The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-09
SHORT ROUTE 70 the MINES
Over the Cascades and Down the
Wenatchee Valley.
where the Grapevine riaaras hes
And CeAt fresradss 4 Few
Henr~' Ride rr.ns. seattle.

sfa0 Seattle has been frustrating Tor
several days in tns beautiful Wenas-
ehse valley. He saw al oar resources
OF the country from Seattle stand.
point, and expressed Aiiaself 80 the
fosr-isrsslsGgScEx correspondent A.
fellows:
Why deaf yoa let The capitalists
CT Seattle know thai they can make IS
where they now make ba, one noa's
you kno~ thst there are rot 100 ham
drea men in Seattle that have any /
1deA OF the resources OF this valley AMI 1
she mineral wealth IN and around II. /
Know they don knew IL. for il they /
did, the Seattle, lake shore. Spokane /
4 Eastern would have eccn completed /
70 Aensseaee last year. Why, II that 1
read had been eosn plesexl frosss Seattle
10 here 10 yeu suppose Eilen~hurs
ard Spokane Falls would h. senain.
eat freight team after freight team IL 1
the famous 0kauoxan Tuiness DO yos, 1
suppose they could compete with
Seattle Not mach, VINO would I
supply the beautiful wena;che~ val
ley ard the Big Bend coansrya seattle
would. and you can Z get around il.
Don syoa know that road Is going
10 BE- the making OF Seattle 1t Is the
shert the between Seattle and the East
and when built. where shall the Cisy
OF Destiny be ueat you know that
every boat and shi 0o4na 10. I acoma.
v hen il has freight fots ~ ft1e aisp. AL
ways stops first at Seattl9 and AnauAix
their freight and Is then p6hqie3 <assxn &
through the dense fog that yosf x&za =
most feel, from forty 10 sfxtx fxzi3en !
and IL takes from three To tour hours
20 gvt there Now suppose the 8s&ks
tie. Lake Shore A. Eastera WAS hfs51f q Il
Wenatehee. they would load the nsSf~ 4
ehSndise from the boats 90 10 tsl< Z,
cars ard IN less than three hours
time would be Ia Wenaschee and be-
fore the boats couitf get 10 Tacoma.
When the merchandise reached We ii
natchee il could be transferred 10 the
beats ard IN less than day time il
could be landed ~ Ruby City and the
Salmon river mines, and just as soon ,
a. the boat was unloaded IL could be
loaded again with galena ore and be IN
Wenasehee eight hours thereafter and ,
transferred 10 the cars and be III Seat
tie inside OF twelve hours after
leaving the mines.
Seattle must have q snlelser. At ,
present II takes from two To four weeks
To get load oil merchandise from the
Sound 10 the Okanogan mines. Now
am ROT booming Seattle because
live there. but have made special
study of her railroad system.
I'VE now have the Northern Pacific
railroad, and early next spring shall
have the Canadian Pacific railroad, and
next fall the Seattle. Lake Shore,
Spokane 4 Eastern. y hich means the
Manitoba. Think of it, three trsnk
lines 10 Daiuth. St. Paul and chi.
cSSc- Three competing lines, and
Two OF these lines are making seattle |
their headquarters and western ter
minus on the sound.
The Seattle, Lake Shore, Spokane q
Eastern IL going 20 be the most pong
lar route between Seattle and spokane
Falls.
The American people ike TO travel.
and when they trayei they like 10 see
something. they like 10 be taught an
objective lesson. and travelling over
this road between these two important
points they pass alcng the shores of ,
beautiful lakes. through dense forests .
OF pine, along the banks al rivers. see
the greatest falls in Washington, over .
the summit of the Cascades behold {
Monnt Stewart. 1000 feet above the
level OF The sea. with IT. base al green
and verdant, Its summit mighty
mound of snow. pass down the
Wenatehee river; see that beautiful
lake: see fishermen Jerking salmon
and trout out of it Nv the thousands. I
see the placer and gold quartz mines; !
see the geiena and coal mines see the
silver and iron mines, the mountains
OF granite. the qnarries of marble and ,
sandstone. the beautiful Wenatchee .
valley, the gar,ien spot Of the world.
cross the mighty Columbia river,
climb the Badger mountains. ny over
the beautiful Big Bend country. take
in the Grand coolee. tise waters Of
Medical lake andarrlye in spcaaue
Falls safe and sound. II
on have something substantial II
show 10 strangers, and ii yon don't
shaw them. they will see ii anyhow.
was walking along the tanks Of the
Columbia. not haiti a mile from your
Office, " hen ! saw q man pounding q
rcck, as | supposed, but when | got
there, ] saw coal vein five feet thick
Your whole town site is coal mine,
and the Big Bend 4 Spokane Falls
must have this coal. You lnanufar-
tEre the only wine in the United
states that has bouquet in IL. | have
visited all Of your vineyards and or
charsls snd | have never seen any
thdig 10 qyral them, although | have
Travelled all over California. What
you want to do is to break up those
big ranches, sell them off in i've aud
ten acre lots. turn the Wena'cbee
river upon your valley and inside Of
ten years Won shall be living in the
garden Of Eden.
'Sesttle wants and must have your
fIs~brsck clay, your pottery clay. yolr
marble and sandstone, your granite
and lime. You can manufacture your
own -four and lumber. All We want you
TO take from US IL our merchandise. for
you have everything else. iou are
surrounded by vast sheep and stock
ranges. We must have your beef and
mutton. You can manufacture your
own boots and shoes and wooden
goods. Let US join hands and swear
that the Queen city of the West and
yoar ewn city OF the Gods shall never
quarrel.