The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
ANOTHER LETTER.

ANE II Asf+A AAsttf
CoLyILLE. Dec. Is.
Stevens county IS probably the
richest in natural advantages con-
ducive TO wealth from a greater
number of undeveloped re-our-
ees than any portion OF Wash
ington Territory. This is fact which
has more than once been published TO
the world, and UNDECIDED perhaps be-
cause OF the superior transportation
facilities accorded other portions of
country, and particularly that Colyille
is away of the road. The time has
come when commercial advantages
are not an idle fancy, but rather dire
necessity, in any county where bust
ness Is at deadlock and the key
thrown into the Columbia river. Such
is the ease with the Colyille country,
and where that key is lost We viii open
up a doorway to commerce with the
. outside world BY an open nayigahle
river from Colviile to the Canadian
Pacific railway and from thence to
Seattle or which ever place gives us the
best rates on merchandise, the highest
price for our ore. the best market for
our lumber and its goodwill for our
trade in thousand and one things
We can produce for export. This sort
OF talk may sound a. tTifliug. but we
feel that an era Of independence is
dawning upon rs, and We feel 1t big
The Canadian Pacific railway has Sc
cured what may be more Familiarity
known as the Ainsworth franchise 10
build a railroad 10 connect with the
kootenaj mines. and the talking has
all been done The distance to be
trayeFsed by the proposed transpoTta-
ton line between Revelstoke, where
the Canadian Pacific crosses the
Columbia river. and the kootenai
mines, los miles northeast OF Colville,
Is l&6 miles. Steamers on the Column
bla will take the place OF i42 miles OF
rail between ReyeistOke and the mouth
OF the kootenai river, and the balance
OF the distance, "A miles, VIII be rail-
roads. The steamers can come down
the river to the Little pailes, which i
the first port of entry on the Ameri-
can side, 81 miles from the mouth OF
Kootenai and only So miles FROM Col
vile The surveying fer the - miles
Of railroad has been completed and
the contracts let for furnishing the
ties for the track. When the spring
time Of iss9 comes We can buy our
ticket over the Canadian PACING line
TO Seattle or Chicago If We choose.
Our freight rates viii be remarkably
low for q new country, and the only
, thing We will have 10 do i to prosper,
A. We have said before, Stevens
county i great in it, natural aqvan-
tareS Within 4 radius Of IS miles OF
Colville there are sufficient deposits Of
s!iver-hearing ore to produce an aggre-
gate PER diem OF $50 tons This orc
viii WELD on On average nearly so
Ter ton. We have 21-Ion smelteF In
Cuiyille but transportation facilities
are too slow and expensive 10 warrant
any great stir among the mining fra
geruity st the present time. livery
thing w.li have to wait until spring
comes.
The traveller who desires 60 co9ue %
Colyilie viii bay his ticket over the
stage line. az Spokane Falls. II VIII
cost him S-.5o. The distance Is =
miles. aitordinc a pleasant drive, all
the way IA daylight. one ana 0ue-h4li
DAYS on the trip The road i com
par Lively Level ali the way ard tra-
verses magnificent forests OF pine tim
her and beautiful valleys OF the most
fertile meadow lands The hill lands
are covered with s growth OF scattered
fimher and occasionally \ stretch u
bauch grass rolls asay hsck e the
mountains on either Ssse Of the tolylie
river TIE principal settlements are
along she river which j. IS a. 81 miles
B length, flowing uOrthgard 90 the
Columbia river. This valley IS 10
u8..cs 81 s8e In many places. kareing
is adopted By the setIlers a. q ETeA-
haod ana sleek iag--Chletlv cattle
LAS bl-iuess Eut neither sEe con-
s.actcl on an rKtravEgaat basis. fae
gentleman from Eakota CO the rgist4er
from GEFs here. sle OBJ thc ESelhC
slope wi.i Fes-iEe Ihst this II ore q the
garden spots oE Washington Territory
aaa j hetoc> Net ,.t-slre g. lc p t.oN %
here pe-ul2aeat5V he can rcco2, nlelisi
SHAT b. has seen here ae sks bet
nclc Sau5 h1s - offer ia shs N@ OF
Inducements o. lie entsrpT.sing emf
grant Who wants VeEulanett siad
! profitable ahi1ing place z toe west
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