The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-10
MINES OF wHATcOM COUNTY


According TO the Sumas News, the I'M
provement Of the Sumas Clearbook road,
a distance of three miles, Is now well
under way. Two miles of the distance
has been completed, and OF the balance
half mile has been siashed and cleared
and Is now being graded. J. n. Steli,
road supervisor of Sumas district. has
nearly completed his part OF the work.
which is in very good condition. and
while II viii take much gravel TO make
II a good passable road in winter the
main work has been done f. Jameson,
road supervisor In the Clearhrook district.
has his work well under way and has as
FAR as graded made an elegant roadbed.
The distance remaining Is mostly
through swamp and a ditch TO drain
the ditch along the road will have TO
be dug before the roadbed can be made.
Mr.. Jameson states that such ditch can
easily be made The balance of the road
Is expected to he completed by the middle
OF the month. The road leads through
some OF the best bottom land In the
Snmas valley. 1t Is mostly alder bottom
and very easily cleared. This road Is not
only marked Improvement and a great
saving In time for the farmers TO pass
from Clearhrook 70 sumas. hut It viii
open up a country which SO far. because
of It's supposed flooded conditions, has
been considered almost beyond retaining.
but the building of the road viii prove
that the section can be drained and so
VIII soon be the homes of thriving
farmers.
Machinery for the Nooksack.
Bernard n Swinhart, OF Noolsack. who
own some very valuable gold claims in the
foothills east OF Nooksack. were in Sumas
Wednesday. They have sold one-third
interest In their claims to upsound par
ties, who are to put in the machinery
necessary to operate the mine A stream
that comes down the mountain, over the
claims, viii be damned for tho purpose
OF furnishing power TO operate the stamp
mill. water wheel and a tive-stamp
min. which has been manufactured by
Moran Bros. Of Seattle. In now awaiting
shipment to the mine. The operators. In
a recent letter TO MIR. Swinhart, state that
II VIII not be possible 70 do anything
more than to get the mill in place this
fall. The claim consists OF reef from
$50 feet 70 400 feet wide. II has been
traced for several thousand feet The
reef carries ore aHsaying from g to ST.
IN proof OF which Mr.. Bernard exhibited
letters from the parties who had had
the assay made. The company considers
that with an ore averaging 81 per ton.
they have good thing. Speaking about
the people who are doubling the existence
OF gold In the mine, Mr. Bernard said:
II do not see why they should fight u.s.
We are not asking them for anything.
hard-earned money"
Notes of Mount BAKER Mines.
A. II. Wright and Harry Snow returned
from the Mount Baker district Saturday
whore they have been doing assessment
work on their claims. Mr.. Wright had
trict. While chopping on a log the az
suddenly slipped. entering his foot ~ the
nsten. inaicting a serious wound Mr.
Wright. who " the secretary OF the
Morning star Mining Company. states thar
The company has done ssAa worth OF de-
ve0pment work this summer
Mr. Snow - interested with Frank
Nancy IN several claims Ruth creek
near the eighteen mile post. which claims
are showing up well Mr. Snow was
greatly eiated over the discovery OF a
new ledge On his claims.
Gail Pelrce. ~ neming. passed through
sunas from the Red mountain mining
district, British Columbia. where ne IN
sNmpany with several others has some
very valuable claims % free GOLD Mr.
Pcirce states that the Dominion govern
uaenf has appropriated the money necss-
sary Tor fhe hu.o..ng ~ wagon ROAD
from CAsiiiwack 10 the boundary line.
ard that surveyors are now IN the neld
C. p. Topcltn ana Ira Case. ~ Ia.
coma. have returned from the Mouat
Gaker district where they went 10 in
spect the Lady az the iaks claims. owned
vs. H. 6. Lambert and Jack Post, They
were greatly impressed witA the claims
especially the recently iarates4 ledge on
ne claims which they pronounced very
ane Mr. Case, who has large interests
in the Republic district and other Us
trscts IA ;he state vas much pleased
with what he saw ard makes great pre-
Actions Tor the country.