The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23

Dsewstt. Aug. IT.--The oldest stamp mn
n the state Is located At this camp, the
osdsss rlacers stretch along the Peshasfin
sanyop norfh and south. the most con-
eaasiy producing mine AMI starpss mill
IN here. and in the mountains on all
,uldes ere tunnels and shafts without num-
ber. same Of which have opened bodies Of
ore carrying not only gold. silver and
copp<r in good paying quantities. but
nArksl end. IN a few cases. quicksilver
me pfoneer discoveries Of free milling ore
wsre IL the early days extended over the
mounsain from the Culver draw. on Pc
shngin canyon. TO Negro creek. or late
yssxs development has proceeded vigor-
o~Ey not only up the canyon southward.
Imt ~ Negro and ingalls, creeks west
wprd and up Ruby creek eastward. where
me discoveries OF nickel ore In great bikes
az porphyritic quartz were made. The
lse8 In prospecting this EXTENSION Of the
peahsstln mineral belt has beon taken by
tie people OF Leayenworth. seventeen
miles Distant. the district being naturally
tributary to that town, although the wag-
On road ends at ingalls, creek. four miles
fem the group OF Gains furshesf up
Negro creek With two stamp mills run
sine 81 Bieweft. with discoveries OF free
milling ore constantly extending the
utrsral belt along tbs mountains at both
SIDES Of Peshastln canyon. with develop
nasnf being pushed on the nickel and cop
~ ores of Negro. Ingalls, and Ruby
erseks. this Ia not only the most active
eroducine camp In the eastern part of the
asts but promises q Growth which
Win multiply its production and population
esssnl times II the needed capital can
y suruGt this way.
Into the PeSha@tfu.
Yrum Ieavsnworth. the road to the dis
e,4ot cro8es the FIAT on which the town
= built and follows down tho Wenatchee
tusiey for four miles to Peshastin. 81 tha
mouth OF Peshastin creek. II II an easy
fuad 10 travel. over park-iike pine fats.
uhsrs the brush consists of scattered
harsI bushes and tho dry dock-ieaves con-
Usually rattle under the horss's hoofs- On
each side are green foothills clothed with
e,sn pins forests. through which gray
n1sss OF sandstone slant. Across the
wssaschss. flowing swiftly but silently
along It's tortuous channels, Is a dome
GhAped. grassy Hill OF which the stream
haa cut on q broad slice. leaving gravel
hank sioplng steeply down 10 the water.
Inn above the mouth of Peshastin creek
s aatboai served for a ferry across the
siTsf and landed the traveller. who was In
Dc company of w. J. Riley and Michael
Csnaghan, Of Leavenworth. In the Old
toxin. which is by no means e. lively as
when Il was filled with hundreds of la
torsrs engaged in the construction or the
Great Northern.
The way then leads southwark across
asssher park-like pine forest. bounded by
tsnerald and purple foothills, through
wAlch the creek rssshes. The road 10 good
snd generally level. saves where II climbs
sianE the base OF the hills for n snort
snAoo and crosses the creek at FREQUENT
Intervals on substantial timber bridges
Tor which the country furnished the ma
ssriai The broad. fertile fats have here
AMI there been brought under cultivation
BY Armars. but the frequent deserted log
cabins around which are scattered TN
ears. rags and mineral specimens snow
tia; the miner has come and gone many
tines and that the country Is given over
ealefiy 10 his poufad calling.
About seven miles up the creek .
t-cai ledge of sandstone runs asiant
down the hlll to the left and marks the
sne where the sandstone formation 70
broken Beyond this II an entirely dif-
serent geological formation. in which tho
mineral lodges occur. To right and left are
red euttes projecting from the mountain
Rops and rising perpendcularly. almost
U not quite. to point. sometimes capped
~ broad mass OF rock roughly reseiio-
llaw panama hat. The first OF these on
each sde mark where a dixie has been cur
~ the streams. this dixie running dsaSon-
sy across from northwest 70 southeast.
extending through the mountain on the
tas, and being cut beyond II by Runy
creek. which flows Into the Peshasun
from the east. Rut only mile beyond
ssese nrs, red huttes and nine miles from
tie mouth OF the Peshastin. the rvsd
crosses The creek by bridge in the nsts
a. tie mouth Of ingalls, creek ard then
fanges into canyon so narrow shai tne
scanoss limbs Of the trees on the oppo-
ate side snteriaoe and Il Was with mueh
lsAar that level space wide enough Tor
TIE foat was carved out Of the precspss-
Gus Slopes A climb no the mountain, SIDE
eoahee ore 60 look down as suthareiy on
We peilucsd ~ools OF the creek as tnoakn
Ne vas In A balloon. Above and below the
trnsh grows thicker and the purple Gus
sers OF the sarvishsrry glow dafhly
sgsinss the fast readeninx burcnes OF
nenrtsin ash berries Fir and tafnafscA
eew m3rgie Wsh the pine ard the cShse
grewth os'their dark trunks helghtfns the
Team % the Depths beneath. Two miles
fasthcr 40 Ruay creek nows IN frcm
krsat slit in she mountains and dehSe
aeets Of smoke rolling up from oensAsh
's1 Of forest ere. The road, which ~
sew fading into n tran. now enters she
'ns barnlax woods and flames can be SEEN
Eerday Mcknw mp the brush on each soc
~ slowly eating into the trunks y gTeAe
srsts. shl.h VIII fan With a crash shle s.s
Der fellows. bearing down others Win
nsm.
Placer Mines.
a esai A. ;he hysrsaiic mines being Set
~ J ~ Crawford W. VI. Wtscnx anu
frsrk n Honey was prolorsxsd until sen-
80 r.a 49, - "a creek WAA
rste IN ne twilight and hnaliv II DARK
ssss 80 shsck ;ha. e was only ro~ihle 20
SAsungAlsh fhP figure 81 Mr.. tA1A&5@"
Ma mare n advance. The horses ROOFS
catered over unseen rncSs oefeatn.
sAAe tae limbs 81 trees ersshed CIV :
Ne win tAelr foliage before they coais
ssea Ard swung ASIDE. The tran woone s
as down he steep walls. ngs' on -
zoe q tie crees then on the osnes'
saksrg frequent farss Of the Almost "
Nsese h1s distinctly audible. tcTrens'
sacA tsrabisa over the houi6ers ard drfts'
ses1 The black trunks os tne trees we.s
,AseF t.stinFatshsbie and served Nss
ssressn ne gloom ara the sharp ire g
- ridges towards she head 81 the e@a-
cesif ~ tnsres sSsinss she Ses.ssa $500.
~. From WhlcA the tss, wsiuner 81 .ssss
- ecs "; faded Tc the nnlatsiA1sets,,
N rte on a rough. unknown ksss
saF Seen f~auxas with some aarssrs cs4S
" - ta Cas wNa haS learned 81 sae
seN Qualities 81 "A mountain horse wnl.a
~ sreRe rs way tu IRE lark as ss1ssN
q TIE ,lSss Thus the assn point 81 x -
= ne NimsrW ~ George fserstn-ers fs'sss
ssae1 70 where Mr.. Riley bad gore %
sstss. an6 We arrived safe ard sound.
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~ esaSon stos>t revealed n tie evassa&
s]esFat. T9se creek hsd SesSat oat t"c
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