The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-27
THE PASSING THROyG.

c. J. Noyes, OF Camp Gold Bar. IL stopping ct
the Diller. II am logging along the Great
Northern track near Gold Bar" said he, "and
although the river II only . few rods from the
track. l am making arrangements 70 have my
logs hauled bv train to salt water. The railroad
company has Q gIeat many men working on the
line up our way. They arc raisinE the track
about four feet on the Skykomish bottoms and
are making fine road OF it The embankment
along the river IL rip-rapped with granite blocks
and besides this cribbirg has been put in the
river to turn the current, and the cfibbing has
Also been loaded down with rock. When the
road Is finished is will be Q splendid
line. They are having lots of trouble with
snowslides up near the switchback now, and
hear that some Of the gangs have been caught
up there for the last ten days with slides on
both sides OF them, but that they are working
night and day 70 clear them away. Every day
there are seven or eight men on the road each
way. coming from and going to the scene OF
trouble As the line 10 biockaded they have to
walk and carry their blankets. Every sidetrack
along the line Is filed with loaded cars waiting
to get through, and / presume there are a.
many empties on the other side waiting to come
this way. I was told by some Of the men that
number OF cars loaded with shingles had been
knocked OF the track and smashed BY the
slides The train they were on was stopped by
slide and before 10 could get out OF the way
other slide came and knocked several cars OF
the track. don't know how true it II, but that
10 what was told me by men coming out from
the work OF shoveling away the slides."
Patsy Clark. the well-known superintendent
OF the Poorman mine. near Burke, Idaho, and
u. &. kingsbury, OF Spokane, one OF the owners
OF the mine, are guests OF the Rainier. Mr..
Kingsbury formerly lived in Butte, and Is .
great lover of speedy horsenesh. having owned
sstring of fyera He sold of his string last
fal M
since then has been travelling abroad. Clark
was superintendent of the Poorman during
the strike troubles in the CBur d'Alenes,
and exhibited great nerve, tact and pru.
dence in those troublous times. 1--WE are
running again with . full crew of 200
Miners" said he. 'though there are several
other good mines which have not yet resumed
work. The low price of silver and the high
freight charges are the principal obstacles in
the way OF opening most of the mines. The
Poorman Is one OF the first mines discovered in
the CHur d'A enes. ana IL also one OF the best
l am blowing myself In against some SLOGAN
claims, though. just now, which . number Of
US are developing and which are looking pretty
good The formation In the SLOGAN country 10
very much the same 40 III the C1ur d'Alenes,
but the ore is of q much higher grade We are
not shipping any ore yet from our claims, and
shall not do until . railroad 10 built in there.
which think will be done before long, There
il no doubt in my mind but that the SLOGAN
country contains some bonanza"
W. Fl. Crocker, manager Of the Warrington
Cedar Single Company, OF WhatcoW, Is in the
city. "Our mill has now been shut down tor
over . week" said he at the Occidental last
night. "This 10 due to the scarcity Of cars on
the Great Northern. and great many mills up
our way are in the same TX. have come down
here to see what the prospects are In this re-
gard and to learn what the prices On shingles
are. was offered 81 - per 1000 by . dealer, bus
haven't heard OF any shing es being sold yet
for that price. although have been told that
our shingles are now being sold In Chicago for
u %, and as the freight there costs 81 l21< pre-
sumo they must have been bought for about
Sl40.
p. B. Cornwall, president of :he Belingham
Bay improvement Company. and also of the
Beliipgham Bay & British Columbia Railway
Company. 10 stopping at the Northern. He
came down from Whatcom yesterday, whittier
he went In company with d. O. Mills the other
Gay 70 inspect the property of the companies on
Bellingham bay, Mr.. Mills being a large stock.
holder in them. "We contemplate making
some extensive Improvements up there during
this season., said he. 1--WE shall commence the
development Of the coal beds near the shore of
tho bay and get into shape for handling the
product of the mines. Mr.. Mills was highly
pleased with the prospects OF the companies"
Capt William Ramsey. Of Fern Hill. Tacoma,
who was, prior TO his retirement from the En-.
glish merchant marine, one Of the best-known
OF the shipmasters sailing ont Of the Tyne, In
the north OF England, was a visitor in this city
yesterday. prior to q visit to South Shields, his
former homo Ii was his first visit to Seattle
and he was especially impressed with the APP
psarancs of the business section Of the city,
comparing il favorably with those of the metro
politan cities OF the world.
Among the tourists registered at the Rainier
are Mr.. and MIRA sehiliing and children, of San
Francisco: Mr.. and Mrs A. l.. Murdoch, of Bos.
ton. and Mr.. and Mrs. d. Leuty, of Cleveland
the latter couple being the advance quart OF a
Raymond excursion due here next Friday
John 4 jenkins, formerly a newspaper man
OF shamo&tn. Pa, but now a lawyer practic.
Ing in "ilkssoarre. Is guest OF the Arlington.
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