The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-13
lRs ave THEIR VIEWS.
rn CaISTo not 10 De ADA1-
pOakD, THEY SAT-.
ev wealA Net Consent to Hi6heR
preawht Rates-Nevertheless They
4nan1 that the RoaA II Certain
= n Restored, asst the Sa1e.


= d Restored. asst the sane.
- announcement that II had been de-
- not to rebuild the Everett & Monte
,s...1n railroad east OF Granite Falls was
. 6rss received with . Feeling which
,-...,lv approached CONSERVATION among
4 49, men who have mining property In
- olverton and Monte cristo districts.
s.. eerne declare that the announcement
- ! enue Of biuff designed either to Sc
. - coutrol OF the mines OF those dis
svteea ar 70 obtain better rates on mineral
s s,enc These men were unwilling TO say
-.halelv over their own names what they
& & ssse1,vhf because, they say. they did nos
- = incur the hostility Of the Rookie
sIsr interests. They feel strongly, for
- realize that the abandonment Of the
ssIiroad means the temporary suspension
y development. This, however. has gone
= ~ and the value and extent OF the ore
se6Iee have been SO clearly proven that
- ceSe Mr.. Rockefeller should adhere 10
~ decislon. the construction Of another
"a into the district would only be
f1ntsned
~ miners reasons for questioning the
4; eisoofity Of the declaration that the road
y IN - abandoned and that the Monte
600 mines win be closed were given by
- z tAe leading mine-owners of Silver
~ Who q familiar with the DEVELOPMENTS
80 fhnre and at Monte Cristo and APP
s - q - posted on the steps taken by
~ raifrcad officials since the November
80 washed out the track through the
G1aoeusmish canyon. The substance of
8 VAof - aid 10 several conversations Is
Fl has taken . long time and a great
eSDinkIturs Of money to discover that the
wote cxisto mirss are worthless. I hap
- = know that the new tunnel recently
somo0efsd at 4 depth of 1900 feet In the
psife az the Mountains mine did show sIp
~ ~ BODY to be larger and richer than
= ~ upper levels. know this from a
m Who knows what Is going on there,
Mo hns no motive for misstating the facts
~ h whom have full confidence, both
q man and q Judge Of mineral The
Mente CYiste officials have been very re-
luclant - tall anything about the mines.
~ What little they have told was worded
NilA tho obvious purpose Of disparaging
H. property. but 1t Is impossible where
toyesAl hundred men are employed, and
1hms many Of these are good judges OF q
~, 70 prevent at least some Of the facts
nan leaking out. am confident that tho
nnts Cristo mines would pay. II they
sess worked thoroughly and skillfuily.
win ~ Interior motive. ! do not mean
" this to cast any reflection on the ability
q the present management. which Is tied
down BY orders from higher power. Pos
ahly the minority stockholders could throw
Scne light on the subject.
~ 70 the question whether the railroad
haS paid, there are some facts which Mr..
Croker has overlooked. The preliminary
survey vas made by NJ @. Barlow, an an
sneer who was thoroughly familiar with
the pecullarities OF the Puget sound coun-
try and It's climate. He found two routes.
one down the Sank and the north fork o.
The etllaguamish to a connection with the
SEATTLE International at Arlington: the
ether down the south fork Of the Stilla-
gnamiah to . connection at Hartford
Junction. Tho former was preferable, on
ne ground q cost and good grades. but
TIE latter Was chosen on account OF the
good mineral Indications then found at
slyerton. ana because II was a more III
rect route to Everett. the objective point,
Thus reducing the mileage on which track
sss must Be paid to the Seattle & Inter-
asuonAi. This decision was reached In
ace o. the declaration OF Mr.. Barlow
Max was . hell OF q rough country to
MrouEh.' Knowing the country and
slu1e seen the river at a freshet. Mr..
Mfsw ran line high above its ordinary
mW q water. This necessitated long
aa uestles and deep side-hill cuts.
we're very expensive. His work
~ nviewed by another engineer, whose
speusnee had been chiefly in the prairie
- tnd who was expected TO find less
Hire II "a a..
apsn INTO the canyon. In spite OF warn
Mss - 70 the wlckedness OF the river
saeh On rampage and by making a
s's'es Of tunnels and cribs on sharp
III was washed out in 1892. when
ssa unshtd, and has had the same ax-
trssaee every November. II Is true that
~ never paid interest on its cost, but
~ sear that was not the fault Of the
amc. but OF Its location. In 1895 II earn
8 eaW over operating expenses and this
-. % nave been used In paying interest.
=. sae annual washout compelled its ex-
a0lssre IN repairs. There was q large
- sse IN the net earnings this year. hut
canyon. o"' % 'Ae
! believe that. In spite of these misfor-
aAe4 no serious intention OF Abandoning
- soao entertained. and have good rea-
800. - ''r my opinion. Several weeks ago
A.. 49, % me Rockefeller interest were in
49, ssasiy cir 'ulatiny reports that the Is
-. = sitserton, was no good and that
.au would be rebuilt by more
q. aesE route. Then came an offer to
= uvnets OF several OF the hes, develop
supers'es at Silverton TO rebuild the
49, ~ 2 they would contract TO pay 81 a ton
80 20 Everett on all ore shipped for
- M OF years. They refused to enter
-. sasa proposition and the announce
hsia...naat the road was 10 % abandoned
an. very soon afterw.rtis.''
=" avusn the abandonment Of the rail
-. s .e De serious setback 10 the Is
90 shere rs SIN way out of the din
v The cable tramwav from The ss
\ sre'e pass 10 Sllverton was built
r. aaufsw Jackson FOR 8 ROYALTY Of si0 a
a. ore hauled over II until the mr.
s.. price YVES paid The present s,taa-
P.lss,.ss '.ssis postaones payment and thus
n, 'ne = Consolidated Cofnnany at
sAs.,. Nsons expense There are now
ss,n...s ~" Tors Of Gre IN the dunn. half
tss.sas sha half concentrating. and de-
sss1aeht Is 50 far advanced ths, larva
k.,.ss could he made constantly Tha
n. International Railroad Corn,rv
sn ~ enaed logging snur three mites
Ia :. rhohuck valley from Machias ara
WMs .aeitered very practicable pass
Asr NJ OF that stream into the Sultan
h,,e.. . asfe u would enter the zines, ana
De n..s.A OF sirsln timber remaining IN
a,s~ sound country and would have
a. ws'er-level route IN the north forl
~, sultan TO The * mine II wn,,,s
80. within reach ny a rah,s ,r.,u-,~
e. - Little Chief mine. the rnrus, ,wn.
A.s hich are We'll known 20 he reasv
sesop II on large seal. ...sa...