The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-20
SAYS IT
is RICH
cHhRtrs ANDERSON Rreo,-
MOST E"ra0slAsTleAllyos
mlHlNo DISTRICT

Charles Anderson who
.ng few days la gestt. ,psla-
~ihief in the Hoant IaEs. s ~.
district. tells come very sssa,la.iltg
3 STORIES about tie aiayeleems., 'ltg
, lnet " Doing Zone there ana 'it
ulst5 that within The next fsr ~, ~
THIS district vii be one Of ~, 'ssia
Important On tho continent A'@i
] Do not know why If sH
Mr. Anderson but sgme6o.. .sla
PIE DO not have the faith h 10 ~,
mineral bolts a. they DO n an M,
hundreds N miles away. 49,
DIS natural for a miner II 49, =
more euthusiastte when he hss.,N.
q strike several hundred mties q
Than he does when be- heaFa ~ ~
at home Somehow. they A. ~
think anything is good thai 49,. a
take monihH II hard work ~ -
! viii acknowledge thar 49,.
applies 10 me bat really nas-
right here lu Western Wsahin,..-
have as good mineral pr9eDse,s
any IN the world I have 80 -
years n experience on tina -.
and ! do not think there are -
good camps that have not ylsa.J
When ! think 81 the WAY -.
overlook the mining prospects ~.
here ia Western WashIngfes h
minds me ~ the way psosis -,
upon a fellow who De- born IN ~.
nelEhhorhood.
When / Wa a boy there ma.
fellow IN my neigh borho0a vbo -.
pretty smart lie did not ap....
% a great deal aa a babg ana -
pie sort OF rot the idea tbsi 4.
would not amount 90 much He ~,
up and started into business W.
everybody .aaH him and tbey !,
mcmbered him a. a baby. ~.
would have nothing ~ Do witb M.
because 10 did not cut much lts /,
"a kid.
He went away 20 another so,
where be was not known. ana /. |
about five years went 10 eapre,
The people where be xaa bers ~
raised said u vas awful funny 4.
cause he did not amount 10 4 fov !,
pins as a boy That Is abou, a,
way ! think people look upqn tse
mes enterprises that are mar 4
home II ! Wa 10 tell you sk,-.
the richness contained In The mar.
talnH Of this section. you Roald ~
believe Il any more than people Z.
lieve about the fellow who 4 brr
ia their neighbofhoOd.
i have been IN raining cams ~
years In fact. that IL about III
know. ! started ia doxn ID csg.
f0rnia. went 70 Montana aad ia nv
travels have sen some Of The IA.
est mines ia America. an "a
mine owner. nor am ! interested |.
one. but can tell you thar uovN
like To own one In the district |
have been working In Tor Tie par
months ] viii make one prsa,.
ton. That the Mount Baker tls-
trict is going 10 prove itself Que q
the richest In the world before rs
proEpectOrs and developers rr
through with H.
4 have been working there ~
some time and am surprised a IL
grade Of ore taken from the NOM
tains there. Every company nar.
ed has found paying ore aad tky
have not done anything in the Inc
Of development The prospects IN
most encouraging. In fact The ran
] have seen are as good as any "a
the coast During the years va
in Montana. IN the richest disiros |
there. ! have never seen abY btifg
prospects than those being followed |
IN Mount Zaker.
To give you an iilugtFaiion. i
the Mount Baker a shuksH pfuy-
erty there Is one cross shan beng
driven into the hill and the ma
are now In 20 feet IN a very fitk
vein. This one vein on the sarfsrs
shows a face q 80 feet and he r. (
dicaiions are that II viii he vid.
below the surface where he wogk
is nnw going on The shaii there q
200 feet into the side % the NON.
tain and shows richer ore even /
yard Il goes In. Other mines are
proving Just aa rich Some q The
ore I hrouEh out indicates ina
small way just the wealth euntslned
In the mountains IN this district
Anderson viii return % The nh
ing district during the next week. Il