The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
THE STEHEKIN DISTRICT.

From the Cascade pass both eastward
and westward the granite Of which the
Cascade range IS there formed is cut by
series OF lodges OF galena erd gray copper
ores Of remarkable size and strength. tbs
belt extends through the ridges to the
forks OF the CASCADE river in one direction
ans! to the head ofsBriige creek in the 9TH
or. a total distance OF sixteen miles in
straight 1.ue Further along the ridges
among which the tributaries Of the stehe-
Kin rise there have been discovered in me
last few years great deposits OF pyr.uc
ore similar in every respect 70 those or
Trail and Boundary creeks. East or the
pass this is known as the Stehekin district,
and west of the pass as the Cascade dis
trtct.
Disreears,4nr earlier discoveries. which
ere matters OF local tradition. the first To-
cations were made on the rim of Doubtful
basin in 1855 by George L. Rouse and John
C. Rouse. These were the QUEEN Sahe No.
and No. e. on ledge Of galena and gray
copper ore twenty-five feet VIDE, while on
a parallel ledge twenty feet vide they took
-he Doubtful with the Annetta on the
Outen Sebe extension and several other
claims on other fedses. C. c. May, OF
Davenport. Adolph Behrsns and Harry
Frank are now interested tn these claims.
On the QuIen Sahe a tunnel II IN 10 feef,
showing the ledge 20 be wen mineraEzec
and 20 have q pay streak two feef VIDE
carving gaIena. black sulphurets and cop
Der s1ilrhsde.. which sssay SIS 70 $50 gold.
and 30 to 100 ounces silver On the Doubt
rul a tunnel 10 feet and a drift rhfrty feet
show an fs-inch pay streak. while a cross-
c,rt would probably show others. The pay
streak averages s15.To gold. 50 ounces silver
ard a. Der cent lead. Other good locations
on Doubtful lake are the sunnys.de ana
Genne. by Brisanus stenn.s. and the Ger
tie, by George Taylor.
On Horse shoe Basin.
-Four years later the Qufen saoe ana
Doubtful ledge. were traced through the
aav-teeth between Doubtful and Horss
Shoe basins and directly across the latter
basin NJ II. King7nan and Albert Per
shall FIRST located the Blue Devil and Back
warrior IN ene lower Horse Shoe basin on
a ledge thirty to City feet vide, which Is
clearly traceah bic through the sawteeth. II
was rich IN ralena, black sulrhurets and
gray copper. Prospecting was continued
20 the unper be gin, and exposed by the
glaciers for length % go feet was ledge
rF,y Zee. wide. with q paw streak TWO 70
four feet wide On this ledge Robert y.
Pcrshau and ". M. Kingrnsn located the
Davenport, and LLOYD Pershan, Frank
samson and Ed Chris@s the Washington
ara sawtooth. Other Iocstsons followed
until thirteen lodges running parallel
across the basin had been traced for a
witch OF over co feet and tire Blue War
rsar ard Black Warrior had bssn Identified
az the extension Of the Quier Saoe through
the .awteA.h. The Horse Shoe BASIN group
Of tvveufy-four claims - now owned oy
Henry Ruxtsn, OF Hszsiton. Pa. the Dav-
enoors ledge being stu he'd by its original
fa-srnxs BY way OF assessment Work
spnraI has been run 80 feet 70 crosE-cat
al twelve lodges in this group. II VII
srrke me Rius Devil ard Black Wsrr1or
go fs<f further - q depth OF 80 feet ana
he other lsdgss e. greater depth as esoa
ore - tapped These lodges carry Fslena.
hls-k stllnhurets. COPPER an5 iron sui
rhtass and gray COPPER. ne ore assayinK
sss8 70 $40 gold, a. lsast % ounces silver
ard q 70 II per cart. copper Assessment
vvork or TIE Davenport Slows = % IN
~F-,ve and 20 De one Of IRE strongest letges
n she country.
The Isaletta Group.
TIE next discoveries we're CT IRE mount
as-s r&how TIE sharp b@nc n the sseheEin.
where Horse Shoe creek enters that TsVsr.
A ledge thirty 20 fifty feet vide = 81 posed
IN a glt~h running up tffe mountain On
- -, 49, ans he-e Rabere y. P-Txaagi
ara If NJ. K.ngnan have - Homsstaks
"a Sssr. on vhsch a cat thirty feet vide
-.,,-z-s IN IRE or. body four feet VIDE Tss
..zv streak aries chloride ard oTonas1s OF
sewer rna gray COPPER ard assays II
"a 80 ounces % silver. fiS god ard conssd-
srsNle copper. TIE fsoletta group az All
.-fsg-~z a On -. extsuxon CO tHs. is1gs
.rrozz the valley ard Up Ire eppossts
-~ounfzsr. end - owned ~ c C May, Of
Yssv~nncrt. .. Pe-sasa ard Mrs Hess,
~ Wali& Walis- tunnel sAs beer er1y-
az rs se~t or ne ledge. showing ray
.vraak OF four and AZ fee. ~ntcs as
saws SO 10 20 ounces silver. g 70 s. gole-
a x-srrrsut OF z 80 pounds vefca Ss1 h~@a
Ar1s5xess 20 az and water for Eve years re-
--a-n@a 80. The Twin Falls. under IRE falls
a. Horse Saoe c-.ek. watch - owned ~
rne same parties. rad Etzls surface show
srsx. nazr izss years work showed Up tarss
feet es gray copper srs On r1is sssge. ss