The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-13
Prospectors Find Gold in an Old
River Bed.
BUNS TO as CENTS PER YARD.
II Believed 10 Contain Great
Quantities of Aurfferons Gravel
Big Quartz Lodges Discovered I'm
franklin Camp, British Columbia.

Thomas Keiiar and Cornelius McRin-
non have returned to Rossland. b. C.,
from hitherto UNEMPLOYED section, which
lies north OF Burnt basin and east Of
Franklin camp. They have spent the
past Ave weeks in exploring e. II Is
very mountainous country, with heavy
timber and large creeks. One OF the larg-
est waterfalls was found there that ex-
lists In this portion OF British Columbia,
Five hundred inches Of water falls per-
peudicuhriy for a distance Of 1i5 feet.
These falls are on what is known as the
east fork OF Sander creek. which flows
into Christina lake. The most important
discovery was new placer field. Mr..
kellar. IN speaking about the mines OF
that section. said 10 representative OF
the Miner:
There are number OF promis-
ing leads in that section, and some u
them are OF enormous size. We measured
one with a tape line, and found IL 10 be
40 feet In width, and could be traced for
n length OF several claims We think
that these big Lodges are free milling
from the fact that we found free gold
IN the wash in the creeks near them. The
ore Is white quartz carrying oxides OF
iron. The most trustworthy sign about
these big lodges r. that the quartz Is
more or less decumposed. The country
rock IL birdaeye pnrphyry and lime shale.
"Whu I consider the most valuable
ind was made on the return trip, when,
coming back 10 the Burnt basin by a
different route from what we had taken
when going out. we found In the bed OF
an old river valuable placer ground. The
river bed runs at right angles with the
creeks OF the country. and cuts tine for
nation. We traced the river bed for "A
distance of two and a half miles. and
In some places Il ~ over 900 feet wide. II
must have been very big Waterway
about as large az the Columbia river for
several miles above Trail. We sunk on
It at tho most promising points and got
most satisfactory results IN coarse gold.
Mr.. Mckinuon IL an old placer miner.
having mined for years In California.
and he IL convinced that the old river
offers an aluring field for the hydraulic
miner, AS high as % cents per yard
was found near the surface, The bed
rock, where the coarse gold ts to be
found. was not reached however. on
account OF the seapago OF water. There
are two creeks that command the gravel
In this river bed; there IL ample timber
for building fumes and plenty of fail for
carrying on the debris. Apd altogether
II II mn ideal situation for placer min
ing II IN Mr. Mckinnun's opinion that
this Ia one ot the finest hydraulic prop
oslsions In British Columbia, When left
Gladstone "A number Of prnapectors when
they heard the news. left there for the
purpose OF trying their Tuck In this new
country
There IL any amount OF game IN that
section. There are number OF noun
tain sheep. besides plenty OF silver-tip
bear a species ~ grizzly. We saw i've
In one day They ran away IA soon as
they observed US, They are dangerous
only when they have cubs We saw a
number OF caribou, and they are In spen-
dii condition. Then there are plenty
OF ANAL birds, such grouse. fool hens.
etc. II Is verltahle hunters paradise.
"A, what VIZ christencd Twin noun
tain there IL large glacier. 1t Is half
a mile vide ana runs for over mile
back Into the draw ct the mountain. II
IL qui.e an interesting sight and when
that country Ia opened 90 hy roads Il
will be one OF the puiutH for visitors to
make pilgrimsgra to.
we were troubled some hy mosquitoes
There Wefc none on the ioWiandR but
In the highlands near the snow line there
we're millions 81 them. ana they made
both tho night and the day uacumfoftahle.
II met the dominion geological survey
party az Badger mountain Mr.. J. ~
Hrock u thu goologlst and Mr. " Leach
the tngoErapher They are making a
gcolagicai map 81 tho Burnt basin section
which viii doubtless be 90 great benefit
To- thr miners thern"
MessfR krllRr and McKinn0n VIII re-
tVfn 1T about week ia look after the
placer property They have with them
some coarse enlh which they PANIED out
OF the old river bed