The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-24

coaeuel Frsnk ,. Parker Speaks ~ Walla
Wa1la and Iaahe.
Colonel Frank J. Parker, of Walia Walla.
was In the city yesterday. and ia conversa-
ton with . reporter Of this paper had the
following 70 say respecting walla walla
and mining section In Idaho:
The late rains have given us promise Of
most bountsous crops, and whether We get
any more rain or not the crops win harvest
freely. We have such . line section for
agricultural products that We alone can
send enough grain 10 Seattle 10 load oil the
ships thAs come to your wheat elevators.
AS for The city OF walla walla, IL Ia
growing amazingly fast. though there IL no
boom there. | think there 10 A. much
building proportionatsly ~ there is here in
Seattle. We are even tearing down some
brick buildings and replacing them with
larger ones. The country around Is settled
up with extensive fruit raisers. OF quality
far Superior, particularly in point OF flavor.
70 what Is brought around from San Fran
cisco. Seattle and Tacoma are bound %
have our fruit, and eli We want to make as
happy 10 The agricultural college.
II recently took . trip 20 Idaho, be-
tween the Snake and Salmon river districts.
That country has been known for the
last twenty years NJ . big mining country
OF vast richness. bat u has only been latelv
that We coaid get near in by the railroads.
A lot of ~ old-timers ia Waila wsiia 90,
together short time ago and formed the
Seven Devils improvement Company. for
the purpose Of getting in. opening IN the
country and operating the mines before
the railroads get there The townsise has
hem selected and We hare q iine wasersise
there. The directors sent me out As mana
ser. 10 look over and report on the mines.
! found three districts where there were
hedges Of fine copper ore. the like Of which
] had never seen before. I consider the
names 10 Be better than the Butte CITY.
Montana and Lake Superior mines com.
hsned. Already railroads have been pro-
icetcd which viii connect the mines with
seattle by Way OF the Union Pacific and
Northern Pacific liRes The towns,te i,
below the snow line and there will be no
danger from snov baoekades. IL isare.
markahie fact that In sonae places the snow
has never been known to fall.
AS an instance OF The available riches a,
the ledess may state that four men werx
employed there for thirty days. ara in
that time they took on, 30 tons of ore.
sorted. sacked and shipped IL 20 Swansea,
Wales. for reduction. After all the ex.
renses are paid the ore nets Us so per
ton.
The country hes hss bodies Of yellow
psne and red ar. and 10 scrcs OF fius
agricultural land lies all along the line
The prospects are looking up and il the
Seattle reonse are alive a. usual they vii
take 40 interest tha, war. Living Is cheap
there. donr costs only 81 q sack. and han,
and hsrnn can be had for Il cents . r.oand.
The tcwnssfes Is t.san feet above sea
level, hus We have mined aaca, $50 fee.
above. This Is . new empire and . new
country that Il fast oreniaing up, and
there is room for live people there. The
Montana company. or Cine. Snaith ard as
~ocsstes. hare already offered $50 90 10
gei railroad IN there.
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