The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-20
SEATTLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 20.
THE FOREST RESERVATIONS.

the forass reservation upon the mineral in
dustry In that county ls worthy Of admira-
ton They have taken exactly the right
and roper course 70 bring about the opeu-
Ing Of the reservations. The reservations
were made in Ignorance Of the facts. and
are upheld By people VINO ere likewise
ignorant The data collected By the citi-
zens of snohomlsh county VIII go far to-
ward sallghtenifg the president and his
advisers as well as the members Of con-
greSs az to tie exact situation presented
here.
Only a relatively small portion OF the
Cascade reservation Is within the borders
Ct Snohomtsh cagnty. not 20 exceed one
quarter. Yet according to the data coliated
there are over 400 mining locations
recorded in thai county alone. and thai
there has been expended In development
work upon these mining claims excluding
tss Morts Cristo district. s. %. go: while
the development work in Monte Crlsto.
Including the building OF the railroad. has
cos up 10 date 100000 Thus. IL viii be
seen. that In this early infancy OF the min
Ing Industry In the Cascade mountains
there has already been spent in mineral
development work ia one single county,
nearly s. $4,000.
With all this showing OF work already
done il Is weil-known that the work OF
exploration In the mountain region COW
cred by this reservation has but commence
ed. Few have any conception Of the diff
hcuitles which have TO be overcome ia the
attempt 10 carry on the work OF explora-
ton With the limited means and meager
facilities AT the command OF the average
pFoapector. Every mineral discovery so
far made has been al the expense Of weeks
and sometimes months Of toll In the rugged
mountains. into which the prospector has
70 carry ell his food and other supplies up
on his back up precipitous gorges and
over the mountain peaks. Weeks Of pack
hocae labor Of this kind have often been
spent BY Individual prospeotors la carry
tng in provisions 10 establish a base OF
supplies from which explorations could be
made. This has been the early history of
each newly opened mineral district within
TIE borders Of the reservation.
VITA the opening OF the spring this work
Of exploration and discovery would have
been renewed on a larger scale than ever
before seen in the sts.e, and during the
coming summer II Is more than probable
that new discoveries by the hundreds
would have been made.
Tina, locations already made should be
protected in the making OF the reserva-
ton l. not enough. TIE owner OF an iso-
lated mineral claim In a region where
further discovery, exploration and entry
Is forbidden can only develop has claim at
an cn9rmoIs expense. lie VIII be COM
PEELED to establish his own transportation
lies. and 10 all the work IN thls direction
which would otherwise DO shared by 9TH
ers. No railroad wi1 be built into the
mountains for such business as one or two
claims can furnish.
WITH the reservation opened. new claims
viii ee located Ia the vicinity % those al
ready discovered. towns and villages will
spring ap In tho oeatey OF each mineral
district, and transportation lines ~iIl be
iaplaiy pushed Ia to mer< the business
which awaits them. The development Of
mineral region Ia not matter OF years.
The history OF the mining states SHOWS
taat II Is bur matter OF months. often OF
bnt weeks After the discovery is frs;
made a Ions time may elapse before eapl-
tai Is Interested. but when one paying mine
l. fairly opened and has commenced 20
demousirais Its value others are opened Ia
ar Incredibly snort space Of time. towns
come into existence almost ike nnaglc. ana
rival railroad lines stain every nerve 10
Re the iirst % reach the scene o. TIE new
and profitable business.
II waS just IN the preliminary Stages Of
tais movement n Washington that the ex-
coattVs order came. which has placed a
temporary check upon u. The preltsa mary
discoveries ana locations had been raaae
Ia sSoh OF tas better known districts can
itsl bad bean enlisted. few az TIE c!Alras
haa been deve&opea. and waoa winter
came On there ~ere well opsnad mines IN
each % the districts wAteA had paaSea the
experimental stAge and Sad proved 70 -
paying properties. New capital naa Deea
heavily interested fer further work tAss
Year IS aeon as lie seAs~sa vas sufficiently
opened Ter work. and every indication
pointed 70 ne greatest perloa % mineral
Development walsh tbs scate lad ever
Witnessed. fully e3ual 70 snyshlax sea IN
tie pas; aissory 60 otasr minlax states.
1acse az sAs reasons wbich make Il 50
imperasivsly necessary fer the acz inter
sN's q teis state taat To executive order
q reservation. made n aasts aat N.issut
inaulry. saoul1 ~ inne5assly revokes
Tee aaines q Waselng,ea are neg the en,,
eaes recelvlHs attention TIE amo mir
eral oeis waica IS srclutes vttsia tsts re.-
ssNstioa sXteats iaso Bcltisa Ca.ausl,
Eua Ike discoveries haYs Been rnste "a
the rcg.A % ths lire as tscss wh!cA Aave
bsen made in W&shtaESea- A department
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outrerS az tssfeynlalloa a. 10 oaca Few as
t,sel. ,as 1snius laws are Naeral Nns tie
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