, 1889-09-05
Such Are tho Denizens Of Spokane
Falls. and Old Sol Is an
Attentive Parent.
The Future Great as Seen and De-
scribed by Hon. w. II. Col
Inns Of Illinois,
A City Built on q Bed of Rock
md Lava-Sure OF Much,
Hoping Moro.


sharp enough 10 ram tliclr surveys so rs
10 cross the state of Washington from
north to south, and cut all possible
trnnscontinental lines which the future
might develop In seeking an outlet to
the ocean The survey found also
favorable grade by following for u long
distance the beautiful stream called
Clarko's Fork Of tho Columbia river,
The road winds around the Pend de
Oriellc and Cnur dAlenc lakes, Fur
clad mountains rise on every hand.
Straight as arrows their tops shaped
like arrow-heats, they stand so
close together that hundreds
OF them are on every acre.
Upon one accustomed to the wide
branching dcciduous trees of the Missis-
sippi valley, the height and abundance
of these forests make a strong impress
zion. The forests seem vest, lifeless,
trackless and silent, but jolly robin
perched upon tho extreme top of a dead
hr, at least 100 feet above the ground,
gave us Il salute of welcome was crossed
the state line, and IL was not long until
we reached the young city Of Spokane
Falls.
THIS CITY
lies In part upon gravel bed and in part
upon u basalt terrace This entire cUun-
try was once filed with an overflow of
lava at level of many hundred feet. The
erosion of ages has cut away portions of
II and in II valley so cnt runs the Spo.
kane river, and OH its banks lies the
city. There could be no more favora BILE
location for q city. The streets
are prepared by nature with an
inexhaustible gravel, or else the
solid surface of busaltic rock is black
and hard as iron. Sometimes small
butte lies across the street or possibly II
huge rock AS large as Il two.story house
lies in the center of one, but is blasted
away by patient work and dynamite.
A great many lots have been laid of Oh
the level plain; others have patches of
basalt upon them. Drilling is done by
three men, one holds and guides the
drill while two strikers give alternate
blows with steele slcdgcs. SO much of
this work is being done, that ut noon
and toward the close of day when the
charges are exploded an eX-soldier can
easily imagine that he hears the opening
fire Of the skirmsi line, mingled with
the discharge of batteries.
THE sPoRANE RIVER
running through the entire length of the
town furnishes "a perfect outlet for future
sewerage when the - stem may he per-
fected. Toward the south there Is II ter
race which seems to bc II choice resi-
dcnce property, and some very elegant
dwellings are being built. The solid
business blocks of brick equal our best
buildings i'll Quincy, though there are
pot so many Of them. These buildings
are mixed with the pine slsuties
and tumble-down shacks familiar in all
cities, and are Il constant invitation to
the fire tiend. II strikes me us odd that
the use of outside window blinds is al
most entirely abandoned here. have
seen only two houses with blinds.
Nearly all the dwelling houses are built
ofpine. There is good quality of pine
here, very strong ANA solid.
IHDT4Ss
appear constantly on the streets They
lVe in tents in the suburbs and add to
the rations which the government gives
them, what they can buy with money
made by making, moccasins or taking
fish and game. They make an excellent
quality of buckslSin, tullod till nearly Il
quarter of an inch thick and perfectly
tanned. They will not wear n shoe. The
women wear red wool blankets while
the men seem To regard themselves well
dressed with leggins and ordinary coat
and hat. They own Cayuses and often u
souaw may he seen mounted with Il
child sitting IN front of her and u
papoose strapped on behind. They are
not allowed To stay III the city during
The night. The old Indian men are "a
melancholy lot, saw many OF them
sitting on the curiIstViic shriyelcd ill
they only half fill their skins, their eyes
blearod as If half blinded with the
'trangc light of civilization they can
lot understand.
Tils pRQsPEcroR.
II was Il novelty TO see n party starting
put to prospect" \ man appears
mounted on a horse, his saddle sur
sounded with all sorts of baggage. A
lecond horse, tied 10 the tail of number
inc, follows, loaded with tents and tools.
A third hoise tled 10 number two, brings
ap the rear. Thus attached tandem they
,iin crawl through between the trees
,long the narrow trails through the
Noods and up tlc mountains. The pros
pcctcrs arc usually poor but strong and
adventurous men, who get some man
With money to grub stake" them for Il
,hare in the find. The capitalist gamblcs,
20 the extent OF the outfit, ON the chances
of a lucky hit. Some of the best mines
lave been opened iii this way. The
Furth block in the city was built by
money made ASA result ofa find by Il pros
pector "grub sta ked' by II saloon keeper.
They are both Spokane capitalists now.
4 man with music in his soul cannot
nelp admir.ng
rHE DOGS or sPoKANE.
As lover of good dogs, take great
pleasure in the deliberate statement,
hat while the dogs here average twenty
)r less to the block, have seen but two
scmrnon ours. q will rest my pencil
and 20 out ON the sidewalk and see how
many and what kind ! can count.)
Looking down Riverside avenue saw
olack spaniels, iull.blood mastifs, Co
cher spunicls, gray hounds, flll-blood
shepherds, with tails like the bush of u
FOX, Irish, Gordon and Icwellyn sctters,
Newioundlands, bull terriers, and |
know not how many others, and all
looked as happy AS the real estate deal
rrs did about six month ago, when the
boom was ut its height and they were
thearing Eastern sheep every day
Spokane has the Holly system of
waierworks and no engines. They do
not yet have a paid fire department.
These will come in time, us well as the
leisure class who ram ward politics and
make occasional arrests, exposing them
selves to the i'll will of lie cranks. In
deed they have some prisoners now.
Here they chain poor fellows togctherby
the legs, and
SACRIFICE THEIR PRIDE
by making them work on the streets,
thus hurting them doubly, hy the work
and by the shame of II. think most of
them Will leave. ns II is easicr 10 become
tourists and ride inside cowcai e'icrs and
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