The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer
wHATCoM. Aug. % This Is proving to
be the year of greatest development in
the Mount Baker district Prospecting
has given very largely TO the develop
ment work, roads have been built. trails
improved and even railroad surveyors are
in the field. These last are looking for
pass through which to push the Boulder
creek extension Of the Belllngham Bay &
British Columbia railroad. that not
only the Mount Baker district but Slate
creek and Ruby creek may be tapped.
An important piece Of information is
that English & Son will push develop
ment work on the former Post-Lamhert
properties all winter. About three weeks
ago the force OF men employed at this
companys camp was laid off and Super
intendent Connors went 20 oregon.
The Deal Finally Closed.
Several reasons were given for the stop
ping OF the work but 1t was generally UNI
derstood that there was a hitch in the
negotiations for the purchase OF the prop
erty by English s. Son. who had only an
option thereon. II was said Mr., Connors
went to Baker City. Or, the home OF
English s Son. to help fix up the matter.
Mr.. Connors has returned from Oregon
and, though he refuses TO confirm or deny
the reported winding up of the negotia-
tons, he announces that work will be
resumed at the camp and carried on all
winter This. he says should be sufil-
cient evidence of English & Sons faith
in the proposition. Considerable machin-
cry Is to be added. including a power fan
for ventilating the tunnel
Work Pushed ON Many Claims
Development and assessment work Is
progressing this summer on no less than
ten claims and groups owned by different
parties and lying in the immediate vicin-
ity of the Post-Lambert discoveries. Near
ly all are promising properties, and sew
eral are extensions OF the Lulu and Lone
Jack leads, which English & Son are now
developing. Among these are the Terra
Alta group. owned by I. p. White. J, G.
| Treutle and others OF Whatcom: the Bald
| Eagle and Bear Den, owned by Myers
| Bros and Garrison Bros, OF Sumas: Lone
Jack No 2. in which Jack Post mas driv-
Ruffier Bros and 4. r. Johnson. OF SUI
| mas. are working on the Tenderfoot
| Rosebud and Bald Eagle claims near tho
| Twin lakes. They have also gone around
| on the north side OF Bear mountain and
| located what they claim Is a continuation
| of the Lone Jack lead. Near their first
Ing in tunnel on he John Bull. They
have penetrated about twenty feet and
express satisfaction with. the result.
Other claims on which work Is in pro-
| gress are the Big Bluff and Lake View
| owned by sundherg 4 Saline and the
group owned by the Union Mining e.
MILLING Company. on swamp creek.
Down In Ruth creek valley Morrison a.
Ericsson are at work driving . tunnel on
| the Daisy claim. and over on Red mount
| ain, near the boundary line similar work
| and some prospecting are being done
| Several new finds OF promise have been
made there.
Placer Mining ON swamp Creek.
The only placer miner In the district is
| man named Keiser who is busy with
| pick shovel and sluice box on Swamp
| creek. He Is silent as to whether his
| work Is yielding returns or not. but says
| that II the dust from i,oo0 feet ~ the bot
| tom OF Swamp creek could be obtained
| Il would give man all he needed for life
The swamp creek portion Of the Mount
| Baker district. where the greatest amount
| OF work Is being done, Is now accessible
| 10 pack horses The business men OF
| Bellingham bay and the miners Of the
district have contributed enough funds TO
| make fairly good trail 20 the summit Of
! the divide from Shuksan up Swamp creek.
and this summer pack horses we're taken
| from this side into the valley Of the Chill
| lmack. The mining companies are now
| nj work blasting out a road around a
projecting clin which will cut on n very
| steep rise Of 30 feet In the trail near the
| divide. The supplies for English a. Son' =
| camp which Is the largest In the district.
| heretofore have been necessarily taken
| in via Chiiliwack and British Columbia
| Superintendent Connors says no viii buy
everything on this side OF the line for
| his winters camp, n he can arrange for
mack trains