The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03

which was washed out by the foods Of
two years ago and an equally steep climb
up the other side brought the travellers
20 the bench opposite Then the road
lzy along the bench and over the rolling
hills. where black hasals lay IN crun15llug
piles among the trees and in the slcplng
fields into the fertile Price valley where
Fr1itlanG was founded twenty years ago
Hitherto the general direction has been
almost Que north. but now the road turns
westward through the valley and enters
the main canyon II finally runs back due
southwark on entering the lateral canyon
where the mines are located and which IS
inciosed By precipitcus mountains thIek-
ly oysrzrouu with cedar and pine. At the
mouth OF this smaller canyon Is the new
born town of Cedarriiie. which has great
hopes Of becoming mining town Of some
importance and already boasts q store.
hotei and livery stable The road is now
steep. rough and muddy. winding up tbs
mountain sissc with great patches of snow
beside II ard ice IN many places covering
IL. II makes final curve around the point
OF high ridge iutfing out into the middle
of the canyon and then runs almost level to
the Deer Trail mine. half way up the west
side Of this ridge. Built right on the dump.
which stin contains about !. 5Dass ounces
Of silver. are the Office and sorting hease.
while below. on any level spots which can
be found, are the boarding house bunk
house ard several log houses erected by
individual miners Scattered along the
mountains on each side of the canyon are
the log houses of the miners who own the
claims along the two lodges now under de-
yeiOpment.
The route described Is not that usually
taken for quite r detour was made to
reach the fort. and the distance was re-
duced ten or twelve miles on the return
trip to Davenport II leads through a SIM
liar country to that already described. but
does not climb 50 high a divide between
the Spokane and Price valley. and crosses
the Spokane by bridge about ten miles
above the fort. after descending one of the
steepest ridges TO the bank. Ii follows the
south bank of the river for several miles.
where the chuckholes and the brush would
provoke any one but Puget sounder to
anger. and then climbs by Oakley canyon
TO the prairie. which IL traySrses some dis
lance 10 the east of the Egypt country.
The new road to be built by the mine
owners and the Davenport people will
hardly deviate from a straight line and
VIII cut out the bad places along the Spo-
kane river and the long detour by Fruit
land, making almost due north for the head
of the canyon. 1t viii make it possible for
the ore teams to make the trip in one day
which now occupies two days, and will
cause a great Increase in the number OF
teams employed.
After the Old Dominion mine at Colviile,
Cedar canyon enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the first producing silver mining dis
triet in Washington. and developments so
far made are sufficient TO insure its perma-
hence
The Egypt District.
One of the oldest mining districts in the
state is the Egypt district. between Daven-
port and the Spokane river, the first dis
coveries having followed closely upon the
first settlement and the location of Fort
Spokane at Miles, near the confluence of
the Spokane with the Columbia river, by
Col. Marion in 1850. Along the river great
lodges of quartZite jut out from the
mountains and these early attracted the
attention of prospectors. but until the last
year or two work in the district has Ian
guished-
The first discovery was the Egypt mine.
at the foot of Pitney butte, one of the tall
est peaks in the range south of the Spo-
kane river 1t was made in 1881 by Charles
a. Young and George W. Arnsley, who in
conjunction with some parties from Che
ney did some development work in 1ssl-2
1t is now owned by Charles Grutt and
sons, Of Davenport, who have resumed
work on ii. There is a four-foot ledge OF
silver and galena ore between walls of
slate and granite. which has been cross-cut
by a tunnel about 10 feet long. Another
tunnel is now being run on the ledge.
number of other discoveries followed,
prominent among which Is the Silver
Queen. owned by Greenyille Blake, who
has worked on II at intervals for the last
ten years. He has ledge of galena giving
from Go to 100 ounces of silver, besides cop
per and lead. He has sunk shaft IS feet,
from the bottom of which he has stopped
about 80 feet to the northwest and run a
tunnel 81 feet to the northeast. This work
has developed vein of about Is inches of
pay ore, which is steadily widening with
depth. A sample shipment of one ton has
been made and there is large quantity
of ore OH the dump awaiting favorable con-
ditions for transportation.
One of the best properties in the district
is the Iron Crown group on Mill canyon,
about ten miles from Davenport, on which
four parallel lodges have been shown IN
assaying from s3S to $500 in gold with a
trace OF silver. On the two upper lodges
are the Iron Crown. Crown Point and
Adams Express. while on the lower two are
the New Year and Midnight. The group is
owned by c. G. Snyder. II. A r. Myers.
DIR. J. p. Turney. Fl. II. Mcmillan and
Charles l. Young, all of Davenport The
main ledge Is the one nearest the summit.
which Is 20 feet vide between a granite
hanging wall and slate foot wall on this
ledge an inclined shaft has been run on the
=
and a cross-cut run from the bottom 80
feet. Last winter a cross-cut tunnel was
run 10 tap the ledge 100 feet below the
surface and is now in 20 feet. About % feet
from the mouth this tunnel encountered
the second ledge, which is a blind lead 10
feet wide, and assays per cent copper
with a trace of gold and silver No work
has heen done on th, New Year and Mid
night lodges. OF which the upper Is 30 feet
and the lower s feet wide. No Shipmenfs
have been made, but a concentrating plant
will be erected when development is far
enough advanced.
About a mile south OF the Iron Crown
group and or the east side of Mil CANYON
is the Elkhorn. owned by c. L. Young. w
X. Snyder. c. c. snyder G. r. Brown and
J. T. Young which was located on April d
1t Is believed that the country formation
can be traced from Cedar canyon and that
the ledge Is an extension of that belt A
cross-cut has been run 40 feet and has
shown galena ore IS inches wide in a wild
ening ledge. Samples have been sent away
for assay and promise 10 give high values
In silver
Two miles south of the Egypt are the
United Workman. owned by Dr. TNirney
and the Knight Templar. by c. L. Young.
They have sunk a shaft on their boundary
which IS down ~ feet on ledge 81 fee.
wide between walls of granite and syenite
Ore taken from a depth OF feet in this
shaft assayed q ounces of silver and s2i5
gold. Work IN the shaft being stopped by
water, a move was made TO the westward
and a tunnel started on the lead on tn.
United Workman. This is row In ten feet
and assays from IL show L ounces Of ST.
Yer. 81 gold and an undetermined percent
age Of lead The facilities for working the
mine are good. a creek with abundant
power flows past It and a wagon read runs