The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

J. r Peters, Of Ellensburg. ono Of the stock
holders of the Wenatchee 4 Okanogan Trans
portation Company, was ct the Occidental yes.
terday. 1--WE are now running two boats up the
Columbia from Wenstchee LIS miles to the
mouth OF the Okanogan river" said he; ''that Is.
We run them during the spring, summer and
fall. but from about January ! to April We
cannot run regularly on account OF ice blocking
up the main channels and our landing places,
which are usually In the eddies. In some places
the ice piles - high a. fifty feet We shall COM
mence running again about the 6rst OF April
and shall make close connections with the
Great Northern at Wenatchee. In addition to
the two boats We run on the river last year we
also own the Thomas L Nixon. which u now
being used ~ . transfer boat by the Great
Northern at Rock Island. but which We shall
put in service when the bridge 10 completed
there. When We took hold of this business q
year ago it was all run down. No one had any
confidence In the boats. because they had no
schedule time and the business was utterly
neglected. This was not Capt Nixon's fault,
but was due to incompetent and inefficient help.
When we started to mako regular runs we
couldn't get pound Of freight, but We kept
right on, and people saw that We were making
regular trips, and then began to pstroniss uA
At the close OF the season We were doing good
business: There II going to be . great deal OF
business done up the Okanogans this year, and
Seattle merchants want to get up there and get
the trade OF that country. We have already
made contract with the Washington Reduction
Works, OF Portland. to ship ten tons e day of
concentrates out Of there. We are now pre-
pairing freight schedules, which will Be ready
for distribution soon. We will reduce the price
Of hauling ore from SIS to 81 q ton, and on all
other freight going into that country there will
be large reduction. We shall 20 arrange our
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natchee In the evening sitter the train arrives,
run up during the night, and return next day.
making the round trip within twenty.four hours.
We are also preparing . petition TO have the
mails carried BY our boats, instead OF going BY
stage from Coulee City. % We can thereby save
about thirty-six hours in tune going into the
mountains. The deep snow this winter will be
of great benefit to the farmers In the Big Bend
country, a. it will insure good crops this year"
J. H. Moran. the lucky tenderioot who struck
. BONANZA the first day he started out prospect
ing in the SLOGAN country last season, Il stop.
ping at the Rainier. II have Just come out
from the mine." said he. "in order to get more
provisions and to zee my partners in this city
about shipping ore We have driven . tunnel
In $50 feet and have two feet Of solid galena
running IjO ounces. The snow II twelve feet
deep, but 1t 10 Kept packed down by the freight
ers, and freighting is now cheaper over these
snow roads than 1t will be in summer over pack
trails. because there are no wagon roads yet.
Everybody who can do SO 10 now shipping a.
much ore as he can to Kaslo and storing it up
until navigation opens up on Kootenai river.
when 1t will b taken to Boomers Ferry and
thence transferred to cars for shipment to the
smelters At present stages run from Boomers
Ferry sixty miles to the head of the lake, whence
boats run to Kaslo. When I 60. to spokane
fully 800 men wanted me to tell them the latest
news from the mines. There il q tremendous
excitement about that country. and there will
be great rush when the snow goes of. Kasio
is now booming and two new hotels are being
built to accommodate the steady throng of new.
Corners"
r. Hickey, wealthy capitalist Of Victoria,
and former steamboat man, is stopping 1t the
Occidental. 81 have property interests in diff.
terent parts of the Sound county," said he.
"sOme of which are here, and am making
trip to See what shape they are in. am glad 10
See the enterprise aud activity manifested in
this city, which 10 easily the metropolitan city
in every respect OF the Northwest. understand
that the principal promoters of the Canada
Western railroad enterprise are now in this city
on their way to Victoria From what can learn
l believe that the enterprise Is q sure go, al
though there may be a little delay in getting all
the prel,minaries in shape 1t has the largest
land subsidy ever granted to q corporation ON
this continent II amounts to 1900 acres per
mile'
Col. s. G. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy, IL at the Occi-
dental. ''Oh. don't know anything about the
political situation" said he last night. ~ was
over al Olympia a week or ten days ago, but I
have just come down from Port Angeles now.
I don't even think OF it. excep. to wonder
whether the action OF the party can be called in.
dependence or cussedness." Il don't see how a
man who has been elected to represent the
wishes OF his constituents can think he can be
independent in political Matters said W. C.
Ellsworth, of the United States penitontiary at
McNeirs island. who was present II believe q
good deal as Garfield did," returned the colonel.
who used to say that whom he was nominated
he was the best platform for his party; in other
words. the man was greater than the platform"
The following members of the "Brutus" com.
pany from Tacoma are stopping at the Airing
ton: Capt W. J. Fife, William W. Dav. r A
Allison, Arthur Trimble, James l. Wilson, E. K
Scott, X. II. Rice. F. Z. King, II. A. Brown. W.
T.. Day, & A. Phipps. jr., Dr. E. 7. Cur,iss. Ed
Buckley, 4 J. Emerson, Frank Selby, C. A.
Phipps, II. A. Amy, Miss La Premiere. Misa
eitton, Miss q. Walker, Miss Gun ningtou. Nixs
Nellie Thompson, Miss NJ. j. Bla. Miss Water.
man. NrA Cunnington and Mrs. " atsrman
Hon. Eli wilkin, q leading attorney OF Fair.
haven. is stopping At the Occidental on his wsy
10 olympia on business. "Your suburb OF Bal.
lard Is becoming quite q shingle manufacturing
point" said he I'VE also are devo,ins cousid.
cradle attention to the same industry, and our
output will be greatly increased this year.
Mrs G. B. Lvernore received q Telegram, on
Tuesday evening containing the sad news OF
TIE deaih OF her mother. Mrs II. F. Colt, of
" ala waliA II comes Unexpectedly, a. Mrs.
l4vernore had but lately returned from wslla
Walla and had Left her mother much better and
with strong hopes o. ultimate recovery.
Ashley Pond. accompanied by his daughter.
Mas Pond. and his son, Ashley Pond, ir.. OF
Detroit, is guest of the Rainier Mr.. Pond in
an attorney and is making . com biued business
anu pleasure trip. He Is on his way TO Van.
eouver.
l. Dtller. mine host OF the Diiier, who has
been II. for the past ten days with . touch of
pneumonia has recovered and VISA able to en-.
Joy tie sunshine yesterday.
toi- l. :. Hewlett, receiver Of the Yakima
1And once, ara ex-Mayor Fred K Reed, OF the
same city, registered yesterday At the Ocei.
dental.
The Hawaiian Situation.
From the Honolulu Liberal.
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