The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
NEED OF 4 WAGON ROAD.
skagit County Asked to Help the
Mining Companies to Build 1t.


Mining Companies to Build II.
The mine owners and prospectors Of the
Slate creek and Ruby creek districts are
crying out for o road down the Ruby
creek and skagit river valleys and are
public interest In the matter at this end
of the proposed route 1t IL pointed out
that the west side Is losing thousands Of
there being nothing but trail over most
of this route, and as consequence all
supplies are sent in by way Of Wenatchee
Saul Hendrickson has appeared before
the Sedro-Woolley Twin City Business
League In behalf Of those interested in
M ss 5e 81 sRsn y secure s nc
where It leaves OH above Marblemount
g ths sksSt county s. line about eleven
said he was authorized to state that Il
the county or the residents at this end
would complete this small section, Of
light. those interested in the mining dis
tricts beyond would build the remaining
sixty-nve miles at their own expense.
whole pr ross but nsrs nntl wagon ov road Il
built II IL impossible to take in machirl-
cry and supplies to the camps. The build
ns q tns sr wola says o aoo OF
creek. 1t now takes eight days to 80
around by wenatchee, whereas over. this
new road It can be made n three days:
This route down the Ruby and SkaEit
valleys II the natural outlet. Mr.. Hem
Erickson came down over the trail on De-
cember s. in less than four days When
out on over the EASTERN route, as snow had
completely blocked the trail leading to
Besides the matter OF getting in sup
plies, there is the question OF mail ac-
comrnodation. Hendrickson said that ev-
cry man IN the Slate creek camp paid
2;so month to get letters carried n from ,,,
get in twice q month, and had to wear
snowshoes and pack In the mail bags at
the risk Of his life. 49,, On the proposed
mail three times weey.
The Slate creek properties. although IN
Whatcom county. have no outlet or inlet
are completely cut OFF BY an impossible
range of mountains from any intercourse
with any part OF Whatcom. In richness
one Of r' the greatest on the Coast. Lane
and Haywood. the California millionaires,
have spent about $4,000 in development
work alone on the Eureka ana Mammoth
mines These people offer to contribute
very literally towards the construction OF
the road down to the Skagit county line:
The owners Of the 80 mine say they will
build five miles themselves: the Goat Min
ing Company. Youngs Mining Corpora
ton, the Ruby creek people and Ridpath
q Turner, who have Just bought the Ia
cOIna group, 3T0 I'LL WlflIk dHQ dHAlUuS
to chip in generously on the proposition.
Every prospector and claim owner In the
two districts Is willing TO do 500 worth
OF assessment work on the road. In re-
turn all these people ask is that the
county will build the short link from Mar
blemount to the line, eleven and three
fourths miles northeast, to connect with
the sixty-five miles they will themselves
build
A discussion Of these various phases of
the subject excited the utmost interest,
HSxrygy1
imously decided to take up the matter and
push It at once. To this end committee
was appointed to prepare and circulate
petitions to be presented to the county
commissioners. praying that the road be
built to the county line above Marble
mount. These petitions will be circulated
simultaneously in all portions Of the
county. and as the building Of this road
will divert hundreds OF thousands OF dol
this country, and also assist wonderfully
IN the rapid development of the upper
Skagit valley, it is expected that the Pc
titions Will be promptly filed.