New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18

tends from Walla Waila n0rthward along uhr
Spokane River TO the Idaho line, and Is bounced
on the south by the Oregon line. lis son'hefh
portion known as the palouse Valley, WIS pa'-
TALLY settled many year, ago, but the nor'hc'n'
or Great Bend country. has only known the tu'"
of the plough and harrow since the ARRIVAL OF wv
Northern Pacific Rlilread. This great pl'iein -
day contains population Of not les thAh o'''0''
scattered over an area of 10000 square miles'
Every kind of crop is grown upon the pH'"'
though it's greatest staple IS wheat. inou'',
estimate of the yield is twenty-five push'i' ~ W."
acre The cost Of producing 1t certuh|
exceed twenty-five cents bushcl. Farmers "'i'
biro all their labor. whose personal relation 10
their agricultural enterprises IS meieE 'i'V
overscor. show me their books, wherein 1t
appears that they realize an "a''"7
nroft If five dollars an acre Tor al ''''
wheat they grow Fertility is present mere III 90
many phases as in other countries and some oil the
Iu1 10 orito arid. but on the whole there is "a
suficient rainfall for the production oil "he"O
o,or practically the entire plateau lrngauoh'
which vou1d be exceedingly difficult anyhow oW-
iro 70 the high altitude of the country above the
,,.ator levels is not deemed at all necessary III
. CONSTANTLY growing measure the yield OF inns
zoe, oopntrv is finding its best and largest market
| - Snol,ane And now that the people OF that
So, Nv, virtue of financial sacrifices which com
mont most creditably upon their local patriotism
and their courage, have secured NUMBER Oh ra'i-
road lines penetrating into the rchef por'lo"S Ut
tbe Main and connecting IT win the l"o s''"o
Pacific trunk lines. they will have fnii coh'roi
of all that is produced.
! MI, eaoacjtv has been shown by the people OF
c,ol,anc in the railroad relations they have beeh
enabled TO establish 1t would not be too mnch
! to cav that TO obtain these connections they hHNe
Welded I'D the entire profits OF the last TWO years
4 line is now rapidly being built directly across
tbc State. connecting Spokane with Seattle ana
Seattle with the Canadian Pacific. Another line
,onotrotinc into Canada runs from Spokane along
the Columbia River, through valley rich III
agricultural products. in minerals, in coal and in
timber through to the kootenai mining district
il British Columbia Another line extending
soutbward. connects Spokane with the Union
Pacific and gives the city all the advantages
ttot win procccd from intimate business relations
with Denver and Salt Lake. Still fourth hne
rms along the witchng Occur d'Alene into the lead
and silver mines that have reached such hen
and profitable state of development. These mines
extend over Il comparatively limited area. Ihcy
are close together and their ores, producing gold.
silver and lead. are all similar. Their output
for the last three years has been quite remarkable
and has plsccd the Occur d Alcne district among
the foremost lead producing regions in the conn
fry. Gold associated with iron. and treated hy
the freemillmg process is largely found in the
northern uart Of the district, but the greatest
amount of tonnage is derived from the southern
country where the Galena silver mines. dozen
or more in numver have been discovered. That
minerals in large quantity existed In this country
has been known for years. But the want oi
railroad facilities for long while prevented
any serious effort to get At them. The matter
of transportation is laid at rest, and within
the last three years a million dollars has been
spent in development. The returns have already
more than justified the investment
Tributary to Spokane and reached by the vari-
Gus railroads now in operation arc five other min
ing districts, at Colvlle, Oanaean. Kootcnai.
Metalne. and Pend dOreilc. They are in various
stages Of development. but their wealth and avail
ability have been clearly ascertaincd. Spo-
kanc's population, in degree greater than
that Of most all these new cities, consists of
young men and young women from the New Eng
land and Middle States. They have enjoyed a
remarkable and wholly uninterrupted period of
prosperity. Some Of them have grown quickly
ard Immensely rich from real estate operations,
but the great majority have yet to realize on their
| investments because of the large sacrifices they
have made in building up the city. They to
day in an admirable position. As they have made
money they have spent il spent it in street rail
roads in the layingout Of drives in the building of
comfortable houses. in the establishment Of cleo
trical plants and in large number of local i'm
proyements, every one of which has borne its part
| in making the city attractive. ! suppose that the
| peCnle Of Spokane larger part of the taxable
property in the city than is the case with the
! l.
ccpt Helena. They are by no means unmndfnl
of the advantages afforded them by foreign CAPT
tai, but they have not waited for il. They ha We
gone right ahead and done for themselves. Their
needs as to the city are still great and conspicuous
They need hotels; they need manufactures they
need wholesale houses. and if can Judge from
/ superficial appearances great variety OF enter
pIiscS might today be proflably established in this
new community Such Of them rs the people
actually feel in need Of they willing TO do much
TO obtain. in NeV-iorl, Boston and Philadelphia
enc hears great many complaints about The want
/ Of opportunity for the safe aud profitable invest
mcnt Of capital II The people who have capital
only realized what they could do with il ont here
Nv WISE and sensible operations. there would be
very little of that sort of complaint
Eastern Washington is going TO be OF itself \
great State II possesses in the ground and in the
spirit OF its people al the resources that nee
cssary to make a powerful and useful Common
wealth Beyond the sea that washes its western
shore it has limtleSs market. Already it, grain
is being shipped to the Oriental countries, ana the
time is not far distant when Asia will have been
wrested to It's trade from the exclusive grasp Of
England, and when every single grain of wheat,
corn and barley that Is not needed for the home
consumption OF these peopr themselves viii BE-
sent from Puget Sound into the great markets of
China and Japan. L. Z. Z.
4 STRANGE PAIR.
Rosedale letter TO The indianapolis journal.
Alfred Dewitt and daughter Mary Ann arc very