Lake Kanim is a set of small freshwater

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

s located on a clif of the south skirt of Lennox Mountain, in

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. Lake Kanim is the nascent source of the North Fork of the

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. The lake and its accompanying waterfall were named after Jerry Kanim who was the leader of

Snoqualmie people The Snoqualmie people () are a List of Lushootseed-speaking peoples, Lushootseed-speaking Coast Salish, Southern Coast Salish people indigenous to the Snoqualmie Valley, located in east King County, Washington, King and Snohomish County, Washin ...

Location

Lake Kanim sits in a bowl formed by a ridge that connects Lennox Mountain and Canoe Peak. Shortly after the outflow, the river plunges into Kanim Falls, the biggest waterfall of the North Fork Snoqualmie River.

Bear Lakes Bear Lakes is a set of small freshwater lakes located on the southwest skirt of Canoe Peak, in King County, Washington, King County, Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Several mines are located in the vicinity of Bear Lakes. Access is from Bear ...

and Bear Creek is a short distance south over

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, while Coney Lake is to the east and

Paradise Lakes Paradise Lakes are a set of three small freshwater lakes located on a clif of the north skirt of Bare Mountain (Washington), Bare Mountain, in King County, Washington, King County, Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Paradise Lakes sit in a bow ...

, at the foot of Bare Mountain (), is to the west of Lake Kanim.

Mining

Lake Kanim is located in a prominent mining location. South of the lake, East of Canoe Peak is the Brooklyn claims. The mine is just above the Coney Mine on a ridge dividing the Miller River and the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The mine had two veins, 25' and 10' wide, with paystreaks 2'-4' wide. The Brooklyn claim on Money Creek is nearby. The ore reported includes

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s and

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s.Brooklyn Claim, Miller River Mining District, King Co., Washington, USA
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References

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Location

Mining

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