The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-24
Much Prospecting on Buokhorn
and Percy Mountains.
The RESULT is ENCOURAGING.
Extensive Development Work on the
Review, Crystal Butte and Poland
Chinn-Gopper-GoId Properties
Opened up-Chesaw, bolster rnd
Nelson Each Pressing It's Claims
for the Trade of the District.

Special Dispatch to the Post-rnteliigencer.
GREENWOOD, b. c, Aug. 23.---The cor
respondent Of the Post-Inteiigencer has
just returned from n flying visit 20 the
Myers creek district A considerable
amount OF prospecting work is being done
this summer and there IN much activity
on both Rnckhorn and Percy mountains.
Such mines as the Review. Crystal. Butte
and Poland China no was informed. are
being developed on "A large scale. with
most satisfactory results ON Buckhorn
mountain there have been opened up
many fine copper-soId claims that give
promise with further development of be-
coming large producers.
The Myers creek district supports three
thriving towns. The. oldest. Chcsaw has
the advantage IN the start. in the race for
supremacy Like it's rival. Bolster.
little over n mile north. II is located on
Myers creek. Chesaw has many fine
frame business buildings and two good
hotels. Bolster ~ the first town to be
entered by those coming into the dis
srict from this side OF the line. 1t first
came into prominence year ago this
summer. Since then It has gone forward
steadily In its growth. Recently J. w
Mcbride. the townsite managrr bought
out his partners I'm the townsite and In
their place got Greenwood capt taiists In
terested In the town. company, known
as the Bolster Improvement Company.
has been organized. and backed with plen-
IS Of funds II now prepared To push the
town to the front Among the improve
ments just started Is the building OF
commodious hotel II viii be two stories
HIGH Dxio0 feet IN size Contractor Ira
vers. Of this city. has the contract for
construction.
Abous six miles due wcst of Bolster. at
the heedwaters of Baker creek, the latest
ef.xa r. h.. atxl- L. ala.
Though barely three months In actual
existence. the place has grown rapidly.
The Colvilio Reservation Syndicate a
Montreal concern. IL responsible for this
townsite. The syndicate owns over 100
mineral locations In the district. inciud-
ing tho Poland China mine water
works system is TO be put in at Nelson
&. A. BIAtt. formerly Of Denver. has
erected a substantial three-story hotel,
ioDxs5 feet In size, coptaining twenty bed
gooms II Will be opened TO the public
NEXT Sunday. Nelson Is reached from
either Bolster or chesaw by the Orc
wagon road.
In the way Of connections with the Aort-
side world a great Improvement has just
been made In the construction of a wagon
road between Republic and chesaw. dis-
tsnee of forty miles regular daily
stage has been put on this route.
The Myers creek district besides abound
ing In mineral locations. has some of tho
hest agricultural and grazing land In the
state. This section should be q lively one
Ia October as on the 10th OF that month
the reservation will be thrown open to
homestead settlement and "A big rush is
expected, Already there are quite num-
Der of land seekers spying out suitable
locations. and with the settlement of the
district the trade OF the three towns now
rapidly building VIII be largely aug
mentei II Ia certainly q favorable dis
trict with its mineral and agricultural
resources and for the young man offers
uncxcelled chances 30 be found anywhere
IN the state OF Washington.