The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-01
aaceR CLAIMS WORKED OUT.
- Insk. the Engineer IN Charge Of
Cassfar Railway Expedition, Re-
eusss-No Free milling Cole Ores
Fesaa-Wfli Take Years to De-
veieD Hines-Men Who Rave
spess Lives IN the Besrea Region.

- 1IceffEEE&o HlEsFS anu H1CIEsAfrasfS
snder bis charge travelled hundreds Of
! naes through weil-n.gh impossible forest
~ hogs Of ore OF the widest regions on
n continent, f $. Lack IS again in SCI
! asffe Mr. Lack IS the young Denver mln-
| m engineer who passed through this city
l - May on his way To Victoria 10 take
ceesys OF the expedition with which he
- Just returned. The expedition was
eor3pced by fne Casstar Central Railway
| s1en.xed 10 exploit the resources OF the
| csaAar district By the building Of rail-
ssof from Clenora tn pees take. and de-
ssnping The ys, undiscovered Es.uss Of
A q result o. his examination. Mfr
| LAct Is satisfied that the mines do EXIST
though as TO their richness he 10 yet In
| toebt The country ise found scanned vi III
iafee veins OF ore. possibly Of great value.
be- % this he cannot bc certain until as
nys have been made Of the large number
u sAHlpes brought Out from The wsgf.er
.ess No free milling gold ores were found
Mary OF them appear 40 be concentrating
but Ia eli probability most OF the samples
~ o. smelling ores Mr.. Lack Ii thor
eughiy familiar with the mines OF TIRE
United States. Mexico ana Canada. and
thinks The ores OF The Cassiar coaatry APP
District more nearly than aHy other within
~ knowledge.
Not In the same Belt.
Dut 10 % saying Mr. Lack does not wish
Il understood that the two districts are In
he same mineral belt iEaxmreh as there
re many dissimilari;;es in the ores. ard
ths two are At least LOO miles apart TIL.
bes, prospects found by Mr.. Lack were
over the great divide OF the Rockies, and
nsAy the boundary line between British Co
sarnbla and the Northwest territory. at
hass 200 miles north Of Seattle.
vail take perhaps years, Mr.. Lack
sAanks, to thoroughly prospect the Cassiar
mining country. In the meantime. he be-
Mses the English company will 20 ahead
az 7, sai iac ne rsway ~ pro-, Ia or
the company. the British Columbia parlia-
esat has made 10 1t q concession Of -. oo
ens block. from the territory between
Genora and the Northwest territory,
noftn and south. and the lzstb and lad
nsrd5ans. east and west. AL the mines
% b developed viii be quartz proposf-
tons: tt Is well known that the Casslar
kl4cers which once almost eauaied the
ke5cafe - richness. are now almost
waoily worked out.
Al the Northern hotel last night MIR.
LACK and his companion, ". A. Houston.
o. BAKER CITY. Or. VINO mada the trip with
mn. told the story OF the expedition TO a
post- Intel'igeneer reporter. they encoun-
tefeo many bardships, and man less accus-
Joined TO che trials of the frontier would
ssvs failed entirely IN the task, but Mr..
LACKS party came through without acei-
sem OF any kind. Not only were the TWEEN
V-rye men safe and sound when they re-
turned again 10 civilization. but the TWEEN
V-nye mules and ave saddle horses be-
ienging TO the expedition also came back
u good condition.
Hard Country to Travel In.
Most OF the country travelled over was 1.
vast bog. severed with heavy undsrhrush
and timber. In other places the only trails
were over cliffs and crags of rock and
GOWN the beds of mountain torrents In
Some places the boys and underbrush made
49, 4 IA
animals made their way along by wadiug
up and down the streams. sometimes al
H.ost swimming them. In the possession
o, Mr. Lack ard Mr. Houston are a large
plumber Of photographs, taken with a small
hand camera on the "trip. These show
plainly the difficulties encountered One Is
Quartz creek. The little mules are In the
water nearly up 10 their eyes. A large
NUMBER OF the negatives obtained on the
,atief part OF the trip were destroyed by
s.plofers
Fish ana game they found abundant
lie streams. large and small were fairly
awe with gamey trout. willing 10 bite al
sny excuse Tor an artificial ny. Mr.. Lack
lays he never saw such fishing IN his iife
sh1 ne Is something Of an enthusiast on
shxi'ng. too. lie tells one good story OF
Bow he and Mr.. Houston caught three
seven. pound trout with knife and fork
,ssaed 10 a couple OF Ions poles the nsh
ns,ng unwilling 10 bite and fresh uleat a
Large and small game aboundea. Ihere
we're moose and czrisoo. bear Of all sizes
s1a ooi0rS, Wild sheep ana goats ard hun
efeis 81 the grouse family There were
sew t'iaes that the explorers were com
.eliea 10 take 20 bacon ana. beans except
from choice. The moose were easy vic
ssH.s but the bears were mere difficult 10
One great drawback 10 the pleasure Of
TIE Trip was the abundance Of rnesquitoeS
"alta came IN swarms TO welcome the
newcomers 2iiiioSi IS they are SAID 10 do
In Aisska.
Itinerary of the Expedition
The Lack expedition LETT Victoria Gu
MSy u ard proceeded 10 Fori Wraagel and
W ihe Stsekeen - Telegraph creek. leo
H'Nss ~ the river. There she expedition
wac dFF-3ed iate t}vs parties ~ nvs men
e@eh' \. CAr.aoo camp IT. Tr~; PARTY was
SEPARATED aha sent 10 prospect lie Tooy 40
..N% district The next party was sent
s. "a. country ~ me head ~ s'sees lake.
49, va Jeff the nlatn exvcfiit!tan q;
asS.et's cfesk 10 prospect around ;hat
.Ssh ard Atees cfgek. Parties ard 5
fs"@svt'F& o3~0 Dces river the stsftr, 81
b.. sNne i. S}iYesler's landing ltss miles
- party No. ~ga3 aff into she Walker
i4sA Sn2hty. forty tuilts - the eastward
10y Ma .. csfas~ sting 81 Nj Lack Me
s,Eses J. ( t>faWiry. Nffa.s7 Lev and
r.. otf&A{- Went On nJTsA@ard. leaving
s}Fef at3 gong Up Mechanics creek
10y sli!es % @uartz CREEK. up that
- so '3slse1 epits 1o as hesdwafers then
80, ne a'' ga - re hca&wzfeTs ~ the
- 80 1,year.rs river, Isewo this ~trear n
"a - NNr~r.N VAS reached Eroa the
- e'N >e'30e tba party Weat back io State
-. serb 10 French creek aver - no
IS F't"S. f.rNt II iperrnan ana snow
- 49, a0ai}y ecu;A again - SPr.rE
- Pre- tals &tEGacN TIE party strGcA
s@s a'iE1 nor,s fork - McNasnes
- tN az lree,~r1si tsHc 81 the a1ala
selnt A. '''0 SA''' '''s
AZ Js2 a se.~ takes sast llttfe SPACE eri
a. 9}<,@Htr MSS bas ahogs i-e nsa'ea for
g 7"''s3 ~t ~; IS rake Sc osS,E pies I.
80 '3af = ts September Every ir.. Is
~" ErHa@t HttAia tSe n.g lecp US
sr..-as'S s-ttsrte.et Camps xrTs a,s Sc
80 zen ~ ~ - and IRE slrrSaaG e Z
<@sfy t1cr- -NAir examined
@& AtifFsst% ruc~ tg7ErsE zH5 tGaxGt' +
- M .fSS tce~ mining MS ~ 7s sar~
=. - 20 ~ d sa0 ~1ttR men. rrssre iuIiAas
- 81 --1e - reese Mere ~ the n r.
- We r&~F~T s"<tranE ugafe thaa "a l5V-
keo3 zat s.ep, - Y all k3elt4 were
So ans ra*t'N aod TIRE sc2se0 H7T,f y
- ,Asr rFe r-Hszs lonE Mss, ~ th&
50 safaFfs aa6 &cer ~ tte ~cantry to~
~ az 90 tne0tT wars se& Vsre So,
N"ndcrfuH Placer atuc.
Mar toe esca.A q oaAstx creek Mr.
a.tek t1''rt ore = 80 raost woafrrfal
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