The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-28
Description of the Largest Tram
way in the Cascades.
CVE2 THE NOUN ISiN P'SS.
Great Undertaking. of the Owners OF
the Forty-Five Mine-An Example
of the Enterprise That Ii slowly
Opening the Treasure stores al
.h~ St.ts-uutlook for suverton-
Work Continuing on Best Mines.

Special Dispatch TO the Pest-inteiiisehcsi'
ssi.yERTON. Oct. ZT~-t5iYen transports-
ton and adequate meats Of shipping sup
plies In and ore OUT ;ais camp would De
one Of the moot lively In the state. since
the big .resnet when the railroad vas
washed out. the town and the dass'ict nave
been dormant. Though two or three COM
pantes have carried sd extensive ara con
tinuouy development. Others have only
kept np assessments. and many nave re-
located A number Of good buildings are
lying Idle The town ig not easy 20 reach.
The best way is To 20 over the Seattle d
International and the Everett Monte
Criz.a as far as Robe; thence ho0fing II
to where a tram crosses the river. some
eight miles. and then on 10 the town es
hand car. propelled by the passengefs--a
heaithfui and tedious JOB. some ten mfies
In duration. To the north little way Is
Long mountain; TO the south. Marble
mountain: to the east, Bald mountain. ana
to the west, narrow pass. through when
winds the river and the railway track
There seems to be little chance Of the
road going through this season. though
your correspondent has undoubted author
ity for the statement that the project has
not been abandoned. II In not improbable
that some other line will make connection
VIII tuls eeGlinN, az one VI sHc Sohtth"Ap"
OF the state has had men out this sum
mer inyestisatiug II was demonstrated
beyond doubt that q line running up tho
Sank river. which Is just over the divide
from here, would furnish the enormous
amount OF fifty car loads Of first class lurn-
Der per day for over Atty years.
Ground exists for the belief that the
Penn Mining Company. in conjunction
with the Haber syndicate Will run n line
- Hfsfrss
the pass 10 Troublesome creek and on into
Index there 10 connect with the Great
Northern. This fs a scheme much spoken
of lately. and IL In not TO a large degree
visionary. M tho Penn company II be-
lieved 10 have an immense quantity OF ore
blocked out and have never stopped work
a day. while Mr.. Haber has one OF the
biggest propositions IN the Index country
Both these companies have unlimited capt
tai at their disposal. and when they are
ready To ship ore they certainly Will ship
II. not being In any way dependent upon
the policy OF any railway. They have said
time and again that they contemplate put
ting In II railway II there be not one In
convenient position When they have found
II timely to send ore ont. These things
are matters OF more than ordinary impor-
tance. they are promulgated by men
abundantly capable OF carrying out any
project OF this nature they may undertake.
Longest Tram In the state.
I, will be impossible at this time to give
II repoG; on all the properties IN the ST.
verton district. bat the following - a brief
and quite general summary. and embraces
the most OF the best claims and larger
operations:
The ~ tram.~-This is one OF The most i'm
portant enterprises ~ the district. and was
put through by two Seattle gentlemen
Messrs. Thompson and Andrews. II is the
longest tram In the state. II runs from
the railroad track on the stillaguamish
river. half mile below Siivertcn, up over
Marble pass to the headquarters camp of
the IL mine. where there Is a smaller tram
connecting with the mine something like
l,hn feet higher NJ. The big tram IL two
and three-quarters miles long and Is sup
ported by foTty~e.ght towers tho longest
span being as feet, ana the shortest ~
fee. II IS the Halliday systeu-a double
moving wire with buckets attached
There s5a buckets on the line each
With capacity Of 80 pounds making the
total capacity Of the plan; over loa ton.
per day. The buckets are anfonnatip
dumping. the ore passing out ~ them infb
IA shoot and thence 30 the ears on The side
track below. TIE tram iS operated BY
water power % forty horse power. A ee.p-
foot nurne takes the water from the river
connected ny wires with the machinery IN
the headhouse. situated on the railway
track The totai cost os the tram was
ss's aod II cost SIS each - put In the
towers supporting the wires
The construction Vas under Tho super
vision of Mr. Andrew jackson II f. ~
interest ~ note that thrre never was
cabgc - equal weight ami length aIa
over such a pass IN the world Where K
Ptsses over the divide II Is u. tect higher
than AT the heafnous* - the river. -
cAhie 4 seven eighths ot an fnrh in diam
eIet made II pjow steel ard consists IF
siS sttaods containing la~ wffes TIE rlan
~ laying The wires was IN means ~ a
rapNtan operated ~ horses cash strand
was r. sH seet IN length sua easa r,.,...
Weighed = 80 pounds >tt n took t8; 49,.
da$+ 'e lAy &, al and pJ; IL 81 tae towers
Ihas IS the biggest thing IN tNy, wav 81
trans in ihe stale. having iren gut a. T.
hardle }ec 80 from the ! mine ORD, "a
very sA"gt tii0e after as cofuYle;lo., tns
ra,}rnAf Washed vgt avs evr- since tee
tram fa~ aysu Idle. Artas kep- un -
r. Hpst '' aif 3a fAs ft-er eoveNer. =,
taai = 'HfFe ~ss use fur g. IL cous' Do
pui Ia Flh"i1s or4 In ltss taan Z ~rek
The buckets hase a4l fsvu .sise,4. i,.,~t..s
thc wires ti..ssene3 ans tss water .3tt,.-t..t
from t1e furss 4 h.tS been estimate, tv
mary It's thAt ths tsfae uel.f yN.ers =,
- SIS f"i. raF 3ritY 9sa.a tGr .no-seat :. ,s.
competed Hnt U.s. ttet aste .-,..-st,..sst
operations 'te- s1frt SO wrv.* :.ke wears
;"J BE ifsw e. taH1lr esrr ,Aa ef, IA
on tae aunp ~' 'sr gat-s
niS ni""""t az >aipstas.
Tho frNfa, Te,s, e x---.. -
Chains oNn~'i s' tne : ii,%s .eey.4sh { 81.
tan M'a'os Gems an. rrs7r~et,tHs s-~s p.
) !" N''>~ !h~ i'Hefeat claims are