The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
HINES AND MINING.
Placers Of Kittitas, the Oldest
in the State.
REGION RICH N ooto NUGGETS


Al s-z.tcuy1. ecs.e- o. IRE Ezle1sburx
f-zrssal. who hzs been sr-s11zzg the Fourth
n Seattle, wa< asked YESTERDAY "a regarc
% IKE mines II kfs-zrzs county
.-Our mines are ire cS@SS IN TIE sests-
xssa he. All they are 2-so the rnos- pro
ssact3ve IN Washington I5ere nas never
ss4e- = season ii the ras< twenty years
when cur placer mines have ceased 20
Yield sne4r precious d1sz ADD Nuggets. and
rhe fasg year CT The twenty bids fair 70
erres a. the others IN p<cdaet3on. because
TIE conditions are better IN every respect
Tire mines are better developed. better
sqsnppe6 ard there = an abundance OF
wzEer wfszis the season promises 70 be
much longer
in the Sxagk district there are about
80 men engaged along the main creek and
SIS 1rstssYsaries. chief zIozE which Is VIII
asrzs creek. whsca. Il anything. Is nov ex-
ceiling tie main stream n s-odactivsness-
TsHsSe streams have their junction at
Liberty. the principal camp and postorsce.
ard from that point up the scsne IS one
Of cons 5erzbie activity There are hy-
eraxIIfc claims en- either stream, and also
on Boulder creek. the main branch of VIII
hzns creek
The principal producing mines on VIII
lszrns and Boulder creeks are owned by
Charles Blgney and Whitaker. York &
Masghev. The product Of the BEeney
claim last week was sssa and a. the mine
- In good shape for working. the weekly
cisan-1ps viii probably exceed this The
geld Is coarse ard large nuggets are FREE
quen2y encountered. the larxesr found on
this creek this SPRING weighing from SO
Up 10 s1ee-
The old Msexher ciair. has been among
tbs steady producers. ard has record Of
several thousand dollars This claim Is On
Williams creek below the Bsgney.
John Blacks claim or the main Swauk
has always held an enviabie position, ana
has the first position as big nugget pro-
cuSer. which Il IS ST. keeping 10. Last
week one weighing tsas was found. while
the largest weighed s55a
The Swauk Is about twenty-five miles
from Ezeashurg. accessible by q first
Glars wagon road. over which II il an easy
talk 10 make the drive In four hours The
mort Of tie god dust is sold in Elsns-
burg TO the bank Or exchanged with the
merchants for goods
1T is not for its plzcers alone that he
SEsuk IS celebrated: Il ts also assuming
an Important positio, as quartz district
Who're there vas so much placer ground
yieslng 50 steadily, Il was thought good
sedses Of the same should be focnd. and
persistent roxpecting has resulted in the
dis oSery Of several isiges Of free gold
which are now being developed into very
promising mines. and It's record as placer
district may yet be exceIIed as a quartz
mining district
adjoining the Swauk on the northezs.
Is Peshasfin district the leading mine Of
which Is owned principally In Seattle. I
nave reference 10 the sBlewett There IS a
iweniy-ssamp nil on this property. and
the output or bullion this season viii ex-
coed s-e.eeo. There Is a new strike in the
snlnea OF the Biewert Company The ten
stamp mil cf the Pole Pick. IN the same
distr'cs. is running successfully on a good
grade o. ore. and a new strike Is reported
that runs up into the hundreds.
While the Swsuk and Peshastin are
produeing districts. there are other dis
trsc;s In Kistitas that are equally as nror,-
isng. l have reference 10 God HI,l Dis
tTicf, or the eastern slope OF Mount Rain
Ter TITS ~ also placer and quartz Dis
trscs, the ore showing free gold In uavin~
Quantities. An arastra was built last fan
20 Work this quartz. bsg the season being
late. the work was not consp,e.ef tin thss
sprSg. This district Is attracting a xocs
5eaNof attention ana Is accessible by fraII
from Eleasourg from now 1c.a the ,at-e-
part OF November.
The Upper Cie-Elum Is a mineral Dis
trtct or Importance. and while the ora 10
generally refractory. K carries high per-
eentage 0, gold that should make n await
ap.e Tor smelling purposes IN this dis
trfct there are number OF cnnpar lasvae
noted for the high character OF their Gre
bat there has not been much seveionn,sn.
There are also large deposits OF magnetic
ron ore N the district along the Cle-rIr,Yu
rlNer' and wagon road constructed by
sne county opens Il TO the nutssf. vrnr,5
On the headwaterS OF the Tee ~
there II comparatively rnproSnao..a
country which Is said 10 be rich IN r-,s
copper and lead. II IS rugged country
but II Is attractive as II fs rugged,
Beslds ths precious metals Yfft,tas
mas ,ne largest coal fields and the larves.
ceVdoped coal mines IN the state. and its
superiority for steam purposes alo,v an
the lines OF rail and on steamer if,esL on
the sound IL becoming ger1e ralfy know,
These mines are al Roslyn and cIe-Fl,,-,
We also have aluminium claws or hsrh
percentages. gypsum and other minerals
thaI should soon have commercial valiie.
Ine resources o. kittitas county a-a
SO diversified that the future A. assrre,s
While we have promise Of a large yta1d
~ the pYecicrs metals. we also have r,-.v-,
ise cf an abundant Yield frcrn the 49,
sol or the famous kittitas valley uhtcs
Is dotted with splendid farms for score.
% miles. The county now hos SO ~ 80
teen ereane-ies. the product OF which -
becoming worldwide II IS the leading
butter producer IN the Pacific So-shvs-,
and has done more than any other counts.
70 foster home products and drive 81,
the production OF Eastern states We are
now shipping butter 70 China. Japan ana
South Africa the first shipment 70 the
latter country being made last week. This
= soIn~thsEg for Washington to be proud
81. We win have the largest yie5a ~ r,rsN-
clous metals. the bsEr4st crops os grain
srasS. fruit and vegetables. the la~r~x.
tonnage cf butter TO market this year
ever In the history CT the county. ana an
this means wonderful prosperity in Rit-
titas county"