Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01

- AHe7c 's'ns Is loti0wss ~
Specific gravity. 80
Fixed carbon
volatile eombustihle natter
Water '-'''',-,. IS
'-''.,.. Is
-. ..,,.... laa
TIE Paoino Improvement P,ss.a..ses
harks says; i produces RI -.
Of coke. We regard it a. a - wai
portion % coke IN tbis dissrir. - pse-
Next, proceeding nartherlv 4.
NllSes0a mine, owned by SmitA go
win Z Co. They aaYe ssvsrSI 800. 100.
arSt quality hiiaminous co,l -
when thoroughly cleaned, M. w.
slys, will produce a YER, fna cn.ss.sss
coke. sqzaL TO tie beet Rnsts.A
viii no doaoi be an important se...aaa
the Manufacture % non ~ "a
there Is large quantity in this
tory. tstFf
Mr.. Niugate mex. speaks q f>sz
Prairie mines and Of a. 80
River coal mines, which hav.
referred 20 bv SIR. WAitve,,A -
says: They produce = fine orsi,. =.
hss1Iainons coal, whieh psadacss ~
qu2iIy OF ooEs- This ooai il lirha -
porons. Is e'lod steam and haasN -
high IN volatile. conahIstiAle -.
free from sulphur and prsducss !
Of high candle power and rsmark.S
Fure."
he also refers TO the proes,hsv
ducave IiSaitss foaad east Of -
Sound in ranges foar aud i've. ala.
the junction of Suck and WhE,a Rs.a
also TO the soal Groupings Oh "a ~.
and west shores OF lake Washin-s
and near the mouths OF tho Stinass.z
ish and Sk42it Rivers. Thus Il M 8
seen that from the veins of liRuits y.
bituminous GOAL IN western WAsh,ns,-@
will be drawn cheap fuel fcr The less.s.
and future use not orly fos dnms.ss.
purposes. but also in the rayr;Aa wa-s
shops and in the msnufaesars If inn
LIMESTONE.
IL Is fortunate that EEreSs,,a j.
found in abundance in ufOxi,pilv :
irca. 10 is found scar 0rtms in Paul
lup valley, in the shape Of trasertin.
and N great abundance. Also IN S,s
Juan Island, whero il is erfsasi,si.
worked, and in many other pAsea
IRsR.
Beovn hematite iron ore OF szs.n...
quality has been foond in SknQi, -.
" and magnetic ore has been hsun8 !.
SNoaualmie Pass anStother iocaExi>- 3
Tho cascade range, samples q vi3sE
hare been tested and ESSAY az hieA a 3
per cent Of iron of superior gs.I,g
With the extension of the raj.rus3s
now being built IN tho latter dirsq<kn.
it il 5elievsd that this ore yin soaz N
It's way into market.
Taas having all tho clemens. Vi.
ore, oosl and coke an Nthe line 10 slsr
proximity, 70 Is reasouabls 20 esr>a
that the msnafacture Of irua wiz e.
tain large proportions within ~
years- See pig iron under the heed 4
manufactures"
OxnKR MINInlrR.
OF she valuable ores, gold, silver,s.,
per. lad. cinnabar. sse, have Ne
found
Wells. Faro 4 Co. resort q, euss
prodacs Of the Territory. at $640stm
the year ending June Gsb. 1854.
Msreie and gypsum are found IN hing
county. Sandstone has hecn exsensi~sy
qparriea,on BeasinRham bay and lnPieKs
oouaty,-and n found on the Duvai1isA
river ID King county. and in many csA-
er l0caisies. acknowledgements Il
kMoliu have been exhibttes, aud sAs
suseabie aof baildihg aud FIRE hriok ,
plentiful aud we'll dissribaaei.
Aho2Aeatc fshaah&ies'
have received frot1s Prot Thonas
Co1aonr of Oregon State unlvsresy.
the following interesting sksseh Of 10
geological fogmation Of this Territuys
"The oidess geolo9isal portion u
washinRton Territory hes along e
eastern border. Here - oatlying tpss
sills Of the Bins mountaias, the BIs,H
fsoot'anAS the Guc1r d .AeEe InoaniAiu
form an irregular belt of rOeka E2agnE
in age from the carbeaiferUns y %
crefaceoIis4 -
Daring the long time Of the dspss-
tion of those older rocks OF tbs lnisrlu,
the PaciAe ocean hoSsd unnindena
over what ~ noE Eastern Washinf "
The Cascade range vas MOI yet elsyakd
asOse the,occNn. TkiBfAriod wzs mei
inwhich sAe hrst chapter u we genlIef
cal recosd Of Waah!nStsn Tefsihr
was-outit1ea on les rocks. 10 wsshfsh
esbss that the ocean dsposiRd atEsst
ceoas- foes.4 sss beach along hi iooi-
bills and oatlyiuc spuss Of thssy tEsf
lands OF ehn interior. 49,
pnrinG this older snoioRfcal psnra
there bad been progressing an aeas1
OF ehanap along che pssssnt ltnsaf ~
Cascade moonssins. then 40 miisfe1
to- sea. Tue future CAscade fAaze -
steadily yieinR from tne ocean bed y
progress had been 6rss shoalifx effss
ssabeds ,hen a line II islands, nos y
elevated belt Of lana high esSnzk =
s.fisotuasiy shut out he Pasiiic 0se1H
nom THE interior.
An before intinatsd. tia iass 80
Of the ocean TO the Bfss inonNiairs ~
% trace In fine fossil sc ijeasn -
toslay marks she fsse9sii rofkot "
ocean taere. z'
The elevation % this ness esa
changed the Sea shore "a the -
srn, dseiivity OF - Oascadet ~
IT, was here along me $500
of siiese mouniains shat cesaF
tions for coal dspsss zero r1neweA
The climate was msist and svsFI 49,
favorable for tbs uerk. enc 90
sost Aelss extendina IRON Wa, 80
hcs Gne 81 the nppsf Opgliix ~ -
hans Bay, vRe the result Lac -
coal bods were fenk IN level - -
eraa hy other stz2izssnt& uhi<z, ssce,sa
tbeir Preservation A. peruiLDsft -
Wh,la ,h,s ae'aI ss.,d wns iheg 11cfink
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