The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Seattle, Wash, Sept 25.-The first au4
theutfc news concerning Wash1neton'J
new EIdorado near Mount Baker and
how to get there with all fntermedi4
ate details was brought 10 Seattle yes
terday by E. W. Saportas. president Of
the information bureau, who, witld
Frank Cryder and Gus Wagner. expe4
rienced miners of Dawson City. the
former having been in the Kloudike'
five years, left for the scene of the
latest excitement last Saturday morn
ing. According TO Mr.. SapOrtas, the
route is possible and not very difficult
until the investigator is within five
miles Of the promised land. but the laSt
five miles present obstacles that would
forever discourage anyone who was
not an experienced prospectOr and
mOuntaineer-- There in Mount Baker,
and its surrounding heights is enough
gold, says Mr.. Saportas, to keep pros
pectOrs busy for the next ten years.
All the stories of the fabulous dlscov-i
cries are cOrrobOrated- In samples Of
ore that were brought back by the in
formant, Mr.. Bogardus, the aSsayer.r
By a cursOry inspection. declared that
free gold existed in exceedingly good
Quantities.
THOUSANDS TO THE TON.
Il met many men who came from
Mount TombOy and they all reiterated
the stories that have been told con
corning the great strike of $40 900 to
the ton. made in Bear mountain
Among them was man named Leith
who has q great claim. Post and Lam
bert's claim Is on the east side, In
TCmb0y. EsterbrOOlI and several others
have found ore equal to the discovery
in Bear mountain. a man named
Johnson and several others have been
there two weeks and are still remain
ing locating more claims East of these
mountains is SILICA creek, along which
people tell M is placer gold. There
is enough yellow metal tinere to occupy
prospectOrS the next ten years There
are 800 people on the mountains NOW,
and I met SO more going in when I
was returning. I believe the mineral
is riCh-aS rich as has been reported
but l cannot Know definitely about it
until my friends return Ly advice IS
not TO so in now, as the rain and rOugh
weather are great obstacles to success
! full prospecting"
RICHER THAN ALASKA.
A special correspondent Of the Even
ing Times sends word from Sumas as
follows: The gold discoveries in the
mountains of WhatcCm county are
beyond suy doubt the richest in thu
annals Of the Pacific coast or even in
Alaska. So say the most experienced
prospectors whom l have just accom-
panied to the scene Of the recent finds.
The recent find is in Bald mountain.
situated in the northeast portion OF
W.ldtcOm county, northeast of Mount
Baker The mineral range runs north
west and southeast and today is To-
Gated for so miles. There is no telling
how much further il extends Every
hill in the immediate vicinity of the
\ find is covered with location stakes At
present here are $50 prospect0rs in the
[ field running from experienced men to
office seekers VINO have forsaken their
employers offices to try their luck in
the new fed. The vein in the five
| claims
THREE TO FIVE FEET WIDE.
Lone Jack. Bonnie. Sidney. Lulu and
{ Whist VaTss from three to five feet in
thickness II ruls northwest and
+ southeast under a layer Of D0rphYry
/ ledge. in d serpent'Ie manner and duri-
/ ferrous sLIdle appears IN the ledge 1t is
! free milling quartz sugar and rose
! cC1Cr, carrying copper aE1I silver. TAA
! vein can be traced haIf q, mile. Tbs
| cropping is under SOLD DOrrlyry. The
| gold is known as wire gold and can be
! seen without trouble by the naked eye
and CGciSed cut with t,he finger nails.
( That there are great Quantities of it
{ there no one VINO ha5 seen the leIga
( can doubt The formation of the range
/ in which the find is located does not
look to be very rich in minerals. How
ever. it is no place for a tenderfOot
( If there is any placer mining it mas noe
as yet been Demonstrated TO be q pay
ing proposition. Tenderfeet cannot so
where the rich claims are to be found
without the gravest danger Of losing
their lives.
THE TRAILS ARE RUGGED.
1 went over places in company with
pqcspectors tla,- all the gold in tha
range could not hire me to go over
again. As to whether it is advisable
fer men to go to the new finds at the
present tIrne opinions OF the prOgpectOrs
/ differ. Those who have been there
the Longest say it is safe for from ous
to two moths yet One thing must
be borne in mind, and that is that all
claims in the immediate vicinity of the
great finds have been taken. New men
must 60 farther on. + would not adj
visa anyone to go in until next spring.
The country in which the finds are To-
Gated is as rugged as can be Imagined.
1t wiz take enormous sums to develop
IL