The Tieton Gold Rush

Col. A. W. Smith, J. W. Hancock, E. A. Manning and R. H. Miller, of Seattle, are in the city. They have been in the Tieton basin for the past three weeks making an examination of the mine which Andy Maybe and W. E. Williams have been developing for the past seven years. Col. Smith is a well-known mining expert, and Mr. Manning is a son of ex-Secretary Manning. They are greatly pleased with the claim they have been inspecting, and in addition have made several locations in the neighborhood, and claim that they have a fortune of rich gold-bearing rock in sight. A shaft sixty feet deep has been sunk on the Maybe-Williams mine, and the rock has assayed as high as $600 in gold to the ton. Mr. Manning and his associates propose to spend much money in developing their property and will build a road to the mines at their own expense. Col. Smith says they will put in a 20 stamp mill at once, and that their operations in the Tieton will be a very important feature in the building up of North Yakima.