The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-05
IN AID OF THE MINES.
BRTIGH COLUMBfAxs ADOPT A
BROAD Foley.
Le9fsIstors Fosser the view Industry
-Ssrpassan9 Wealth Of the keo-
senays-Cyowss Vest Pass Road
Sure Co Give an ADDED impetus 10
the Production Of wealfh-PIacer
Mfnevs Rash 90 Alaska. Leaving
B~hsna Th~n the Riches 81 the
OkanoEsa.



parliament has row beer IN session nearly
eight weeks. ard tEss major portion ~
that fine sTas been devoted 70 legislation
arising from the growth Of TIRE mineral
Industry. Charters have b~er granted 20
Eoasfan6, Nelson and Grand Perks. and
various bile dealing with water powers
have consumed . great deal % tEs time
Of she legislature. Railway Charters ard
land grants Tn al % railroads have rot
Jet come up Cor disc1sssvu. and the par
hamsnfsry session viii probably be Tn
Trece6enfedly long.
have never seen a better working ssg-
islatfve assembly nan that % British CO.
funbia- Tie crank. Fhe G@rnagogas and
rne faddist u ssngusarsy absent There
are number Of men In tie house who
have axss to grind. a few others VINO cc-
cupy time airing themselves and their
opinions. but the vast majority are there
10 promote the welfare Ct the province
and Of the people. and they aIm ~ that
with a stsnDse-man1eaness that Is truly
remarkable
A general water power bill Is nov being
framed which errs on tBe side Of patsr-
Eaiism. SEINE Legislators seem TO saink.
as water powers are valuable per -.
TINT rasir Intrinsic value must be pre-
served 20 the state and for the benefit Of
al the people therein. There Il energy
enough sH the torrents. creeks and rivers
utilized. were sufficient 20 snrn the wheels
OF ali the E.ls.s and factories and rail-
roads o. this continent VI America. The
uEtnirking legislator is sore.y tempted 70
imagine tisat the utilization Of sach en-
srsy should BE- done at the expense Of and
for me benefit OF the state alone The
same spirit would make the state the
owner and operator OF ali railroads. teie-
phones and telegraphs. Tha1 Ia the spirit
which Is the deadly foe Of inaivldutlisgn-
Aud YET IL is laalyilualIsrn which has
made the United States what q Is aud
placed England Ia The great position
which she holds. Australia mas advanced
more rapidly along this road OF semi
socialism than any other autonomous
part OF the empire. and the result has
been E'ssnaflon and semi bankruptcy.
That lesson sleouA not be lost on Brit
isn Columbia. The fullest freedom for
Individual effort and enterprise, and the
least interference Of government ia the
affairs OF It's cltszens is after al the Ideal.
british Columbia Is an empire In itself
and ar empire Of such extent and wealth
THAI l verify believe that the fates de-
cT~su this imperial province a great aud
marvellous destlny.
The forests OF tia province are 80 rich
and extensive that for a century 10 come
they alone could supply all the pine lumber
demanded BY The COMMERCIAL woEld When
states are exhausted British Columbia can
furnish FOR thousand years all the iron
needed BY mankind. and then her resources
viii hardly be touched. Her coal nelds are
as extensive as her iron mines. Her mount
ans are marble as well as granite. Her
seas and bays and in.eis and rivers TEEN
with countless shoals OF excellent fish
sisr agricultural area II limited In extent,
nut wnen her forests are cleared, when the
husbanaman and the shepherd and the
swain take the place of the hunter and the
woodman, British Columbia win supply the
choices; dairy and vegetable and fruit
products or tho temperate zone.
This country possesses a most lnvigorat-
ing. az wei as most agreeable climate,
and Its glorious beauty OF sea and mount
ain u only surpassed by the exquisite love
Hness Of It's rivers. woods and lakes.
Moreover, these glorious mountains that
rise like the pillows OF q storm-swept
ocean from the eastern confines OF the
province 10 where the waters OF the great
Pacific lave II on the West are honey
comeed With deposits OF gold and silver 80
extensive and so rich that never in the his
tory OF mankind has such fabulous wealth
been revealed 10 excite the wonder and
cupldity OF man.
A glance ST the map Of British Columbia
vii show What an immense area is en-
closed In the fork OF the Columbia and
hootsnsy rivers, This AREA Is larger than n
New England state. a province itself IL
includes ths tafdeag. the SLOGAN. tia Aims
worth. the Fort Steele and other districts.
But In this extensive region are found the
richest and most wonderful lead and silver
mines ever yet discovered. The North
STAR and the ST. Eugene, In the Fort
Steele district. are phenomenaly rich ga
lena mines. and viii yield untold millions
90 reward enterprise. capital and labor
The Crows Nest Pass railroad VIII run
- I. -
that railroad "a tn operation. the North
star and the 81. Eugene viii be the great
proaucing mines Of Canada The SLOGAN
star. the Keeo. the Ruth the Idsho the
NOBLE Five the Washington and hair
dozen bonanza galena mines az this dis
trict are enriehias even al the present
etages Of development their fortunate own
Srs.
These Kootensy Kaleaa mines have had
their ViciSsituaes. They were FIRST aga-av-
erred b Colorado mining men. savea wears
ago, ard their development began a year or
tNo later. Spokane and Idaho mining men
we're mainly Interested hat before shav
could test the value ~ these newly dlscov-
cree mines the maelstrom q the ranIc o.
iNS came and enxuifet Ia bankruptcy ana
ruin the noss e0teTpristnE men o. Spokane
aut ftaho. some men there vrrs. ike
byron Waite. 81 the Sl0can Star. Who kent
Fight along. bat 10 al outward sesusirsr
2arsed IKE house y cards Fut II only
transferred SIS sphere ~ action Ia the
ares combined between tire Pens d'Orelfie
and the kooienay. silver Ee'G hud copper
ores we're being worked and IN 1885 me
silver King mines ~ Nelssa we're trans
ferred &C. - Eazi3sh company. In .hts par
ticllsr District lneiBtins fhe north fork
- iAe salmon. Bear creek. Beaver creek
ana Cottonwood creek thtre ara helnr
opened up claims cf fanp.ogs premise.
Al thls has heea stimulated by tAe An
Helepiaents IN Tran creek. The properties
81 this particular District have frpqaentfv
described. u really seems 20 me today As -
re towr cf TraA were destined 90 - th+
center 20 she ko0t0nay. foe D. A Nslrse
$ resolved e. Fun eut a network % rau-
roais connecting ire various mining ,en1-.s
- re country VIA RS sme,tiax works a,
Irat& These works Re = extending as fast
as business demands. ara oa'v receutfy BE-
himself has purchased ths Columbia ana
koofsnay u1lnes az Rossfana hr He3nna
j. esre'y - wears 90 age hut Re Is tie
n,css sntsrpTts3nF snd sssccessrll business
usa th2t has 81 FAR lived ~ TIE province
he js t Tr1st ba FvTnaFa narCt tnaEnfH-
eeptly eguip7sss. ara hts mlaa IS as fertile
in resources snf as vigorous a. sxr-uf4an
- = sinafed hs %spasvensc genius De-
Ne}opsnenfs a. Ross ard have been psavak-