The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18

FATRHAyES. March f-.-Specsal-Scv-
wttaStaaSkTaS the great interest manifested
In the forestry reserve question hy all cit
liens VINO are familiar vita the facts.
comparatively few OF our people are aware
thar the western line Of the reserve 10
Only twenty-five niles east 90 Belsinghasa
bay. twelve miles from the Blue Canyon
mine on Lake NAascoTn. and cnly six
miles from the big coke property known
as the Fairaaven ulinc. In the Skagtt val
ley. The reserved ARA includes a conssd-
e-aele portion or the valleys Ct tie north
aad south forks Of the Soossack. and In
Fact. embraces more than aaH the eStlro
area % Waatcoa and Skastt counties
Not 20 be oaIdcae oy other business or
gani&atlons IN protesting against rne order
establishing the resszvs fae LouAsaozcial
Club. q this city. AZ It's meeting Monday
evening adopted tho following concise and
vigorous memorial:
40 the Senate ard House OF Representa-
tives IN Congress assembled:
cur petitioners. the Commercial CluA
of Fairhsvsa. WASH, respectfully ssk
that ths executive order OF February -
fSS9, creating A forest reserve OF all thai
between the +Slh and ssth parallels %
latitude and the l1QiA ana Ia naegsdlans,
be revoked and cancelled.
We base eur requests on these reaSonss
'sTne land is mostly rAoG infamous poor.
" ifnbered. and Is valuable principally
for its mineral deposits and few asrt-
There are many mining districts with
In the reserve, and over Aces mining
claims have been recorded durinS the pass
three years in the four counties affected,
namely. Whatcom. skagat, snohomish and
okanogan. Some OF the districts are:
Monte SKisto. Cascade Ruth creek. Thun-
der creek. State creek, S9uaw creek and
Goat lake. The minerals include gold.
silver. copper, lead. coal, iron. asbestos
and marble IL is estimated by reliable
authorities that over Ss9.0sa been
aNEntsfFatl4Rk 81 mining Ci21fl4
within the reserve.
Over Sse0ac9 has been expended on
railroads. wagon roads and trails within
the limits named. Tao Everett & Monte
CTisto railroad, built solely Tor mineraI
transportation. Is on the reserve for many
'~rhe state OF washington has invested
over Sc go IN q state road Through this
section during the paSs four years, and
the legislature has just Appropriated Sss.n0
more for extending and completing this
road. Sfs,a1 has been spent ey TIE coun-
ties and over $50. e1o hy mining companies
and individuals Ia rad building wilnin
roads in q new. rough mineral country
is always the most difficult TO accomplish,
order r,i Of February = vas issusd. that this
region would soon see very great mining
development. The union or Eastern anu
Western Washington by better raiiroad
and wagon road connections il OF vital
necessity for tho harmonious Developments
CT the state and intsTposlng this Tesefva-
tten bSRhGtn iAG tNS sN~sAte& - t1AsS
calamity. There are several postofilces,
school houses. villages and over thou
sand settlers within tho reserved limits.
Even IN their rights are respected In tho
order, all chance OF growth lie hlighted
and the reserve Is anF incubus that VIII
p1ralyzs the efforts OF the northern half
or the state.
I'VE cail your attention TO the fact thaf
the reserve IL wholly within the state %
Washington. as ara all rivers moving there
from. except those reaching 10 British CO.
Iunhfa and that there is neither neces-
sity nor demand for steadying the water
flow In the manner proposed. The dense
underground that exists over the entire
Cascade mountain region serves this pur-
pose az we'll az the trees which might b
cut for the opening OF mines.
I'VE believe the officers and citizens or
this state to be unanimous In condemna-
ton OF the act which bars the opening
OF a region rich IN resources. and on which
much time and money have been ex-
pended.
.sThsre is not a lumber company or mill
operating on the reserve except FOR mining
purposes, and the miners will more effect
laify police the forest where II exists than
any government force likely to be- avail
able.
'sFor these and many other reasons we
ask the Immediate revocation OF the order
OF February =. 1891.
by order of ths Commercial Club. Of
Fsirhaven. Wash, March % 49,,
IS, II. MCGOWAN,
s~r w GILLETTE,
COMMITTEE On Mines and Mining.
approved: ELI WlLkiN.
ATTEST: c. 81 Hunter. Secretary"