The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26

tsin scenery-Affractive Country.
Gllb<rfs Camp. on the Tvisp, July T.
IN 4 deep. heavily -timbeFsd canyon. De-
tween l1fty r1yigss on which patches Of
oyzow shine in the fierce July sun far down
tha x,r~csyitous Slopes. stands O fast grow
M cAHsp IN a mining district which until
4 year axp was pronounced too remote
from means 81 transportation TO be wor-
thy Of attention. But the state Is pushing
Z trail up the Txzsp 80 cross the summit.
ana private enterprises II building wagon
vosn up the M~ffow 10 connect with u.
development work Ia IN progress On sew
erai claims and prcsTectors are COMING IN
II the rate Of two or three parties day
ara are pursuing she rstreasfng SNOW 10
the mountain sarnsnsis All this Is taxing
nsacx ia a district where msneras was first
dIec1yersd twelve years ago. bat u vas
lnposaIhfc 10 get any Outsiders 20 pay at.
ffnfIon 10 II on account Of the fincuisy
~ reaching 81
The country rock Of this district II blue
porphyry. which IL cut ny strong lodges Of
quarts running eass and west and show
astg their oxIdixed surface 50 plainly along
che face of tfe mountains that II csn 20
traced ~ one stands In the canyen. Three
1eaees carry free gold on she surface. like
1hu4e 81 che Methow and Palmer mount
ain dfstrScfs. IN fact. the hrst prospectors
did not trouble 10 socats a iscxe unless
fhry could pound the rock In mortar an1
pan out gold from n. the distance from
wagon road let aIurg railroad. putting
1ox Grade properties out OF the question
Buf the or< like thar Of the Methow dis
syIrf. - concentrating suips1sies. 10 which
The gold is carried BY copper and iron NY
ritter and gray copper, the proportion %
silver being 80 small - TO be hardly worth
eonsidenng. TIE ie1wes on the north side
~ tbs TwIsp are generally two 10 sir feet
~5de. whHe those On The south side are cf
much greater sixe ard are higher in cop
Per AsAsss have been few and have bean
male from specimens knocked OF she sur
f.oe - random. where the rock did not
show free gold 30 thar the rest rock Wa
ROT taken. bat returns have run all the
var from 80 10 $50 god.
The Mining Center.
The principal center OF discoveries =
ffom the head AZ fhs Tw1sp along the up
per Slopes and the SUBMITS NJ sfse mount
aims on both sides for distance of about
sfn miles eastward AMI the same distance
north and south. The Twisp rises I'm the
great snowhelas from which Monat Lin
coin scars In rocky pyramid. the chief
peak OF . parallel range 20 tho main Cas-
and fhe ct1ssr from the south xsse Of the
mountain. Unite ard then II flows west.
ward through canyon which Mosnt CA.
bert shuts In on the north and Goat Park
snossasnin on The south E2x miles fran It's
hxad II receives North creek. roaring
sarrsnf which has It's rise in swo rsnali
lakes on the summit ~ Mount Gilbert.
and eoush creek. which flows along the
east slupe Of Goat Park mountain each
rea6nw from the direction which IS name
1fs1sca.es. North creek flows between
Mount Gilbert and cfark's mountain
which rises frurn ~ eastern side II n on
these mountains THAI the most prospect
fax has been done. but some valuable dis
esssffes have hem mzie near the mouth
of the Twisr on sis north hank aua sevei.
crrnenf Is IN progress on one mine IA that
vicinity.
The nrse prosssrtors 90 renstrate into
@heas deep reeesses % the Cascades were
r W. Lockwood. ncw OF wenatchee II
ahackisfors and ---- Cooper who came sIr
fNssve years age They saw Tire great
strips Of el;i rsd stretching along The fa-s
% Nourf sifheFt near iss summit ard 10
sates tho claim which = ncw called the
Washington They sauk four feet ana
took out ore which sssayef 81 raM 81 n
SILVER. They tried - aneuce others to
take an interest with them ard furnish
means for furthsr work syuf tire ore Ma
gfonounc~d TOO low grade 20 Fnsne AZ such
distance. they abandoned the ola sn
They then went around the mountain 20
abe lbeAd of Mort creek. which they found
to Re IN a small lake entirely surrounded
nv sorty mountains And fef ~ glaciers
On the right fork shey SINK a hole four
FEET on ledge showing up from The side
~ a glacier aaS took some % the ere 20
ranconaliy FOR assay. The assayA showed
10 value anf they abandoned the claims
ard went un between the Jerks ~ Wolf
creek and Early Winters creek Rowing
saso che MetAsw from the opposite SLOPE.
RAJ found THE snow too deep for prosns -
suE. fhcagh Mr.. Lockwood stsli thinks
there T. mineral on that SHE.
The next discovery waS the spokane On
the slope o. She mountain ncrth ~ IRE
Twfsr. two miles from rs naeath Tnfs
was tn fskT. and since Their q has bee~ re-
peatesiy relocated and abandoned until
March. fs4 when John Gilman ana psa-
MS Mrpoaald eEatn located q frhsy sold
n last fail 80 Morgan. <ieaolss& CO. q
Minnearoiis. who are Row ectEveav tevei-
enlne g. Mr. Gilman mas one ~ The Mo-
resfs Of TIE upper TNwtsp Tor - SeFten-
Ner 1875. On company Stth r s sanford
ara James CASTOR. ~ vent 60 ere head
OF Nnrsh creek aut located The Alpine
then the oscxonisn AM Firing nutcAnsar
en- a psratisl lefxe. the Snessterm AL
t8II4tfNt
1ake on fourth. Fsssev go ASSAYS from
sas Anime ~ 80 xoaa ana one specimen
from the OrwNerasa ran a. high as ssh
self In the following sursFnsr tr gsiiti-
hs..s nefEifsars. r r rnhsen AM raul
n shonafeit. wens - North creek aas 81
feet shove the ofvxoftau ioca8ssf the Der.
~ on lars - fSa1 II has teaxe twelve
<~et wsae IN a aike - sbaie hssweea val,
~ green norphxry ana granite tAe pas
rtrrak rslrg ahout twenty nsrAss wlsr.
1rs,e ere WAS free snilllng On sao saeface
but In a Ss-foot shan sarncs base AS theu
-ren milling again. Tas inWesR sNssv arss
s,ns xala, another rsu So ans ore zlrch
men az forty rouass averaged t1,hta a toa
Farmer Ntner~.
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- 80 1,sy<sv wsre farmers ~ The sf-ssisq
,ss,.x who sad nes 50 ~ ~ make knoNr
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a,,s ON rsxchffE QssoyNs change
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