The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15

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O. 90 - 0Doe neeahss anA auspse1ous
Ovontn - - yoar - In the state OF
WoshtnGfoa - sAe rsaswed interest In
Bfning and The vf9oT With which the peo-
re are setting % WORT 10 develop the
mineral aedges Uncovered fn former years
aaa TO follow up every nsw dtsoovefy IN
fhe oa0e way. Tha complaint formerly
hoard that q was dflacuis 70 enlist capital
In the mtnss ~ the Cascade range " but
rarely heard and the readiness With which
ssoA prospects arr snapped mp By those
WIN anfend 20 make them produrtng mines
and the ready snJe found for the STOCK OF
mining cospesnttons augur well for the
sapsA dssej0pmenf of the mineral rs
sources Of this state
That Washington n rich In mineral 10
proved to any man who will 20 into ths
mountains and sse for himself To do 20
Ne must buy = horse. saddle and bride
Much az the OksnosSn and other Eastern
Washtngton districts In close enough 10
towns 10 allow him 20 make daily excur-
ssons ana return TO his hotel NJ night. taxi
snG lunch with him or getting dinner az .
rxospscforss cabin. Bur when he strikes
out toward the main divide. he will ieave
permanent settlements behind and must
equip himseif with blankets camp outfis
provisions and an Ak secure n pack horse
and With companion strike out on the
trail \ tent II not essential. for brush
shelter. supported by poles can BE- easily
erected. and though sha nights are cold
tho air - dry. removing all danger OF
rheutnattsm or pneumonia The cold
nights ars ona Of the blessings Of the eoun-
try. for thay enable one 10 ENJOY sound.
uubroksn sleep. rolled snusiy In ones
siaakats. and 90 labor or travel In fse heat
AZ the day without that feeling of iAsxi-
tude which occurs after the hot. aicepIess
rishts Of the less favored Eastern states.
4 maa who makes such trip will return
both with robust. fnviEorafed frnme and
with brosdened mind and = nrmer belief
In tbs manifold resources Of this wonder
fui state. He win and that the Cascade
range h not simply . huge natural wall
dividing the two sections Of the state and
standing As . barrier against cofnmnni-
Gallon between them. He win nnd that
that range OF mountains viii rival the fer
tile plains and valleys In the variety and
abundance Of wealth II will yield ~ the re-
ward Of perssverns labor.
\ 01esseng In DisUalse.
The revival 81 mining IN Washington.
Tor which this year viii Be noted may he
ssncsd 70 the depression which followed
the panic ~ ~. Many years ago q few
stray prospectors wandered into the noun
tatns ard discovered placer gold and min
erai ladges In spcts here and there. the
ewauk- feshastin and Sultan p'acers and
the feshastin quarts mines being notable
Instance About ten years ago an In
ercased activity IN this direction was
evtncsd and brought about the beginning
Of development during the few succeeding
years. But most OF the people OF the
rftiee were unfamiliar with the
mining business and had become alb
soshed in real estate and kindred invest
m~nss. Those who had acquired some
knowiesiGe Of the subject from residence
IN the mining statss. were puxxsed by tho
different Eeolc9tcal formation and the dsf-
fesent character Of the ore In this state.
sorns at them. jealous of any Investment
which might draw away Eastern money
fscm real estate pooh poohed the stories
brought down from the mountains f,y
prosrectcrs. Others dAhhled q little In
mining Themselves. but In the wrong way.
and GOT their fingers burned. They tried
70 handle mining property on the speeu-
hsive principle they applied 90 real estate.
or they treated hase ore ~ free milling
and could not understand why the rold
shown by the assays did not come out on
the plates. for instead OF employing skilled
msissnen who could have advised them,
they put their stamp mills In charge of
carpenters br1ckleyers and Others, who
scsroeiy knew quarts from granite. The
fnevitaele result was = series OF failures
and the tenderscot Investors instead of
e"skin9 out the cause Of the trouble and
repairing their mistakes pccks.ed their
ios~ and resolved 10 shun mines as they
would shan the cholera
Bat there Was one notable exception.
Fss~ owners OF ths Monte crssto mine.
went ahead undaanted and. possessed OF
unlimited capital proved that there was
abundance OF good mineral i'm that dis
trsrt ~ least. froseectors held on also
fsr they knew there was mineral ana
sssseSed that u WAS only . matter
- time Until men 90 capital would r~ccg.
nire she fact. Seine gave up IN despair
and wandered on TO Alaska. Oregon ara
other states some were In the POSITION
OF TIE man who had the rlser by the ran
they were afraid 90 let 60. hAv.nr ns-
where else TO 90 and nothing 10 do.
Thus IL vas that In isse when tire rsn,r
fra Ike blight On every Industry rot
only mining. but prospecting had entirety
"sSf't'"t- V>NFP< ~ atoHte trfsto and N few
other Isolated places. About ,hat ,sy,a
when tas streets we're <wsrmtnr with ar.
men and the unemployed we're ORGANISMS
teAry armies 10 march on wa~nsav.o.
city. TIA Pcst-Inteissseneer ro,,ls.hes "a
sFuels pointing out 20 the unsmrlovs<t the
Opportunity they had 10 dig cola on, 90
tire ground In the bars az the columssa
ana It's tributaries. needing no tool. hs,, /.
shcsei- ran ard rocker and their cwn
brain ana nascie. that tAere was al
Ways MARKET for the cAsnsnos.ssv they
would thus psoSsrce ara that. even ~ ,nsv
essfy made q dollar = asy, n --ortla be bet
Yer than standing or the streets r,,r.sur
'ss government ana their e~n hard back
The PILE Advice Tak-n.
Many took tie hint and went out into
tae mountains. The same idea occurred
te hundreds 81 Eser all over the stale
.sfeSisysrs wto could get no bricks 20
~. CARPENTERS whose hammers lad not
struck . tap for T-eaees: ioxgers whose
sAsr~ hs* been clc.e1: wafs. the farmers
whcs~ MORTGAGES rad hc~n fcrc-'nsess
sNfvcs large rrcrsarttcn Of the whole
shss esxsr Nth placer mining rat sccn
se&ttsr~s I'D TIRE mountains "a locate
aesFfs iecges- Tsey knew little or moth
'1x sesat mineral ia, they remembered
tAe ola saving. "ts1ss - where u -
ta&1e They Sharply lncsrs fer Tosc IN
say sn3 every Kind ~ rs><s ard any Far
faAi'ess. and saev scana ls where Ire
f@FtT-sSaev- rassse5 nv his sAl4fo~Hi& sx-
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