The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-04

siveIscss snd. IT the same time. ono II tho
strongest towns in the whole country. II
she pulls through This crisis in the way
that it seems she Is going TO il will Be the
biggest advertisement possible for her.
She will not only - recognized - the
mistress Of Puget sound. but ~ the best
city for investment on the entire Pacshe
coast Il 10 not alons her financial
strength. bat there h moro business
being done here apparently than IN
many Eastern cities which are much
larger. rather think that times will b
considerably improved By next spring. !
found the Puget sound country talked Of
very much in the East and spoken Of very
fsvosably. and Of course / added what
could to the stock Of information possessed
by the people met. One Of the most
prosperous cities visited 10 Buffalo. She
has never had . boom. bot she has expert
enced great development In the last few
years. The extension Of her lake COM
msrcs has besn enormous, and there has
bsen TO csYtain extsnt IN anticipation Of
the utilization Of the enormous water
power Of Niagara falls. The harness il a.
most on this great giant and BY January
the power will be available in Buffalo It
the low prios Of . PER horse power year.
There are already 2. 700 manufacturing in
stitutions tbers. and the saving which will
b effected on this one item viii b snor-
NOUS"
DR.. Gustsyus Bruhl. Of Cincinnati, o..
stopping ss the Rainier, 10 . well-known
arch eoiogist snd ethnologist who hn
written several articles for publication On
topics connected with these scienceA II
have been down in AYisons, q the grand
canyon Of the Colorado, examining the
cii6 dwellings there. and am nov ON my
way TO Alaska. have been nearly every
where else on this continent. and /
thought II necessary that should visit
that country aIsol was . practicing ply
stefan for forty-five years. and felt that
had earned rest, 20 fev years ago gave
up my practice and now dc vote most Of
my time 70 travelling a.sd TO chronological
and arch Geological studisa When not
travelling write articles for scientific pub
LEGATIONS concerning the researches OF my
self and others In these fields of science.
From these studies We are enabled to
gather definite ideas Of the character. Gus
toms. numbers, mode Of living and forms
Of government Of prehistoric races, and
even in some cases TO correct the mistakes
Of written history. For instance, the old
Spanish writer's have conveyed the idea
that this continent was inhabited by large
populations. but the tsacss they have left
behind them do not bear out these state
ments. The City Of Mexico. which was
stated to havs contained 1000 people, In
my opinion did not contain more than 3d.
600. You sss, IL Was to the interest Of the
Spaniards e exaegerate their stories Of
conquest In order 10 enlarge their fame
and credits In the mother country. / regret
that have not much time to spend out
here on this trip, - have to hurry back
to attend IN international convention Of
ethnoloGists and archeologists at the
Worlds fair on the 18th inst"
Among the tourists in the city are L. l..
Kennedy. of Newton, Ia. who 10 accom-
panied by his son, who has just been adj
mitted to the bar at Des Moines, Ia They
are stopping at the Occidental, and will
remain In the city several days. Mr.. Ken
nedy is prosperous land owner. and his
visit here IL for the purpose of looking mp
the Puget sound country - . section to
locate in. II want to 80 some acreage or
ranch properties. and II can find any that
suit me ~ to price shall invest few
thousand dollars ont here. for like this
climate very much, and want to live for
the failure in miidsr climate than that Of
Iowa like this city very much. II has
metropolitan air that 10 inspiring Of con-
fidencc."
Charles NJ. Cooke. Of Honolulu, accom-
panied by his son. c. NJ. Cooke. jr., and
his nephew. A. N. Anterior, are tourists
AZ h. II,
their way to the Worlds fair, after which
the young men will enter universities. Mr..
Cooke. IT,. going to Yale and Mr.. Ather-
ton to Wesleyan. Mr.. Cooke. 81. 10 .
wealthy sugar planter. and is very much
in favor Of annexation. In fact he 10 Q
warm supporter OF the present admins.
tration. and took an active part in the
movement which led to it establish ment.
Lewis Hosmer. the wholesale lumber.
man Of Minneapolis, 10 stopping at the
Occidental. THE Eastern market 10 pretty
dull at present." said he. land stocks are
not SO small as one would suspect with
the light trade that has been had this year,
among first hands. Still, there Is more or
less trade going on in small way, and
when the present depression 10 over busi-
ness will be better than ever, I think.
find more activity, moro confidence, more
real soiidity and strength in Seattle than
in any city west Of the Mississippi river.
and people In the East are talking about il"
Kirk Munroe. Of New York. is guest NJ
the Rainier. He is = magazine writer of
note. and II regularly employed by the
Harpers. He has written q number of
serials ~ we'll ~ short stories, which have
met with more than favorable treatment
at the hands Of the critics. One of his
stories. Little Prince Dusty" appeared
in serial form in the Posr- In
isea He is on his way to Alaska, but viii
spend about two weeks in this ne,ehbor.
hood either before or after the Alaskan
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs W. 3. Bo.lev. of Nav
Haven, Conn. are tourists stopping At the
Arlington. They have been spending
some time in California on this their first
tour OF the Coast. and will remain here q
few days. Mr.. Bosley is student in the
Yale Law school and also q tutor in the
academic department. and his trim n
taken with . view to locating in this sec.
ton Of the country.
Among the tourists registered 1t the
Rainier are: Mr. and Mrs. L. E. milford.
OF New York: Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. White.
Of Athens. Ga: Rev. II. Lagan, of San
Rafael. CAL; II. A. Palmer. Of New YORK.
II. II. Nelson. Of Great Falls, Mont. and
J. Marga'e. Of New Hampshire.
A. l. LOOMS. banker and merchant Of
fDs1rs q - s,~S "a