their 5iggirxs. While working their claim
they uncovered a quartz ledge which taey
ara TOW o2ea.ng u2, They fec coanoen,
that this ledge 10 the sogrcs from when
the gold in their placer iisgings cana
At present Lyons gulsn is the scene or
considerable excitement. placer gold being
found here IN paying quantities. and Claims
al. being taken Up from the mouth 10 the
head Of tie stream
AT the mouth IL is estimated that fusiy
SO, ese has been taken out at various times.
At this point a new camp Is being oaiit,
ard sireRav contains store. town hall.
restaurant. saioon blacksmith shop, bar
Der shop ana a number Of residences.
The quartz Lodges hers are quite ndrler-
Gus, bat have been neglected, because the
pIsaer gold was easier 20 obtain ard the
owners were content with them. AT the
head OF ire guieh y a group OF quartz
elaine known as the Sugar Loaf and Red
Hill Three shafts have been sunk on the
Sugar Loaf one OF which Is down sixty
feet. showing the ledge Up In good shape.
exposing considerable ore These claims
we're purchased recently by "a Tacoma syn
aicate ard I understand Il Is their inter-
ton 10 improve the property and crest
stamp mill.
The Red HI claims adjoining have
been better developed There are two
shafts sunk on this property. one OF which
is down thirty feet and q ,Jnnel has been
run 30 feet with the insention of iappiag
the ledge at a depth OF loo feet This tun-
mel Is now about twenty feet from the
ledge II is expected that this work when
completed Will expose ore enough 10 JUSTIFY
a stamp mill. This property Is under bond
10 me- ami i purpose organizing Com
pany for Its development.
The swauk district Is attracting con-
siderable attention. and there IL con-
tsnuai stream OF people passing up and
down the valley. They are locaftng claims
IN every direction. and the majority or
them are from Tacoma. Eileusbnrg and
Yakima This Is the one District tributary
20 Seattle that a person can stop or me
cars and ride In a carriage right into the
mining district and on 20 the claims. Ana
furthermore. they do not have 20 wait fof
railroads wagon roads or smesters 20 be
k..sf* Fy- astssa 70 fa all free milling ana
there il nothing to prevent a wagon from
drawing out the product of the mines.
Stamp mills can be easily placed on the
claims. and the bullion and concentrates
transported over the best OF natural roads
to the railroad"