The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-20


country is full of good prospects. but as
yet there are not many regularly produc-
ing mines. A new concentration has been
put in at Ruby, twenty-seven miles south OF
Loomiston. In the vicinity OF Palmer noun
tain the Black Bear, the most famous mine in
the 0kanogsn, is down 10 feet, Is working five
stamps and viii probably put in dfteen stamps
more. Tbs Rainbow group is working ten
stamps at Golden the spokane has ten
stamp mill and the Triuns has . similar NUM-
Der. The Douglas mine, south OF Locmiston, u
working FIVE stamps. The Tory, On Palmer
mountain. 10 down dftv feet and working two
shifts. They will put in q ten-stanp mill in the
spring At Palmer lake, five miles north OF
Loomston, the owners of the Ivanhoe are put
ting in q ccncentrator. In other parts Of the
region there are more Improvements, which
am not posted on. The roads in our country are
ell OF easy grade. and there 10 an abundance OF
game, deer, grouse and paeasants being espe-
cially plentiful The hills are covered with
bunch grass and the cattle are rolling fat There
are no sheep In that region that know Of, but
1t is splendid grazing region
0. II. Adsit, OF Juneau, Alaska, IL stopping at
the Arlington Speaking OF affairs In that ccun.
try he said: "Uncle Sam 10 not treating VI right
up there, and 20 long the present form OF gov
eminent IL maintained Alaska will develop
slowly. We have 4 rich country up there which
cries OF mining properties are constantly being
made, nearly all OF those worked being placers
or gold quarts, which can b treated there.
There 10 plenty OF rich smelling ore, but the
cost OF transportation to the states IL too high TO
make their working profitable There r. q prac-
teal prohibition on the development Of our
valuable lumber interests. There il plenty
OF fertile agricultural land, but titles
TO Ii cannot DO obtained. The result
10 that outside Of prospectors there are
very few people coming to Alaska. Another
thing which helps 70 keep down immigration 10
the fact that any one going into business must
be able to speak the native dialects and in some
places Rus1an. There il not bank in Alaska
and the steamship lines charge ~ per cent for
transporting money. Gold dust is currency
with the merchants, who take it in exchange
for merchandise. Two OF the large mining
companies. however, supply the deficiency of a
bank by giving merchants exchange on the
United States without charge, for the purpose
OF keeping money in the country. Another
thing, although we have hne grazing land and
plenty Of cattle up there, our beef comes from
Washington. One reason for this Is that, TO OBJ
tain fair transportation rates, the neatnen
have to sign contract with the steamship COM
panies to take SO much meat month"
A. Tucker, who was pursef ON the steamer
Alice Blanchard on her trip north to the Yukon
Yukon country. He says the boat p. B. Weare
was being pat together az rapidly a. possible
when they came away and was expected to be
launched by september IS. The machinery was
to be set then without further delay and the
finishing up done az she proceeded on
her way up the river. 1t was
expected that one trip would be
made up to Forty Mile creek before the river
froze It generally freezes up about October %
q n y int f.,a afs lfsh RIA
there and open up q store. Over 500 miners
will stop up around Forty Mile creek and
franklin guich this winter, while not more
than fifty stopped there last winter 1t was re-.
ported that large quantities of gold were being
found around Franklin gulch, and that one
miner had taken sll.0d0 worth of pure gold out
of one little pocket in the rock where It had
been washed in. Further down the Yukon,
at what is known as Tannansw river there
Is an abundance of fur animals The Indians
In speaking OF the country in the interior always
say: "Forty mile, plenty gold, no furs. Tan
nanaw, plenty furs no gold" MIR. Tucker
thinks that anybody going up there with good
stock of provisions could not fail to make
money.
]. s. and W r. Hoyt, two brothers, Of Augusta,
Ill, visited the city on Saturday last and re-
mained until yesterday morning. leaving on the
O'Clock train for Portland and San Francisco
are
on pleasure tour OF 1000 miles, covering a
period of two or three months One 10 CAPT.
talist OF Augusta and the other wealthy stock
raiser and farmer in the vicinity. Lake WASH
ington and other points Of interest were visited
by them, copious notes being made Of all feat
ures deserving notice for publication In their
local paper. Surprise and qualification were
expressed at many things they saw. all Of which
will be communicated to their Illinois neigh.
bors through the press.
Bishop J. NJ Walden, who preached in the
First Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday
night said in the course Of his discourse that he
was classmate of President Harrison at col.
lege, that there he had learned to honor the man
who was now chief magistrate OF the nation
The bishop spoke feeling OF his relations with
his boyhood friend and said that even to this
day he held the president in the warmest esteem.
III the bishop had remained in the city it was
planned 10 give him a reception last night. but
owing TO his many engagements he could not
remain over SO when the services were over he
was given an informal reception and large num-
bsrs of those present remained to meet him
Mrs. Rebecca D. Reckoff, wife OF Andrew J..
Reckof, city superintendent OF the public
schools at Cleveland, o.. was visitor at the
Office of Superintendent Barnard yesterday She
is lady OF literary culture and has won an
established place as writer and thinker on
educational subjects. She has written several
books and her latest is a new first reader Which
has been accepted aud published by the Amerl-
can Book Company. She is much interested in
Western schools aud will spend today in going
through the public schools of this city.
A. W. Beck, one of the largest sheep raisers of
Idaho, arrived in the city last evening from
Boise City. Mr.. Beck 10 visiting the Sound
country for the purpose of looking I'D the
shingle aud timber business He 10 the guest of
his brother, at 1894 Eaton street