The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-19
THE PASSING THR0NG.

h !. Vreeianos buyer Tor the Chicago Lumber
Company. Of Atchison. Kan, IL stopping at the
Rainier. He has been in the 0ray's hasbof
country several weeks, buying spruce lumber
for the forty-dvs yards controlled BY his COM
pany. and has come over here 70 buy some
shingles and 70 nnd out the temper OF the
market In that commodity. II cannot buy
many Of our shingles up this way" said he,
because the freights are against Us. Nineteen
Of our yards are located on the line Of the Union
Pacific. and We are Obliged to ship to these
points via Portland, and on this route there =
difference of ceuts per cwt between Ssastie
ana Tacoma In favor of the latter. This amounts
to cents Per 1000 in the price Of the shingles,
which II . fair margin in itself. We used
last year about 500 can Of your shingles,
and We expect to use about 600 cars this season.
We have not bought very much 20 far this sea.
SON because We had 100000 piled up in our
yards to start the season on. These We bought
last winter for sLs5 to slAo. Regarding the
action of the association in declaring the price
list Oh. think that after the surplus stock Il
worked Oh prices will not 60 very much lower
than those quoted by the association. In 70
gard to the current belief that the little mills in
the country will Be the greatest sufferers By the
reduction in price. do not think that 10 Q7its
true. On the contrary I am Of the opinion that
these little mills can manufacture shingles
cheaper than the big city mills."
Nj. and Mra Frank wilkeson, of Fairhavsn.
are ct the Rainier on their way to the eastern
part of the state They will stop ct spokane
and other places before going into the Chelan
country, where Nj. wilkeson has some mining
claims. my mining property 10 near the head
waters OF the stshekin river. which flows into
Lake Chelan," said he. "and therefore am
somewhat interested In the proposed road across
the mountains into Whatcom county. psad
with much interest your interview with Nj.
Won Presssntin the other day. and subscribe
to what he says about the feasibility OF the route
north Of Mount Baker and the foolish
ness Of wasting the states appropriation
In the useless effort to And way to scale the
barriers on that route. On the other hand there
are ming camps on both sides Of the range
from Cascade pass fifteen miles up q far -
Rainy pass, which. I was told By the Great
Northern engineers. was the best pass In tho
mountains north Of Stevens pasa There 10 An
abundance OF mineral In this region, most Of
which Is low grade and requiring transporta-
ttou. In lieu Of railroad, which W cannot get
for some time yet, We should have . wagon road
up there Al 1t 10 now. We on the east side Of
the mountains have to take everything in over
the Lake Chelan route, which 10 expensive and
roundabout believe there IL going to b con-
siderable development Of the mining claims in
that region this season."
Capt J. II. Thomas, s. D. Mcdonald and
George Med onald, of North Yakima, are stop.
ping Ut the Arlington. Capt Thomas was fol-.
msrly register Of the land Office over there, and
10 . large property owner both there and In this
city. The Mcdonald brothers have been boring
artssian wells in those parts OF the Yakima val
ley which could not Be reached By the irrigst-
ing ditchsk "The deepest well over there"
said they. "is 1000 feet, and from one OF the
wells there il . Aow sufficient to irri.
gate 200 acres. The cost OF putting down
. we'll is altogether problematical. and
a. yet there are only . few wells
over there" "Thsre will b fully 1000 acres q
new Land put in hops this year." said Capt
Thomas. Gin Yakima valley. and rs much more
In fruit, and we anticipate prosperous times.
good many people are also going into the bust.
ness Of raising hogs for the Sound trsda They
intend to rsise and fatten them on alfalfa.
Those who engaged in the business last year
made money. Notwithstanding the severe cold
last winter We will have some peaches this year.
have some trees my self which do not think
have been hurt very much"
W. IL Wilson, OF this city, has Just returned
from Australia via Honolulu, having left the
latter city only about ten days ago. "Ths people
there" said he, "are generally in favor of an.
nexation- ! saw quite . number of white resi-.
denis OF different nationalities. and they all
favor annexation to America The interests Of
the islands are essentially American, and imam.
cialiy the country eau be called American.
The natives also favor annexation or want to be-
let alone Oh course they stood by their sover.
eign - long a. the monarchy existed, but the
government has always been q white one with q
black head People generally want annexation
OF want to b let alone"
JONAS Bushell. past grand chief templar and
deputy OF the right worthy Grand Lodge, L o.
G. T.. Who IL employed By the Grand Lodge of
the World. has just returned from Q short rest
from bis work OF organ sing In OREGON. On his
arrival at Portland the local Good Tsmplar
lodges and societies held . mass meeting In his
honor. giving musical and literary programme
and presenting him with an ebony gold headed
cane. for which he thanked them In . neat
speech. He has organised thirty-thres and r..
organised four lodges in Oregon.
l. b. Wheeler. OF Port Huron, Mich, Is q tour.
Isl stopping At the Occidental II have been
spending the winter Tor several Years past ia
California" said he, ''aud ] am on my way
home iron there now To give you an idea OF
the exodus OF tourists from that country will
state that had TO wait four days to get . berth
In the sleeper The tourist crop il q good one
tor California, because q great many OF them
oecoms interested in fruit growing. aud a. that
class Of people usually have money. they often
become Investors in fruit iandA"
c. b. Bagiey leaves today for Chicago to &C.
tend a meeting OF the national Worlds fair com.
mission, to be held on April &c. he being alter
nate from this sta,e His duties - vice. resi.
dens and cashier Of the North End bank win b
Performed during his absence BY James b
Nelson.
L. ". Geiehell, the well-kuown mining man,
lett yesterday for Alaska on the steamer AK TO
take charge as superintendent Of the Noel gold
mines on Bsrnsrs bay, near juneau