The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
Rich StorehOuse Of All the
Precious and Base Metals.
Miners Who Depend Upon Muscle, In.
stead OF Eastern Capital.
Developing Their Own Mines, bniih-
ing Their Own Mills and shelters
In The Heart of q Great District
bordering on King County.


each side OF the Cie-Eium r3ver. along
twenty miles OF its course are scanned with
mineral bearing rock whicn Has Deem ios
the last sixteen years the center OF atteh-
ton among prosp~ctors In this section OF
The state Men from CIe-Eum. kosiyn,
EIIensburg and Yakima were among the
first to 20 there, but In more recent years
they have been joined by large party
OF Ballard investors and "A fcw from seat
tie Like most OF the other Older districts,
the Gle Eium has experienced IFS speiis
OF lethargy and activity Development
proceeds more vigorously than ever this
year for q stamp mill has been erected
10 reduce the product OF one mine a smeit-
er of a new type has been built az another,
while the Ballard investors have a stamp
mill almost finished and are constructing
n smeiter for shipment III sections 10 the
district Thus the Cie-Einm Will become
q producing district OF some iHpof lance
before the close Of the year.
Tho district Is one OF great magnitude
and has several distinct belts Of differ
ent kinds OF mineral. From the mead OF
tho river near I-t-ass lake southwark 10
Camp creek Is a gold and silver belt whicn
extends eastward 10 the base OF Mount
Stuart. Then comes a copper belt, cut
by Camp creek and running eastward TO
che Mount stuart range. in which some or
the lodges carry so high a per cent. OF cop
per a. 10 make IL the principal value StiH
further southwark. on the mountains TO
the east At the head of Boulder creek, Is
great dixie OF porphyry veined with
quartz Carrying gold. silver. copper. cobalt.
nickel and clnnabar. Then across the riv-
er TO the west. Goat mountain. are
lodges Of gold and silver sulphide ore ana
below them again on the same side or the
river, Red mountain shows series or
iron-capped hedges OF pyritic ore with
deposit of hematite and magnetic Iron at
Nf,Ess tina Al halt nX r.
twenty miles north and south from tho
headwaters of the river 10 the head OF
Gle Elum lake, while in the opposite direc-
sion 1t reaches from Mount stuart on the
east to the divide between the Cie-h.iuin
river and karhecs lake, a distance of mr.
teen miles. The country rock OF THIS dis
trict is granite, porphyry and slate with
dIkes OF serpentina and Is cut by the min
erai lodges in a northwest and southeast
course. some cross lodges running east ana
west The same formation has In recent
years been extended eastward To the head
waters OF the iclrle river, which noWs from
the sides OF Mount Stuart I.eavenw orth
rrospectors having penetrated the noun
sains from that direction and found way
over the divide 10 the Cle-Elum,
Golden Fields Gold Mines.
In going from Liberty to tho head OF
the Gle Elum river one again passes from
among the foothills 10 the rugged. snow
clad ridges OF the Cascades. Down the
Swauk. among the placer diggings, some
abandoned years ago, others In active ope~
ration. the road leads for couple OF
miles. tunnel In the hillside marking lie
spots whore miners have wandered from
the valley I'm search Of quartz. Driven 10
the sldehill hy tho narrosness OF the val
ley, the road again descends 10 the broad
Rot oms Al McCulloms ranch. where cat
tie iuxuriate in verdent pastures. Cross
INK the valley, the road makes the steep
ascen, Of tho opposing hin by A series OF
swiichharka among the pines. On reach
ing tho summit II opens a glorious pros
rect II sweeps straight across broad
table land where fields of yellow grain
ripe for the harvest. show their ever
changing shades 81 collar as they wave in
the stiw wind which comes from the val
ley below. The road itself IS lined with
xoldenroa its bright orange contrasting
with the iuiicr hne of tho grain. Some
fields have been harvested in others the
reaper Is dwelling the yellow sea. and N
yet others the crop is being hauled IA
Wagons 10 tho barn. Away 10 the right
and iefs the dark pine forest climbs tho
enclosing foothills, \ few miles further
the road makes an easy descent 80 the
llitle town 81 reauaway. which spreads
over thr level ground. knowing that Il
has ample space. Here The ro.A forks.
one ieaaag 70 the right up the Tcanaway
valley toward Mount Stuart. the thcr -
tho left down the valicy toward Clo- Fiufn
Anger posi-. q great rarity 81 the " est.
tels where the tNo r03 IS lead. Taking
tho ono 10 the left. w leave teatna ths
rich grain Acids stretching up fhe valley
aud pass along Whore * uartowS 4 t3ftle.
An example ~ :he abundance 80 Afnb.r
- found IN the fenceS built az saNs tNe
or three fest ~ diameter ans four feet
bigh. a~t on rnt rtn~c together aut SUE