The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-03

WHERE PROSPECTING IS DONE
MOSTLY N BOATS
seattle Men Refurn FPoa the New
Country North Of vancouver-
View Find on the sknRit-Spokane
People TsrsinE to the Cascades.

John B. Denny. Capt, e. r Miner and
from a two months prospecting trip
through the coast district Of British Co.
iamEss, which extends 40 miles north OF
Vancouver. and they were so well pleased
with their discoveries that Mr. waiiing-
ford yesterday started again for the sams
section Mr.. Denny gave q running ac-
count OF the trip 10 a postInteiigsncer
representative, In which he said
Leaving Seattle for Vancouver about
April /. We went so Texada island and did
some prospecting We found quite an
amount II development going on on the
west side Of the island and some OF the
properties looked very promising. Good
ore was being taken from the Van Anda
and Raven. the Kirk Lake and Silver TIP.
From there We went north up Malaspina
straits and. taking seal boat. prospected
on the islands and mainland. That coun-
try Is all mountains. rising directly from
tho water, bat they are not heavily tim
bered nor hard 10 climb The formation
is exposed right 20 the waters edge and
a great many locations have been staked
by men going along in boats. Active
prospecting, generally IN this manner. is
going on for 90 miles up the coast from
Vancouver.
We went up the east side Of the straits
and prosrected IN the lake regions fifty
miles into the interior and 80 miles from
Vancouver. We worked around Powcll's
lake. right In the coast range. surrounded
by mountains 500 TO s 90 feet high II
is about forty miles long and three or
four miles wide. with an island In the
middle fourteen miles long and three 10
five miies wide The climate Is very mild
and there is no snow TIL you reach an eIe-
walton Of 1000 feet. The principal rock
Is granite. with intrusive porphyry dikes
and diorite. The Lodges are generally in
the contact between granite and por-
phyry. mostly running southeast by north
west. and are mineralized more or less
clear across with copper sulph.des asso-
eiated with gaiena. We made several To-
cations and expect to return very soon
The south end of Powelrs lake comes
within one mile Of Malaspina straits and
Powell river will afford water transporta
lion Tor half that distance, while for the
other half ore will have to be trammed
The lake is deep and navigable and we'll
sheltered from storms II Is only one Of
many similar lakes in the coast range all
the way UP TO Alaska
Going up the coast from Vancouver
you come nrst TO Howe sound where sew
eral properties are being opened in a
granite and slate formation Then comes
jarvis inlet, on which are many proper
Ties. ana some copper properties are being
opened on Nelson island at the mouth of
the inlet. Then YOU come in succession 10
Toha inlet. Frederick arm. on which some
very good claims have recently been
struck. Philips arm and ThurIow island.
Above them. at Rivers inlet. a little over
$50 miles from Vancouver. a big STRIKE
has been made by man named Grant
lie has number OF lodges In slate for
NATION. carrying free gold and black sui
rhure's. and one specimen 7 saw would
run into Thousands Of dollars.
communication with that country Is
very easy. For the first an miles there ara
two passenger steamers giving nrae,;r-
any daily service, besides freight
steamer The men naturally take boats
up on the steamers and load their outfit
and provisions on them 10 go up the inlets
prospecting This makes the country easy
10 get into and makes II easy to get out
orc. The country Is very new and there
Is not sufficient development to demon
strate the rermanency Of the deposits but
the SURFACE indications are very f'attering
for some rich mines. There is plenty Of
game-deer. goat. grouse--all along tho
coast and there Ia plenty Of trout in tho
lakes and rivers. II is no trouble 10 pet
venssnn: we killed number of deer and
several goats
ON the Fraser river and in the csrjbo,
country number of companies are get
'ftH s"aas 10 operate hydraulic plants on
large scale and they look for very
prosperous wear
I'm British Columbia they have vrha.
we iaek-nlenty OF outside capital and
considerable local capital for the devotion.
ment OF their mines. man who locates
n claim can 20 to Vancouver or Nev
Westminster and sell IT for a good price
iithss are improving very rapidly ut Van
cover and they have not felt the de-
brick and stone buildings are going an "a
wei as number Of handsome residences
towards the park
An accident happened on Powell r;vor
'he Gay We came oat, which I have no,
seen IN any or the newspapers A pros
fector named Mcdonald IF Union p =
was drowned while attempting 10 cross
the rapids In canoe, He struck roct
his canoe was smashed 70 pieces and ha
never rose 10 the surface"