Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-06

portland orr West shore


The mining excitement has reached
snsh a low ebb in the much Wanted
Gear d'Alene gold fields that the Eagle,
the only survtvor Of the three papers
started there q few months ago With
such a flourish OF trumpets. has con
eludsd that a is folly 10 attempt any
longer the old trick of making taliov
oaadle do dnty for a parloE stove. There
never VAS time In the kistury Of the
camp when enough gold Gas taken from
the sronnd Ia pay for the food eco
snnaed by the deladed people Ia the
mines. Under the heading Some
Sound Sense"--a very encouraging title
and one which must realize It's lonesome
position In a pager which has made the
booming ot the mines its sole object IN
lite-the Eagls makes candid comics
sion ~ previous eraeeeratlon and pres
cut realization of the error OF such .
course which IL extremely refreshing.
Apparently total depfavity does not ex
iSi, even in the Cdsut g. Alene, however
| firmly hundreds ~ deladed and tiuan-
cially stranded pilgrims may be
eanxineed Go the contrary. The clos ne
statement that the only permanently
valuable features ~ the camp are a
| hnle@, which are fur sale ta any Que who
has money 10 invest. and that the only
bore ot prosperity ~ in a large infax
az practical quartz miners supplied
With ample capital for Developing the
hedges, settles definitely the status of
The camp There ars throughout the
west y, least = doEen COED miaing dis
tFssts Which are IN that condition. and
sonae have eeen So Tor the PAST tveats
years. For every man who has capital
10 invest Ia dsvelupinc q aastss mine
IA an extended ssaie there is WAITING,
somewhere. a Thousand prs~rects,
| handre<is of them rs god IS the beet
Nhieh C,par d'Alene can offer, The
sarply ~ pFssspcct holes uOs ou hand
will meet all the demands ~ capital
/ ttf many years ~ caase. They are =
| DRAG in the market. In vies ~ the
/ stapeBd01s fraud pea~srated arNn
/ the pahlic by tie over seAloas
| tssomsrs If this alleged eonAnSa
alstrict, the probabilities are thai eaIa
tAlisis will he tsoFe than USUALLY unald
AtNaat investing ia It's pNsSpcct hele~>
ard wtll PASS hy CNear 4 Alene ~ place
their money ia some enc % The many
slider districts. whose leSiees have been
| werked satheaentty ~ remove the ele-
nassat ot speculation, as mach a. u u
possible b. eliminate that element from
the business ef quartz nain,ns. IL tins
very natural resalt should follow, The
owners NJ this choice eSsllect,on Vt prs
lsscs holcs eAa lAy tie haame aISaa he
shoulders Of the newSgNagNers pahstshed
Ia the uiaes and adjacent tSwns, The
tes eager easiEeSs men, The clesd of
real - ate stsecalatars. and every ans
whsA, toE a financial c>,nsaierAt Esan, ~ o.
eFcOe a Temporary business activity
aided Ia ntaas,sts1e the gigantic traad
hy which - much physical saaeriul
aud financial Distress ~eF~ caused o.
thousands IT delaaed gSSNg.ls> II Is
~ hs hogsAi, bat, alas, hardly a. ID
expecteSi, thai the history 81 this excite
uent ulll serve a. = useful lsSssa, Il
he heeSied hy all uhe may ~ ersalAi
withia the Influence IT another 9ln
tns eFagA> A fatal charm attends u
whose ysawer u almost irresistible SassE
exRrted WiNsss thNse stfange ~ tts tnaa
ensSss, and y absolutely - nth teSsss
Nho have sarr~asaere~a themselves ~ j
TOT wears, Man ~ = reAsanAa1 ANNA
-sa u Is sss,a. tANash there ofsea seens'
,seASth VI evidence ~ saeg>art the state
nseat~-Nat a times this FNweE - mani
tested IA gsssalisf and understandable
wsyS - r~eeelssf, IN F>et, that ats M AMI
ssststtsa Al all NAY vel ee 9aests>Ngss>i
Ntaias exssteassnts and all tsFaAs N
speculative Alsaseoseats where the a~
ssre ~ ae>sasFV w~alta QasNAlN esvss<s
an AAaaFnaA sNlNse NJ tAe wNas>saiaa
eaveE and divers u sats slraaSe az,
esrstse cksaOeA$ sAAesd rs>eaee -
nrSasara and eAgacst als>NaySsSsa~at y
everyone tatereSse1 IA tse stShslatv .
Aes aacss Ard permanent welfare 10 -
ssaatsy, We hNsS$ - seS leSs u tAea
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