The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

from the time when Hugh Cameron used
10 go on snow shoes 10 the mouth OF
Rock creek, fourteen miles by trail, once
a month for his mall
About eight miles south of this place.
running along the boundary. Is Anarchist
mountain. where some good surface show
ings OF free milling quartz and pyrites
have been located Richard S.diey. the
first settler, took up a ranch on the sum-
init, about fifteen years ago. and he says
IL has always been known that there was
mineral on the mountain. but Ii was con-
sidered too low grade to work. The noun
tain is a ridge extending from Osoyoos
LAKE TO Rock creek, and takes its name
from half crazy prospector named John
Hayward For convenience in putting
shot into promising outcrop he carried
a stick OF dynamite In his bootleg. and
on meeting a person would pull IL out and
say IN tocular style: I'm an anarchist"
In his honor Mr.. Sidley named the noun
tain.
The first location was the Elfreda in
1856 by Edward James on a ledge OF
white quartz carrying free gold. 30 feet
wide which has been traced nearly 1900
feet. II assays s. 10 s. gold on the sur
face. but after putting down a hole ten
feet Mr. James abandoned It. Interest
has been revived this year when Mr.. Sid
ley located the Green Bird on ledge OF
copper pyrites about three feet wide on
the surface. assaylng si2 gold. He also
located the Bearskin on a ledge 81 feet
wide and exposed for 300 feet in length,
carrying IS free gold. On the Dream he
has three lodges within twelve feet OF
each other. assaying. IS gold. 10 ounces
silver. besides lead. and Is cross-cutting
all three lodges The Forty-uine, an ex-
tension Of the Green Bird on the Wash
ington side Of the boundary. Is owned by
Charles Rinehart and Henry Vinsou, and
has four-foot ledge assaying s. gold. SIS
silver and some copper. A hole has been
sunk ten feet and two men are now al
work on II. The Nina Mia is located BY
Henry Ramare and - Lilly on an iron
cap over 100 feet wide. which assays g.
gold. Holes have been sunk all over
about 50 acres and ore Ia stiil In sight.
There are a number Of other ehasms. but
not enough work has bean done 90 show
up the ore. The country rock is slate and
porrhyry, with some contact Lodges on
granite. and is permanent In character.
the hedges not being broken up
Though the Rock creek placers are not
the scenes OF as much activity as In ear
Her days, q good deal OF work IL stili be-
ing done on them. Gold IL found In the
benches all along the creek from a point
one and half miles above the mouth TO
the head distance 81 seveuty-tvo miles.
huf the bed Of the creek Is virgin soil 20
the miner Many attempts have been
made 20 reach bed rock. bat the miners
were poor men with only such primitive
appliances as wooden pumps and wheels.
and water and quick sand have always
foiled them, though with modern sppli-
auces they would have reached bottom
long age.
TIE largest enterprise o. the creek Is
on the hydraulic claims extending one and
oae~haff miles from the mouth and Es fNes
on eaeh side This groun3 was leased ~
Messrs. Nicholson and Talfyzra IN ISIS and
sold by them IN 1SSS 70 sx-Mayor John
Grant and Morris Moss, OF Victoria, who
organized The Laura Hydraulic Company.
Taey Invested about SIS aa ia two miles
% f7ume hydraulic giants. piping and a
szwruigl. bat there were SO MANY rocks ~
eulT@nE 70 be blasted that. though sore
e.E e3ean-ans were u26e. expenses about
balanced earnings, The property was sod
BY tbe sheriff four years ago 70 James
Eaa8iEaa. Hugh Cameron and Malcolm
Nc2uz3a. who sold Il 10 Mesg-s. Mono
ghsa. King and McAulsy n iSst These
gentlemen are putting IN larger pipes and
giants An1 have ezsrIoyed an experienced
superintendent. an3 are nov about ready
20 start operations.
Segen niles shoVe ths mouth James
Copeland ara william Yoszukfr, wha have
a claim = ae feet wide and assa feet zsonr
tAs stream ara runnlzg a bedrock 1rasa
tunasi az6s- the I'D % the south fork 20
tae th@ bedrock The great troa HE
hitherto has ne~- wStn sulcgsAr9 ana
wster sd trey are seeking % ove~eosne
thtx hy fnsnxlszg AZ water xr41s Thar
obs rE'Atsan Is that Fhs surface Dirt ca ire
. beaches = seree1arY wash and carries
ans quartz gold- the BEST pay being hs2yy