The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-15


quently. they have no development on their
mines. There are good prospects, there, how
ever. and II that railroad OF Shyups - buiis
from Butte to Boise IL would do vgndefs In 90
yelopirg It speaking OF mines, saough. these
Mexican mining schemes are the most ridicu'
lous have had reports Of veritavie bonanzas
from there, and upon examination 1 found
them all wind tell you when n American
thinks he can get ahead of <iexiean In
mining scheme it's very cold weather, and thai
don't como often in that country. An
American sees the Mexicans work<ng . mine
in their primitive and what seems to
MIN crude fashion and msging some
money He at once jung to the
conclusion that IL he should get up . company
with modern methods OF mining. h. could null
nply the Mexican's profits terfoId.S But when
he takes his high-priced labor ana costly ma
chinery there he finds that the difference In
cost OF running has eaten up all Ele prohfs
Captain Hooper is very wealthy AM owns vaiu'
able mining property in the Lake superior re-
g1on. He will remain several day. recupefs1-
Ing from his painful ride across IdtNo.
W. H. Trask. of Denver, is q kslest OF the
Rainier. He is cashier of the CnSan National
bank OK that city, OF which q fosmec newspaper
man, 4 W. Woodbury., is presidenS he is re-
turning from the bankers convenston at San
Francisco and came up this way 80 visit the
sound bankers and establish busin@ss relations
with them. "We have as yet few Eessiness mat
tiers In connection with Seattle" .aid he, 'al-
though We hope the extension OF Your lumber
interests In our direction will b.sng US into
closer relations. How is Denver? she Is pros
pering, going right ahead the same ~ she always
Gid, and | think am In . good position TO
know. Our eleven national and fEur savings
banks, with q capital of 81. Coz, coo, have some
$2s,oO0.o0o on deposit. We have hs1 very few
business failures, finer and bettse buildings
are going up every day, or, rathecs are being
started, because the buildings we asaputting up
are not made in day. Then the banks have
pursued most liberal course town. the busi-
ness men. They stand by thebusiness men, and
help them out when the pinch come and don't
let them 90 under. The real estges boomers
they don't care for, but they take care OF the
merchants. And another thing il ting protection
capital has. The laws Of no state IL the Union
offers such protection for the capites OF the in-
vestor ~ those of Colorado. We hEse an open
attachment law. So that when . sebt Is due
the debtors property can be attaclsed at will
The result is that men pay their dests and the
the dead beats can't get any standsag Every
thing il on q solid basis. Those arg the things
which made Denver"
Rev. DR.. Woods, of Lewiston, Idahs, IL guest
OF the Northern. He comes to attend the Pres
byterian synod, which eonvenes hers Thursday,
and has just returned from q uniqus summers
outing. He left his home about two weeks ago
and went up the Columbia to Rsvelstoke and
thence TO Calgary, whence he took q trip TO tho
North Saskatchewan country and returned by
buggy. the last days drive being sesenty-eighe
miles Dr. Woods II delighted wita his trip.
Game was very plentiful along his route, the
prairie chickens being very tame while stop
ping At Calgary he was taken to the Ranchers'
club, where the scions of wealthy English fam
lilies have established . most luxurious retreat
In the midst Of the wilderness Hers the gem
tleman farmers OF the Northwest ter5itory have
everything possible for money to buy. and their
hospitality 10 dispensed with lavisK hand.
Mr.. and Mrx HG. Bowell,o of Fidalg5 City. were
registered ct the Rainier yesterday. MI. Bowel
says that there has recently been discovered q
fine quarry OF gray granite near the snuth shore
of the island and ON one Of the lakesSin that re-
gion. It 10 20 situated that the stG1ae can be
loaded on scows at the quarry and thsace foated
out to the Sound. Deception Pass he says, Is
deeper than most navigators supposs, but there
is a large rock which divides the channel, and
which the people OF that country waiss removed.
They have had experts examine 1t asd they es-
innate that 1t would cost $50 1000 TO ,low it up.
which would allow vessels OF the LATEST size to
60 through the pass. 4
MI. and Mrs. r. NJ. Taggart Of Pot .hkeepsie,
N. Y, are tourists stopping at the Ra liec. They
have been taking in the Yellowstorss National
park, over whose Eiories Mr.. Taggart . enthusi-
astic. After q few days in this vicinity they
leave for California to visit the Yosemite park.
Speaking of the chief institution Of his home,
Vsssar college for women. Mr.. Taggas. said that
1t Is now away ahead OF any other inslitution of
a similar character In the world. During the
present year its capacity has be<n nearly
doubled. The trustees were enablee to do this
by the requests made by the foundsSof the col
lege, who died about year ago.
James 7. Dennis, . lawyer from princess Sun,
Maryland, was at the Diller yestertly, having
just returned from pleasure trip to elaska. He
was at the Knights Templer conclave IT Denver,
and availed himself Of the opportunity to make
o tour of the West He goes hence to alifornia,
Arizona and New Mexico, being vsrS DESTROYS
OF visiting the cliff dwellings in Northern
Arizona
Jack c. Braendlin and Al Peters, n.embers of
the famous Denver Ramblers' Bicycle Club. of
Denver, arrived in the city Monday Esght, after
an extensive tour Of the Pacific coasS on their
wheels. They will spend the winteE ron Puget
sound. Mr.. Braendin is presidef's Of the
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