The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-09

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Under Suspension q the rules the fol-
lowing memorial 20 congress. introduces
~ Warner. was passed:
Whereas TIE late president of tse
United States. Grover Cleveland. by .
proclamation issued February - ISa,
created forest re=erys il the state OF
Washington embracing al hat te-FifoEy
longitude 20 the IL meridian. ard from
the ssta parallel o. north latitude 10
the <sgA parallel. or the northern oo9n-
dsry o. this state. containing q noun
famous area OF the Cascade range Of sixty
miles from north 20 south and 10 niles
FROM east 10 west. whica cEts OF from
the four great mineral prod4clng counties
ot this state. Okanogau, " ratcorn. SKA
git and Szohomlsh. fully one-haf ot tEs
territory CT eacn county from settlement
and development. and that - Per cent
q ne SAID territory has little or 10
timber OF any commercial valne. but Is
OF the contrary a rocky. mountainous
country and IS practically valueisss for
any other than It's great ard almost IN
limited mineral deposits. consisting OF
gold, silver. copper. iron. coal. asbestos.
marble and other minerals. and this very
territory IS the great mineral belt n
the STATE Of Washington, and IS now con-
coded oy many Of the best experts in the
country 20 be the greatest gold. silver
and copper belt in America: and.
Whereas, Many millions Of dollars OF
The. people Of the state OF Washington
ard other states have been invested n
the development OF the mineral resources
OF this territory, In the building OF popu-
Ious and thriving towns erection Of
school houses and churches and clearing
and improving OF small farms in the
valleys Of the mountain receSsSS. the
construction, equipment and operation o.
railroad ana telegraph lines. the develop
menI AID Operation OF extensive mining
properties thai are large producers of
gold, silver. copper and coal. aTordirg
employment st this time 70 more than
efPft ii4rA III TIC Sl1NS u ~ anu
TIE means OF support 10 more
than go people. IN this territory
Is included the thriving and pros
perous- towns and mining camps OF Monte
CF1sto. sllyerton. Cascade, G2Iena. Sui
tan, Index. Skykomisn. Ruby Creek. Me-
thow. Squaw Creek. Chelsn and many
others. That more than = 90 mineral To-
cations have already been made in tbs
very district and that the number VIII
PROBABLY be doubled during the year 1897.
and that hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars OF investors and ca plfalists' money
IS now ready and waiting only for the
spring season 20 open and develop and
bring into circulation the hidden stores
OF gold and silver deposited BY nature in
these mountains. which viii furnish en-
plOyment TO thousands Of idle and hum
CRY men and a means or subsistence 10
thousands upon thousands of suffering
women and children VINO are now with
out the very necessities OF life; and.
Whereas. II this reserve is continued
and maintained and further prospecting
prevented and development retarded. this
PROMISED and assured prosperity will be
diverted from Us and our state 10 the
British possessions across ths line and
Immediately adjoining: and.
nereas, Under the statutes OF the
United states. volume Is, page lf05, any
and al prOspectors. settlers. or iocators.
on any OF the lands IN such territory az
ter the date Of the said proclamation
would clearly be frespassers, and as ar
prospectors, settlers or locators already
IN the country would be unable 70 reach
their lands or improvements without go
ing over other unsettled or unioca ted
land within the reserve. all would be tres
passers: therefore the ressrvs don pre-
vents and obstr2cts all Improvements.
railroad building and mining operation,
and ia a 5tupenaous and disas .rous blow
20 every commercial and business inter
est OF the state. and.
Whereas, The future prosperity Of this
state is largely dependent upon the devel-
opment OF the vast mineral resources OF
this territory directly tributary 10 the
commercial centers, as Is 50 plainly Illus
tratei and exsBpiified In the recent snd
present growth and prosperity OF spo-
kane. which II conceded TO be due TO he
mining interests tributary thereto: and
Vile. Salt Lake and even San Francisco
are shining examples OF the prosperity
and bond OF union that exists between
proftable mining developments ana sue
cessful agricultural and commercial lie;
and.
whereas. II seems almost lacompre-
hensibie that such an executive order ere
sting this particular forest reserve dssig-
mated N the proca ton should have
issued on the eve Of the retirement OF the
president and We. being firmly OF the
opinion that the real facts and truth as
10 the mineral character and the extern
siye improvements ana state OF develop
n1ents OF this district could not have been
IN the possession Of the president and be-
iiavlng and berg firmly CONVINCED thaf a
grievous wrong. Injustice and irreparabis
damage has been done 20 the mining and
commercial interests Of al the citizens OF
this state.
Nov. therefore. we. your memorial
lists. The i@gis allure OF the state OF Wash
lngton. respectfully memorable the pres
States FOR the immediate revocation and
cancellation % the order OF proofs ma ton
OF February 2, 1851. Ard we request cur
representatives IN congress and instruct
our senators Il use every diligence and
honorable means 20 that end. And that
comics - this memorial he forthwith
TIA uaitted to the president OF the United
States. the president % the senate and
SPEAKER Of tire house OF represen ives.
ard 20 our senator's and congressman
The vote Of the house was east fer the
memorial sa6 & vas immediately sent 20
tAs senate. where = vas passed unanl-
mouziy.
A. the afternoon session Richmond
called up hts joint resolution creating
LeXow committee 20 investigate the state
institutions after ne legislature adtourn~
TIE committee IS to include the speaker
and two other members % The house and
two senator's Five thousand dollars - ID
pvoprjatsd 20 pay the per diem ard sx-
peases q ths Investigators
pe Mates wanted the resolution -
turned 10 second reading In order no the
number q investigators might ~ reduced
Ars ire appropriation cslt down.
Richmeud said this would kill ~. rr~o-
l.itlon De Mattos motion was lrst
"a Tou cnll the resolution passed. a %
=. as follows;
Yeas
Iiaker. :. ". LusHer
hGsn. 4. p fatatet
C&rltf Mitchell
Carr Aohsn5co
CONNIE Moore
Cegca Nelson
DaK Person
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