The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-31
THE PASSING THRONG.

party OF Pittsburg knights Templar and
ladies were at the Northern yesterg AZ on flying
trip to the Sound They were: Mr.. and Mrs
George 8. Houghton, Mr.. and Mrs ". l. Muslin,
w. w. Co.ville, r. M. Bowes ana A. c. Blind
Mr.. Muslin is a broker, Mr. Colville is connected
with the postofice department, AID Mr.. Bowes
Is general manager for the region around Pitts
burg for the New YORK Life Insurance Com.
pany. Mr.. Hough;on is interested with Andrew
Carnegie and H. c. Frick In the United Coal
and Coke Company, the Mutual Coke Company
and the Sewickley Supply Company, of
all OF which he is secretary aud treas
urer, and is also secretary OF the
Americas Republican Club. While here the
party were met BY Wesley Wilson. of this city.
who 10 an old friend of Mr.. Heughton and
others of the party. Mr.. Houghton said this
was mis- first visit to the Coast He had not in
tended to make the trip, but having come 30 far
west as Denver, he got up the party of friends to
60 to California aud thence came OF to Portland
and Puget sound. He had heard treat deal of
Seattle, but supposed IL was q fror.tier village,
and repeatedly expressed his ast0nishment at
Whist he saw here and regretted vely much that
he could only spend a few hours. At
the time Mr. Frick was shot Mr. Hough.
ton was In his Office, on the floor
above that of Mr.. Frick. Al first he
did not pay much attention to the shots But
soon afterward he looked out the window and
he put gun in his pocket and went down to
Tricks office, where he saw Berkrasn between
two big policemen. Several OF tho Office EN-.
ployes wanted to kill the would be- assassin on
the spot, but Mr.. Friek interfered 10 save the
fellows life. "Berkman is an insignificant
little cuss." said Mr.. Houghton, "wsile Frick 10
an athletic man weighing abont $50 pounds.
Alter he had been shot three times and stabbed
as often, he grappled with the felloe aud threw
him upon the sofa back of bis dess and held
him until help came which. of cousse, was i'm.
mediately." Regarding the strike, Mr Hough.
ton said that the Amalgamsted Association was
broken for good, and that the Carnegie
Steel Company had no fear OF the BOYCOTT upon
their goods imposed by tho trades tnions. "If
we can sell iron cheaper than any one else We
will ind market And though the purchasers
OF our product may have trouble, thss will ONLY
bring them over to our side and lose the unions
friends, and eventually the boycost will die
out" Speaking of the coal and iroS RESOURCES
of the Puget sound country, Mr.. II ourhton said:
IL have seen samples of Washington soke which
were a. good As the Connsllsville artlcl While
l am not an expert on iron. I have seen
specimens OF ore which l. consider
very good. We have had strike trosa bles down
IN our country and the coke business is In bad
shape. We sell our coke for s. 90 PEI ton. and
understand you get 50 a ton for year product
here" Regarding politics, Mr.. Houghton said:
i
think that while the wcrkingmen might oppose
protection for the sake OF revenge on. accoun, of
the Homestead troubles, there is no doubt about
Pennsylvania giving a large majoeity for the
Republican ticket We are oil raised protec.
tonists down there, you know, aud don't see
how workingman can be anything else than
protectionist"
C. A. Kilbourne has just returned fcom a trip
through the kootensi and SLOGAN n. lining dis
"a al hty rod
in development work there. He sid: 1.-THE
people have just raised $50. 90 to builzi wagon
road up Kaslo creek from SLOGAN city to the
SLOGAN mines, distance OF about twenty miles
They now have a horse sail over the route. J.
+. Wardner is working on the Freide Lee. He
has tunnel in about seventy-tive fees, and has
shipped out some ore by pack trsins On the
Washington mine they are in about iG9 feet, aud
have q fine body OF galena, RAINING about 90
ounces OF silver and % per cent. lsad. The
Lucky jim, which Is owned by Seattle peopls
makes the largest showing in the d. strict. IL
has nine foot @sin Of galena aud earbonates,
averaging 100 ounces OF silver AMI co per
cent lead Tunnels are being run in
on 1t and are now iu sixty feet New strikes
are being male every few days. Or most OF
the properties they are arranging to continue
work all winter by building cabins, etc. IL tho
wagon road Is not completed this fall they will
get out ore ready to ship in the spking. The
tap the SLOGAN district IN ABOUT . ysaf or Q yesr
and half. One line has been run, WIZ ch comes
within . few miles OF the mines. = smelter
with capacity of $50 tons day is haing built
at Pilot bay on Kootsnal lake, to whicsl ore can
DO delivered at about $ll ton frors SLOGAN
Meanwhile ore 10 being shipped to Grsat Falls"
John Fl. Wallace and daughter. OF sslem, Or,
who have been IN the city few days. lief. for
'hsir home last night. Mr.. Wallscs5 is inter-
ested N the water works system OF So EN-. and
part OF ais business here was TO inspecz the new
pump at the Lake Washington puSnping sta.
ton Nj. Wallace Was very well pleased with
the new pump, aud remarked that seattle had a
tue system. He said he enjoyed trir on Lake
Warrington very much "And. apropas OF tina:
body OF water said he, ''and the us,doubtsd
enterprise Of ssa;tls's citizens, I'm sur
prised that the fall OF the watsr oN OF Lake
Warrington Into the Sound has rot been
utilized for water power. I should fs7cy that
there is enough power there to run everythiug
In the city. We have the same kind Of water
WORKS system IN salem ~ you have Eere, but
oas pumps are run By water power" Err. VAL