, 1896-10-28
A BIG Mining DEAL.
BEING NEGOTIATED BY COL
CHARLES F. FISH
BACK.

FamOuS-COl. Fishback VIII Soon
Leave for Chicago. Where One Of
the Largest Mining Deals Yet I'm
dertaken Will Be Made.
Seattle Times: Col. Charles F. Fish
back will leave on an extended trip for
the east shortly. where he will meet
the representatives Of "a large syndicate
now in Chicago and before returning
to his Pacific coast home will have COM
pleted another important mining sale
which will mean additional develop
ment to the great mining country Of
the northwest. In the midst OF the
present great political turmoil which
is agitating the country Col. Fishback,
while taking some part in politics, has
in fact been devoting his time and
money in acquiring new mining prop
critics and working for the permanent
advantage of Washington and the
northwest.
1t was but a short time ago that the
Evening Times had the pleasure Of an
%nouncing a sale involving al enormous
sum of money in which Col. Fishback
transferred to the British Northwest
Gold Mining company some very rich
mining properties situated in the Carl
boo country. Since this sale Col. Fish
back has acquired other properties
which will not only make him rich but
which will add greatly to the mineral
wealth of the country.
These properties are now being nego-
tiated for by the syndicate whose rep
resentatives are now in Chicago and
who are soon to meet Col. Fishback
there. AS it will require about 81, $780,
900 to equip and develop the mines
which they propose to purchase, 1t is
hardly necessary to say that a great
deal Of interest attaches to the move
ments Of Col. Flshback and his asso-
ciates in successfully placing the prop
erty.
AS those associated with him are men
Of great prominence here and in Brit
ish Columbia, the organization of their
company will bring new influences to
bear upon the development Of gold
mines in the northwest and also upon
the work Of bringing Seattle to the
front as a mineral center, a point which
is never overlooked by Col. Fishback
in his investments. Foreign capital
coming to the northwest will not be
allowed to overlook the Queen City. In
connection with the proposed sale Of
the British Columbia property, 1t is
proper to state that one of the best
known citizens in the state, eminent
in political and railway circles, is in
terested with Col. Fishback and may
possibly go east to be present at the
sale.
and Washington properties OF which
he has control, Col. Fishback is about
to dispose of me o. the largest tracts
Of placer mining grounds in the west
1t is located in Albany county. and
consists of LOO acres. Another large
property will probably be consolidated
with it before the sale is made, and on
his way east Col. Fishback willstop for
a few days in Wyoming in order to has
ten the consolidation. For this reason
1t will be necessary for him TO go east
at avn early day, and he said yesterday
that he is awaiting a telegram instruct
ing him that the parties to the new
syndicate are in Chicago, whereupon he
will start east on the first train.
When seen at his Office in the Pioneer
building yesterday afternoon by an
Evening Times reporter Col. Fishback
showed some fine specimens of gold
from his lately acquired properties. al
SO some very fine gold from a large
property in Alaska. in which he is in.
terested and OF which he will have con
troll. A number Of fine photographs,
which he just received from the Brit
ish Columbia mines. will undoubtedly
be viewed with great interest by his
wealthy eastern friends who are inter-
ested in the northwest mining country,