The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
THE PASSING THRoxG.

William Scwesl. o. yuaeaa, Aisska. Z lsrEs
mining OPERATOR. u . guest q tie Gssnd Mr.
SoseA Is n Seattle awaiting boiler aad other
rcEasrs for . tug host belonging 70 Ats company
fsa: met With an accident one night y allie ply
;ns eetueen Juneau and Bsrners bsy- The
boiler Is hsing Esde here AID will Be resey for
tia City OF Topeka oa it, mex. Tip. when M.
NOVEL; VIII rsiurn 70 Aiaska- "fhese IL no
little capital and energy being expended in
the work OF developing Asaska, mines
more than IL generally supposed. said
M NOVEL; last eyeaicR "Ths difficulties
oesersng one In that country in any sort Of de-
ve.opmest work the intense aud persistent cold
weather, lack OF importation facilities, hm-
tied supplies proeurab,e at depots far apart and
the dimc2ity In securing competent men 20 20
there, necessities organized capital 70 accom-
pissn anything. but when the mineral Of thss
county Ii once developed Ia any given locality
the assessments atbncs cease and dividends b.
Siu. The silver Bow basin placers. together
with number OF quarts leads nsa: them. hase
nov ell been purchased from individuals oy our
company, and NC have begun work in earnest
The silver Bow basin, from indications, was
created By the action Of . former immease gla-
eief, which broke up snc disappeared piecesnsal
down the steep canyon leading from IL. leaving
concsve hole bali mile or 20 in diameter and
about sixty feet in depth This has ia
the centuries sincs become filled By
the detritus from the mountains that
completely surround 10 except from the canyon
mentioned. and In very rich in auriferous Do
posits. Thsre has been over 81. ooo. 900 worth OF
god taken from this basin ny sluices, long
TENS, rockers and other primitive methods, but
the ground has been scarcely scratched oyeri
We have just completed a huge tunnel ., 80 feet
long through the mountain below. occurring
good incline and reaching into and 1t the bot
tom OF the deposit siniced the tunnel and put In
huge hydraulic pipes ana arc working 70 the
best advantage. II will be difhcuit to tell what
II pays until we are further along in the work, ~
II 10 impossible to make good cleanup until
the debris il out Of our way to some extsnt. but
We are sure OF big thing The company have
erected twenty stamp mi II 70 work the rock
from the quartz leads and We are finding some
very rich rock in course OF hydraulicking, which
We put through the mill. The Bevnal Bay MIN
ing Company, Of which / am also manager, 10
doing development work with the best Of pros
pects Of success. but so far we can regard the
WORK - prospecting. Alaska. l am sure. will
become one Of the greatest gold producing
countries the world has known when the mines
are thoroughly developed"
L 7. and n. c. Sutherland, prominent FARM
ers of Canandsigua county. N. T.. accompanied
BY their vi YES and children, the latter being
Messra W. {. and Will T. and Miss Uedah. are
NJ the Arlington. The party arc starting on .
tour Of the Pacific coast for the first time, hav-
ing come out over the Canadian Pacific, aud
will extend thir visit for a month or more, re-
turning by some moro southern route not yet
determined upon. To say they are, ono and all,
delighted with their trip thus far would DO
putting IL mi.diy. the younger members being
particularly interested in ''ths Western way OF
doing things generally, which are ~ often
commendsb'e as novel," 90 they say. ''One
thing that strikes vi" said one OF tbs young
men, ''is the Independence OF the people, espe-
cialIy the younger element, who are not at all
disconnected at what would be regarded a. In.
surmoantable by themselves at their Eastern
homes"
Hon. IAbau II. Wheeler has returned from Q
week spent on the Skok0mish Indian reserva-
ton with his friend. DR.. Edward Bailey. the
reservation physician. lie enjoyed excellent
fishing in the Skok0mish. and brought home Q
number Of handsome specimens OF his skill -
an angler. He also brought with him rich
brown complexion acquired BY outdoor life
DIR. Bailey returned with him and IL visiting
his brother, Prof. Mark Bailey, OF the state
university.
7. IA Schohonberg, large collier Of Potts
vile. Pa. accompanied by his nephew. Thomas
Brennan, OF the same place. is In the city. Mr.
schohenbesg comes to Washington on the
double mission Of pleasure and to study the
coal resources of the state.
Among the tourists arriving yesterday morn.
ing were Ars. Z. l. Little. Of Oskaloosa, Ia, and
Mrs. Ii. w. Johnstone. Of Toronto. Can They
breakfaased At the Rainier. after which friends
resident In the city called for them.
Donald Ferguson, well known mining man
who has been stopping In seattle several months,
left last evening for Spokane whence he will 60 to
the SLOGAN country where he 10 largely interested
In mining properties.
Grant c. Angie. editor of the Shelton Journal,
10 in the city. Mt. Angle was ono OF the first
editors OF the state to visit the Worlds fair.
Joseph II. Meyer, assistant manager OF the
Marquam Grand opera house OF Portland, Is
registered ct the Northern.