The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20
Indications Everywhere
of Marvellous Richness

TIE accompanying sketch map, which
| shows most Of the portions OF the district
| that / have investigated, will give a pretty
| lair Idea of the country
Twin Lake. and SILICA Creek.
The season during which the Twin Lakes
District may be safely reached from the
American side. and satisfactorily prospect
| ed. Is necessarily short. for the reason that
| curing the rainy season much Snow fass
| on the high peaks. and slides ara Of fire.
auent occurrence. filing up the guIches 10
| great depth. These slides would each
| winter destroy any roads that might be
buiis over the Swamp creek or Mamie
| passes TIE snow IS late in leaving the
nigh peaks and the deep gulcbes where IL
! has become massed and thus tnterferes
| greatly with the travel and prospecting.
| This season has been unusually backward,
| and the snow uncomrnonly late in leaving.
| there having been several heavy falls Of
! snow In June.
However. on the SILICA creek side there
| is no trouble of this kind. there being az
| no time over a foot OF snow on the ground,
| and this speedily melis Parties left Chilo-
| weyack and came through via SILICA creek.
the Post-Lambert claims, Twin lakes and
| swamp Creek 10 the state trail lale In May
| without encounter.ng any snow until within
| 1000 feet OF the Stanisawsky camp. From
| Twin lakes down, however, was hard frav-
| cling over deep snow. with fresh soft sno.
! on top.
| Tomyhoy AXE is also lower than the
! head OF Swamp creek, AMI another easy
/ trail could ~ built from the Chiloweyack
| river UP Tomyhoy creek 10 the lake. which
would give easy access 20 the Tomynoy
/ and Red mountain districs. anticipate
| that this VIII be done as this part OF the
| district develops. Under present conditions
| 10 prospect In the Mount Baker district
fs.ttx AND
| and bots of each With the completion of
/ the new trail from Chiloweyaek city. how
| ever. the troubles of the prospector will be
| greatly iessened.
| The basal rocks OF the district, so far as
| I have had opportunities OF observing, are
! chiefly quartzite, slate and rn!ca-schist.
with some limestone. all much disturbed
and highly tilted. They are broken and
| penetrated by series OF eruptives. nclud-
Ing porphyry, syenite, granite, diorite. etc,
| the porphyry being In most cases associ-
| ated with the mineral deposits.
| Extending in Il northwesterly and south
| easterly course from the Twin lakes is an
| extensive series OF porphyry dikes which
| traverse Bear Goat and Ruth mountains
| 10 the south and east, and Winchester. Red
/ and Tomynoy mountains 10 the north and
| vest. To the east OF the lakes lies the
| Granite range, which appear TO be noun
| tains of solid granite penetrated by occa-
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| and traversing the Church mountain range.
| Is a second series Of porphyry and dioriie
dakes. Farther to the west and south OF
| the North Fork. In the vicinity of Glacier
| creek, we find sandstones and the conelom-
| crates. with very little OF the eruptive
] rocks
| Indications of Fine Mineral.
| Many conflicting reports have gone out
! concerning the mineral deposits OF the dis
| trict, some contending that there are no
| defined lodges to be found, while others
/ are enthusiastic in their praises of the dis
| trict. have personally visited and ex
| amined a large number of the claims To-
J Gated. and while ] am iisinterested so far
as any holdings In this district are CON
| cerned. wish to say that / am satisfied
| from my Investigations that this district
! will prove 10 DC one OF the richest on the
| Pacific slope, none excepted.
| Attention was first directed TO the dis
trict about A year ago, when the report
| Of the rich strike Of Messrs. Post. Lambert
and Van Nalkenberg went forth. and a big
/ rush eusued Jack Post. of Sunas. is an
! old prospector and hunter. and one OF II
i very few who possessed any faith in the
! mineral wealth of the rugged mountains
! lying between Sumas and flanagan pass.
! His account OF his experiences In these
! mountains is very interesting and is an
/ illustration Of what may be accomplished
| ny bulldog perseverance and pluck Nine
| years ago he shouldere9 his pack and gun
| and started Into the hills 10 prospect. but
| he found nothing bur hardship. Neverthe-
i less he held TO hts belief that there was
/, geld I'm the hills somewhere. and perse-
| vered In hts determination 10 find it: SO
| yea- after year for eight years he would
| shoulder his pack and strike out each sum-
| mer, in spite OF the ridicule OF his friends
and their advice 10 give il up. He located
| the Silver Tip near eghtGen-nlile aud Three
| summer ore from the silver Tip aSsayed
| sis.i1 gold. $ls,& silver and about ) per
| cent. copper, ana arrangements were soon
! made 90 begin development work
Boulier Rich In Free Gold.
| Later In the summer Mr.. Post. IN COM
| rany with r. < Lambert. 4 Sumas aitor-
| pey AMI Mr. J.. q Van Nalkenberg had
/ been up Ruth creek and came over Mamie
| pass 20 Twin lakes. and. being completely
I worn out with their trip. they camped at
the lakes before returning home Mr.. Post
! stari~i Of from camp alone and crossed
! over the spur of Bear mountain toward
/ where the r.cA claims which they suisse
/ qusutiy located are situated and in exam
! ifllng float IN The gulch below came across
! 4 large boulder Of quartz upon which he
! SAT down to rest meanwhile packing AZ II
with hts prospsc; pick when his attention
| was attracted ny 81 siistanins yellow speck
| IN the rock. Upon examination he found
the boulder to he exceedingly rich in free
gold and Sylvanitr. lie broke or several
/ specimens and returned. and when In stght
! Of camp shouted 10 attract his partners at
i tcnslon throwing his r.ae into the air and
! catching l. On sfcns his antics they
/ taoGEht he bad gone crazy. ard when he
! reached camp could hardly believe ;haI ne
| had actually found gold They all returned
~ me Eulc1 however and soon became
J satisfied }has there was i sich ledge some
I where ahavv them, IS t5s Slide was fail
! cf eoAt. gich 81 free gold and Syivanite.
/ SuhSeQ Aentjy they fauai three leads, the
! Lore Jack. an Which they heated thr Jen-
! uey 10 i}s souIh ard ihv sidney lo tae
! uorta. IRE Whist and ;he i.uil. and seCi3r-
/ ins a iot % fine specimens. returned -
/ Sunas when THE excitement Immediately
! broke avt. ana more thau Nn people start
/ e,t fo- the mountains.
Development az Properties.
/. This group - ave claims. ~ witch the
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