The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-01-28
PROSPECTS OF COMPLETION
OF ROAD TO SUMMIT DISTRICT
Bill introduced in Legislature Asking
for $4,000 with Which to
Complete Same.

Senator Stewart has introduced a bill
asking for the appropriation of $4,000,
or so much thereof as may be found
necessary with which to complete the
state road across the Cascades. The
legislature of '9S made an appropriation
for the work, which was simultaneously
commenced at North Yakima extending
along the Natchez and Dumping rivers,
and at Buckley, extending east and
north along the Greenwater river and
its tributary, the White river, the road
to pierce the heart of the rich Summit
mining district. The appropriation fell
far short of finishing the work, the
larger and more expensive part through
the mountains yet remaining untouched.
That the road is necessary for the de-
velopment of this rich district, as well
as being a suitable highway across the
hills, is conceded by everyone conversant
with the situation. The richest ore
mines in the state are located upon the
proposed route. They are inaccessible
by wagon, and every pound of stuff
taken in must be on the backs of pack
animals at an exorbitant price. 1t now
costs five cents per pound to pack freight
in from the North Yakima side of the
Cascades. Were it possible to haul the
freight in on wagons the expense would
be many times less.
There has been completed u to this
time about $500 feet of tunneling in the
Summit district at cost of over $780,
200. This large amount of capital
already invested represents but small
amount of what would be put in there
should road be completed, and thus a
means provided for getting i'll the ma
chinerv so necessary now to put the
mines on paving basis.
II. V. Bonnwell Of this city, while in
Tacoma last week, compiled a list of the
property in the Summit Hill district,
together with the amount expended by
each company in development work. 1t
is herewith given:
Two claims owned by Thomas
Farrell South Tacoma. .... $500
Five claims owned by Thomas
Farrell, James Forrest and l..
Height, South Tacoma .... 1000
Three claims owned by William
Farrell, South Tacoma, 10 feet
of tunneling ........ 600
Six claims owned by Forrest &
Farrell, South Tacoma, go feet
of shafting, l04 feet OF tunnel
ing, 20 feet of open cuts. .... 5000
One claim owned by Forrest Il
Farrell, South Tacoma, 3S feet
of tunneling, 20 feet open cuts. $50
Five claims owned by Forrest *
Farrell, South Tacoma, 105 feet
OF tunneling, 20 feet of open
cuts, cost .................... 1000
Six claims owned by Diamond
| Hitch Mining company, Taco
ma, $50 feet OF tunneling, 100
feet of open cuts. ........,. $500
- claims owned by Addison, Hill
& Brown, South Tacoma, l25
! feet of tunneling, 10 miles of
trail, expenditure. .......... 5000
Is claims owned by the Medina
Gold Mining company data
furnished by James Addison,
manager, South Tacoma) 700
feet of tunneling, $50 feet of
shafting, one mill building, D.
stamp mill, 100 feet of tlume,
sleeping house, cook house and
store house ................... $4,000
10 claims owned by the Florence
Mining x Reduction Co., South
Tacoma data furnished by Ben
Frazier. treasurer) 52S feet of
a,tc IN foot pf baf An