The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-12
BACK FROM CARIBOU
Eastern Capitalists Return
From an Interesting Trip.
RICH MINING PROPERTIES.
George A. Kelly and E r. j. Gayucr
Tell OF Their Experience In the
British columbia Mines.

Z z : GAMER and George A Kely'
the two young Eastern capitalists who az
rived IN tals city ma I'd Or last mo1i'h
from New York for ire purpose o. inFes
tigating personally some mining lhFtst-
racuts IL which they. together Win o~4e1
Eastern nlsE. are heavily interested 1s
turned yesterday after an Inspection o.
their properties in British Columbia Iaey
remained IN Vancouver several days Oh
their return from the mines. from Slllt4
city rasy were preceded 20 seattie os
Charles r F.snback. who IS also iatei-
ested IN the same claims, and VINO accom-
panied vnem into he mountains where ma
property OF the British Norih~es, efo'1
Mining Company Is located
Both gentlemen have been extenslN :
travellers, and are consequently qusliaea
TO accept conditions as they ma tA0lli.
TIE real test OF cosmoaoltanisTn : 'As
ease with which people are able 10 confe. :
themselves into il part or their suFfoN'iN-
tngs and in this respect IL me stateii1s+4~S'
. those who observed MesSrS Gay 4''
and Kelly are 20 be relied upon those tFSo
Young men proved thar inability TO grace
fully wear the title Of "te1derfooJ. as
they fell in with the ways OF the country
through which they passed as though
to the manner born
Desplte all this and the proofs that they
offered that they were 90 use cotlo<l Aa4-
ISM next 20 themselves, they nave
fund OF good new stories, full or excite
ment. that they VII be denied the peas
ure OF telling IN New York drawing
rooms. simply because nobody would De-
ueve them The same dellcacy that MARKS
the telling Of Western fish stories %
Fasteners must find al expression IN the
way Messrs. GayTsor and Key handle
the fund Of Information they have acquF-
ell in a thoroughly western trip fuL OF
Western experiences
The party that left Vancouver besides
the gentlemen named. wa4s made Up OF
Col and Mrs. Eishpack. Mr.. George T.
Kitllnger. Mr.. J. NJ Buxton, Mss Wilson
and Miss Farron, the three last named
being from Vancouver. The party was
away from Vancouver twelve days. and
those who have returned 10 Seattle speak
IN the highest terms Of the trip. even tne
ladies declaring that IL VAS none TOO
rough for thorough enjoyment.
Mr. Kelly ana Mr.. Gaynor were at the
Rainier Club yesterday, and 10 Post-In-
;eAigencer representative the former said:
Nv hen l was a boy used 20 think that
the stories Of the recklessness OF stage
drivers. holding the ribbons over six
horses. rushing down almost impossible
passes along the edges OF cliffs and prec!-
plces With only two wheels hanging on
and the other two spinning around over
empty space. were the veriest halGer1ash-
Even in my most enthusiastic days, when
the Western novel appealed 20 me most,
I never believed that. but now | am pre-
pared TO attest the possibility OF the most
halr-breadth adventures and escapes. be-
cause ! have been through them myself
"Our party was particularly fortunate
in having one or the best, Il not the very
best, whips on the Paclfic coast to drive
our coach. which was none other than
the one imported expressly for Lord DUFF
ferin when he was governor general OF
Canada and made his official visit 10 the
province % British Columbia. II was IS
comfortable as that sort OF a conveyance
could he. ana as there We're ladies' along
We considered ourselves more than lucky
In having the best there was
I'VE left Ashcroft" said Mr. Gaynor.
taking up the story, "at o'clock In the
morning and hreakfastcd and diued along
the road until reaching the One Hundred
and Fifty Mile house. where It had been
arranged that we should change drivers
At the Hundred and Fifty Nile house We
had very nice dinner and passed on. our
only adventure being II forest fire. through
which We rode on horseback after leav-
ing The stage coach Our inspection q the
mines. according to oar inexperienced
eyes was entirely satisfactory. but ne lid
have orc chance - pass an opinion on
god from the Cariboo nine that was
property ia in the immediate
neigh6orhood- That On chance was the
wash-up from the Cariboo. which was be
ting carried ouf or A returning stage. L
vas an aroTn-shspeG slug, twelve inches
long ard ten inches IN diameter. weighing
47+5 ounces ard valued al 81. 80 70
our properties a-A called the Mafld
hydraulic mine The Ffsbback. also a nv
draullc mine. ard The Quesnelle. A river
dredging scheme Al OF these are beng
worked as requires Nv the mining avs of
British Columbia We are only four mics
away from the Cariooo. ami shall MAXI a
faForao-e report - or associates when
We return East