The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-31
THE PASSING THRONG.

George Berliner, mining man from Zacate.
cas-, Mexico, was at the Grand hotel yesterday
with his family. Mr.. Berliner has spent good
deal of time on the Pacific coast, and fifteen
years ago he was thoroughly familiar with this
part OF the country During the last six years.
however he has lived at Zacatecas, managing
some mines in which some Chicago and Nil.
waukee capitalists were interested with him.
But Zacatecas is 1900 feet above the sea level.
and Mr.. Berliner having found the air there too
rare for him, has returned to the United States.
and will hereafter live near the sea level. Yes
terday afternoon he went to Snohomish, with
the plan OF looking into some of the min
Ing properties in that county. ~ believe"
he said yesterday, "that you have some fine
mines in this country, and that with capitaI
they will develop so as to be very profitable
Zacatecas, from which / have come, is one of
the Oldest and most famous mining camps in
America, and, indeed, in the world The dis
trict covers a space about twenty miles SQUARE.
and contains some 1000 mines The output ia
about 100000 annually. The camp is about
$50 years old, but in very few instances have the
shafts sunk below $50 feet. You see, the veins
of ore are so large that as yet it has not been
necessary to go down very deep In some in.
stances the veins are sixty feet wide The
manner OF working is very primitive.
for only two companies have steam
plants-one an English company and
the other the American 20 which belong Labor
is cheap, for the workmen are the natives. who
prefer the old methods of getting at the ore.
Running steam engines is an expensive process.
for fuel is expensive The feeling toward
Americans is very cordial and the government
is in every way friendly In the City of MEXICO
all the better Classes understand and speak
English"
Clarence W. Bowen, of New York, one of the
editors OF the Independent. is at the Rainier hotel
Ar Bowenis now on his way home from Portland
where he has been attending the general assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian church for the IrdepeYd
ent which is one OF the ab,est religious weeklies
not only OF America but Of the world In smack
ing OF the case of DR.. Briggs Mr.. Bowen ssi,
last night: THE Independent is inclined TO take
the conservative side OF the ouestion
the side against DR.. Briggs. Our sttituds
is not based on any personal ground, bu. from a
belief that the church has enough 20 do in the
work Of converting, civilizing and Caristianiz-
ing men, without wasting time and af
fort in theological discussions. Mankind
Is in such need OF the cosrsl
that the church cannot well afford IN
spend its strength in controversies over tho.
logical belief" Mr.. Bowen, who, tbouvb -.
young man, has done considerable uewsnsna-
work outside OF the Independent, was secretary
OF the committee which arranged for the cela
bratioa at New York in lSSa for tha
centennial OF the Inauguration of Preside1t
Washington. The celebration was equal IN ~
even surpassed that OF $50, and a fun accom-.
OF the event has just been published in has,,.
tiful volume edited by Mr.. Bowen. The feature
OF the work Is collection Q: portraits, so fs- ga
ostsingbie, of ali who were in any wav en-,
neeted with the Inauguration Of century AGO
6. W. z. Griffith, OF Denver, arrived AZ tho
Rainier hotel yesterday morning, and he wa,
joined in tie evening by c. L. Griffith, OF Ana
cortes. e. ". E. Griffith, who vas for wears q
resident CT Kansas, has invested quite largely
IN this city, and for q time he was president az
the Seattle National bank. His presen. yisit "a
Seattle is in the interest OF the Western Farm
Mortgage Company, Of which he Is receiyer
This corporation, which had been Operating
largely il the Middle West, and to q certain