, 1890-01-30
SPOKANE TAE PLACE.
A Colvlle Miner Names Our Ad-
vantages as a Point for
Smsl .er.
The Ore Producers of That Sec
ton Look to This City
for Polief.

CoLvfLLF, WASH, Jan. p.
| To ruE E"tTog ~ THg REVIEW
/ Spokane Falls is tlc most practical
poiut iur reduction Wof,s. And here
/ nrr few reasons why:
/ Bccuuse OF its ccn. RAJ location.
Because IL hgs railroad facilities.
! Because II is n business center.
/ Because 1t has wood aIld cOI, adjacent
| the c.ty.
Because l;sives no discrimination in
mining dis'rists.
/ Because 1t needs all the ore for tluxing
/ purposes.
| Because the wealth Of the mining
| districts, of which she Is the center
/ viii center there. II not In crude ores,
| II will In bullion.
Because the people OF Spokane arc q
! rrr grcssive people and are endowed
| with that go.aheaditiyeness that means
success.
Because she las the wealth. the will
| the wav to make it a success.
: Because q smclter 1T Spo,;'nc means
plant complete, that can and will
| handle arv clnss Of ore that the coast
produces and especially our districts.
| Because the producer can get more for
! his ores.
Because such combination is capable
y. tfv..,.4s lt, be II ever so obstinate.
nernuso such n plant will guarantee
successful operations Of many low grade
claims that with o local institution
wruld lie Idle and dormnf''.
Hccnusc plant ~ Spokane can CON.
mand Hi, vi li.1 naming dtstfCts ol the
Northwest and can do good work, and
lcacc cheaper wrrl, Hni VIII hocomr a
rcrmancrt institution, not to be closed
a: the wh,ms vi one ur two individuals
may dictate.
have sruut ,he past Eve years In the
Culyllc country and vicinity and have
watched the mining properties Of this
particular dist,ict with 40 small Deg. q
o interest. My entire ~ hgl lccn de-
voted 10 mincs ant mining, mi it Cur
not be worh, ryd thut nu ready ,O .,u
any mistake H.ut 10 ,he p-ui 49,. 90
for sugh i J.. The t"'t '-r.' ''iistasc
frr tho ni1ir' INDUSTRY d.. tnn country
was Causeu - GIv l.. 20 ttics FALLING INTO
ias hands Of non -prnc teal men, VINO
not only made fHilure
OF the property ns min"',
but also ihI.n.i Ia wreck OF wi g.
should be n source of revenue To- them
take was lnut with an unitspuicd title
to back them, they proposed 20 exercise
that pTcrugNtiVe which iu1 lLw .,i'es
thcn ana winch, ~ tlIe Nuy, ! think
sometimes Is mistake, to handle said
property ~ tuvh iuuntlu' a. to r. ~ tr
ihc proposition uLosuliUclN worthless -
themselves and to the com mon calth
in particular, which shoulA lie IA source
OF revenue.
The nevt great mistake WAS he cree
ton OF a stamp ui,i uud sSusir 81 .Uii ON
what H. known a. Cold lIil. ltis true
that god hHs Teen lJUlsd Oh the alnl,
bat not In paying quantities, which
alone cNpu ricuy taught them, hut Mas,
too late! An extensive pIant was now an
the ground with nothing To- iced 4,
whi,.l.I,d a Natural death, This wild
!rclk !ostcryd Into existence by mex
perienco not only bankru pied the prime
movers, but gave to thc whole district
.urh a black eve ns viii rfiuuin w.tH rs
for MANY year
TuC next mistake was ve.y similar rs
10 the effect It I'm, had on tho mining in
t,lstfy Ot th3s Cut,Uiry, tu-Wt, tIc Col
willie sm"lt"r. II is true IL has tho repu'
tut,on of Icing u nice !iltle plant by
emclting men, and am fully snti.h"d
OH he subject at yaptaln Vivian. cuh.-
Ike Gold Hin, is not in operation,
There has b,cn n great 'uTnv articles
written as to the cause, Every mining
uhi hRs been Intercepted by the press
and each has given his version ofthc
,uu.r H,'oG.d.ng 10 his cony IctioHS. Ih,'
sHCuer sHy we could aiut IruutI,
bullion wi hort ore, no more than
MINER cHn InuNe Hour without grain"
lhe nu ding Ola plant with capacity
uf inigly toms pr diem ~ evidence Of
their c"uv.ctinn 'hat ore WIS IN sig lit Ia /
tins iminvd,ate di-tr,yt ~ suppJrt the |
I,lun,, VIII Ga > verify true.
What tiiu prnduccf- srl-; 'NN" rv-
peptci with smett-r at IoViiie. when Z
We c.lmprvd for, tiiHt va Wuth,. g able Z
to ave the cuormuus .r isl,tasc cioB...,.
r0ints. but We iind in the a went o. u I
siueiler no Advantage Whatsoever. n Z /.
some OF the irotuc' rs haVe r.ue su hIr l..
as la shv that fa7yrr nrt ir'tits have ]
been received from Omaha Tor the same I
OIc than 1t the Cvlville smelfer, regarl- i
less a. the long haul. The fart a. 81 ncsI
have l., cn -hippcd To OMAHA wnili this |
Liant MAS IA operation Is not lo - de. |
MED, and this fact stArcs every ir~HfuGer |
la the face, al.a puts \ st0Ii 10 his opera /
ton VA wl.at IA "a is n lON q; a g rc.io- |