, 1884-05-03
AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
SpOkane's IndOmitable Pluck
Secures Another AdVan-
tage.
Direct Communication with The
Mines.
Direct Communication with The
The Cheapest Route, the Best Route,
the Quickest Route, In fact
Really the only RecOg-
niEed Route.

When there is anything to be done
whereby the city is to be benefited
by the doing, our people are not Of
the hesitating, procrastinating ma
terial that hets the, opportunity go
gliding by without an effort. They
are awake at all times to any reput-
able scheme through which an ad-
vantage is to be gained. It is just
that spirit that has put Spokane
Falls on the firm footing it has at
tanned. 1t is that enterprise that
has created a city Of which we are
all duly proud. 1t is the never tir-
ing push that has crowded in so
large an array of new buildings and
introduced an era Of prosperity mar
velous in its extent and character.
Had the citizens been less keenly
alive to every project having even a
promise Of good the Falls would
have lacked TO great extent that
evidence Of thrift now so apparent.
There are tides in the affairs Of COM
munitics as well as Of men If taken
at the flood leads on to fortune, and
that flood is upon us and will remain
with us if the enterprise Of man can
hold it. This week the Spokane
Falls and CUur HAlcne Transporter
tion Company perfected new ar
rangcmcnts that are destined to give
fresh impetus to the city, and at
the same time supply a means Of
rapid, safe and cheap cOmmunica-
tlon with the mines the absence Of
which has been most severely felt by
the travelling public. Ever since
gold was first discovered efforts have
been made ut various points on the
railroad to establish roads into the
mines. 1t is hardly necessary to
add that these routes have proved
miserable failures so far. During
the winter and up TO this week men
were compelled to undergo great
hardships travelling over dangerous
trails in order to reach Eagle City,
and freighting was done on hand
sleds, necessitating the scverest la
Dor and costing vast sums of.mOney.
Every station on the North Pacific
claimed the shortest and best route
and on the strength Of these claims
towns of goOdly proportion have
sprung Into existence. All this
time the REVIEW held cut that the
natural road to the mines was from
Spokane Falls. We did not claim it
to be the shortest but the easiest of
travel, the safest and most prtctic-
able. Now we have the pleasure of
announcing that our former state
ments have been verified and to-day,
the only route over which travellers
can be conveyed is from this city ria
Cgur dAlene. All the arrange
ments were perfected Monday by
delegation Of our representative
citizens who visited the Post and
held a council with the steamboat
owners at that place. a man can
leave Spokane Falls by stage and Sc
cure transportation clear through to
the mines. Stages leave here daily
at p. m., making connection with
steamer at C9ur d'Alene City. Pas
sengers go aboard Of the magnificent
new steamboat "CGur dAlene City,"
when they arrive at the Post, where
the very best meals are served, and
fine sleeping accommodation fur
nished. The traveller sleeps on T.
boat and wakes up to find the cr,It
half way to Kingston, where itar-
rives at 10 Il. m. and from whence
the Transportation Company's stages
carry the traveller into Eagle City,
arriving at 6 p. m., taking dinner at
Jackass Prairie. Returning stages
leave Eagle City at in the morning
landing passengers in Spokane Falls
the next dayat noon. tits not only an
easy means Of transportation, but it
gives the traveller an opportunityto
see and sail over Lake CGur d. 'Alene,
one Of the most beautiful sheets of
waterin America. The stage goes
out and arrives daily loaded down,
and it will be necessary soon to put
on. two or more stages in order to
meet the demands Of the travelling
public. The fare from the Falls to
Eagle is only SIS Freight can be
shipped over this route at II cents
per pound, the lowest figures for
transportation yet reached, and
goods should be left at Geo. T. Crane
4 Co.'S. store. This line has made
special arrangements for carrying
Wells Fargo's Express, the Company
having withdrawn their business in
to the mines from all other points on
the road; making this their exclu-
sive shipping Office for Eagle. This
departure will have the effect of
lending additional vigor to our city,
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