Col. Hart
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- Apr 19, 1895An Everett Miner Sees a Bonanza in the OkanoganNew silver strikes, outside capital and a planned wagon road and railroad have an Everett miner predicting the best season the district has ever seen.Okanogan, WA
- Apr 23, 1895Colonel Hart's Mining Rush: A Small Army Descends on the Methow ValleyWith 85 men already at work and 400 more expected, Colonel Hart's mining operations in the Slate Creek district are bringing sudden prosperity—and a few bewildered settlers—to the Methow Valley.Mazama, WA
- Apr 27, 1895Twenty a Day: The Gold Rush Pouring Into the MethowA Spokane traveler back from the Slate Creek mines describes a road lined with families, prospectors, and warnings that there are already ten men for every job.Winthrop, WA
- May 14, 1895Seattle Money Cuts a Trail to the MinesBusinessmen in the city fund a route up the Skagit Valley so pack trains can reach Slate Creek — and a volunteer road builder promises work will start at once.Mount Vernon, WA
- May 20, 1895A Gold Rush Above the Snow LineA 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.Methow, WA
- May 26, 1895A Gold Rush Camp Called Ives Booms at the Mouth of the MethowA mining promoter describes a brand-new Okanogan County town of 400 souls, a five-stamp mill running night and day, and a valley filling with prospectors.Pateros, WA
- May 26, 1895The Trail Into the Slate Creek Gold CampMiners were shoveling snow off high Cascade claims while a volunteer crew, bankrolled in part by Seattle merchants, pushed a pack trail up the Skagit.Marblemount, WA
- Jun 23, 1895The Slate Creek Boom Shrinks to 500 MinersTwo Fairhaven men return from the North Cascades with word that the stampede to Slate Creek was far smaller than reported — and that snow, unpaid bonds, and a half-built trail are cooling the rush.Slate Creek, WA
- Jun 30, 1895The Gold Camp That Can't Afford to DigSpeculators and a Montana syndicate circle the Methow country's richest gold ground, while claim owners sit on high prices and no capital.Wenatchee, WA