The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

teen miles from here. The records
show that in the past this camp has
turned out more than million dollars
in gold, tho for the past few years the
mines in the Blewett section have only
had spasmodic periods of activity. Re-
Gently Spokane parties have become
interested in some Of the best property
in that camp and indications point to
the old time activity. In the same
vicinity, few miles nearer than Blew
cite, on Niger creek, parties have
opened up a cinnabar mine which
promises TO become a paying propo-
sition as soon as a smelter can be
erected, which the owners propose to
put on the property early next spring.
Tests of the ore run very high in
quicksilver and as the method OF ex-
traction is not very expensive or diff
cult the owners have great hopes OF
making dividend paying proposition
Of their mine in a short time.
There are a number of mines on the
head of the Icicle river, in the Mount
Stewart district, on which more than
hundred thousand dollars has been
spent in development, but on account
of inaccessibitity these properties have
attracted little attention. That they
are rich in gold, copper and cinnabar
is known. The parties interested say
the difficulty of road to the property
will be overcome next summer, when,
| it is believed, the possibility of making
paying mines will be easily demonstrat-
ed.
Last fall Tacoma parties discovered
an exceedingly superior quality of as
bestos some four miles south OF this
place. The fiber is long, very white,
silky and strong, Not enough devel-
opment work was done on the proper
ty to prove its value, however. Finds
of asbestos have frequently been made
in this vicinity but never before of a
kind to attract much attention.
What other and more important
secrets of mineral wealth the mount
aims that lie west OF the town may hold
hidden in their granite lodges remains
ior future adventures to discover.
that there are other, richer and OF more
importance to man no one doubts who
has traversed their serted and rugged
surface.
This short and imperfect write-up Of
our resources can not be closed with
out reference to the timber wealth
tributary TO Leavenworth, which mounts
up into the billions of feet as mea-
sured by timber cruisers, which, with
the forest conservation methods now
ptacticed by our government promises
to be never ending source of wealth
to the generations coming after US.
Possibilities of Generating Electric
Power
Careful and conservative estimates Of
the possibilities of generating power in
this immediate vicinity for manufacture
ing and other purposes place it at one
hundred thousand horse power. The
Great Northern power plant, located
two miles from town, has capacity of
ten thousand horse power energy, which
is used to operate trains through the
Cascade tunnel. Above and below this
plant on the Wenatchee river are other
sites of equal capacity. On the 1cicle
river the power possibilities are almost
beyond calculation, all waiting for the
coming of some man or men who will
put it to profitable use.
If this falls into the hands of anyone
who is interested in the matters here
mentioned and desires further informa-
ton write 10 the secretary Of the Com
mercial Club, Leavenworth, Washing
ton, who will cheerfully answer all in
quiries, and give such information and
data as may be desired by prospective
settlers or those who may want to in
vest here or engage in some of the
many occupations for which there are
desirable openings.