The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14
ATCAMP M'KINNEY


+. Nicholson. on which only ore years
assessment work has been done. Adjoin-
Ing the Victoria on the southeast and
close 60 ths falls. which are 10 feet high,
Is the SaowdoB, owned by T. Elliott and
Edward James. which has two veins
One OF these. four or Ave feet wide, has
been cross-cut at depth OF I'D feet, and
beginning has been made 70 cross-cut the
other. but work was stopped when
crown grant was obtained. Assays aver
age about 81 gold. There are other claims
In the same vicinity on which a small
amount OF assessment work has been
done.
Hoping 10 ind something equally good
further up the ridge AL Mckinney, Fred
Rice. William Burnham and Edmund
Icfsvre al Of Spokane, camped on the
Victoria az the beginning OF May, 1851.
ard with view both OF prospecting and
OF getting out OF the snow which lay deep
in the timber. they moved on May TO
where they saw bare rock showing on the
surface. On reaching the spot they found
the rock 10 he n ledge OF white quartz
from which they could pick free gold on
the surface and located the Cariboo and
Amelia claims They. however, msstook
the direction OF the ledge. and under the
old law allowing coo feet across and l.doo
aiang the ledge. they made their locations
and got them cFosSwise. The ledge was
about two feet wide on The surface on
dixie OF porphyritle slate. which cuts the
granite country rock
Soon aftevward the okanossn and KAN
loops were located on the east extension
az the Amelia hy John Moran. stephen
MangltI, Matthew Hotter and Chsrses
wfnkler who have secured a crown grant.
Next genres the Teazer on the east oWn-
@d by Mateolfn Mcguade snd Hugh Cam
eroa adjoining this the Fontenay.
owned hy u A. Cameron. che last Chance.
BY William Younkin. James Copeland and
George Cook. the Vernon, owned BY Hugh
CsArslsr ron, who stuck 20 the camp when
everybody else had deserted It. the Van
couxsr group ~ tao claims. north cf the
Vernon owned by Capt. John Irving. 81
Victoria. and others and patented West
Of tha CsriAoe ard among the earliest To-
cations T. the Alice and Emma. owned ~
fatnes TailvaTi snd Henry Nicholson. ana
adjoining thts are the Maple Leaf. owned
by Jafnes f.ynch, and The Eureka. located
hy John Douglas. Southwest from the
Cart8oo il tha sailor Boy. owned ~
Charles Tsietx ard three miles northeast
3 the Highland Chief ~ Nessrs. Ed
Sassts. Bennett Suster and smith. while
tao miles west - the Anarchist. hv Rich
ara Si3isy.
For several wears nothing bat assess
rsent work AaS done 81 Hold the claims.
90 aCNoaat ~ rsHaoteucss frosa means OK
ansnortaffan. though m tSSa a beginning
was mate e. interest capital ~ The sale
- MFssFs- hica ana burnbams interest
/ IN tbp CaFiboa ard Amclla 70 James
Menarhan Mr. ktrE. % Cocar d.Alene
CITY 1aAhe and George = Nc Auiay. IN
tNe fa1 Of $3.50 tbey bought M Mekfu-
nvw-s interest and. having thus obtained
contgef- t'sss preceded &C. ceTe}oD the
properly ARA kepf eeu az scfk 81 wfnter
showing up q Hne ecsay 81 ofe. They then
/ hong1l fbc Fen-esaaR mt,1 grcta the ahsn-
Geuea Ha3nEsw utna az t3cl8sa. WASH.
sns on ke5snarE a. tSa4 started psalllns
q ksan TAeT haulea G. ard the engine
z thsrSY-Gxe fnt1rs over IRE snow 20 TIE
3 aaoauEaEn Rep an8 eoKan running "a April
a& Tte nrsg rtfn Nsz 3.H tCn2 ercns 8 drift
IS feyt heteN she surface. and the fuine
ard uDl have STAGE rsEn atthnut
/ cessation tm DeeeErssr. istt they
h9ssxhF ar. Lsfevres interest.
ana tAe nawanany = row gncor-
4 fsersscsa az tse CArftoo Mtn8nS ana Ssnels-
/ fax Ccsnaassv. With Mr MonaNh4n a.
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seaFetara ans ). 2 keane as saV@Faatea-
aens The capital sseek - Sssa 90. IN s.
sharea
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taapef Ag = yannxg AZ = 8vrsh IS - fees
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