The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

.ns eastern edge - the terri
-.rausslv. the pask@a rdness In the
- 81 s-es Eeso grcsz. conc:
- ,xryssy to he arx. OF these
- ,asnty ex.e-ds noYthward
rsna t-see river 20 the s.terna-
/ - .s-~sa-y Xne. Il distance o. iI3
- -. w~s-err boundary IS TIE SUM-
- -. cxseaSe rang. Ia ksnx an al
y .crsn eoarse, On the east 4;
aooc SsevsFs CO lay, wmie hs
- - e.y5asag .sne = me Columbia
81 tie southern extremity TIE
- : nzrowest. a. ihs course OF the
-. sxsepx IN neaFsr 20 the noun
80. sgt rapidly wisaerls oar AZ the
- sssaowsd Ep stream. 0nti. the dis
- xss>c the cas- and west line in
~ = -, mile Tls ares embraced
~. larxe scope IS very much
So Aide from tEe gTezt Cascade
svars from mis- western bar
- ayt eastward. and independent
- I'D isolz;el e.syatjoEs are scat
- ssss. tie county
x.~ssra strea ns. fed from the SHOWS
--.ssru OF the maIc rage. break away
..asrfy direction. finding an outlet
rai.ratsa river. 'Ihs primo. ga
~Asssy in Ehe county Is the okan-
- sf,at has the hahn Of lakes be-
rssh syzoyoos aBa extending on
=, S-.,.a scsesanDLa a. tts source II
-, srr.iy sossfa until K JONAS the Co
-. .aA u s.agsgahle for aaE 10 length
= -. months RI ths year. With the
= sssl1rss ssxgsssea - a government
s..s..r AS river can b. made navizabIe
= "a lsossh q, a cost ot S29.@f9. All i'm
= '...-1es that would be Of great benefit
:. vaoSs upper country. Be>des the
-. there are the S.makansen.
- Er.tszt and Weus tcAee. streams
- rtzcaaaz the dignity Of rivers
=. ..sasnsran.e lesser creeks make this
= - he best waiesed counties In the
:. - bsnches along the Columbia and
4. xsIeys OF greater or less extent
s-pxs xhlch Ere various streams make
- ~ sse MARY acres Of rock land
49, 10 fruits and grains. There are
- -asy good farms on the higher
- ausaag the lesser elevations But.
-. 70 Ias eonsracte3 quantity OF tIl)a-
4. ssA and Tha slight ENCOURAGEMENT TO
!, ,s.-ssax = market. azrle ulture az yet
<. small factor in the resources Of
:, ss.nsy. Stock raising tsaes prece-
A.. sssf farming al she present time.
!, "a Of the land liz iDclosei and the
$50 ro5sfgy valleys and mountain
- 4 severed by heavy growth Of rli-
r-rsss bunch grass tbs Is the cattle
sea pasaSse. The beef Of okanogan
ssss,z i hsId in high esteem and many
a. Or herds feeding ana fa.ts aing among
"a sAs TIC large hay ranches along the
1xssssss ard SlmiikaEnesrs insure album
hs gas,enzsoe Tor winter, though the
ssssss as a rule. are so mid in this TO-
1.Y ,has stock often ranges twe-ye
szsgss "a he yer
a., Is % the mineral deposits that
sazssan county looks for t;s future i'm
Sr.saes aad wealth This IS an Industry
~ Is the vary Infancy ~ DEVELOPMENT.
81 eanrs1i progress has been made in
"a sss e Investigation IN show that all
g. gs1ssus netals abound and that in
81 Quantities as az some future day 10
" Tasasass0n we'll up toward the head
4 lie 5ai.on producing states OF the
rsn Almost everywhere within the
sssasy wasrs the prospecior has pushed
"a ssezgshss have there been found In
ssea.isss u the presence Of mineral GOLD.
saTF cspger and lead are distributed
tsfaza tss mountains and producing and
psss2sls nsnes there viii h. In pIsnty
ssss tss fsqss.;e capital is invested for
Is fsrse~ o. development. There has
s:sass Tea rlGch WORK done In thfs field
* 1sssrY, b. ~ scattered and I'm such
iessfs.zasy manner that the county has
l'zs,ss VI atls by the outlay
"a sesT srt!c.a upon the county II
sfss = mE4'sas rs make special men
ss y azf ~ seci.Ca over another but
~ s'skssi ns1ar enterprise now on foot
Y ~ hsrr sad pr ject xpcona In i'm
: - 80. = y similar work on the coast.
~ Wfsaf a tuunel several thnrxa,d
y ~ . mef mountain i7y ,he Palmer
ANaAa sssnci * Mining Company TIE
'~1se' ~ over i.ss fec bong. ana Soy
"a 2ssF'n'e. true assure veins have
>A ssscHtercd. IN orc ~ which the
s.aa taA II easily visible gold. Much
" 'asrs Of mining Tn Okarogan roun-
esrEteHi upon the results ~ the ex-
l@fs-a5ss Under Palmer mountain as .ro-
Fss' y tbs tunnel - far rhe eonpaov
- y. revealed any OF IFS large cr,r;,fu,w
F'fss tai rom the Increa seci s'xa ~ ,hs
e1@'sF ones. carrying augmented values
- ofFsrrd VITA surface ASSAYS II ia
nNsf sa'e tn claim the enterprise. 4 uer-
- ssse@sS, and that z wil, become a.a
-. ees' Known ana best paying proper
y me Northwest. This sstynn~ ioux
rs " no means The only mining m
So n tbs county. Il IL simply men.
- ~ - Indication OF she faith that
- sSa 'asEiea With existing rondi,foas
- = ~ mineral promises OF ma, eot,n.
-, $40 are willing - hack ;hat rai,f,
s'ge expenditure OF money. Soma
=. :. '.Na Vfe mas been takeu cur OF mum
"a properties. while large hedges Of
49, Solf quartz are not uncommon
a. s''shftoH ~ the present time Is be-
- 'fAefec 10 Meyers creek AMI Teroda
-. aa 'as reservation. tha result of
~, s'8lSrs al RepUb..c. and .~aiiffes
=. save oeen overlooked ~ a l,rg time
10 he front Through he sam.
e., ~ 'ao&e who are looking for In.
az desiring "a engage IN mining
-. - s''F that 0kan~ear ,,o4n.,. Al he
n iFr~ HiS oppoTF gntits that
49,. ~ me- Vir1 aHR~ aerr an .n.,
40 'h-f'fg is TO ,-ht.f sfttr~rrv
a. sl iiS r2t'~r. a. resources 1ka1,.
s,..,-af presents attractive features
"a. FER 'ourtS; and sportsman thn,
-, .Ve' .ea'e largely To- spread me
re-. =, aAd wide among those who have
re.. a. sseh'e beauty and loee to Tiger
r.ge ~. aahd'work NJ nature, or who
saas'as TIE larger game.
FRANK NJ DAII.AM