The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11


Gsgssrfoz. Ok AT the foot % tAAs
<l.r Of gray sandstone ~nir1 csases lAe
6s1k xsepss Of Esoart44n rsass sAst e
fass scwD. from tie saEzzzsf sa4l-sas
ceun. there we're f5aE1- Eve years aga. TIE
wassszs6 roEes % . EAR. Frozn EEK Fer
szAtsar and ta< fragments of es9SnAng
wh4Sk szax ey>oE them they seFe sssseat-
IL chose ~ : wssaEe 1sAn- he bad apparent
IL climbed the ridge from the oa1.an see
o. the e1gs1e. far tae sszls1g ssa1az~fl s4A@r
wzx found 20 Dc s1aceexssDse ~ BE aaseos-
srers Of the remains ts Ss4At1g ~
towa TIE face 81 the great gray precspASe-
wasess starts out bare 2nsG the dense TIM
her. be must aaye lost rs footing and
fallen he41sors fer fully thousand iees-
J. Ezy aase been sE&s aSatns n mercy,
came TO azm snaz ansays Or ns has nave
nc~n nEly s-frpls1 ny the fracture o.
leg ant have laia for days on thai bleak
snoanszin SIDE il helpless agony. lar from
any cfaer E1mAn being. waiting fer osAta
20 cone 70 III relief
Thai mar, xho fnast have szes has fate
years before the ardaag ~ rs bones made
that fate known. was IN al p9cba ss.lEy TIE
6rss yrasp<ctor 20 invade The inn2sSisa5.s
wills zznaa which the stlslagEArsssa river
GeHs. Ia sax sxzs year that A4s bones
were found TIE FIRST discoveries OF the
susa@ral for xnaeh ne @as seeking EsFe
made. ard soon every creek and Euseh had
nesn traced Ep and every mossasasss scaled
hy men Of harzy frame and daring spirit.
who burst the locks xascb hid the secrets
Of these ss.ltss@s. and have exposed 20
view q wealth az ores wslerest IL few
years the world shali wonder. Busy towns
have grown up under Tire shadow OF the
eraxs where shss ioae sxn<isrsr persisted
a~sA rid FFsr he ri
10 aeatA4xn1 at the foof Of watch lis zones
we're buried. nos dInxs hack the echo CT
the locomotives rear and whistle Hun
dress Of men are engaged ia digging on,
sh< mineral he Has doomed rot TO fad the
wssds which noeksnxiy answered bis de-
srsAsrsng cries for help with the roar 81
their czfarscts and the signing of the Wind
IN their gloomy forests are no~ made aAily
80 rs&curd with blasts Of dynamite. and
TIRE precious rock released by those blasts
Il borne In train ios6s 30 great hsvex Of in
6asfry on Pugefs peaceful sea
The finders Of TIE nAEnslsss arospeciors
bones we're among the nEst % an ever
shrees. 10 follow the south FORK o. the
Esillagasmisf river TO lis head sn issr.
TIE arsf mineral ledge they discovered
contained considerable silver. although
more valuable for gold ard cosy@r, and
shssr rnires h-Iag nxe6 upon that metal
as she most likely 70 vein these mountains.
they gave the town which they founded
IN the valley the name o. SSlverton. BIZ.
from year 20 rear the discoveries have
teer extended. the cartier ones have been
ec1scest and IL has been grosec that silver
esiy ais . seeoaeary place ancag the
rse.Als xhlrh enrich these mountains.
The Ores have been foun6 70 re copper
ores mainly. carrying gold as well a.
silver. ard the combined value OF these
three metals. together attn she gr~at SIZE
% TIE ore bcsses. the comparative ease
I'D -hss7nsSs Of opening Names 81 them
ard the eheapnsss % transportation due
70 their r-oxlrsity 10 ias Everett h Monte
Crfsso railroad. hold forth prospects OF
~ueh rrost thai capsEai Is eagerly iskiag
hcse % The district Ne. wish AMPLE
means 80 S~yesoe Tire mineral ieieex are
securing consroi Of fsem so rarszsy and
are setting 70 work wish saeh sneryy shA.
she District ssasseallsi siiyerscn may IN
another year become as large q proaacer
q mineral az sss mere famous district Of
Monte crssfe.
Frem saissn to sifv~rton.
Prem sa.fan - sGlverfcn is oaly thirty
miles by ssRcn ro*3 Ard trasi. but In re
-rs1nsRtns oae xrsssx take into account
TIE ssstanes up aca eown IS <ssl az sars-
sontaEy. zrs TIE 4sfsie1isies wfseA often
make ere rife "a ssar scot tIrae Thus
x ~ s-vrnry - time ard labor 10 70 ey
PAL osrv cfrcgsfeux rea.e Rising =.
ssssExn soyn after e'eaack IN ta8 vcrninx.
yoa haars the Great Sorshe~n tTzIr AZ as
.. IA. before tAs s&a has -sAsa 70 6szsE pate
re fascS gray mist watch snvslos~ tie
Sxyko-rish valley. Before 5zsa sog have
srsvgr-~4 sha clever rifles wAisa sepa~ass
Satan frorr Sneh0-nzsh where fAe arss
ssesse sssnsesrss z-~ g-crigsw shesr psy %
esrtA through she chilly Fnssf ~ II e
YEA board fhs ssixef tr&sz cf the Everett
4 Ao.s@ cr4sso rslirosss .ss are txkexs fs-
ne snisss smns.w weii ssslea farms and
Pastures, Ter sAAeA tbs forest has been
fa+Ns-a = make rce-s. gver the Seattle
4 EryerrAt ao1Sl rstIrsasa % Hartford
Junctsen. Here re train enters upp1 sh~
Everett q Monte Crsste ros3 proper re
srsck stretching across ire aszvslv tin.
e@Tss Nassenn isn4s ~ ire Sst-84xusnssxn
IN aarthsasFersy Alrweraca towards sAe
hanks c1 that rivers SeutA fork Faar
years ago. before tAis raalruaa was BAIT
,sss ~rss isnn~n@srshse go~e<s ena nothing
illustrates the r>ax seaI ega-s q a rssa-
rosd In nasss11nx the development - n
rev ecueErw batter tha- fhA rMAsx~
whScA has been ~rnGghf 81 sh~ Interval
A wfas strstss - ceaatry On both sides
g 'he track has sr~n logged or ard Ire
timber wafch wzs rot worsA ioxxasx has
been esfrns~s So shas TIE Fxsu flgns az .Ae
tzzS formed by sss Essersaefnw tree ters
oH~e made PERPETUAL twilight. Frers hsre
e&Fso@ss cE wees1 so down t. Ioweu % ~
converted tste PAPER. making rneFt -
tae SsHse urse fe< fsvnss = h3eh ~ SOW
degrees snsc$d axbr tAe cleared ARA
fe~ miles aTfus yoG - Uraafie EsGx
aNGsing ie~1 az ne w@osss gAp fails
sAen give Il re uarae hslex hssa.n
sszsassx sN@ Trees SoSa re road cars~x
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u roars IT'S clesT waters tinsea sre~n rs
tie Txxstaa'e matter &meonw wsscN II
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taSs seess = 5000 AGs sever szzee ese=
r~~@ sd ere xszlEsx A. re TTesxnt r1ay
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