The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
INES OF SUMMIT.
al Under the Shadow Of Old
Mount Rainier.
- GOVERNMENT RESERVE.
rv - the Early Discoveries
YrSe Miiitng ana Placer Cold
Easy Of Access.

n Ia 10. according 20 the Buckley Ban
- ! number OF n.ners who lad been
..a.secttnx and locating lodges on tho
sr~antsfn slopSs near the base OF Mount
s.I.ler for number OF years, Sot t0gsth-
= .nd organized the summit mining dis
- TIE officers elected a. this meeting
~1,s. President and surveyor, Frank
sssase az North Yakima. recorder anc sec
rs.ru George Brown. If Pierre csanty.
-. lIstrtcr sas organized IN accordance
.-s.h The provisions 81 the United STATES
2 srlrsng laws. TIE summit ra-aanx district
Z spune twenty niles square and Us area
8 .hr,ut equally divided between Yakima
"A Psssce Counties
oerae ten years aga the ever venture
.ene and hopeful proz9ector climbed the
sreks rest OF Mount Rainier FAR above
ss-.b~r une alscoy cred lodges and made
+ skssr locations. The earlier prosgectors
Srusrna.ed the locality OF their G!scoy-
- as God Hi. from a high mountain
StaxteA somewhat south OF east OF Mount
Rnn.er. There a1d been some prospect
- 6ons and discoveries mace along
Gta.s river north Of Mount Rainier, 4
s,sn esiSence o. .h.ch ls a miners cabin
~ ur the ives. fork of White river. and
= - seems 20 know when IL aaz erected.
ii CoA Hill the we'll known FIFE broth
srs have been mining for iae past ter
yeesx They are ros owners OF the Blue
RI ode most widely known OF the dis
frscx An arrasffa has been operated on
/. - rock % this mine with more or less
srrceps Tor some time. Fine specimens
4 free gold are seea IN the or. OF tnis
~.
ne Fife brothsrs located q number OF
etser misss about God HEi in which capt.
81 has become interested. as will appear
hsss on
Among the most energetic miners OF this
Nstr;cs ara Messrs. Forrest and Farrell.
4 North Tacoma. Their camp .s located
A the head OF Silver creek basin on
nsansaln spur known a. Pickhand.e point.
faey coutenpiate putting in reduction
works in t6e near future that Will be A
credit TO the district. They are discover
~ ard owners OF the Blue Grouse and
sase Thing lodges. which appear al pres
sps development to be free milling gropo-
xt,cns The ore from these lodges assays
a in gold and Two ounces OF silver and
gpsard, and az development progresses
here IL natterlng Improvement in the ap-
r@arsnce OF the ore. Forrest ard Farrell
have been developing these iodes since
nj A popularity OF Pickhandls noun
fssn on which these lodges are situated.
that II seems 20 be tranSverseiy sliced
sy numberisss narrow ba; very rich
kigss running parallel with each other.
Il b In the midst % these parallels that
"a Collins. or Buckley. has planted HIM
eft having become possessed OF the L.tssie
Can lode. prospect first located by Mr..
Compton. OF Buckley. In August. 1855. Mr..
Collins has dubbed the camp Of Forrest
and Farrell. his nelghhors. az "JImtown
On Psckhsndle.' getting his idea from the
Aci thai his psighbors are both inns
AsMrs cnnneriy and Compton. Of Buck
lac ~ IN he ysfsr ha~ .f
tosn. where they have located the Blsz-
ins Star lode.
Though NOT rhe earliest prospector In the
district. Mr.. F.. X. Current xho first dsf
cruspecs!ng there some four years ago
has psrhaes created greater interest and
rotcrie;y attaching 30 discoveries In the
emm.t mining district Than any other
Nespector. Located on the Pierce county
Nde. about four miles southwesterly from
oeden Ffin. which ~ about the center
q the Assrict. are two groups Of mines
originally discovered b. Mr.. Current and
no csher gentlemen. These groups are
Known as the Current Group No I and
- Current Group No. . The Current
gsnp No. comprises the Mammoth. the
0ccd Enough. the Tairyirw. the Ophir and
N Come. lodss. These were located be-
nss TIE second group and are the lodges
ea1s which so mach speculation has been
nm u a9ckiey and Tacofna during the last
uo years. They are free milling propo-
saons iceated high mp on Crystal noun
IA. An extension OF a spur OF the Summit
nnxs u the Cascades. and dividing the
nm and melted snow between tire head
Avs OF Silver creek on the east and
Hrfts river or the west. Though Mr.. Cur
met hs~s IN 1853 arospeetei In various parts
ne Cascades. he had not found any
fSSe
nss his breast when he struck his pick
no sfsstal mountain IN isa4 He ar once
ga 10 ebSs'ep these prospects. and has
ease secured assays indicating from SO
~Nst TO TIE ton tn gcl3. The gold I'm the
!" o. these mines Is associated with ar
- IRON and gas~na. Prospects are
usaf obtained by crushing the rock IA
mai mortar and painting as for placer
"a Iris Il s.risAe assay lest. and
ssss sgr1liee 70 tho Current iefges tnysrf-
se's swassas the dep iateres; ~ mining
=. s1 secn after H18kinw these discoveries.
AZ Sarrsai 5sc&tY- possessed with a con
1 's'sn Ira, he had 'xtrack 4 rfch." uav.
a1 she courage 81 his convictions nc
wa samples eg are out with aim ana seut
70 'as n'ints s0t Sssaysr$ in Gsre-eu,
80. 81 TIE country. rte eaiiit sunsg IT.
- es eAnin, laid ~ a Stock o. provisions
~ " h'Hsels abaat attending to the de-
~'s cs seSfing capita interested. He soar
| W NJ 6srard. hts erethsr-in-iavs. - efxe
- M~suFeTsss = second thought. Mr..
sss~N Is rvpused - Ae w-eyA a million
~aiass ard has mazda much - his rnenev
/ - q n.nss. T'nss gentleman cot so rnussh
ssE~sse; IN TIE CUTrs ~ group Ne. that
ssSh1 out Mr. Crrrrent's 40 partners.
Saefstca fi.&a ard thes asxs,atrs~i A
! saAEas inirTcst IN this S~onr. lie 81
l NJ development erorS 10 going. afs,s
I SfAs ne past summer Srsat s. SO IN tie
-. ssast 5 feet ssen a-as sunk r.,
/ a. No'nes lode ard \ laane3 driven thirty
a.. 1sse ne raefn tain are ev 5&ence o.
'hss expense 7'h.s results Or ms
l - wire 50 satisfactory ihat NJ g;s.par,s
ossaa 70 estimate shs cost % n.sstfnr
/ "a. 49, at These flsizsS thai wa..ls axe
sea car 81 thens he il re,Or.sJ ~,
al REGARDING Current gsroas, NJ I
/ ~ saveSh az II ssEAt 20 keep Z
A@as M r1.ssrtT.- - years Or ser-
l camp ARE >srva tfug fato The timber
| A. ~ very Malignant AZ tae careless
re oa4agzerS. ara ssEs thar al
| amass wsSait ~ Needed IN Nfs,~k4r~
a.. AHsf Ss.Sh remarks Indicated ais
/ -. - sssse eaines, anss .ho,swh al. IN
/ - s0F me FNtrfre arc not positively
- s-aefe WAS safsse eat reason Fssr be-
i - H'sf Re wpula - "a ,ss,s.srtzss -
~ easts navre:s'. favs 3. the .ssxty=s..
m1'1ae machinery ara man s-4
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