Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-08
WONDERFUL
SLOGAN DISTRICT
Rich In Mineral Deposits With VaIu-
able Shipments.


n steamboat due northward from
Spokane, takes the traveller to Kaslo |
City. h. c.. the gateway to the famous |
mining district of the Kaslo- SLOGAN.
A country of Alpine ruggedness is the
Selkirk range, where these great and
numerous mines are located: a land where
| many of the peaks rise almost perpen-
dicularly far into the region of perpetual
snow; where the typical great cedars OF
the Pacific coast have claimed the soil
unchallenged for ages and where nature
seems to have jealousy sought-by dash
| ing floods. devouring fires impossible
snow, and destroying avalanche in their
season-to place heavy price upon her
| treasures buried there.
Yet in spite of the forbidding aspect of
the Ancient Dame in that region, it is
now country of railways, of steamboats,
of stupendous machines and wonderful
| engineering achievements; of important
towns and fast-growing population in the
narrow and almost sunless valleys, and
constant outflow of the precious and use
full metals from the mountain sides.
Only the short space of five years d-
vides the primitive from the present era.
in the Kaslo- SLOGAN. In September, 1882.
two daring pathfinders-Jack Seaton and
Carpenter Providentially surnamed Eli
came by canoe from Ainsworth to where
Kaslo City now stands. Thence-carry
ing their few impediments on their backs
they assembled Kaslo river to the sum
nit of the divide on which lies Bear lake.
} Together they went on down the middle
: fork of the stream, since called Carpen-
5 ter creek. to the point where. within IA
distance of 20 feet the north and south
forks enter.
Camping there over night, they sepa-
rated the next morning, Carpenter ascend
ing the south fork to the place now
known as the Payne slide; his compan-
ion still continuing to descend the main
stream but soon, finding the descent diff
ficult and unpromising, he returned and
, | overlook Carpenter about half way up
, the slide Together they kept on to the
. summit and located the Payne mine in
a company.
q With a generous company sample
q which both assisted in packing away, and
h a small private souvenir. which each sur
n reptitiously concealed from the other
t like cards in the sleeves of All Sin, they
/ both agreed that diminishing rations
s compelled a speedy return to Ainsworth
Il which was made without loss of time.
|. Neither party showed undue haste II
It getting the company sample of into
e the hands of the assayer, but each had
d privately, a chemical experiment of grea
# interest to himself undertaken as soon a!
10 possible.
The First Rush In.
Carpenter, getting the first returns, de
parted, with e. Bielenberg, by way >
|
1. crossing of SLOGAN river, up SLOGAN rive
e to SLOGAN lake, thence up Carpenter creel
y to the Payne. Too late, however 70
II Seaton had arrived over the former trai
two days before, bringing with him tn
. Hennessey brothers, J. McGuigan and T
. Flint locating the Payne extensions OF
,s September rs. passing over to the othe
:, slope of the mountains and locating tn
"a Noble Five group.
= Two days later came Bruce White, +
n Toolson, A Jarden, ]. Sandon, Charlie
Chambers B. Franklin, Tom McGover
lie and two others; and 80 or 40 neighborn
in claims were promptly located Bruc
lie White and Sandon, discovering the Sta
al slide in the distance, crossed the canyo
~ and located the now famous SLOGAN Stal
rs October g. The next day the extension
s. | OF the star were located, out tnat nlSn
"A began heavy snowfall, and the pionee
l. prospectors of the Kaslo- Slocan-cambei
Is ing among rocks and fallen timber
IN through dense underground, and owe
deep and deepening snow, which mad
Is the light camping outfit of each man
- grievous burden-left the country in
= body.
~ Needless to say, the whole country Wa
covered with snow locations, with til
- first return of spring but little legitimal
40 prospecting was done until June, 1893
~ With the first output of from tn
of mines began the growth of incipier
" towns and cities, and rudimentary roaf
nd and trails, through the level lands of II
fl Kaslo-Sloean country might be sketch,
in negative sentence as brief, as IL
famous chapter of natural history whio
p dismissed a momentous subject in 81
tie words, namely: There are no snakes
p Ireland" In the winter of 1894 ore W,
EN- hauled on sleighs over passable road
en- Kaslo, at a cost of $40 per ton. In Il
ne summer of 1894 it was packed out viii
CT difficulty. by way of Nakusp. New Del
Nv yer on SLOGAN lake. and Kaslo on Koot
~ mai lake, have been at sharp rivalry sin,
- their foundation in 1898. Kaslo-thoup
- once devastated by floods, and once
- fire-is still in the lead. Three Forks
though destroyed by fire in its infanc
n September, 1S9i-has enjoyed subsequel
cd | prosperity. Sandon and Silverton beg
I'D existence in 1895, and Cody SLOGAN Cit
,is and Brandon are now thriving triple
on of one years growth
at Lack of facilities for transportation r
nd tarded the development of the Kaslo-S 81
can country-up to the completion of Il
m Canadian Pacific railway branch to Thr
EN- Forks, in December, 1894. No machinel
of was introduced into the mines until Il
ut summer of 1895. since which time the 81
ng can Milling Company, at Three Forks HI
OF built and kept in almost contnuol
operation, a 150-ton concentration, wit
1000 feet of three-rail tramway, in tv
sections, and bins for 1000 tons of or
nv The mill stands on the Canadian Pacii
en- railway track, so that ore is run from Il
ep mill directly into the cars. 1t is supple
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