The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-26
WASH|IcTON'S ELDORADO
Stories Of Fabulous Discoveries
Are All Corroborated.
RICHER THAN KLONDyKE
All the B<pt Claims Taken Up Now.
New Med Must Go Farther on-A
Ruoge(. Difficult Trail Win Be
bush in the spring.

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thsptic nevs concerning Washington :
new EIdortio. near Mount Baker. and
how TO get hher, N nm all Intermediate
details. Wal brought to Seattle yes,er-
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kJondyke f4it years. left for the scene
of the lated excitement last Saturday
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last hve my present obstacles that
would forevlr discourage any one VINO
was not an Experienced prospector and
mouutaiueeu
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sappftas 10 feep prospec'ors pusy Tor
the next 10 yiais. All the stories oi the
fabulous distoNeries are corroborated.
In samples II ore that We're brought
back by the Informant. Mr.. Bogardus,
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u'',s'ee '"a ~ s',a eN's'e" W. 'A
ceeoihsiy so1i a"ah'i,ies-
Il met maly men who came fr"m
Mount Tomoeoy and they all reiter-
ated the rto4cs that have been told
concerning thf great strike of sloso" To
the ton. m4ie IN Lear mountain.
Among them fas man namede Leith.
who has Erett claim. Post and Lam
bert's claim ON the east side. In
Tomohoy. steiher. tsterbrooke and sew
erai others haze found ore of the quail
ity discovered b Bear mountain. A man
named Johnsdp and several others
have been thetf several weeks and stiil
remain. locating more claims. t.as, Of
these mountaits Is SILICA creek. along
which. my peoIDe tell me. h placer gold.
There In enough yellow metal there ~
occupy prospe@ors the next 10 years.
There are 300 Itfoplr on the mountains
now. and | mst 80 morc going In when
! was returniut. ! believe the district
In rich. as rich as has been reported.
hut ! cannot kpow definitely about Il
until my friend return. Ny advice is
not TO go In fbw. as thu rain and
Rough weather lare great obstacles u
succs srfui prostectlngr
A special CORRESPONDENT of the Even
ing Times f.tword from sumas To.
day as follows The gold discoveries
In the mountains OF Whatcom county
are beyond ann doubt the richest IN
the annals of tff Pacific coast or even
i'm Alaska. so ssty the most experienced
prospectors. whdbn 4 have lust accom-
panied to the sc.he of the recent finds
The recent find ts In I,aId mountains
situated in the northeast portion oi
whatcom countx northward and east
of Mount Baker, The minefai rang,
runs northwest and southeast and to.
day is located fof three miles. There II
no telling how mach further ID extends
Every hill I'm the Immediate Niclnit,
of the find IL lowered with IocatioI
stakes. Al pres,ht thrre are 3,o pros.
pe.tofs in the field running from .x,
periepced men to Office hoys. VIII. nav,
forsaken their enployer's Office 10 tr,
their luck in the. new fields. The veil
IN the five claiue-i,one lack. Jennie
sidney. Lulu ana Whlst-yaries from
three 10 Ave feet In thickness "a run,
northwest and southeast under A Law,
OF porph,ry ledge. in a serpepttn,
manner. and auriferous sbaIe appear,
an the ledge. n is free milling auart,
of sugar and rose color. carr, ing con
per and silver. The vein can Is trace,
half "A mile. The cropping is under soil,
porphyry.
The gold is known as wire gold. an,