The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
CHIMNEY OF COPPER IN A CRATER.


The most Intelligent description yet OBJ
tained of the great body of copper ore in
what are known as the Dutch Miller
claims WAS given To a Post inteiligencer
reporter by k. a. Vaughan. who has lately
returned from trip to that section and 10
the Cle-Elum district. lie said:
The route to the Dutch Miller claims is
from Gle fslum along the wagon road up
The Gle Elum river 10 Salmon-ie-Sac. UP
the Little Saimon-le-Sac for three and one
half miles, and then up Waptus creek 10
Waptus lake which is at the foot OF the
last climb Of 1909 fee. to the pass. over
which you cross 10 the head of Foss river
From this divide Waptus creek flows
southeast. the middle fork OF the Snoqual-
mie flows southwest and Foss river flows
north.
I'm Il basin less than 900 feet from the
summit Of this mountain. apparently an
CID crater. are the groupings of the Dutch
Miller ledge In formation of syenite. II
Is the biggest surface showing ! have ever
seen. II IL great chimney of solid chai-
copyrite IN feet long and an open cut clear
across 1t shows il to be is1a feet wide.
When Seu go mp out Of the crater you
strike Tot Of stringers ranging in width
from finger IN three feet bur In these
the ORE Is arsenical iron carrying gold. A
number of claims have been located on all
sides or this property and ii. L. Fogh, Of
Rosiyn. the principal owner. has bought at
sherifs sale the smelter which Ballard
company had built AT Camp creek on the
Gle Flum river. his idea being 10 erect IL on
Waptus lake. Men ara working on thu
Copper Queen group seven miles below
the summit or the middle fork OF the Sno-
qnslmte. and are making a .rail up to il
"A road has been made by ktttitas ccun-
" for TWO or thrpe miles up Little Salmon
te-Sac ana II VIII require ten miles more 10
reach the fo0t II the pass II will need
only :0pr miles ~ work tu connect this
road with the trail that 81 being butt up
the middle fork Of the Suoquaime and
the state ought IL help King and kittitas
counties 20 complete Il through for II is a
practicAnle route for a road across fhe
mountains Though Il is only nine miles
down F'oSs river 10 the Great Northern
railroad ii would be necessary t. l.,.t
IN a tram to Set ore down the mountain
while !, could he rnn down Oh sheds nil ;he
way 81 the NAptus lake side
The formation around nutch Mfler's Is
entirely distinct from that on Mount Stu
art. for II is an In ui1ca while I'm the
and VII lax" The expo n1i3tuts ~ 4 great
deal .; money hy men ~ experience 20
property prospect is- I saw the Ctnnabar
property a the head of the Tcauawav and
HoUidvr creek u gives @tTonx Indications
or = large body TT ure nUt needs sfpVetnp-
fnent. eB ~ Aurora. rN k@sh lake Rob
ert Young. ~ Taconla. has href work m
al Summer with - n - men Sc has
been r0nn;ag the mil right alonc af.d ger
si0e good results ] /. Warmer Aas bonded
a group ~ = claims on the copper hatt
ftnm \ + ROWS avn Is working e ar D.
men driving shafts soi tunnels II. four ar
terSiot of tas Ida E!n3or, aut4 X. ~r.t;ry7<
of over $ss3 tnn from some ore hs, sstp-
pod - Tacoma fav test Some work WIS
heing dauc on some sntinaafal silver
claims u8 Fortune creek ard az several
creek ra TAnN creek "