The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-01

io.d. Captain Taylor. the present
efficient Superintendent, .ook charge If
the transportation a. the time in ques-
tion, while NJ. poihemus has acted as
the oonpany's agent. t. Mr. Shat
tuck, the General superintendent in
charge, assisted by these gentlemen. is
70 be attributed this great progress
within the past tao years. Daring the
past year -s.blS tons OF coal were
brought from the mine 10 >e.ttle. show
ing al increase over the previous year
of - .j2S tons. while tho total product
Of the mine reached during 1876 in
GLIDING the consumption Al Newcastle.
etc nearly 100000 tons. \ little vii
lage has sprgug up a. toe miue q bout
800 inhabitants. AMI considerable i'm
proYcm-ut La- i,cen mad there during
the past year Including ,hose IN
pl"yed IA the transportation and ~ the
mines. ia" company IA. given can
ploymeut during the last year go
men. la the construction Of buukcrs.
wharf etc. Ia tIi, city, they e<
pended during - about S2jofH. aud
or the bankers IT the mines. 81 900,
during the same time, while at the
same place. they have erected about 100
cabin, and i3u-es. and a small saw mill
with capacity OF turning out 1000
feet Of lumber per day. Their total dis
burscments for abr improvements.
and material during 1875 foots up
500 600. The company's coal product
now. exclusive OF what IS consumed 81
he mines. is 100 tons per day. During
+, he current year III y expect 10 bring
Ia Seattle 1000 tons per month
Their SUPPLY Of coal Is ineNhau.tiblc,
aui they have enough already pros
rrcte'i II last, ~ I'll" prescott rate %.
at least ~ year, il ,exp.ct-
81 that daring H.. they HIll build
railroad from tho mine, :" connect with E
the : Il W W H. L "n Cedar river.
This prop .-v'! piece Of real will re six
miles long ana will cos, abe ut so. 900 .
Next in the production of tins great
staple CONES
1IiE RENToN COAL COMPANY.
This company WAS organized alout .
the same tire as the one above men i
toned During the last year they .
have male considerable Improvement !
At their mno aud have given employ /
mcnt 10 about eighty men, aud dis
bnr.cd something over $4,000 The
total production of the mine has been
20. coo tons. OF which they have shipp. d
* 800 tous. They have saw mill It
lie mines with capacity of 5000 feet
per day \ little town has also grown
up there containing about twenty or
thirty families This company. like
he Seattle, has an almost mex haustihle
supply If coal III view Heretofore
hey have hcen troubled with COM
plicatcd and uncertain means Of trans
which obstacle will soon he
,asc:ually removed by the co,n,,l,'i IN
of the :. Il W W T. II, which will
enable them during 1877 IL double
their product Mr. { II. Burnett has
charge 81 the Company affairs here.
ana h,ing practical aud experienced /
business man. this imrortant enterprise.
under his management, has been con-
iuc,ed admirably AMI with profit tn its
stockholders
Next in order of production comes
ruE TALBOT COMPANY.
The youngest Of the three The pro-
lac, OF this mine has reached. includ-
ng what the Malay is now taking on,
$4,000 tons During the last year the
'ompany have been layiny'a foundation
'or future operations instead Of count
ug on the immediate profits Of the
present In July mining operations
we're suspended and the construction of
. tunnel 1000 feet long. was com
nencod for the purpose of draining the
mine. This has been completed to-
yethcr with other improvements at a
great expense They have also built
hre.- fourths of mile of railroad. To
CONNECT with the :. and W. W r. r.
BY this eNpediIious means Of transpor-
alton to lie afforded by the new rail
Dad they expect To- make handsome
howin. for 1877. The husiuess and
management ofthe affairs Of this com
,sny are under the official surerin-
cndcncc Of John Collins, Esq. a part
,wner IN the mine.
iUf NORTH fAtiitC kIRAL.- 1T
North Pacific Rural is the title OF a
lew agricultural monthly magazine o:
rood size aud better ma,erial, pub
ishcd u, Seattle by Il. l. \orthup.
several local articles. a. for instance.
bur Coal Fields. Oroas Island, puyal-
up Valley. Peach culture IN This Gil
nate, The Puget Sound Country. and
My Come Ia the Puget Sound Coun-
~ are not only Instructive but care
uliy oppressed \ valuable part If
bis periodical Is il c,iucatouaI de
'ar'ms"t. under charge of f. :. lngra-
lam. the School Superintendent. If coin
mon schools of King County The
North Pacific Rural has oar BIS; wish
= and hishes; recommendation S'.p,-
i4ni
real ESTATE Stree our las, re
port the following real e>tHc transfers
have 5ecn recorded AT the o.ficc Of the
County recorder:
Mary Eta Settle - Mary Eta Hall. /
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