, 1889-10-24
RECAPITULATION.

RECAPITULATION.
To sum up Waterville's many advant-
ages in few words we will say
First-It has AN elegant townslte for
city of 100000 people, surrounded by
magnificent mountain scenery.
Second-Abundanc of water is found
at depth OF from twenty to thirty feet
from the surface and an unlimited sup.
ply OF pure spring water can be brought
from Badger mountain three miles dis.
tant. This is the only place between
Spokane Falls and the Columbia where
water can be brought in under pressure.
Third-The largest body of timber in
the county lies within three miles of us
on Badger mountain. Three sawmills
wor king night and day supply our needs
for lumber.
Fourth--The physical features of the
country oblige all future railroads seek
ing AN outlet to the Sound to come di-
rectly to this point, Both the Northern
Pacific and Lake Shore ~ Seattle have
located lines through Waterville.
With no towns of any consequence
nearer than Spokane or Seattle to retard
our progress, with three trunk lines
assured, with the mining and lumber
west and north, and agriculture east and
south, with the most handsome town
site in the territory excepting beautiful
Spokane Falls only--why should we not
think that after Spokane Seattle and
Tacoma, should come Waterville, the
heart of Washington?
There is seldom u person coming to
Wateryille who is not more than pleased
with the magnificent situation and the
appearance of our townsite. No strag-
Cling streets or stores carrying anything
from pin to an anchor, but four hand.
some avenues, 100 feet wide, are devoted
to business, with speciality stores--in
fact a regular little city Our four hotels
can give all the comforts tired
stranger could wish for.
There are two weekly papers, the Big
Bend Empire and the Immigrant. \
very fine courthouse, donated by Mr.. A.
L. Greene, to the county with block of
land. The people of the town and county
are mostly American, with sentiments
which have placed in Waterville schools
churches and benevolent societies. In
the spring of lSSS eight buildings dotted
Our townsite, to-day there are Dag and no
abatement to the demand for more. The
stores are all doing good business.
There has lot been a single failure. Fine
brick is made here and there is an un.
limited amount of brick clay. The purest
lime made on the coast Is burnt seven
miles west on the river. Wood is deliv-
cred at your door at So 80 cord. Town
lots are cheaper here than any other
town of its size and resources in Wash.
ington.
To get here, take the Northern Pacific
at Spokane Falls and 20 to the end of
the road when you will be met by the
stages. People coming from the West
can get otf ut Ellensburg, where two
stages week leave for Watervrlle.
TRIBUTARY MINERAL DISTRICTS.
So far the lack of transportation has
been great drawback to mining west
and north of Waterville. Rich in min
eral as the above districts are, we do not
look for gold or silver fever, simply be-
cause Washington has so many other re-
sources that can be turned into gold
mine. However as soon as the rail
roads reach Watervillc great will be the
activity. At present the principal min
ing district in point of development is
called the Salmon river mines, situated
on "a branch OF the Okanogan river,
Here are immense leads of silver and
galena ore. Excellent coal for coke is
found on the divide between the Salmon
and Methow rivers. The principal min
ing camps of this district are Ruby City,
ConConully and Wunaca lake. The
first reduction works are now being
transported by wagons to the Arlington
mine. 1t can readily he understood
what difficulties these miners contend
with when we say that above plant
and supplies (Which consist mostly of
salO will weigh in all 1000 tons. The
Arlington company can stand the ex-
pense as they took out in sinking an in
cline shaft 2l0 feet and in running $40
feet of drifts $50, i'll mineral, consist
ing mainly in ruby and brittle silver,
about per cent copper, ll6 per cent
lead and 81 to the ton in gold. With
the present development 100 tons can be
Lone Star and other claims show equally
well, as far as developed, as the Arling-
ton. On the Methow they are finding
this year good gold diggings and copper,
galona, silver and.. gold leads, which are
creating no little excitement. ON
Pierce river, which empties into lake
Chelan, is situated a couple of excellent
galena and silver lead mines and great
number of fine prospects.
Lake Chelan Is magnificent body of
water sixty miles long and from three to
seven miles wioe The lake and tribu-
taries abound in trout and in this region
are the finest deer, mountain sheep and
bear hunting in the territory. The wa
ter has medical properties which will to-
getner with It's many other attractions
make II great and popular health and
recreation resort on completion of rail.
road to Wateryille, it being only twelve
miles north. The Entiat and Wenatchee
have hardly been prospected, but this
season on Pechaston creek, which emp.
ties into the Wenatchee, have been
struck some splendid free-gold quartz in
great quantities, All immense ledge of
cinnabar and great many coal and iron
leads, Coal and iron are especially
abundant at the upper Wenat-
chee on a line with Cleellum
and Rosedaie, at which places
are the the great mines of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Along the Columbia
river, from the Wenatchee to the Okan.
ogan, are gold diggings, which are Mt
present only worked by Cinnamon.
Why white men don't is a mystery, as
the Chinamcn in their crude wny make
big money. Immense ledgcs of marble
AND limestone are found along the river,
some of which are to be developed by an
Eastern company, who are putting up
the best machinery AT cost OF S20, 600 TO
burn lime. Magnificent building stone
Sandstone and granite) lies in Corbaley's
canyon, three miles away.l