, 1890-04-17
PoRTLAND's MAYOR.
He Makes an Extended Trip Through
the Cnur d. Iene Country,

the CGur d'Alcn Country.
Hon. Van Il. DeIasbmutt, mayor oi
Portland. and one OF the richest mining
operators in the Northwest, who has
been making an extended trip through
the Ceur d. Alenc country. was in tho
city yesterday en- route home. lie was
seen at the Merchants, by REVIEW rep
resentatiye, and sneaking Of his trip
through the mines Said.
"The mines are in good condition, and
the prospects for the coming season
were never better The mines arc
about all running, and unless
am mistaken, u large amount
OF ore will be taken out ] don't think
much new capital will go into that dis
trict for some time owing 20 the fact that
there is a. serios OF blackmail litigation
that has had a tendency OF preventing
capitalists from going there.
Until that Is done away with moth
ing Will be done in the way of adding
machinery or investing any more money
in the district. Business there has been
very duh and mining property Is not
bringing the prices 1t did u year ago,
and there is not much inquiry in that
direction However. the people
situation, and hereafter, in all probable
ity. little countenance will be shown to
those whose only mission In that coun-
try since Its settlement seems to have
been 10 rob the honest miner OF his hard
earned possessions and to stand IN the
way OF the progress OF the country by
getting some Kind of a shadow OF claim
in every property Of any magnitude IN
the district in the hope Of being
bought oil.
at was very unfortunate for that
country that so many of those leeches
got slice oil the bunker Hill and Sulli-
van mines when they were sold for
nearly oil subsequent litigation has
be, N inv ted thereby.
At iirst the people did not fully real
ixe the damage shat was being done.
but dull times, no demands for new
properties, and the fact that new capital
was stunning them has awakened them
TO true realization of the causes which
have lod lp TO IL, and now that they un-
derstand IL, | have no doubt they will
assist In correcting the evil.
BLooD.sUcKERs.
"a number OF men," continued Mr..
DeI.ashmutt, who never work, and live
by their wits, gamblers by profession
with little stake money. through theiI
friends, manage by hook or crook to gel
an interest with the the original locator,
IN nearly all the mining property, anc
thtH WaNH ss't PaofehN9 70 bbDdcu hnu
sold they get q sllce,ouI OF every trans
action. Now when capital comes in
these self.same Ramblers manage tc
trump up law suits and do everything
they possibly can to be bought oil and
unless their wishes are complied with, q
tie-up of the mines interested Is tho re
suit.
Every time they tic up q mine Il
means the throwing out OF employment
of several hundred men, and am told
that were 1t not Tor this fact tho Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mines would be run
ming to-day and giving employment tC
at least 400 hands"
"Do you think that dry ores can bs
brought to this city better than any
other, Mr.. Del Ashinutt2 asked the re-
porter.
"ln my opinion ! think they can, In
fact believe. Spokane Falls TO be tho
best city on the North Pacific coast FOL
the bringing Of dry ores There Is nc
limit to the wet ores in tue Ceur d Alens
district and they arc IN great demand In