The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-08

| Within three, or at most. four months,
| the great mineral belt of the Cascade
| mountains and foothills along the west OF
| the range. lying in the eastern part and
| along the boundary of Snohomsh county
viii be tapped by two lines OF railway
| owned by two of the great transcontinen-
1 tai companies
One road, in fact. is already built well
| into the district and the other is fast
nearing completion. The branch of the
| Great Northern from Hamilton IL COM
| pleted twenty-six miles, To Sank; the
| branch of the Seattle & International,
| part of the Northern Pacific system,
| which VIII extend from Arlington to Oar
| rinEton. thirty-two miles, has been grad
/ ed for over two-thirds of the distance and
track laying, II the weather favors, will
| be begun next week.
Both Ronds Nearly Done.
| The town of Darlington. sixteen miles
| from Sank the temporary terminus of the
| Great Northern branch, and which the
| Northern Pacific is building. lies In the
| heart of what Is regarded by competent
| Judges as one of the greatest mineral dis
! tficts of the state. and is just ninety-two
| miles from Seattle. All through the past
! summer there has been great activity in
| the district, and such has been the show
| ing made by only a partial development of
| the resources that the transcontinental
railway lines have felt Justified in hasten
| ing their efforts In reaching for the BUSH
ness.
Superintendent G. n. Cliff, of the Seat
| tie e. International, states that the line
| from Arlington to Darlington will be
completed by March Is. 1901. at the latest.
| The one-third of the distance lying at
|. the eastern end. yet to be graded. is con-
sidered the easiest part of the work. and
| the track laying, soon to begin, Will be
pressed as fast as the roadbed Is pre-
pared. With generally favorable weather
| through the winter, the road will be
ready for operation at an earlier date,
| but in fixing the time for the middle of
| advantage.
The Great Northern branch. completed
from Hamilton 10 Sank. Is surveyed
| further from Sank sixteen miles up the
Sank river, to Darlington, and those in
assert that the line Will enter Daring
ton about the same time the Seattle 4
International or very shortly thereafter
Activity ut the Mines.
With such prospects for early and easy
and claim holders in the region OF which
| Darlington is the center have been in
| cited TO unusual efforts In development
| work and number Of rich strikes have
been reported from the properties being
| worked.
Thousands Of pounds Of machinery ana
| supplies have been shipped in from Sc
Great Northern road TO Sank. these ship
mcnts were hauled by wagon over a
rough road from Arlington. At present.
however. much Of the heavier shipments
40 by rail TO Sank and thence along the
shorter route 0f sixteen miles TO Daring
ton. going up the sauk river by canoe for
about ten miles and the remainder OF the
distance In wagons.
Machinery sent Frors seattle.
One OF the well posted men on the re-
sources and prospects OF the district
about 70 be opened IN is James q, Civ
ems ~ Seattle, secretary and treasurer Of
the Elwcll-DsrrinEton Company. a con-
Germ having large interests In Daring
ton and vicinity. To past-Intellisencer
reporter Mr. Givens said yesterday;
Every camp in the Darlington district
is wide awake and moving Considerable
excitement exists because az the general
activity prevailing and the fact that nu-
merous rich strikes have recently been
made. This IL increased by the kn0wt-
| edge that transportation TO the smelters
/ VIII be available carly next year. Many
Z Of the mines are now ready to ship ore
I and the ore dumps are being added to
daily.
Our company this week shipped to
Darlington the machinery for n concen-
traitor OF fifty tons daily capacity. This
WITH be the first concentrator in the dis
4 triet. II goes by rail- 10 Sank and thence
the difficulties tn the last stages OF trans
nartatton, the machinery will be delayed
Z tn reaching the mines but we expect TO
have II IN place and in operation within
/ the next sixty days
MIR. James A Elweli. the president %
4 the company, Ia personally In charge OF
/ the work at the mines MIR EiWe}l was
/ one OF the earlitst fortune seekers IN tn.
/ Et0ndike and prOhtea considerably from
. HIS holdings IN that district These prof
( lis he has Invested largely IN the Oar
! rtngtan and as an experienced mining
Z man Iepaks forward TO more substantial
and LASTING benefits than are possible Ia
I the northern plaeeFs The kickap0o gFouu
~ mines. which was taken over by our
{ company f. proving very rich. the aver
/ age Of assays 50 far made being $50 IN
gold and copper Mr. Elweli has now a
fDrcs Of thirty-ive men at work which
/ will. Of course, be largely Increased with
I the installation Of the concentration.
1 Ample accommodation for housing fhe
/ men are already provided"
Mssy Rich strikes Reported.
OF the operations IN other mines and
I the general prospects 81 the district Mr.
I Owens talked no less Interestingly.
The Blue BIRD mine has Seen rich
+ frsr,s she start he said. " ID ~ owned nv