Alining for gold and copper is a promising industry in the eastern and southern part ofthe county* Much mineral has been discovered in the St. Helens mining district an d hundreds of men who have prospected therebelieve it to be only a question oi time whenpaying properties will be developed. Coal isfound in many places in the count/. A heavyvein very closely resembling anthracite existsin eastern Lewis county, graphite has beendiscovered, and the best fire clay on thecoast is lound at Litt.io Fan*