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Joseph Henderson had a ranch, four mining claims and a family waiting in Pittsburgh. He died in sight of his own cabin, holding on to a man who could not swim.
“Joe might have got ashore if he had not tried to help the man. The man that went down with Joe could not swim, and chances are they are together.”
Ruby and Conconully stand nearly deserted while a brand-new townsite at the mouth of the Methow fills faster than carpenters can raise walls.
“Houses cannot be built fast enough to shelter the eager crowd.”
A Spokane traveler reports from the new Methow Valley mining camps, where promoters are laying out towns, charging $3.50 a day for trail work, and warning poor men to stay away until the snow melts.
“I want to emphasize the statement that Slate Creek is no place for poor men at this season, and will not be for at least six weeks.”
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