The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-26
rue ElllneHlm BlT ROAD.
Pssty Of Capitalists Examine
into its Prospects.


Last evening the Canfel1 party
arrilFeI hack from whatfsm- This
party whieh has been absent for txo
weelts. consisted 81 EaEeuc Garfield
president Of the Bellinghsm Bar Rail
way 4 Navigation Company William
a. i.ombard, manager and secretary
Of tie Lombard Investment Com pany,
Of siex York: T. B. Lombard, OF the
National Bank Of America, 81 Chi
caxs,: Major A. s. Coe and Major
William A. Jones, G.. s. e.: n.
Piciisn. Of the Beilinghzna Bay rail-
soatI; sutelife Baxter. Of Seattle. and
ChsFles King aud Percy Dickinson. Of
Tncpgna.
The party left this city on rae 18th
instant and proceeded 20 New West
minister. From there Their Travelled
oyei' the View Westminster Southern
railroad TO the boundary line. TO
the city Of WhatsUsn the pasty then
trassied over the proposed and nm
isbeG portions Of the Is4ilinghana Bay
railroad. arriving there On Thursday
the 18th.
Ola Friday. the 18th, an excursion
was made 20 Lake Whatco~n and Sat
urdly. the 20fh, was pat ia looking at
Nhnscsm and its environments The
party left WhAtcSsa on SUNDAY, the
2tst, on the steamer w X. Merwin
and on the evenIngof that day arrived
at Itsalady and was transferred TO
the steamer wv. 4. Muuroe. Ua Mon
day, the 22nd, the start was maze
from Ifxalady and the Aunroe
steamed up be skagit river. stops
we're made at skagit City, Mount Yer
non, Sterling and other points. On
Monday Cayusc slough Was reached.
On TUESDAY, the I'D, the journey up
the river was resumed. ana at 10 a. IA .
point two miles above Hamilton was
reatshed- Here the membersof the party
slistsmbarked and spent most OF the
time tall p. m. Ia examining the coal
and iron mines OF the Dellingham Bay
Railway IL Navigation Company To-
Gated at this point. The steamer
reaished Mount Vernon that evening.
On Wednesday, the 9th, the steamer
left Mount Vernon and steamed into
the Steilaguamish river, stopping at
Florence. Two hours were spent in
anda about this town. Florence was
left behind at O'Clock, and Tulaiip
Wal reached on the evening OF
Wednesday. Yesterday morning the
party steamed from Tulalip up the
Sasihomish river. An hour was spent
at ssnohcnlish, and then the run was
made TO this city, the party arriving
here last evening.
The object of the journey was to
look into the resources of the country
tributary to the Beiiingham Bay rail-
way. The Lombard Investment Com
paiiy IL arranging to float 81 SIC, 060
worth OF bonds for the BeIlingham
Bay Railway & Navigation Company
and the trip was to see IL the country
traversed By the railroad would justify
| the investment of such large amount
OF money. Mr.. William A. Lombard
was seen last evening by reporter of
the, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. When ques-
Toned in regard 10 his trip he said.
We had 4 most pleasant trip and |
am more than pleased with what /
saw. | am surprised at the extent
anl great natural, though un.
developed resources of the Uoun-
try through which we passed
/ think IL viii be ten years before the
country is properly settled and saevel.
ored. Ii needs eastern capital and
pisnty OF it 70 develop the country. |
wss out here year ago ans; made an
elaborate report, which furnished 10
between 6,000 and 600 OF Cur custom.
ersl. The report was on the resources
OF Oregon and Washington territory.
| The result Of this and other advertising
Is that hardly day passes but whai
some investor makes inquiries OF me
as 10 this country. took copious
notes during the recent trip, and when
/ reach the east / will issue another
volume TO the customers OF the Lonl-
/ bard Investment Company.
Il Intend To go to Snohomish To see
little more of the iumber and other
resources in the vicinity OF that city
viii then visit Tacoma, and from
there will go inso and examine the liz
Bend country. When ] have finished
this inspection | intend to proceed tc
New York.