The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17

and 70 the general travelling public In hav-
Ing . road across the Cascade mountains.
u II OF the greatest interest to miners
II In Therefore interesting to note. the
class Of mining claims contiguous 10 and
benefited by road on the different routes
examined.
slate Creek Route-Goid placer diggings
along Ruby, Canyon. Mili and Slate
creeks. the gold quartz mining camps at
the head waters OF Slate creek. and gold
and copper on Goat creek. tributary OF
the Methow river.
Cascade Roate-SIiver and lead mines on
tho eastern and western slopes Of the Cas-
csde range. Including Doubtful lake and
Horseshoe basin: silver and lead mines on
Park creek. gold copper and lead mines on
mines on Bridge creek. gold mines and
coal fields on the Twisp river.
Thunder Creek Roufe--Sliser and lead
mines along main Thunder creek; gold,
copper, silver and lead claims on Bridge
creek; gold mines and coal nsids on the
Twisp river
Rainy Pass Route--Gold placer claims
along Rnhy creek: copper and gold claims
on state creek: gold and copper on Goat
creek.
Regarding the different routes the ex-
aninsrs believe n safsscient TO give only
an outline OF tho principal features. ani
~ part OF the same. append the eagin-
GERS estimate of coat OF constructing q
four-soot trail the estimates on rock
loose rock and earth therein mentioned.
together with the slopes. giving definite
idea 60 those Interested Of the general
character OF the detal matter
The trail 20 Slate creek from Marble
Mount runs for seventeen miles throaxN
she forest and along the Skaxit river, over
fairly lcve, country. hut after the flrSt
-FOUR miles rorHs rock ~ found In the
tenth mile the Devils Dream trail
mace In front Of a rock wall hy rude
bridges. above the Skagit river. 20 avoid
raeis works. reached The tran then
runs aie-g icvei bottom land mostly ertu
the end Of The seventeenth ualie Is reached
Tho eighteenth mite eegfrs with a rock
point. where the skagi, canyon and rapids
are encountered The TRAN here nassas
along very high rock blum. and the work
n hSavy FOR the FIRST Eails. Sa; rof,,e n-h,L
~ IN the nineteenth mile. which h,sr~~ IA
10 the sits - the ei3 Goat tran bridge
vhich washed away m she foods o. sea
~ this foin, the celebrated '.Goat ,rnn.s
tcEsn and extended 70 Cedar S=r. ats
lance OF ~ miles; and. N 70 xtthin a few
GAYS OF our arrival. the only mod. ~
travel over u was on foot usins i.afcr-,
10 scale the most dislcnit peiats. Th.
volunteer work Done in the xrrtne o. fNat
ny Wasting hair tunnels through narna,-
dirviar ellis and constructing -,t.ie Nri.fsc.
across chasrns made u possible Tor srr.,t
horses bar stii the grades in places sre
.eo,Ss'Ne aNi me erhiSes and TRAIN asn-
Scrci@ and difficult for even sne ueht..t
pony ;rafac over portion ~ the same
~ Is = picturesque place and -s,xxp,i
enough fef the most ardent ,,,o,,,s.t.,
climber. ASKS" from tAis solid -yocA wa,
IN vertical walls. through Which Tor m
rect more ~ less, half tunnels have % h,
eia, .hsfe arc srss' osuldvss and dets eAsSt
= M fstzF
the Goat trati which wosN rs,,,4r. 49,.
rock work or bridging 70 evrrca-n. am,
some $s8chin soitd rock sxesva,tcr ~.
fore reaching CsSiaT bar cannD me .r.i,
w~sld climb ahcat - feet nNfar q, .Aa
PERCEPTIONS .ock walls h-saw
From Cellar Rar tAe tran rms ts-o,,-s
= wood@d bottom. iaN f,et ~ r,sck sissn
reached. where son,e hesev vrers al,r.,
sixtS-fc0, rrcciP'ce = recr,ssrs - zen
above the hteh.wsicr rrark
From Sic,at;ic creek 20 GTs,.-.,.- ,-..A..
T. three miles. tne sran r.s,rz "a I, hsi..st
Of ! AN fcet, where q arancs - ~ - -,
cid Thunder creek hrtLre - T-.,..s--
creek reuteA A climb - ~ rs-, - So,
necessary around Scar I,aza -,sv-,,i- 4,
q distance - enc aas th-es- setrsAs r.l,..-
this climb seinS necessary D. .aa ss,i-,-
yfver here runs 10 = rcck ca-,>s uhs-.
rcas building - Impossible -i.rc.if ~.
trseriirary sxPce-s> TIE sOsiss 81 s-ies 4.
-hce' ~ feet s.ies the prfseat -~,r.
IRE trail after crossing So Tsaxa
oaid dfar 20 ne Skaxit riysr a. sAN
mouth % RUBY creek. 4 dssce-i q Isso
feet. There - TO disacuit work n serur-
ins easy grades daring tsr Aaszso~ - th.
roase. except short. Guick c,i-res
are required hv swiscaSacSs 81
Granite tWsgee TIE Rainy pass ro-se
branches on Boulder ana sat.
creeks EYem Granite ctceS tae ira.
would as alosg . side hlu. IL being zecSs-