The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-05
AN OLD PROSPECTOR
Writes Of Some VI the Most Interest
Ing Sights
Econ at Spokane Falls, tho Firs swept
u wu,

j. w, lIeckert prospectora and mould
en- who LETT here three months ago lot
minneapolis, 10 uow ~ Spokane Falis,
after having spent q few weeks IN SL
Helena, Montana,
lls is nd present employed in the
Nat onal iron Works nv the FallB, Dut
Wlll soon leave ana take up hA old pro-
lesslon of prospecting, lie rs u man
thoroughly yersrd IN the details OF that
uusiness, ANA knowing the country
well, IL will not he unlikely 10 sup,
pOgp. aud his many friends here would
be clad TO here, that "lleck" had struck
IL rich Ia the vest, Ills perseverance,
aud integrity entitle linn toit lie
SPOKANE FALLS, Washington Terri
tory, August 26,-lJ Is decidedly inter
rating TO wall, the streets here IN Tue
eve ing and see the sight Tents by
The hundreds are scattered over The
burned district, New canvas signs tell
QUE OF the wares for sale or those that
viii be In q few days, having within
different Colured lights Hhlnlng
ANA giving their shade through the
tents, Rei here, blue there, yellow
y0uder, while high above them ~ fie
qucut intervals tower tho fragments OF
a wa which has 80 far escaped the
cruurhiug force Of giant powder an
element used very extensively the past
week IN luytlIng the ruins, The lrag.
men Of brick and granite chmred aud
blackened, IN the light of evening re-
minds one of the ancient world us one
reads OF 10, aud oven the tents OF the
Arabs are not mlSsinR, My opinion iB
that ARABIA could i've here, as " Is sur
rounded with great deal OF barren
ness. ,,
Just imagine sitting In o tent Eat
ING palace Ms macy are called, Your
dinner Is placed before you when u
whirlwind, similar TO u simeon, gathers
up the dust and ashes and scattefB
10 In all directions, but more
particularly on your untouched meal
But then, everything goes, and ! often
wOnGer II mt some future time there
won't be- d race m this country retro
graded TO the Arab The town is 80
smoky that you can see no sun NJ mia
day, or scarcely see house two blocks
away. henrd the fire bell ring to-day,
but could not tell where the fire was
owing 10 the smoke from burning for
psts. Al the rate timber Is being de-
strOyed this summer the present avail,
able stock that Uncle sam has left WIN
last about two more seasons, and then
whaty -.
This country Is pretty well scorched
up Haven't seen any rain for three
months, Streams are all drying up,
Farmers ull have tho blues, The coul
try Is doomed up 10 the limit, or
course that is Only my own idea OF
summing up the country as she stares
ms In tnp face at present, The best
business that see now Va the popular
resort saloon. There IN no limit 10 size
when they build of canvas aud men
win drink just no greedily from a bar
made Of tlabs as marble top, The hos
pital Ia chuck full, they say. | don't
know whether those that drink escape
or not, 80 YOU see have not tasted any
beverage so far, one thing | do Know
about every man carries bit OF medl
cine s0meN here In his clothes. The
water is claimed to Ge unhealthy. II
80, goodbye Canton, for this 10 as iine
as ever saw. This viii soon become
a good town II IL holds up the finest
water power In the country, but there
Is not very much inducement for man
ulacturinR Of any klnd' HECK