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

Es<&E y E42lAS " W t&fE~ Al MEL %TF-A
theirs L. 6rop Of ~ feet After crossing
Mil steep climb Of - feet can D.
aroa1sd r. building Few trail By keepsax
a'csg the water course over Al sxrsh
siss4.
The t,aa would be aiorE . side hfsi
for tire greater part Of the Distance tsboct
s.eseI nkis<) frnxs Grarite 10 TIE South
Fork ~ Slate creek. swsschbzck vosid
be r<csssary ct the rscgrn Of sSxEe creek
TO overcome . Climb Of z4s fest IN lso
feet czfzrca
State PASS - reached By q 4 ger cent.
graz : sn ne ssorrh Fork Of Slate creek
z1tA eus.choeek q citrnb Of liz feet ID
three and sne-fsarts miles II Is a pretty
pass. se1fie-iike. with green yegssaiioE.
scd flowers or August J. when wt passed
through ard oasy q trace Of STOW II oSss
o< tao places. For about ak miles TIE
trz3 from fne pass. down the CkaSoxsn
couEsy SIDE. would aave % he partially
rebuilt . urere Il joins the four-foot
Hart trail Nine miles below the pass
tue f-aQ ecnnsets with a county wagon
road. which. IN varied conditions OF re-
pair. contiD1Ss 20 the mouth o. tns
TBlsp river
Fee6-TAere 10 70 natural feed for cat
tie and borses from Marble Mount ursil
the NORTH Fork OF Slate creek
Is reaehe1. except at Sour Doas q
CAMP where there Is kmAai
marsh. II 10 reported. however. saat mere
4. soene fsed o. Jacks mountain IL the
Vicinity OF The mouth Of Ruby creek asn
tns sumruat is reached there u good iesas
sssseb SlsaaDesrs axa,a for several miles.
huf becomes rez.apse when Ventura -
rsxrhsd and eout.nses al along the
Melho~ river 70 the Twisp.
Sn.4zxse isoare.
The caxcxsie route was examined from
me junction Of the Aeihcw and Twisp
,9vers 10 Marnls Mount. The start from
~. nasbaw IA up n pretty valley from
.s..s-sn,.-,a. a. ere ana ons-naH miles
-, .sdrh ana for nineteen miles ii Is over
,-,,sn,r i.nd siu,ost level vnh q grade
- ~r..,,s.I a 3, - almost irnperceptible
.sss,r ri. from the mouth there il
.se.ss -, ss.t 81 looxe rock work and
.sg,,rv - sa,ts rock Here tie Twisp
rsssr ~s,,d be crossed TO the north side.
IA ~ospg ua three raes< pcsnfs OF about
a, s.sv ~r.ae. In me attn nile the pres
ar. rrss,~aes nm a tIgO-foor hin. which can
- svaldsd ana a river grade kept by
ah--.7- al f.ef az rock work. This In the
,oss,s,v - ~ qswtsn co.l fields. There In
~ alfs,rnt. vork durInr the balance OF
ina n1re,sen u,iIes. and much of It only
rec,,1re. ri..rinx
-. s..,.-~ c..r 20 IN. Norrh Fork
- ~. srw.~, 4. 1901, sa,r miles There
!. se,,.,as-ssss no,lder rocx during TIA
T., ,hrss--,s.~,srs ~ a nile
rr.s.. az ,1srrh sork ~ the rxtxn 10
,.ssa -. !. sts,u, ttraA usleS usrs
,r..l a. -ers.-,. 81 .Su,,,s 2 az Zee, which
..,x -. -..sa -. a. -, -, rr.ds in
- .s-,s~sS.sr. -, ~ ,rars yssf in
s~ns.n Thsr. i ovev bs,f q mile OF rock
- a -. 80. ..fsa. - ,r.n a,
49, ~ .,.,,a.s - ,s,,.., e., !. ars-n.l, n
-. .,..o -. go a. -. - ,.ns slans ara
~ oss- ss.'s'-' ~ ~. 20 -, ~ 80,
49, :. o.s' a.. 80 ,,,ts.r~
i"isp 49, "a $50 s..a - 80
VOC OK 800, anu oiusnie." -.
,asao" =, ~" ai -, -.
~ - espoeea 70 ihe .sss - .-' sAn .ae
enu.c uay. rns e'esson &c sae.
s sns tIan passes .ne hn. 80 r. :. 49, p-'
~ feet son'n~eS, a,s an," Isl yAsh
me new uau "o'a or ioes'ee' eie eie'a
lion OF wnlch Is s'V'S teet' a saving Oh
eixhiy-nse teet.
Going west from Iwisp pass aowa
hrinse creek mere y very htue roeh. or
h1out ohr-hs9 Hile tns sFaoe wouiu De
y per cent. aftsr Whlen IL Wouin oe re-
uuced 10 70 ner cent, Ihere are numerous
springs which would require care IN road
CONSTRUCTION 10 ooviafe mue noies- FROM
Twlsp pass To the mouth or Bridge creek
twelve and one-half mllss) the tran would
be mainly along side bills. among a heavy
underbrush. with but little solid rock aside
Maple creek. Here there are about SO feet
OF rock. In the distance from Maple creek
to the mouth OF Bridge creek there Is
about an equal amount OF rock.
About ten niles from Twisp pass II the
north fork Of Bridge creek. which leads TO
the north fork OF Thunder creek pass tsee
Thunder creek routel Going up the
stehekin river valley there is an easy
water grade on bottom land for seven
miles. with about one-haif mile Of slide
rock and a few small rock points. From
Pcrshalfs cabin tthe seTen-m'le poinO
there are steep side hills. with slide rock
for about one mile. to the head Of the
Stehekin. when stify climb il made 20 the
pass two and one half miles Tor three miles
BY the engineers estimatel OF 2 900 feet
OF this 100 feet ~ by swifchbacks over
an earth slope. containing some large
houiaers, and 800 feet is Of earth and rock
points
Cascade pass has an icy appearance even
In summer as the glaciers hug n close and
snow remains IN the shady side OF the Pass
generally all the summer; but IT, trail
would be on the sunny side OF the mass
under rock wall, where the snow ai-sp-
pears quickly fror, the reflected heat Of
The aun. ard would be above and AWAY
from tire summers crop OF snow.
Going down the ives, side 20 Cascade
creek the old trail - down very sfeeo
slope and decidedly tnlnviting no per-
cepfIbie work ever having been done on II.
In constructing new tran however. this
decItvtty Should he avoided BY bearing more
10 the northward on the south slope Of the
sin along partial bench FOR a distance OF
I so or sore feet. over which distance con-
siderable rock excavation would be re-
uiired 70 a sersely ,imbered side hill,
along which the descent could be made TO
the valley near GHher, r.aadre's cabin. two
and one half mites IN n dlrec. line Cor as
the rreSent tran now runsl. and four miles
VA the route suggested This increased
distance would b. caused by curves and
xvftehharfes a. order 70 rvsftsee che rraaa