Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-07
Gold.

Gold.
Camp Mckinney, B. O., Nov.
80, 1899: How many p rsrns can
Il, flu, ti.n ',cn DAISIES - '..s GROW
ince o. British rciainbia? Thirty
years ago the sc,oni gaoeraDhics
labeled all that vnst territory
above the northern boundary of
the United States. lyi.,s between
the Atlantic aud Pacific OCEANS as
British Columhi~ Mondays how
ever, the province Of British Coll
umbia lies west of the we'll known
provinces of Canada, and is bound
ed on the south by the United
States boundary line and on the
west by the Pacific ocean. "A care
rier pigeon, flying $50 miles nortb-
west Of Sookanr, Wash, would
reach Camp Mckinney mining
camp, which is situated in the
mountains no; FIR from the Amer
lean border. 4 railroad running
north from Spokane to the town
of Robson, 3. O., and thence west
to Midway, takes the traveller
within Is miles of Camp MrK;n-
.ney, to which place telegraph aud
telephone lines were built last
summer
It is most delightful region ns
to climate and natural scenery.
The advent of the railway is MAX
ing rapid develcpmer possible,
for in former years the steep
mountainous roads and the bridge
less streams we're far from invit-
ing to even the rugged pioneer
who worked his wny into the dis
trict and discovered some of the
richest mines in all North Amer
lea.
Like Daniel Boone and Kit
Carson he penetrated the forests
and the plains, hraved the dam
gers of hostile natives and wild
beasts, the pioneer Of British Col
umbia came into this country and
laid the foundations for countless
fortunes now being amassed in
the mines and to be amassed in
the future, for the country is I'M
dergoing rapid development, proof
of which is the approach of the
Canadian Pacific railway, whose
track will traverse Camp McKin-
ney district by the end of 1900.
Anticipating this happy fulfill
ment of hope, the pioneers have
located much of the ground in the
neighborhood of the richest
mines and the best known mineral
land is nearly all taken, but there
is much UNEMPLOYED ground not
far away in which there may be
found great riches if the tradi-
tions of the Indians may be be-
lieved.
In 1897. 20 ur correspondent had
talk With an old Siwash Indian
who knows this country like a
rounder knows the bowery, he
said his people had found some
very rich nuggets in the Selkirk
mountains, to the north not over
100 miles and that few days
prospecting had disclosed q rich
deposit of free gold not far from
the surface of the mountain. The
Indian exhibited some of the mug.
gets. No one in the camp doubts
his story. Even here in Camp
Mckinney some very rich finds
have been made. Any veteran
miner here will tell you of the dis
covery Of the huge quartz boulder
by Jolly Jack. veteran prospec-
tor, on Rock Greek, at the lower
end of the claims owned by the
Lemon Gold Mining company.
Ever since the discovery the rich
ledge which yielded it has been
searched for in vain, yet it is pos
sible the Gold Standard ledge of
the above named company may
be the coveted prize. This famous
boulder weighed over 100 pounds
and produced over eight Thousand
dollars in 8. .sea gold.
This marvellous country is sure
to be heard from throughout the
mining wofld within very short
time. Some great properties al