The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

number OF years, arrived n Sc
ante yesterday from Torcdo
creek, near the Republic mine. ioca;ai On
The north half Of the colviiie reservation
He brings to Seattle encouraging reports
abou, the Mining prospects OF hat part
Of the state. and says that he has made
some fine discoveries. He has had pros
peciing parties .here for ten years, l0nS
before {, was thrown open. After Spc2d-
ing much time and money. he has been
rewarded by securing very fatter.ng pros
poets upon the Republic vein ard samples
from HIS property from tha surfaes down
fifty feet are identical with the ReD.ot
ore.
TIE vein upon the Boalie which s7t1irs
TIE property OF Afr. Dettuaer Is - te@t in
width. with wei defined walls. To POST
Intel: gencer reporter a. the Northern no
IT, yesterday Nr. Detemer stated t:ot
where the miners started TO WORK OF the
pay chute the vein was only about TWO
feet IN thickness. but a twelve .ce. Fcep
Il had widened % eight feet Of ore. AYR
aging 81 10 the on. On Mr.. Dsstmer's
property the miners started Ipoa g. -1~-
face assay and A four foot pay chute. -
a depfh % eight fss. il : eight .-et wide
and assays 80 70 the ton.
This state Is great ore producer" said
Mr. Dertmer We have always main
ta9sd that Washington was destined -
become d great mining state. AMI LAT IL
Was not necsss ary for al Of the 0aD,tal
OF the world ID seek investment IL far
away and Inaccessible countries like the
Yukon. With Sach great ADVANTAGES of
cima.e ana surSaee showinEs OF ore there
: no reason u doubt that this stIre IS
destined 10 become another klondike. -
- 70 ES IN
and encourage mining enterprises sloald
n0t overlook or Cwn state any louge~.
''T0rQdo creek 5 about sixteen miles IN
length. and has about 20 miners at work
developing the various properties This
country IS more tributary 20 Seattle Il r.
il = 10 Spokane, "a 4; Is reached VIA We
natChee BY rail. thence by steamer sew
enty-two miles 10 Brus1eron. on the Co
lumbla river. From there transportation
is already established"
W r. Martin. mining man OF British
Co.Iyn oia. was in the city for a short time
yesterday He mas JUS returned from a
trip 70 Brooklyn. a mining town OF four
weeks life. He said yesterday TO a Post
Tntelligencer reporter: one has no idea
Of the push ana true Western energy that
has bean at work in the little town OF
Brooklyn. Not more than five weeks ago
dense forest stood where Is now a thriY-
Ing mining town. Situated on Arrow lake.
II e. really the gateway 10 the Midway
ruines Good wagon roads connect the
place with many Of the rich mineral Sc
lions and a railroad will soon be in opera
tion. The steamers on the lake are uoll
loaded with mere handse Of ali descrlp-
tions. which - distributed tn the many
camps Clearing - being pushed with
large forces OF men and drilling WIZ soon
ne commenced. Houses are being built rs
fast as lumber can be obtained. The min
ing properties around Brooklyn are beng
worked and many tons are on the dumps
ready 10 he shipped To the smelter. Tents
and small houses spring up all around Ike
mushrooms. The town. while Of recent or
iSin. is not based on boom. but has natural