Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-17

who participated in this excursion:
Members Of the lumbermeu party, in
charge Of Charles o. Perkins, as follows.
NJ, ID. Allen, +. B, Bradsh, J. f..
Totman, and Capt. |. II. Moulton, LA
Crosse, Wisconsin,; w. A. Barber, War
rem Mills, Wis; Edward Gienon and
Geo. G. Builun, Louisiana, Mo; Loyal
7, Bentitii Frank +. Byers and New
ton j. Mind, Minneapolis, Mimi;
Geo. II. Goodrich, Great Fails,
Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. r. G..
Jefferson and Jas. Kasson, st.
Paul, Mimi; Geo. Lum, Vernon, Neb.
): }. Murphy, Miss Mary Murphy and
Miss Eleanor Murphy, Woodstock, H.
Chris. Miller, Davenport Iowa; Geo.
w. Price, ST. James, Mimi; j. il.
Schuck, Springfield, Ills; Geo. Scott,
Winona, Miun.; G. II. Wilder and
Mrs. G. Wilder, Evansville, Wis.
From Fairhaven-Mr and Mrs ! NJ
Darling, Mr. and Mrs. Roland g Gam
well, Mr. aud Mrs j : MuHdy, Mr. and
Mrs Frank Wilkes0n, Miss Wardnrr.
Miss Kathie Nardncr, A II Clarke, NJ
{ McDOugall, i J Hamilton, Robt.
Wardrop Y w Gillette, J II Blocdei
70 y Harrabcc, o II Culver, A Z Nc
Kenzie,H y Thompson, o ID Amcs,T f
Bevans, VIM Hedge, VI + Chestnut, l.
\ Griffin, & + Warner, f. - Millcrand
} a Strong.
From New Whatcom-E Edmund Cos
grove and wife, Geo T. Atkinson and
II + Waity.
AT the Seattle & Montana junction
the special coach containing the party
was detached from the regular train
aud taken by a special engine the re-
mainder Of the distance. The train
was run down to the end Of the old
track at Sedro 10 give the party IA chance
to see the Skagit river, the greatest iOg-
ging stream on the Pacific coast.
The trip to the mine was made
without incident, though full Of inter
est to the visitors all the way, espcc-
tally where the road penetrates the
forest primeyal,n ~ whose giants Of fir
and cedar, bearded with the moss Of
centuries, stand thickiy together on all
sides and lift their lofty heads toward
the heavens.
HiHgs, clad in bis iavOritc dress suit.
received the visitors without ceremony
and proceeded without delay 10 show
them the sights. At the entrance t0|
the main tunnel Especial train, %
romuosed Of coal ears, with a meek
loohlhg mule for motive power, was in
To convey the visitors i'm to the
bosom Of the mountain OF coal known
a. the fairhuvcn mine. An the choice
positions, and some that were not par
.iculariy choice, Oh board the special
were quickly taken, the passengers
were provided with candles, the big
ioof was opened and the little mule
in the darkness Of the great
tunnel with bis lively load Of sight
'eers. 1t was nearly AN hour later
when ne again Tapped his ears i'm the
sunlight, aud il is safe TO say that "a
seldom falls 10 the lot ai any mule,
however useful or cventful his check
'red career may be, 10 haul Il more
stOulshcd lot Of people than
were the ladies and gentlemen
who rode out into the open air behind
That unassumtng beast yesterday.
"1alk about coali Never saw any
hing like it Veins, ola nv The
very mountain sides are the veins.
here il no end 20 it, Why, standard
gauge train might be run along those
VEINS and the coal mined and loaded /
1n board from each side.n
And it is a fact. There are places
where the main vein l. thirty-eight ]
eet in thickness between the walls. /
The smallest veins are seven feet, aud I
.he average is over twenty. Nowhere /
,lse iH the United States can such /
light be seen.
Mr.. Larrabec aud few Of the visitors /
'eHaincd outside examining the coal !
in the dumps and in the cars, and the I
'Oke ready for shipment. Great /
said Captain MOultOn to |
Mr.. TOtman, "just look at that coal" !
tnd he made dive for the first piece I
within reach. "Just see how il shines, /
'lean as the anthracite Of pennsyl- !
,ania.n And then turning to the /
HERALD reporter, he said: 81 have !
jcen in the coal business for twenty I
years, and ought, and think / do, know /
about IT, And I want 20 I
,ay right here that have never in my
tie seen such fine bituminOus coal a. I
his, and it evidently possesses some I
qualities which ] have never before .
een in any coal Of this class. And you I
ay the veins are from ten 10 thirty feet /
n thickness! IL Is wonderful, wonder
uL ! can hardly comprehend It,"
And then a. he waiileda "A little further I.
crank Wiiktson approached with II
-huck Of coke from the pile near by
nd remoarkcd, cooke is in your line,
.aptam, what do you think Of this!"
And quickly he answered. taking the
pecifnen in his hand, 81 have never
zen any Of Frickc's best Couupllsville .
product which presented a finer ap-
jearaucc and I have handled it for
many years. ! can readily believe that /.
his is fully its equal, a. am toid.n 4 .
little later, in conversation with Mr.. I
..Hrrauee, Mr.. Atkinson and Others,
APT. MOultGn remarked with manifest /
"tf I was thirty years younger .
would 90 back and sell out every I
hing Ivc got and get out here. In an /
NY life | have never seen region OF I
uch wonderful realities and bOundless I
n ] have seen to day. /
About this time the conductors "aii /