The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-24
Thousands Seeking Fortunes in
the Colyille Reservation.
INDICATIONS or GOOD ORES.
xany locations Msde, but Very Lit
lie Development Work Done.
Dsssrfpessus Of ssms ~ De Bess Pros
pects-Trnn ssA nsunAary Creek
Chsraessrase1ss - Iorsffng Indian
Farms - Psscsr 0rsunds How 70
Get There.

Midway. b. C.. ~ Es-7h~ N0fAhsfh
half OF the Colyiils Indian reservation.
which was thrown open TO mineral entry on
February %, IL nos alive with prosp~ctors.
and location stakes dot the valleys and
mountain a,dss wherever ore passes along
soaas ard trails. II h the sew Mecca Of the
p1ospectoF. aad the fact that vajusbss
mineral discoveries have been made north.
east and west Of It's boundaries gives good
ground for The hope that thorough pr5s-
p~cfing viii prove the high hopes snter-
tanned regarding II will not bs disappointed.
Already such COED surfaces Indications have
been found as TO uarraDt the belief that
on the north and east are extensions Of Tho
pyf.fe gold and copper belt Of Traii and
Boundary creeks. on the WRIST. OF the free
n1fiiIng gold quartz Of the okanoean coan-
try. and on tie sonthsast good argenfifer-
Gus Gaiena ore. In some o. the creeks geld
piacsrs have been found. and the strike Of
some Of the lodges tust.nes the hope that
gold In paying quantities may he found in
the bancnes and bars sieng som. Of the
rivers and creeks.
But the character, extent ard value Of
ths mineral Of the country yet remains TO
~ defjnitsfy determined. Tho FIRST flight
81 prcspectsrs who entered DID 30 TO locate
claims on Isdger. the existence OF Which
they already knew. or we're tsndeFfees
who. encouraged ~ the luck OF men sEna-
Pant OF Mining n Cripple Creek and other
camps. rushed In and located anything and
everything. sonss az these we're sagacsoes
enough To stake out the ground around a
elaim which had a good surface showing,
" the hope Of ceiling out to ifa owner K
they found an extension Of his ledge But
Sba higher mountains, where the best SUR
fire Indications were to b. expected, were
ss'l deeply covered with snow and no pros
pertiuk could he done In them In cases
whore the existence OF mineral was known.
men went up on snowshoes and sank
through s'x or sever feet Of snow 10 reach
The rock and set their stakes. but otherwise
The high ridges and peaks have remained
untrodden By the foot OF man.
Then came sach spell OF weather a.
shis srSffon OF Washington and British
Colnmbta has rarely seen. For the iss
month II has been cold and bleak. with
sforrcnfs or rain falling almost daily in
tho iowlanfs and snow on the noun
tains wherever they rise s0oo or mora
xeef shove SEA level. Such weather VAS
popularity supposed 10 be- characteristics
OF the country west OF the Cascades and
u was not what the prospeetora. who
VINO mostly hailed from a dr'er cline had
oarxained for. They could not go high up
and prospect on account of the snow. ana
Whey hated 70 70 into the lower hills ana
valleys and expose Themselves 10. the
retn. 10. after vainiy waiting for tho
eiements to mend their ways. and mean
while eatins UP their supplies. many of
them went out for more provisions in
terd.nk TO return. while others went on,
20 stay out. and curse the country as
'eultuS Thousands still remain. how
ever. and moro are going In and these
ere making all preparations 10 stay and
push development on their claims. Tho
valley and hillsides are dotted with tents.
sog cabins are beginning to appear In soma
o. the most promising Districts. and there
every evidence that tho next few
moishH VIII witness such an amount OF
work NJ VIII clearly establish the char
eeter and value Of the ores and where
she best bodies lie.
The Coiviiic Reservation.
the coiviile reservation IL on the SOUTH
eru extension ~ the Gold Range OF noun
eains which runs north and south hetwaen
Okanosan lake and Christina lake ,hronuh
british Columbia. and southwark through
she reservation 10 tho Columbia river II
y drained hy the north fork OF The kelt,e
river flowing due soushwarti. and BY IN.
main stream Of that river from the west.
ehd by their tributaries: nv nonatarte
'vrS. Rowing west INTO the okanosan
FROM the great spur OF which Mount Rona.
Iarie Is the principal peak. ana by The
rams i'o-cl river, flowing almost due south
unto the Columbia. with tributaries from
noth TIE main Gold range and the Bona
pafie rarse- The high ridge through
~hca Kettle river nows AMI that Of
Nhsch Mount Bonsrarte Is the central
peak are rocky. forcs,-ciaa. and sssf COW
erred with snow. hat the lower ridges ard
TIE gneis mass OF the country are rsn,-
Posed e rolling. hunchgraSa hills the 7s
pert OF which IA relieved by arastefeA
r'hss There are numerous streams ard
iakes, whose banks are well wooded. 20
saAt q 4. both On deal min,nE and an
Ideal ntoek-rsiglng cnnrtrv. Tho valley.
4
must raise Immense errors. hrt they are
gcneioly oerNnfci hv fhr f.nisans hsYf
breeds End saaev nssr
The principal question which IA. aei-
estcd ProSesetars Is whether the ores
which have mate Trail ana boundary
sfHeN atsffiftE famous. extend across the
boundary into Tire reservation. and they
hsFe fcfnd surface Indications which an
ewer the question IA tho affirmative Ores
Or This character hARe t,e.o fsttaa a. Far
SOUTH ana east as the mountains AZ the
fraawstevs Of the Granite and fnr,isa
creeks whish Few into the east fork II the
earS I'VE. AMI also on the usesint alas
Witch shut n The valley Of Kettle river
1hr tributaries ~ the sars Peel ard
Sprlsw creek inw generally cast aad
vest AM cNs the Ledge AZ flghf angles
Ono - The fsless promising locations IS -he
cooper ntoHnts'n on hogs hack rna,u.
tir uear tina head % Granite creek. avnsi
- > ~ hamilton. Adam RAr,fe r A
Jones aHjfsf'etcr SaMvtr The i.lsss sh.as
w su the peak ATTY feet wiAe. with 4
hRri irnn rsrrior aaa - etArtrii@ .e,.
gfcknafea with pNrfhosi'e ard csr,,r--
rSriRes CARRYING eaA and ts EsaA 2,
broaden eat t. ~ feet N the saspr "a.
ttnce down TIE mountain In the sam,
Nici1iiy + thc kufvka ~ the same .--,,.r A
ohsrse'er. uwrei by William Glars ara
oiherS - SPOKANE. Nho have s.rr fcs a
tef'rF ara sH3 supplies "a prosecute de-
Nalof1fhi4 AHotncr adjoining rtsffy, "a
The Iron Mash owned ~ i'strics cgark
as others Whi shows de-emps.s,i "a hlte
Quarts on t'te sNFfa-r tsFnirE ~tta ,tssth
~ Blue duArss carry nc ircn pyYltes. hssek
rllphHrvts AMI gold. \ crass -s,t ,lrffs =
ce~a TX tss, "a the ledge At the bead
% orsn.ts creek Neu-draas.i lr,ire Of
The same k.ed of rorN fet.y feet y .ar be-
tNeca zfanitv and slate walls. has Ne.n
loca'ed " Measfs Vft sud KeiIner o,
North Yakima. sni - the east Q, ais
els'ri J. NJ Mchnsy ~ Cc'vine. has fo-
Gated the VI. 4 -. cs A tpslvr-fsrs l.,.sa
or Nhlte quarts. IA the an,e silstrt.r J a
Green. Eise tistgl-, recorder. John " ,-sn.
sttine. the Statesman. formerly q Sett.,c
row ~ Spokane. ard 5zr,as Harrl7gt.,.,
forfarfly ~ Seattle. have .scatef ninr
siAir's en- ietEes % ryrii.c orr. az thasa
the Spqksa. has az eleht.fssf ls.i.-~ m
Seattle 'aH-fcc, sniee crrug.ue ..sr. ths
NocusisT has slsht i-ot - rr5-rtrs IN,
New YORK tNsat9 fort - oatcrap. srd eve
iiiis isiEe aSost six rest Ns{e ssAt.s,
crops cat for ~ Yards Cseofre Y fv,hsa.
ruer aet his son have several essfs,s a,
we sane s-nt q Gre. ararax which a,
rue uroase. aasoinirg 'he iran Mask -
sne west has between tA-~.s a. 49,.
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