The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20

kV1y this Enuct-talked-of region Oh
~ perpetual srow and insurmount-
able mountains" and have spent
the entire four months since ;aat time In
the hills.
I have refrained from expressing any
opinion as to the richness and mineral re-
sources OF the district unii. the present
time. for the reason that heard so many
conflicting reports in regard 20 Il that
found that; TO speak positively and def
n.teiy on the subject, i would be neees-
gary for me 30 20 over all the ground my
self. Now. after four months OF framping
over the hills. / feel that / can speak in
ieIllgen;ly on the subject
This Is a large district. bounded On the
north by the international boundary line.
on the west by Inc extending due south
from Suuas City 10 the Nooksaek river.
on the south by line extending due east
from this point over Mount Baker 10 the
Skagit river, and on the east by the upper
Skagis. embracing In all about 100 square
miles.
termed the 'KIonaike OF Washington" and
this term. believe. Is properly applied. for
two reasons:
First. richness IN mineral resources. and
second. difficulty Of access under present
conditions.
The trail leading Into the district Is
quite good for about twenty mics from
u
miles from HolIings8orfh. The tao roads
meet at Reese. about seven miles from
BOULDER creek. Stages run regularly from
sumas City and Ho.iinesworth to Boulder
creek. the Hollingsworth stage connecting
with stage line from whateom
On leaving Boulder creek however. pack
Ing Is done on horses 10 Shuksan. twenty
one miles up the north fork Of the Nook
sack. and from there on Up the Cascade
state trail TO flanagan pass. eleven miles
farther UP Ruth creek 4 horse trail has
been cut about four miles up Swamp creek
and Is navigabie for light draft pack
horses as far as the falls. whore Messrs.
Johnson and Jones have established per-
manent quarters The Swamp creek trail
leads Into the locality of the rich strikes
OF Megsrs. Post. Lambert IL Van Valken-
berg. Doolttie ct al. Dunn & Co., McMil-
Ian ct al, Harris. Mooney eft al. and va
r.ous others. From Sumas City OF Hill
lingsworth TO Shnksan several fairly steep
hills must be climbed the trail gradually
rising till at Sbuksan an altitude of LEO
Zee; is reached. Thence on up the Cascade
trail to flanagan pass the ground stead
lily rises. until al the pass an altitude or
Goo feet Is reached.
Too Rough for Pack Horses.
From the camp OF Messrs. Johnson
and Jones. on Swamp creek, to Twin
lakes II a distance of about three
miles. but they ara three Of the long
est and most wearisome imaginable. AT
this camp pack horses must he abandoned
and the rrospector must get into harness
himself. shoulder his pack and trudge up
and down hill through dense brush and
timber til he reaches the head Of Swamp
creek. where he begins the ascent of the
pass to the lakes. This part of the trait
is very steep. In many places having a
pitch of 90 degrees or more, ana the trav-
Cier Ypakpu climb a faat ta
about one-third OF mile, the average
grade being over & degrees. At the top
or the pass altitude OF about $40 feet
Is reached after which Is an easy descent
OF some go feet To the Twin lakes. $500
feet. To reach the Post-I.ambert group OF
claims from the lakes II Is necessary 10
make another climb over spur OF Bear
mountain tabout l. 30 feeO then TO de-
scend some fsoa or s.0e feet and again
climb To an altitude OF some $3.50 feet or
more. The Lone Jack. Jenncy and Sidney
outcrop at 6.3n feet the Lulu about $500
feet altitude. and the Waist erosseuts the
Lone Jack and the Lulu. The Dunn & 20.
group are located on the south side OF
Bear mountain and are extensions on the
I.one Jack ard f.uiu. and at about the
sanle attitudes. Other claims In the vicn-
lily OF Twin lakes are more easily reached.
Another trail 20 Twin lakes. not mucn
used however. Is by way OF Mamie pass
trail near The twenty mile post and cross
ing the pass Al an altitude OF some 100
feet.
steep Trail tn Tomyhoy.
Considerable prospecting has been done
and numerous locations have been made on
Tomyhoy mountain. northwest of the Twin
lakes about three miles: also on Red noun
tain, about two miles from the lakes but
10 reach these localities from the lakes
Winchester pass ~ necessary and then
descent OF about s1s1 feet 10 Tonyhoy
lake. which lies between Tefnyhoy NOUN
tain and Red mountain. Late in Juiy an
other man and myself made tbs trip and
spent Il week IN tn" nvghhorhocd Of the
lake and on Tonyhoy creek. VIII n runs
northwest from the lake into the Chllo-
weyack river. IN British Columbia We
made the descent from thp top ~ the pass
In about Eve minutes. sliding most Of the
way "a the snow bnt when we came back
Il took nse hours 70 climb 70 me summit
'Haese trails the ones over which the
proSpectcT has been obliged 70 travel an
20 the pTesen. time. The natural outlet
fer ;his country. however, Is BY Nay 81
SILICA creek ani the Chlloweyack river.
through British territory most OF the way.
TAe head nf Silica creek IS some l. 6fs or
]. 70 feet lower than the head Of swamp
creek and tAs Portland company who par
Is I'm continuation WIFI tae nonlnion gysv-
srnfGeal. engaged a. the present time IN
building 4 road from Chi.ewevark C<fv.
J. &. twenty-three uaiies from Sunas, SO
the tltisoweyack RIVER aaa Siscia croak 10
the SuEansny's claims. Over which mAcn.n-
ers asfi supplies inax IN transfsarspsi .Ae
year round. Tbss read. Il IS expected. VIII
De completed early IN September. II VIII
have aa average grade % rot over lu
feet - she mite 4 R0ot read ruus from
SuaAsS 10 CAs0wayack Clfv Ard as sran
rs shis new foat - coapietr.t sssost TWEEN
N miles. ere va0 travel cousftsst4nty on
horseback from Su.na> "a thc sainss "a a
siaelv dAv. ard over easy rue-is Il =. ~
course 10 tt regretted tnat tAe road could
rec be built AIS 4sste az she boundary bat
the nature ~ fhe country Is ktseh as 10
ssnslcr i Impossible 90 rpagh tRe HsrgniEy
az she E.eh cla uis Nth aayt4lssE tse "a
satisfactory veeif from gre cascade trail
although tais :ytt IS tne a8ise, far sse
country N tht vtei'sity of NSNneSaa PASS
ard tAe wess sleieS IL F}ssar ana s50af a2oaa-
.aifss Al .hv head - "a arm creek as Na1i