The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-18


our Territory is to { found 10 the le
veiepmeDt and increased c.pac;tv q,
our coal mines. And. for an example.
We VIII take one. near at hand the
N-~castle mine situated near Lake
Arlington. in tile central portion nj
our cnuaty to de~onstrsts this proposi
TN, In the year 1867 Revs Geo r
h'tworth and Daniel Bagley bought
the claim on which the present min-s
and town of Newcastle are sjtnxted
aud associated with themselves. Mr.
Settle. who owned an adjoining claim,
tor the purpose If opening the niue.
expecting thereby t. be able to supply
TUE people of Seattle with a better. n
lot cheaper fuel than wood aud bark
which they we're at that time using.
AZ nrst they met with many obstacles.
'"' ~ perseverance and indomita BILE
energy. they finally got wagon road
opened to their claim. aud commenced
taxing cut ton or two of coal Der day
and hauling it in wagons to Lake
Washington. where it was fsrried
AGREES. and then hauled over the Dor.
'age to Lake Unios. where it was
a2ain taken across aud then hauled into
town and delivered to purchasers. En-
Outraged by this. these gentlemen
son superseded this slow process of
transportation by tramwsy, on which
cars. drawn by mules. were employed.
People were still sksptical in regard to
the ultimate success of the enterprise.
and refused to subscribe money or pur.
chase stick toward the further
Development Of the mines. These men
continued to take out few tons If
c'"l per day. until fiaally they sold the
mine to the Seattle Cosl & Transpor
tation Company. of which Mr. G B
ShAttuck was then the head. Soon
after the purchass Mr. Shattuck sent
the little dinksy engine, the Ant, to
take the place Of mules. IN hauling cars
on the road. The coal produ steadily
increased ~ the mine became more
fully developed. and the Ant was fol-
lowed by the Georgina aud Bode At
this time Seattle coal had gained quite
. reputation in San Francisco, and was
much sought by consumers. The cars
were still transported across the two
lakes aud into town over what is now
called the old railroad Two hundred
tons per day in 1875 was considered
big days work. The transportation
to tpwn from the nrina. required the
employment OF u CREST nulna nf men
and was found very expensive. In 1878
the Seattle Il Wslls Walla Railroad
Company extended their road to
the mines. aud took . ton years con-
tract Of transporting the c"al from
Newcastle to Seattle. ut little more
that nalf tae cost of the old route.
Since that time the product of the mine
has constantly increased. until now
from six to seven hundred tons If coal
pei day are brought to salt water for
shipment to California and for local
consumers. With the increased capacity
OF the mine more men were necessarily
employed, and the town of Newcastle
has grown from tow little cabins, in
1870. to prosperous mining town,
with o population of about 600. 10 1880,
with churches schools. and societies Of
different kinds. No better or more
varied stock Of goods can be found on
Puget Sound than 10 kept At the Com
pany's store in Newcastle. Tue head
office OF the company is in San Fran
cisco. and their interests here are all
entrusted to experienced and csm pete.t
men. Mr. James Williams In Superiu-
tendsnt ia charge and outside boss,
sssisted by Mr. N II Martin, at the
bunkere. aud p J Qaealy has charge Of
the work inside the mine. he com-
pany's books are kept by Mr. Chas w
Young. u graduate OF Wesleyan Univer.
sity. aud we'll known on the Sound as
an accountant of superior ability, a.
we'll - gentleman Of the first order.
Mr. J n E Atkinson is storskeeper. and
. more popular and competent man for
that responsible position could not be
found; Mr. A is assisted by Messrs Gus.
ter aud Bodie, who have their hands
full f.om morning till night. waiting
OF customers The compsny's cook
house does bigger basinsss that any
two hotels in Ssattie. and the saloon
takes III more money than any three
drnking houses on the Sound.
So fer the principal portion Of osal
has been taken out OF tunnel No. 2,
and 81 great has been the quantity
that the coal is now hauled about three
miles under GROUND. and every days
work adds to this distance, aud also to
the expense. In order to obviate this.
to certain extent. the company 10 now
siuking y slope il the vein, and will
soon have . hosting apparatus in
working order, to raise the coal TO .
level Of the present tunnel. Tnis slope
will be sunk about mile from tue
mouth of the tunnel, aud down dis
lance of two or three hundrel feet,
from which miusrs will work both
ways From ons-sixth to one third Of
the coal taken out OF the mine 10 waste.
in the snaps Of slack. stone. dirt. etc.
At the bunkcrs this Ia separated from
the coal. and hauled away and dumped
or slack piles. or huge masses OF this
waite, running IA every direction from
the bunkers. During the recent break
down on the road. men were pus TO
work at the mines, constructing water-
trough leading from Coal Greek down
through the tunnel. then through the
bunkers down into large hollow ca
the comp ,ny's land. halt mile nsrth
of the town. The great fall OF the
water, makes Il III excellent agent 10
carry of the slack. or waste coal. aud
this ample trough Of water now d~es
the work Of two or 'hree men and
mules, or amounts TO = daily saving to
the compsuy Of from ten TO nft@en
dollars. Twenty or thirty horses and
males are employed in the tunnel, be-