, 1889-10-17

dump. This mine is very rich and used
to employ quite force OF men, but at
present only ten men are employed rum
ming a new tunnel below the old work.
ings SO as to facilitate the handling of
ore. ore This tunnel is about 400 feet.
are the Silver Crown, which has opened
American and the Rustler Mining Com.
pqny, an extension of the Old Dominion
Work on all these mines has been linz
itcd lately owing to the great expense IN
the shipping of ore, but now the railroad
Is nearing completion they will all be
pushed with II full force of men,. On 9
plateau 200 feet above the city is located
THE coLvILLE sMELTBR,
which has been standing idle for some
time but is now getting ready to start
up, ore being brought In from Clugston
soon follow. Another industry just
starting up is the opening Of very hnee
marble quarry by Douglas Bros. q Co. OF
Spokane Falls, who intend cutting and
polishing marble and burning lime: A
sawmill In the city owned by Mr.. Her
kline Is running to its fullest capacity
and the same can be said oil brick yard
and lime kiln owned by Mr.. Hosstetter
A fine drive and still finer scenery Are to
ion mine, a perfect boulevard as 1t were,
hemmed in ON all sides by the beautiful
tinted foliage ofthe maple, aspen, beech,
hazel and other woods that did not ex-
pect to find in this part of the country.
A natural park where pleasant land
soapes stretch away In every direction,
looking as If arranged by a skillful land
scape gardner. Old Dominion, what an
appropriate name2 and what magnih-
cent view is obtained from its summit !;
what majestic and awe inspiring
panorama is spread out before the be.
holder, a view that the tourist would be
delighted with and the artist go wild.
Thousands of feet above the level of the
sea, mountain succeeding mountain for
hundreds of miles, the clouds hanging
lazily along their summit or the snow.
the. blue..sky, glistening in the sunlight,
In reality over $50 miles distant as the
crow flies, but this distance can hardly
be realized, so pure Is the atmosphere.
On few miles further and we come to
the placid watersot
WHITE MUD LAKE,
which derives its name from the white
clay surrounding its shores; not mud,
but beautiful white potters' clay that
will be utilized ere long. On three sides
of this lake is a large meadow covering a
good many hundred acres and as
fine for hay as the Colville valley, very
little OF which has been taken up, while
the foothills in every direction afford
excellent grazing for thousands of cattle,
they being covered with fine growth
of luxuriant grass. II Is exceedingly
agreeable after spending some time on
the gravel beds surrounding Spokane
Falls to come out and take whirl along
this mountain road, this natural boule-
ward, where views are to be obtained
long to be remembered and longing to
see again.
The magnificent views obtained OF
well watered valley in the foreground
give an especial charm to the site OF
Colville, though they do not figure in
the schedule of the price of lots. The
dwellcrs in this charming retreat can
sit on their piaZzas and enjoy q view
which can scarcely be equalled for vast.
ness and variety in any part Of the
world. 1t abounds in various elements
OF wealth, of which the. general public
knowledge or conception. 1t Is land
of rich soil and running mountain
streams, of grand forests and of beauti-
full rich river bottom valleys. Fifteen
miles further and we come TO the
mighty Columbia and the picturesque
Kettle falls, with the Colville Indian
reservation on the opposite side and fol-
lowing the river for miles. In this inn
mediate vicinity are some old and very
interesting ruins. On the bluff over
looking the falls is the
OLD ST. PAuLs MISSION
established by Father Josef in 1916. The
church is in very, good state OF preser-
vation, although abandoned some years
ago, and now located within few miles
OF the city of Colville. Father Josef,
who | believe is still alive, was all
through the different Indian wars since
1896 and was the only white man ex-
cepting Father DE Smet west of the
Rockies and north of Walla Walla. A
mile further up the river is old Fort
Colyille, established by Lord Col,
St. Paurs mission, and used
by the Hudson Bay Company
All the buildings standing are in taii
condition. some of them perforated FOL
rifle and cannon to guard against sur.
prise from the Indians, one of the old
brass cannons still remaining This
post was vacated in 1871. Fort Flatt,
about mile further up the river, was
built by the English boundary com
years. There are fifteen log buildings
out of twenty-eight still standing, mostly
occupied by Indians and half-breeds
The name Of this place has been changed
to Marcus, in honor of Marcus Open
heimer, who has carried on the mer-
camille business here for number o
years, and where good many think the
town on the Columbia will be located, a:
the s. +. e. n. railway runs through it.
adapted for the growing of fruit AND
vegetables, being rhuch warmer than the
Colville valley. Some of the most sue
cessful orchards in the territory are
found in this valley, while the tenderest
vegetables are grown readily and profit.
ably, frosts never troubling them until
late in the fall. Corn does remarkably
well here, and it was good for sore eyes
to see field dotted over with shucks o.
corn, reminding one OF the old state ol
Illinois.
From all parts of the country people
are focking to the rich
MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL STATE
of Washington. Many of these are
farmers with limited means who come
with the intention of settling in the sur
rounding country on government land
To all such let me say there Is no better
soil to be had than in the Colville val.
ley, where every other section is watered
by a spring or stream and where mill
ions Of acres of good land is still to be
had; where the atmosphere is the purest
the clear spring water the coldest, the
cattle the latest and where a physician
would starve; where that all-prevailine
disease among children, the measles, Is
unknown, and where the croaking of the
frog in the valleys is sweet music to the
ear these October evenings. Ii l could
only lay this grand panorama before
them as | have seen II, the thrifty farmer
Spokane Falls, but would strike fol
Stevens county, the oldest, richest anC
grandest county In the new state Of
Washington with a Colorado altitud,
and Tho mild climate of Ialifornia