The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-01-19
WHICH WILL LAND PASSENGERS


Within a mile aud a half, or there
about, o. the city, another steamer
has been commenced also, which will
be finished ere long, and bo used 10
ply upon tho lake. Mr.. L. A. Tubbs,
proprietor of the town site Of Occur
dTAlene City, arrived here some days
ago, and is now having manufactured
at the Willamette iron works engines,
etc.. for a new saw and single mill,
the for o; having \ capacity OF 20 900
feet per day. He expects to have all
his machinery on the gro and AMI the
mill In complete running order in
about ~ month. Quite IA demand
has arisen in the vicinity for lumber,
and he expects to be obliged To run
tho mill steadily.
THE TWO NEW STEAMBOATS,.
Mr.. Hatch, mentioned above, has
in, connection with James Lolan, Cap
tain Sanborn and Mr.. Henderson,
formed all organization called the
Occur d'Alene Steam Navigation
Company. The steamer mentioned
above will belong to the company
proper. When completed it will be
125 I. ct long and Is feet wide, with a
carriage capacity of $50 tons. 1t is
ettf uited that it will carry 600
passengers. 1t will he a s~tern.wheel
steamer, and be similar in construc
ton and appearance TO the Kellogg,
now plying OH the Willamette, with
the exception that it will be somewhat
larger. The company have concluded
within the last few days Ia construct
a smaller came TO run up the
SIN sller streams To the mines. The
machinery for both is being manu-
factured by the Willamette Iron
Works. and that for the larger steam,r
is now well under way. Three Car
loads of boat material were sent out
ever the railroad for Occur d'Alene
City, on Wednesday last. With the
various facilities people will be able
10 navigate the lake and get about
seventy miles up the north fol- k of the
Coeur d'Alene river AMI tributaries to
she mines. James Monaghan,
THE WELL KNOWN POST TRADER,
And C. B. King. also of the fort, are
now building on the lake shore a
st am propeller, To move scows, laden
with supplieSy up TO the mines. 1t 9
sta ed on reliable authority, that
eighty IONS OF freight iii this city Is
already contracted to be delivered at
the mines by the Occur d'Alene Steam
Navigation Company, immediately
OH the completion of their steamers.
This company also proposes 10 put
heavy freight teams AM wagons OH
the ronte from Rath,irum TO Occur
- Alene City. Tho WAGONS all have
the heavy iour-ineh tires, and are
especially adapted to the freightlng
business. A number of them have
already bean purchased in Portland,
and some ofthem have gone nut. Mr..
Tubb's saHmill will include u
THIRTY FIv HORSE POWER ENGINE
And a twenty-five horse power
boiler. Both. a planning mill and u
shin lie machine will be attached, as
has been included by the proprietor.
Various parties who propose building
in Occur d'Alene City, have already
contracted with him for 22O, 900 feet
Of lumber, ami he expects Il have all
he can do to fill orders. 1t Is rumored
also that ARotl,er mill will also be put
in. MIR. Tnbbs has erected a ware
house 100 feet long, which is used for
storing goods. w. Henderson. ofLhe
post. will soon erect n c~oinnIodions
bOsel. lie has contracted to 90 it
already, aud will begin the work at
the earliest opportunity. Occur
d'AlsDe City has every indication OF
becoming u prosperous place. It's
location Is SUPERB r. the site bein,
level and commanding an uninter-
rupted view OF The lake and surround
ing mountains The Occur d'Alene
Steam Navigation Company have
contracted with the proprietor OF the
site for 1000 cords of wood for spring
and summer nsc, aud quite a num-
Der of men are now employed in cut
ting and piling 1t. Those who have
temporarily visited the mines are
aware that unusual caution has been
shown by the miners in order that the