Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-28

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own State. 1t would be of the greatest
assistance to the merchants of Wash
ington If such structure were erected,
as where we now have no production
of precious metals, our output would
be, with 500-ton smelter, at least
$l0,O00,000 annually, which could be
circulated directly in our State. The
opening of smelter in Washington
would increase not only the labor ave-
nues, but would open up opportuni-
ties for capital to utilize the raw pro-
duct obtained from our ores. We
could sustain in Spokane, or some
where in she State, large lead--cnrls
for the making OF sheet lead or pipes,
and we could furnish the raw material
from the lead bullion obtained in our
smelters. This would save to the
consumers of lead the freight on the
transportation of the bullion to the
East, and the return freight on the
manufactured product. The whole
Pacific Coast could be supplied with
this article made in Washington, and
eventually it would find its way into
foreign lands. Then, whitehead works
could be erected, rolling-mills for cop
per and sulphides, as well as many
other articles that find their origin in
gold, silver, copper, and lead. l know
of no industry to-day that has the
same beneficial effects on community
as the smelling of precious minerals.
Denver, Pueblo, Butte City, and other
central smelling points, are examples.
There is absolutely no risk in capital
going into this kind of business, for
the reason that the principal is alb
solutely safe. In fact, it is the only
business in the world where the only
risk attached to its working is the
question of honest service. l know OF
parties who have spent year explor-
ing the State of Washington to deter.
mine its actual ore possibilities and
they report that there is an abundance
of iron, lime, and fuel, and they pre-
dict that when large smelter is estab-
lished, thus saving the freight hauls to
the East, thousands of tons OF ore that
are to-day worthless will become ol
commercial value. The mining in
dustry is not we'll understood in the
East, for the reason that the cupidity
Of the Eastern man allows him
to be led into organizations that have
no basis or intrinsic value beyond the
possession of what is claimed to be Q
u mine. Yet, with all its drawbacks
over 1925, 600, 900 was extracted from
American mines last year. We dc
not invite capital to invest in oul
mines promising them that they will
always reap large rewards, because VT
recognize that it is only one out o.
every twenty locations, and often only
one out of one hundred, that evel
proves of benefit to their possessors.
The mineral industry of America
has always been the poor mans in
dustry. 1t is one of the few avenues
in which intelligence can embark
without capital. But then capita.
must assist the miner after his ener
gies have been rewarded by rich dis
covery. Minerals are worthless unit
converted into precious metals, and il
is impossible SO to convert them with
out the use of large capital. This
aggregation of capital, while it makes
large profit for itself, brings grea,
prosperity to the surrounding coun
tries, and we recognize that it would
be wrong to el.tice capital into an in
vestment that might prove disastrous
For that reason great care has been
taken in the State OF Washington tc
determine whether or not there was O
solid foundation for an immense min.
eral output. This we are now pre-
pared to assert, and while we are OF.
fering nothing for sale to the public
we offer you the opportunity to in.
vestigate this, which we conclude is
one of the grandest OF our undeveloped
resources. In prospecting, would
advise that the Okanagon country be
examined; it is almost terra iacognita
and will no doubt reward the minel
well for his efforts. 1t is just such q
country as would have caused the
Ph@nician miners, cadmus and Jason
to leap with joy.
THE FISHING INDUSTRY.
Your State of Massachusetts has al
ways boasted of its sea-coast, because
it gave living to large population
around Cape Cod and other fishing
cities; and while / do not throw dis
credit upon the State of Massachusetts
yet l am forced to make a comparison
between your State and mine in re-
gard to the fishing industry. 1t will
no doubt be a surprise to some of you
when say that it is claimed by the
people of the State of Washington
that, in five years from to-day, the
greatest fishing industry OF America
will be in Puget Sound, and the peo
pie who embark in the business will
receive a handsome return, withou,
the risk of loss of life such as you in
cur on your coast. In Puget Sount
we have some of the finest fishing
grounds in the known world, and
have been told b. people who under
stand the business thoroughly thai
almost every fish that grows is fount
in these waters. There are Goldfish il
the greatest abundance; in fact, it i
claimed that they grow in the Sal
Juan Archipelago TO a very larg
size; halibut, black cod, sturgeon, an,
almost every kind OF fish is found
We have oysters, CLAIMS, and scallops