The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

John c. Bowmsf, mechanical superintendent
OF the Monte Cristo mines, is stopping at the
Dtlier. He has Just come over from Peshastins
where he has been experimenting the erection
of the 2o-staunp mill just completed for the Gull
YER Gold Mining Company. at 10 . very hne
plant, said ne. "and while we have only twenty
stamps in now the power is su ihcient to ran az
many more and the mill was built to leave room
Tor them. shall not 60 back TO Monte Crisso. /
think. Tor some time yet, the snow 10 still too
deep to resume construction work there. How.
ever. the mines have been worked BY small
force OF men eli winter. and I think the
mines OF Washington the coming season
will help the state out . great deal.
While the mines do not yield a. great
wealth - agriculture or the forests perhaps,
they add immsn ssly to the wealth of state, be-
cause they not only create wealth BY adding to
the general stock Of the precious metals, but
they also create market for tho other indus-
tries Of agriculture. horticulture AMI lumber.
ing. In addition to this the money which
comes from mining goes into the hands of
Class who spend it. and thus it 10 that wherever
there are mines there 10 plenty Of money in cir
cuIation. The profits Of mining go into other
enterprises. because the crop Of precious metals
II always marketable It al sessons For this
reason, while the commercial agricultural and
numbering possibilities Of Washington are great.
think that the next boom the state will have
will b the direct outgrowth Of the mining IN
dustry."
Z B. Bartlett and family passed through the
city yesterday on their way to Everett Mr..
Bartlett IL . prominent New York capitalist and
. member of the Colby syndicate, which 10
largely interested In enterprises on Lake Supe-
rior and 1t Everett The party Is travelling in
wisconsin Central private car and will remain
. couple OF Gays at Everett and then return
East "This II the first time my family has
ever been out here" said Mr.. Bartlett, s'and We
are simply out on . flying pleasure trip, our
main purpose being to take In the Worlds fair"
M and Mrs john H. washburn, OF New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Burtis. OF Orange, N.
j.. and Charles + Galacar. of Hartford, Conn,
are tourists stopping at the Rainier. Mr.. Wash.
burn 10 president of the Home Insurance Com
pany OF New York. Mr. Burtis IL superintendent
OF agencies for the same company and M Gala
car 10 vice president of the Phoenix Insurance
Company OF Hartford. Conn. They were being
shown about the city yesterday by D. A.
Spencer
K L Gibbs. OF Palatine, ILL.,. Is guest of the
Northern. he Is auditor OF freight receipts of
the Great Northern railway and this IL his first
visit to the Pacific coast. He says that the cele-
bration In St Paul Of the completion OF the
Great Northern will be the biggest thing Of the
kind ever attempted in the Northwest The
tickets Tor the banquet alone Will be SIS plate.
MrA +. Kelley and her daughter Edna re.
turned from Tacoma yesterday. Edna made
very favorable impression on Tacoma theater
goers by her clever appearance At the Olympic
In the child part OF Arthur May In "Rosedala."