The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

George A. Hoagland, one of the weathiest
men OF Omaha and large wholesale lumber
dealer OF that city, accompanied by Mrs Hong.
land. 10 stopping at the Occidental mo, l have
not come out particularly to buy shingles, but
shall look into the matter somewhat before I
leave here. want to see how the lumber and
shingle business Is going to be managed out
here. There is one thing want to say, and that
Is that your shingle trust made great mistake
whom it determined to shut out the big jobbers
The next day after the combine adopted its
scale OF prices circulars were mailed TO me by
men In the combine offering TO sell shingles at
prices much lower than the price they had
agreed to demand. / can get shingles now for
next summers delivery at less than the scale
And IL the time should come when the jobbers
cannot buy shingles cheaper than the retailers,
you will see the jobbers come In here and start
mills which will eat up the little mills There is
no question but what you have good single
have handled it for some time But something
should be done to keep up the grade of the
product. There are too many cut from rotten
ana punky timber, and when a builder gets
some OF them it prejudice him against the
whole kind. That is another consideration. In
order TO guarantee to their customers a uniform
quality of shingles the large dealers may DO
compelled to establish mills of their own.
There is no doubt but that when the market for
the cedar shingle is firmly established plenty OF
capital will come out here and develop the bust.
ness to its utmost efficiency. / don't think,
though, that the railroads can afford to give
rates on fir which Will enable~ you to market
short stuff as FAR east as the Missouri river.
We can get Georgia pine laid down in Omaha
for from SIS to $2I But there is one kind OF
lumber you have out here the market for which
think you can extend, ana that IL spruce
White pine is getting very scarce in the East,
and spruce can be made to take its place in
many cases"
Charles Ramos. su perintendent of the Slough
Creek Mining Company, whose mines are To-
Gated i'll the Cariooo district of British Column
ba, IS stopping at the Grand AYES, helped to
dig some OF the fabulous riches of that district
in the early days. but unfortunately not much
OF 1t chung TO my hands think. however 0hat
there is more gold remaining up in that country
than has ever been taken out. and am now
trying To get some OF IL The mines we are
working are in the ancieut river bed OF the Jar
famed Williams creek, of which Slough creek
was formerly a part. and they are located about
ten miles from Baskerville. We have not vet
got our working shaft down 10 bedrock but
when we d. am satisfied that We will take out
about $ls0 10 the cubic foot OF gravel. We have
grant three miles long from hill to hill
and fifteen years to work IL. We have pros
pected the ground down 10 bedrock with a
hydraulic ietIing machine and we find that we
have 10 pass through twenty-five feet OF surface
gravel, ninety feet OF hard clay seventy feet of
blue clay and foTty-tive feet OF gravel on top OF
tie bedrock. Our mode OF work is 10 sink
SHAFT down To bedrock and hoist the gravel tn
the surface, where it Will be washed in sluIces
This viii be the deepest gravel workings in that
country. There are several places where dc.
posts OF this kind can still be found up there
but The surface deposits which are hydranlicke
are mostly all worked out or taken up. anu now
being worked by Chinese. There are any mum.
Der OF hle quartz Lodges up there, but the ex.
pense OF working them has been such that thew
have not paid The deepest mine in that coun-
try Is tAs Black JACK, located GA williams
creek, which Is down sixty ieet The trouble is
that The miners UP there are al poor, and il
costs great deal 10 take machinery into the
country. The cost OF living is not high for a
mining country, however, as the price OF board
is IS Per week
Mr. aud Mrs D. ". Cross OF Seattle h.vs
taken charge of the Hotel Mentoue an excellent
hosiery in town OF that name on the bow o.
what Is called the "Eite-shaped track" OF the
Santa Re Railroad Company. the town being in
san Berna-d.no county, Cal A D. Cross OF Sc
attic, has purchased twenty acres OF land on the
ranch near Mentoas and has moved his family
thlther, building s residence aud residing near
his kiusmsn, 'who keeps the hotel"
II. Goldsmith. prominent business man of
Portland, accompanied by his dauehtcr Ms.
Mary, are stopping al the Rainier on Il visit To
Ar. And Mrs. Bailey Gatrett Mr.. Goldsmith Is
father Of James Goldsmith, OF Schwabscher
Bros L CO., and one of the leading business
men Of the Northwest He is himself leader
in mercantile aiIaigs u! Portland ana has been
chairman OF The Oregon Democratic state com.
InitIee fer many years
Mr.. and Mrs James IL White. O. Paterson,
y j.. are tourists stopping at the Occidental
- al. 4 liferyinsn,' said Mr.. White, las, night
'GLd Ely vile and / are taking pleasure tour
q. the " est This Is our irst visit to this part
/ ct the CossJ anu we are aereeaoly disappointed
| IN the state OF weather prevailing We have
| spent the last four months In Colorsio and
/ iAa aa4 shall spead tie remainder OF lie