The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21

Tag IL over and over. and wonderisg where
Seattle wss and What kind of . place Is
VAS. He had heard of il before. bat could
not think where. Finally he remembered
that . man from his region in Maine had
zone TO Seattle. He foond where the
or 20 later here 10 make his fortune.
The sown wss small At that time and he
soon made acquaintance. He got = place
on the Police force and proved himself 50
efficient that he was elected sheriff. He
had in the meantime brought his family
tire burned him out and sefs him sgsin
without . dollar. He had stuffed
Law, however. while he ~as sheriff.
and he hung out his ahingie. He sooa
gained a practice. He invested In various
properties end made money. sow he IS
president OF one Of the frs: hanks Of seat
tie and is ia independent circumstances.
He is one OF the most popular men IN the
state, and when mis- name VAS sprung.
without ans preliminary cansassing, az
The last state convention be sas noEni-
mated for governor with . husgaH. lie
vas elected by q large majority ~
though he Is not = man Of political amb-
ton hs will be sooner or later IN the
United States senate. He is one OF the
shrexdest political managers. a. we'll as
sae OF the beat business men. OF this state,
and IL y as through his management iha:
sauirs got his present seat IN the United
Hates senate.
I'VE call Washington" said Gov. Nc
f;raw. the evergreen state. and We have
no doubt that it Is TO be one OF the greatest
states in the Union. We are rapidly IN
eregsIng IN population and the Immigrant
follow close on the neeis OF the govern
ynent surveyors. The state 10 not ali sur
veycd az get and il IS rapidly being taken
It,, ana we have now more than f1.Uo
yax~fu Ne a xsaefs tn tN thu p@rn&ytgA-
MIA, ohio and sew York OF the West The
population OF Puget sound sili be the
greatest III any part Of oar Pacific coast.
Right here In Seattle We will have a town
~ grcnt A. Gan Francisco. and Puget
sound will. I am convinced. eventually
ae n great shlpplng center for Asst
attic trade. We have q fresh water lake
here which, With Two 10 o u miles Of
saral, would be accessible TO ocean YES
sells, and all along Puget sound there are
magnificent harbors. We are go miles
nearer Shanghai than san Francisco. and
se expect eventually 70 have the bulk OF
the Chinese trade. The trade Of CANA
amounts 10 $i30.0tg.000 per year and
nav largely belongs to Great Britain IL
steadily increases. and il is safe to say
tina; ri no very distant date the trade OF
China and Japan will amount to S55i o.
100 per year. There is no reason Why
America should not have It's share of il.
lftEtG q ~ fAsi& X &bfftS 8f's
Russia and bel cen Manchooria and
European Russia. There il o caravan
inc Of 81. 60 camels and more than
l0 90 horses every year. There IL no rea-
son why q large part OF the shipment car
ried IN this way should not be sent over
here to Siberia and China. and l expect 10
see the time when our Asiatic trade will
be one OF the most important features Of
our commerce. We are so located that We
will eventually be the great manufacture
ing sccsion for this trade. and our mines
and lumber are such that vie can make
anything that the world wants. We have
vast coal fields and great beds of iron. and
the prospect now IL that we have the
greatest gold and silver fields ofthe world"
fell me something about this, gov
ernor," said l.
81 refer" said Gov. McGraw. TO the
Monte Cris,o gold mines. These are
owned by a small syndicate Of rich cap
Rockefeller, Colgate Hoyt and Mr.. Colby,
and = railroad is now being built from hero
10 them at a cost Of 8, 0O0. 900. The mines
lie about fifty miles northeast of Seattle.
They are surrounded by the most rugged
Of mountains and they run in and out of
great gorgrs. The ore is found in large
veins, aud some of it assays $50 of gold
and SIS 81 silver 10 the ton and upward.
There are q number Of mines in this re-
gion. but most of them belong to this SYM
dieate. IL will take q fortune 20 get the
ore out. but it will probably pay a dozen
fortunes rs soon rs the road ~ finished
n the veins are opened"
Hos was the gold discovered? ?"
Its first discovery was made with \ tel
esrhpe.' replied Gov. McGrAw. "Some
rrospectors saw the vein cleaning out Of
the side of the mountain four miles away
from where they stood. They worked their
way up to II and found that q great slide
OF the earth had left bare this great vein
al gold. Tbs MONT in sight. | am told.
Is worth millions. and enc OF the lodges
exposed may be traced q distance of 400
feet up the mountain side from the bottom
OF the gorge. and the width of this ledge
il from ten tn forty feet. The gold seems
IN run right through tue mountain
and IL is almost altogether IN
lodges. There arc 10 placer mines
and no nuggets TO be found In the
streams. A town is now being built in the
mines. and by the middle of summer We
wilt have there one of the iiveiiest mining
camps ia the world. The way it will be
run, however. will be more as a great
manufacturing Industry than as a gold
camp. The character of the mining Is
such that IL will have to be done with the
most improved machinery and after the
latest and most practical of business meth
DDS"
find tina. there is little chance for a
poor man To make money III mining In
Washington. The country has been very
thoroughly prosf,ected in the %neighbor-
hood of the REV regions. aud his only
hope OF work would he at regular wages
in the mines. The railroad - Inch the syn
silcate - now bailding will take plenty 81
good xorktaen there and wages will not be
estvayaganslv high. There is more money
In the buying Of lumber tracts and In ia
yessinr ii hep lands and IN the taking up
q! the stilt vacant territory o. the state.
| have nDx spent two weeks travelling
through the state Of Washington. IL ,s
onc ~ the staest states III the Union and
PROMISES TO he one ot the most prosperous.
The population IS made un nj Eastern
mon and Il ts fall Of enterprise. ire and
vinegar. II seems TO me now - oe on the
verge %: n boom. II - recovering from is
temporary Stasnatlon anst is cities are
CROWNS very fast Ny FIRST ssop MAS
made AZ Spokane. the metropolis of tho
Eastern psrt of the state aud the biggest
city betNeen the Pacific and st Paul. Spo-
kaae has %,t1 people and IL Is Practically
culy sour years Did Il aas burned 10 she
crtsnti foug years ago. hu; u now has ~
tue hlsiness blocks as you y III und any
wheFe IN the country. aht iis bank
~iearsnees shaw that IL does as much
business IN proportion e. It's size a. any
foaa sa the 0R3ca. Ii has one of the
finest waterfalls sw the woeld. anA its e.ec-
tw3f cay I{ass, ~e.eetrlc lights and A great
par of the electro power u TIE city comes
from these great tas,s. The cay uoS uses
s3nstlt $40 nurse poaer tFoni the Spokane
river. aua ! aR3 tosd that she fats give =
h9Fse power IS mere than Stts.a Spokane
70 almost entirely Populated rs <ea
x~usSssa repyae ash Azat!tes frs>m ohio
ona the North Middle states. IL IS the
center ~ sa Agricultural country and Il
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