The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

cial ana mining center. embraces that
portion OF the province included between
the north fork CT Kettle river on the
east, the main Kettle river on the west
the International boundary lire on the
south and extending northward about
twenty mites, IN all some four hundred
square miles of territory. drained by the
Kettle river and Its numerous tributaries
Greenwood, the geographical center OF
the district. 10 reached by tho Columbia
q Western branch OF tho great Canadian
Pacific railway system.
History Of the District.
The history of the district carries one
back as far aa the early sixties. when
party OF prospectors. en- route from the
California disgings to the then recently
discovered placers of the Cariboo, passed
up boundary creek. Gold was discovered
In the creeA and II ia said that some
$4,000 was panned. Graded and sluiced.
when the rich gravel played OUT and
the pioneers moved on. Little was known
OF the district. after these forty-niners
had disappeared. until 1854. whom quarts
was found In what Ii now known as Cop
per camp. In the same year w. 7.
boundary Creek Smith discovered
Smiths camp Another period of inac~
tivity lasted until 1890. when the first
real movement OF prospcctors TO the dis.
trtct commenced and today there are
some 5000 claims located. Little devel-
opment was done until 1896, merely as
sossment. From that time on. however,
capital has been slowly but surely coming
into the district. until there are now fully
twenty mines IN "A position TO ship. Just
~ soon as the different main spurs and
sub-spurs from the Columbia a Western
branch are completed Within the year
will see the completion OF a. least two
smolters now under construction, that Of
tho CRANKY smeltsr Company ~ Grand
Forks and the other OF the British Column
bia Copper Company IN this city when
the big mines that are being energetieally
opened start their regular shipments TO
the smeltsrs the tonnage will he equal 10
RosSland and the SLOGAN combined
Tac writer Is indebted 70 ]. C. Haas II.
ec. NJ, f., for the following brief aescrip-
tion az the geology OF the district. Es-
tending no boundary creek Tor several
miles above Greenwood and one mile south
are tho hofahicnde granite rocks These
GRANTEES are found on the east ana west
side OF the creek, piercing tho schls,S
ouertEites and crystalline lgnestones. which
are found banking them on the ives, and
east Further west are the sandstones and
shsles IN which occur the coal seams Of
Kettle river Numerous dykes % dioritc.
porphyry and other eruptlve rOcks are
found crossing these GRANTEES and schists.
usually In an easteriy and westerly dlrso-
ticn.
The city of Greenwood.
Before mentioning the numerous camps
surrounding Greenwood, and the space al,
iotled the writer VIII only allow the merest
reference % them. short description Of
the principal tcwn OF the district r. In or
der VIVA; Is now the city OF Greenwood
was originally pre-eulption taken NJ by
Otto nsllier In August. 1884 II 10 situated
In the valley az Boundary creek. nine rsiies
from where this now wen know- stream
enters the Kettle river at Midway The
townsite Is about $50 feet ahove sea levC;.
with = climate characteristics OF the inter-
Tor plateau OF the province. In the same
year Robert Wood. who may be called the
father OF the city. secured tho pre-emp-
tor. surveyed out site. graded the roads
cleared the timber from the lots. and In
duccd the nrst settlers to locate IN TIRE
embryonic city. From that time on the
town grew slowly. but surely. without blow
or elus,er It's progress has been steady
ana unsnterrupted-greater during the pGs,
year than ever before. the population hsv-
ing nearly ireAled. until today 4 Is nearing
1900 Inhabitants. II Is solid little city.
with thre. branches OF the leading hanks
81 NE r = nisn. whore practically Ill the