The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-03
III. s. Turner Returns From an
Eight Months Trip.
THgouoa The MINING STATES.
Cripple Creeks rrarf~n@i Boorn-Poaf-
tics ia Free silver Hotssst-Nssh-
ingToa shingles Eve ywhere-


wAso has Ae@n n Colorado sui other fsala
fn- ~ates stree December last. and Tho
has f1rt raEzsTue6 hcrae.
Il arr glad 20 gst back on The safTTes
SOL % Washington again" SAD Mr.. T1r-
ner yesterday. This state has more
varied resources than any other n ire
Unsoa. L has immense forests OF rtrreser.
= nas cosl r gTeAt Abundance, waters
tha. ere ais@s wfrh fish. gold. silver. copper
ard iron mines equal 70 any In ne co'ir-
Try. though grsevslOped. ard IS good
farms as any n the word. Then. snoVs
al. u haz q climate that . unsurpassed
and Is a pleasant place 20 I've IN
II left here on the nth - December ana
went 20 ne famous Cripple Greek gold
rhe8or. I LEFT the Cripple Creek rsgaon
two months sTn. and since that time
have visited numerous points IN Colorado.
Wyoming. Montana Laao and Wash
sngson.
What 90 I think 81 ~. crzppse Creek
reef0n9 n Is great gosd-osaring country.
wfth a number % rich mines, hu; 4 has
been Doomed far beyond rs intrinsic mer-
its Those who owned prospects became
50 enthuse1 by The boom that they asked
faS1iouz prices for their properties. and
the result has hssen that great deal %
capital has been driven out % the country.
TIE properties could have been sold ~
good prices, ana the result has been that
many = these proSrsess. which might be
valuable. are now undeve,apsi. because
thsiT owneTs have not the money with
Which 10 do the DEVELOPMENT work
''Ths main thing that killed the country
wss the wildcat speculation in wildcat
mining properties. TIE speculation mania
was AZ fever heat FOR awhile. and the re-
suli was that unprincipled adventurers
incorporated mines which they dii not
own. staked ont ground or which there
was not even color OF gold and incor-
p0rated these savage feline mines with
capital stocks that ran from sl.ofsa.0oo 70
600. and sold the stock TO the public
all over the country. Toward the last some
OF these stocks were sold by the promot-
ers for ! mill per share. or Ioc0 shares for
g. The result OF this Wild and foolish
speculation has been to give the Cripple
Greek region a bad name.
As Washington IS on Tire eve OF min
ing boom. / wish TO warn our people
against investing In wildcat mining prop
critics People should use the same care IN
mining Investments that they use when
they purchase other property. II they
carefully investigate the merits OF mining
property before they put their money IN
there viii be Q chance for them 70 win.
II the wildcat system Is allowed 10 obtain
a fooihold here Il will result in great dam
age 70 the legitimate mining interests OF
Washington.
II thiRk We have Just as good mines in
this state as there are in Colorado or any
OF the other mining states ] have visited.
Capital Is looking In this direction, and
soon many investments VIII be made here.
The Cripple Greek region Is a good place
for man WIKI money. who wishes 10 de-
velop mining property. There are num-
Der OF very rich mines there. and more
VIII De developed. II Is no place, however.
for mechanic or iaborlng man. as the
region Is ovsrrua with people from Kan
sss. who are willing 10 work for small
wages. Though the population OF Cripple
Creek has decreased from 20o00 70 10 TO
In the last SIX months. sull the labor mar
ket r. overcrowded The mines are so rich
that four or five men can take ont thous-
anas OF dollars worth ia very short
time. Therefore, there Is sufficient for
only a limited number.
'it is Use most dlsagrceabie place that
] ever lived iu. Ia ~ inter time IL is parttc-
uiariy unhealthy, and the deaths from
Pneumonia aud other pulmonary com
plants were numerous last winter The
region IS surrounded by mountains so that
the wind does not get a chance at il,
and 30 this fact j. attributed the unheaith-
mess OF the place.
IL costs great deal TO live there. too
/ had to pay so per month for an office
that was not much larger than chicken
a
IN. and the cheapest board / could get was
s. per week.
Il am satisfied with the result OF my
VISIT l got hold OF some good minlug
claims which are being developed. and
which I think viii turn out Well
Among the former Seattle people in
the Cripple Creek region when | left two
months ago were l. d Ross. who is do.
ing well and has excellent prospects, as he
has behind HIN some influential and
wealthy people. Donald Ferguson. who is
doing better than any other Seattle man
there; Billy Codrick. who was reported 70
be dead. vas alive and hearty when Left
and is a; his cid business again. Thomas
H. Burke. formerly with Carr & Pres
ton, and Fred Ogden, eX-school clerk. are
az Colorado Springs. where they are en-
gagged In court record business: Mr. JOAN
son. formerly an attache Of the King coun-
~ sherlEs Office, Is fanitor IN one Of the
schools a. Victor. W. f. Soderberg left
, Cripple Greek with me ard Il now In Hell
era. where he is engaged ln the mining
business. He expects 10 make his head
quarters al Spokane IL 3 short time.
what IS The political situation ia the
states have Travelled through I was IN
Colorado. titan. Wyoming. Idaho and AIon-
tena ana she Silver sentiment "a strong
ln each OF these states except wyoming.
II was tn Denver when the reception
was rendered % Senator Teller and IL Was
@ most enthusiastic one. Colorado Is the
hotocd q the silver sentiment. and n
thar state a man is not looked upon as a
gce3 eitizen unless Dc i a silver bug. In
Wyoming the sentiment n favor Of Nc
klulsv seemed % be strong and l think
shat the Republicans VIII carry that state.
The Interests OF the people OF Wyoming
lie in me direction o. wool and cattle,
and not toward silver. and hence they
favor protection and a gold standard
From tcers / went through Utah. Idaho
and Montana. where the silver sentiment
IS strong because mining IS the great In
austry N these states.
Il stopped over in Spokane. where ire
sentiment has been r~pgted 20 b very
strong 81 favor of free silver. sslf 4 seems
20 he changing in ,aver @ Mckinley ard
soans5 mo1ev. Nals tbs IDLE people OF
tHa street. corners are talkiug FOR silver.
tha la5orers. farmers and business men
are stu3ysug the financial question. The
res1lt. IA ny hum be oE<usosa. wiI De that
NcNfulsy EtU carry the state OF WASH
i-E-on and che entire Ke9s5Acaa uoks;
VII - e.ecesa-
sfWha1 7 was coming % Seattle from
Spokane we took a straw vote, ard the
result vas tAs- g o1t CT The = votes cass
we're ~ favor % Mex nley.
Z heard 4 ETea; Deal x ak about IRE
aoE japanese sce1r1sht1 llrle witch has
= a1e fts terminus ~ tbs port TIE opl1-
io1 prevails from sat Lake % Seattle
that the event IS O. International fn1por-
tancs- Ire facE tlat re japanese stsArn-
snip c1mp4nv pscx~1 out Seattle s. It's
American terminus Is regarded as % great
importance 70 ~ zry, a. < aids greatly
% rs co-urusrcsa1 iElporlance.
'CE2s tAlaE Ehzt s,r1ck ny attention vas
Ire gact za&I 80 ho-ses = Crspvse Creek
ars rocfs1 with WsEalnrson red cs5 ~
s1ing1es. To humber lzse8 ths-e comes
from Naw Mexico ara Texas In WE