The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

Marble Mount. Oct. lt-Couic the waters
az sne Skax.t river speak. they could tel
OF a diversity Of wealth. amid which they
flow sach a. would yield the revenue OF Z
sp.endl1 empire. Veins Of precious ores
s~asn me mountains whose glaciers give
birth 70 the thousand streams when.
uniting. form this noble river Coal and
iron ias inrseddee Ia the foothii's- Timber
unlimited clothes the mountains and val
ieyx-sr. cedar. hemlocx. maple, alder.
The mountains have spread wide 20 rlsht
ard ieft. yielding generous space iof .
great level valley which may feed snou-
sand herds and raise crops Of grain. roots
and fruits IN an abundance wei sympoi-
szed fy tne overlooking horn OK plenty.
gre results obtained from the draining Of
she marshes IN the Skagits broad delta
ere only ar indication OF what might be
attained for many miles along the v2liey
and It's main tributaries
Bus this Land which invites every form
CT human Industry Ia waiting. as II has
waited for many years. the Application OF
productive energy 10 change lis endless
possibilities into actuaIisies- Railroad
transportation has stimulated the develop
ment u its resources along the lover part
o. the rivers course. causing the growth
of snlngls and aaEmiils. farms. ercnards
and several thriving towns But Inc
farmers have little home market and are
naturally reluctant 10 raise crops Tor
whlch there ar. nc buyers Above fianli-
ton, the terminus OF the Seattle 4 North
srn railroad. the cost OF carrying their
,lrodagts 10 the restricted market STU
further .sfscouragex development and for
this reason the farmers produce little ex-
eeps for their own consumption and cum
h!ne the cutting Of single bolts and trap
ping with their other occupations to make
. livelihood
The fact ia that the progress OF aSricul-
ture 10 awaiting the development OF the
untold mineral wealth ID the mountains
where the river has its many sources. and
the development Of the mineral IL await
Tag tbs means OF transportation. The ex-
tension OF the railroad TO the head OF the
Cascade river and along the upper Skagt
would induce the investment OF capital in
tie development OF the silver-iead ores OK
tile former streams and OF the god-bear-
Ing ores OF Rupy. Thunder and Slate
creeks The mines would furnish homo
market TO the farm and the cost OF trans
porting agricultural produc;s would be so
reduced a. 10 open the way for them TO
reach outside markets. Even though the
railroad were not extended across the sum-
nit IL would PROBABLY secure the traffic
of the Doubtful Lake and Horseshoe basin
mines. Of which the product could DO
hauled over the Cascade pass whenever
Pending the extension Of the railroad.
this should be done. for IL would stimulate
thu development OF mines. not only In the
districts named. bat at the head Of the sew
erAi forks OF Bridge creek and all the ores
OF that region would pour down the
ekagif on teams which woaia return loaded
with farm produce from the valley and
with other supplies from the Seattle mer-
chants. But so rich in minerals Is the
tn t4f1 hA hat h. IT,
ton Is. made that. II the railroad were to
be extended by means OF tunnel through
tho summit and TO go down the Stehekin
10 the head Of Lake Chelan. or over the
Twisp pass and down the Twlsp and
Methow rivers TO the Columbia. the min
erai lodges cut by the tunnel would pro-
dice enough mineral to pay It's cost There
Is. Of course. no Information oota.nable 10
determine whether this prediction would
"a verified. but the number. size and
strength OF the lodges which cut the noun
talns IN that vicinity entities IL 10 more
serious attention than an outbnrs, of en-
ihaslasm from a visionary. The man wha
ventared IL. so far from being visionary.
leans decidedly TO conservatism in dis
eassing the minerals of that region.
The single Belt.
The Seattle g. international railroad
xrsverses the heart OF the shingie belt on
thus one comes ia contact with different
element from hat encountered on the Ev-
crete & Monte Cristo road This all helps
20 impress enc with the diversity OF re-
sources which eharacterizes the Sound
country and constitutes 10 grea, source
OF strength in withstanaing the pressure
OF hard times In short. this Is no zone
Industry state, but the varying fortunes
OF various industries keep up q good gem
ArAt Of IA
seyerest depression. Washington does not
carry all her eggs an one basket and thus
h secure against general ruin. such as
overtakes purely agricultural states In
years az crop failure. The wide swsth cat
through the cedar forests ny the railroad
10 iines with towns-.Machias. Hartford.
Gsscheil. Arlington. NeMarrsy. Clear
Lake. Sonsborse. woo,lsy-whieh have
been growing even in the midst of hard
times. and during a period OF depression
IN their principal Industry. The people az
those towns ara no longer ~sliing lots on
the strength ~ resources which they do
nothing 90 develop. but are producing
wealth from the farm and forest which
constitutes an addition TO the general
fund
The Glorious skaatt valley.
Al woolisy yen can either walt until the
Seattle a Northern train comes up next
morning 20 so TO Hamilton. or yea can
ride horseback or drive along 6 good road
which follows the north bank % the river
" was an sieal autumn cay. With cloud
less sky. clear. oalmy air, Temperature
only tsst cool enough 70 require one 20
wear al overcast and hardly breath o.
wind The few rssnst0rTns OF the equinox
lad not suffice3 90 rosten the road after
the kong dry summer and the forest q,
each side bad been cleared far enough "a
admit ire suns heat and light with TIRE
exS~rtton % . str-tch here ard there
through censNr woods. Thus rnn3holes
ere few and ene's spirits rise responsive
- the genital nght. IN contrast with ire
rtccrn which resgns in the perpetual twf.
light created by the thick cancpv OF TIRE
ifnrere:rssnls woods. The heavier tfrrsoer
IN the BROAD Fats which Border e,s rsv~r
has been ioFxesf Ell sns the hanks ara
fn<d with nssniss sns aiderx. whose fat.
ing Iesves brighten the Landscape wasA
their brilliant hH~s. TNe river though
shrsns ~ long droeEhs. Is stu a ros.e
c~er ssrSar1. making never a unu-Tna,
savs when IL ersaks over a RYE. Tt- Al.
,asatsAes volume has lefs ersaa white Bar.
- gravel CT So banks. vsiet here and
shsre WITH huge loss ard ssw-sns sw~1,
Sesr ~ tne LAST soc1 aa3 row sleseheS.
ss " sts 80 tAs bars where ihev rp~s. Tns
forest - srekea a. frsusest Intervals ~
e}sarfnss which have <eea sra-*fe--rzr 4
tgte Sresa aSts<. msrrsS cziy ~ Alses
stesras. snt srsltt1al ercAsrss whscA form
a siunx frame sncrk - neat white heaxes
s7t ssss-a2srss BARNS To rswag ara lDst.
fsr ~neusA awaw - gain added chsrm ev
distance. gsse ire tz-k scofhiils =, Tor :
carving ltnes aEasasg tie eioa1lsss sky.
shutting IN ma seso reoesses tnroaxn
wesea small streams row IN Afs-
Sea csar~ss~ Ire crostexf aats
are 90 ths right. 81 ro-xa hark
tie nsas - ire south generally