The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03
A Rich and Very Promising
District Recently Opened.
How the Farmers Of the Big Bend
Country Became Lucky Miners.
Sand which was worth Something
Ores showing silver. Gold and Lead
Tho Deer Trail Discovery Lea6s
70 Many Others-The Egypt District

Davenport, April z.-Bankruptey seems
likely 10 prove the read to weaith :oT
quite a number of farmers OF this sacfn-
fly, II the Cedar canyon silver mines
make good the promise they non hoo
forth. II the panic had not come m isSs
and caused the foreclosure Of m9rtSs&es
on many farms the farmers would prO's1l~
bly, have found neither the opportunity
nor the necessity of going into the noun
faius with one eye the lookoat Tor
game and the othsr for mineral III the
farmers had not gone out Ia this way me
Cedar canyon mines might not have been
discovered for many years 10 come, Tor
the farmers were tencerfeet af mining
and none bur tsnderfeet would have looked
Cor mineral Ia such place Now these
same farmers 20 around with pieces OF
ore In their pockets. talk about mining
a. though they had been al " GIL tneH
lives and contemplate buying farms seq
eral times valuable as those the mort
gage companies have taken.
IL ii essentially poor mans camp.
for nearly every mine owner is 6 farmer
who has lost his farm and the ore Is so
near ths surface and 10 rich that the best
developed mine OF all-the Deer Tran No.
2-was IT, paying shape before any men
of capital became interested in IL. and
the others are nearly all being developed
by their original o9Bers. ebo depend up
on their first shipments for the means 20
continue work II Is the best and most
Geselt ped silver camp In the state, yet
very little has been heard az II except
within small radius. The farmer IN. ners
sren TO have a vague dread lest .iee
publicity should cause somebody 70 come
and take away their property. tlr; a. a
miser fSigDs poverty as a pFecagtion
against robbery. they shufder at the
thoagbt of a rush. Bni when one goes
~ f.ssg
frankly tell What they have and show
IL TO yisito =. There IL a peculiar scar
city OF experienced miners In che camp.
for OF some atty who are interested in
the locations not more than half dezsn
knew anything about minerals Two years
ago.
The movement to prospect Cedar canyon
wns started by the discovery in June.
Issi OF the Cleveland mine in the same
range called the Huckieherry mountains,
about twelve miles north of the more re-
cent developments, This mine was OPEN
cd by Messrz France. Tinsiey and Lin
genfelter, who found a bed OF antimony
Gaping an elght-foot ledge OF salena
about four feet from the surface, against
n perpendicular footwal of lime. The
hanging wall. which is supposed "a be
quartzfte has not yet been found The
ore ran 81 to 80 ia silver and lead and
has been mined and shipped steadily
For some ume before the discovery of
the Cleveland. the farmers who had for
twenty years been settled AT and around
Fruitiand at the lower end of Price val
ley. about one and one-half miles east
OF Che Columbia. had been In the habit
of going up Cedar canyon. which extends
east from Fruitland, for rails and fence
posts. The timber roads which they cut
through the cedar clothing the steep slopes
Of the canyon made u accessible "a the
early proSrectors. who made their camp
there and prospected thence la all diree-
lions.
The First Discoveries.
The news OF the Cleveland discovery
awakened the keencss interest at Davcn-
port. about forty-fve miles BY the pres
cnt road from where the mines now are.
and caused some Of the farmers 81 that
vicinity 60 turn their attention u mining.
H. .. Gibson. who ran q restaurant, fur
nlshcd grubstake TO Charles Golden who
had had considerable experience at mining
and was a good judge OF mineral. and
sent him To the Cedar canyon district 20
prospect for their Joint benefit After
few days. daring which he was on the
Deer Traii ground. Golden returned To
Davenport with the Information thar he
had found nothing which he feit jAstiuo.i
In locating, Slhson In the meantime nai
sold hts restaurant and. together with ais
brother George. who had lust completed
his term as a school teacher. and william
oArar Nanhorn the foreclosure 81 a mort
Eage on whose fafm near tho town had
given hl,n sn cNcess OF ielaarr. started
IN AaEpsi 1884, ON prospecting aud huut-
Ing trim to Cedar canyon. Golaeu are1f,,-
paying them by Invitation. pa their
arrival Goiden nrst-atake5t two claims t}s,
noer TRAIT and he Royal in the raftca
Of Harvey jones anI himssiF having ais-
covered them on his urss trin. In
return far NaBhorn's Assistance, IN xfak-
ing them. he agreesi TO prospect for the
latter Ter dav Rn1 hair after which
time IN" enti'e party we're to prospect
Joint account.
Daring this day and half Ceisfen and
Nanhern pFos9ected further south on fhe
chain OF moiniatrs lying south 81 Crtiar
CANYON ana had reached point about
three quarters 81 a utie from faldeu'S
'ifst laetticn When two isTse deer fuuip-4
rom tbs hruah The huntcr'a instinct
quickly caused them 90 fotget atoat nroz-
rccting Tor tt~ time hone and ths, went
IA pursuit They had SONS iea ur "a Yards
when Nanhern stumhied over large tosi.
der % quartz, AMI serinr much evidence
OF gelena IN IT, hs threw up bis hst ia
Wild excitement aud exclaimed vita
strange ana a~gtful oath
US fhc richest thfnr on rst-ar.fr"
Golden. who Was further snvY, th.. NOM
tain, waa attracted hy the shoot and to.n
"s HIM IN examining tho Hnd Tftcu they
procured pick and shovel ana la a -
hours wotA fes'na enough signs ot u.a-
cfal 60 convince them That ghs1 haig found
so~a prospect TheS located tite r-alta
a. pcer Trail Ne in the u4i.ps ~ ~
~. Neuhorn aud isaac L. Nauhorr. t4t
ASSAYS az the hev Der rl.e1urss.s ,f..,,,
10 80 % woes Tor if gave hssu-rs .,,,5,,
ana cishtY oaurss sa the ton >of b...-.
an Experienced miuef. VI. q Naeb.r, af-
frrcd G0laen q one-thil,t interest b. D..
would ran a tuuurl into the Y.s.r..... II,
discAtNr The suppressed ia.frr taF o. -