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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
FORESTS ARE PRESENT WEALTH.

Congress viii soon assemble and the
subject OF forest reserves IS certain to
attract renewed attention. The intelli-
gent work of the commissioners who
have visited the great timber terri
tories OF the Northwest must result in
a more rational attempt to set aside
resources and provide means for the
preservation OF forests from destruction
by fire and for commercial purposes.
The people of this state are deeply
interested In the question. The pro-
duction of lumber has always formed a
very important part Of the industries Of
the Sound country, and promises TO af-
ford employment and profit for many
years 20 como. Il would be foolish to
be caught mapping as We were in Feb
ruary last; and whatever policy Is de-
teTmined upon by congress this time, we
may be sure. will be proof against any
further protests, reasonable though
these may seem TO be 10 Us. Our only
hope lies In the anticipation of legisla-
tive action by submitting a carefully
prepared plan which shall appeal TO
members OF congress as meeting all the
requirements OF a preservative policy
without interfering with a legitimate
use of the endowments OF nature.
That some part OF the timber at the
heads of rivers will be excluded from
possible destruction is inevitable
Whether or not in this moist climate
forests. are needed as reservoirs, the ex-
perienee of Eastern states will be pre-
scented against US. and IL they are not
needed to attract rain clouds, IL will
be maintained that they serve the pur-
pose Of checking too ready melting Of
snow. and consequently preventing
floods. We need waste no effort in
overcoming this well-settled view of
arhoriculturlsts.
The object of the people of this sec
tioa should be TO limit the area OF
watershed reserve to actual apparent
necessities: to approve Of the proposed
plan for forest wardens TO take such
precautions as may seem wise TO pre-
vent forest fires, and TO assent to the
imposition OF penalties for wanton de-
struetion or theft. But these will only
need aequiesceuce; our active fight must
be to secure TO the state government
ownership OF government lands. and
either With or without that concession.
20 insure that we shall not be deprived
Of the wealth which is As honestly ours
rs the ore In the mountains or the fish
in our waters.
Forest preservation should be Sc
cured not by refusal to permit us
TO utilize our immense advantages over
prairie states. but by legislative action
providing for the withdrawal Of such
timber land as Is untitled for agricul-
tural purposes. in order TO give time for
q renewal OF tree growth after the mer-
charitable timber has been cut.
by this means the purpose OF forest
reserve will be adequately reached. and
millions Of dollars worth OF most serv-
iceaolo wood not be left 10 perish
and decay, aifording only the least Of
the many benefits the rich heritage
aolds cut to rs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
WHERE FORTUNE WAITS THEE

The story told Of a great strike IN
Southeast Alaska serves 20 confirm the
wonderful reports already received
from almost every part OF thar other
wise foyh,ddins region. \ returning
pgospector brought with him a -four
sack Of ere thick,y speckIed with gold
There has heeu no assay made. bar no
assay woa'1 carry greater conviction
than the mans simple narrative. No
ao3y familiar WITH mining attaches aav
lmportanlS 20 assays Of snail pieces Of
reck. except as indicating the presence
q The muca-Gesired metal Tie pros
rector. 81 course. selects those samples
watch are most promising. ana whether
tAe rock from which these samples were
brcagh, ASSAYS $50 10 the son or s1o0 -
coo % The ton. as ae suesses. makes
very Httle diHerence. because Il ths
rock Is IN large quantities Il would pay
e Nots even az 50 . ten. ana II i. ises
within easy reach 81 tTansporta ion
there IS q vast fortune Il i II taat
Prise. II IS not proo40le--at least that
IS BOT the e1rerience q any ether part
u tie wor,6--that such co1k as tie
prospectav "a question brouga, from
Salmon creek. Is 80 ae found il great
compact quantities
Tie all-i@poEta2t tAias Is that gol4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

complain that the water sygtsn ID
stat any business should DC. namely.
provide Tor the Interest on rs capital
and afford a surplus for wear and tear
ard s5r improvement Of the pIant.
The tax levy should be kept Gown as
lov a. possible. Men zho are consid-
erlng whether or not 70 put up ussna-
featuring plant in Seattle and 50 give
employment 70 labor. and afford that
weekly pay ron which Is the life OF
prosperous citisz wifi Invariably In
auire what the tax levy Is Even now
Il Is ahoHt per cent. This Is as high
IS we care 60, II Seattle Il to be man
ufaeturing center.
T'he cost OF water in this city Is lower
than IL almost any other OF the Coast,
certainly lover than any other not sup
piled through the gravity system: and
the difference the users would save by
q reduction IN the rate would be far
more than offset by the obstacle II
would set Up in the way OF an increased
tax rate.
There is as much grumbling now
about the water rent as when II was 10
per cent. higher; there was DO more
grumbling then than there is now. II
Is human nature TO gramble at taxes;
bur before taking the proposed step 1t
Will De well 10 consider very careful
~. 4 wise man win hesitate before
killing the goose that lays the golden
egg. We may increase tae tax levy and
30 increase our revenue for the mo-
ment, but as surely as We do, 50 surely
will we take step toward killing of
the hopes Of this city Is a thriving,
busy. manufacturing hive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

II IL encoursg ing to note that arrange
ments are being made TO ship 10 New York
and Chicago two car loads OF apples and
pears from Island county. The apple is a
neglected fruit throughout the entire
United States. Good. sound. well-hsvored
apples are always a; 4 premium. and find
ready sale everywhere. The apple season.
too IS longer thar fer almost any other
fruit II Is strange that horticulturists
who devote 50 much time and expense 20
the production OF fancy fruits do rot ap-
precilte better the money making qualities
% the apple Washington produces as
good. OF better, apples SIS any other state
IN the Union. Il IS wasting al oppor-
tunity FOR wealth.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

Capt L. Wiley. OF Olympia, is at the
DIler.
r W. Peabody, OF Kent. was at the Ste
vens yesterday
Mrs Y. w weideman. OF Burlington, Is
guest Of the Diller.
T. W. Neighbor the postmaster OF Fail
City. IL at the Diller
c. c. Dalton and y. n Seaberg. OF Asto-
ria. are ST the Butler.
Robert Howard and wife, OF Port Gam
bic, are at the Stevens.
H r Burke. a San Francisco Insurance
sdjuster. Is AZ the Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. James I Wilson. OF Ross
land. are az the Occidental.
II z. McReavy. logger and millman Of
Union City. f. at the Northern
W. c. Weeks. postmaster and merchant
g. North Bend. Is al the Butler.
F. d. Lyons. prominent business man
Of ST. Paul Is at the Rainier-Grand.
C r. Clapp. a well-kuown citizen of Port
Townsend was In the city yesterday.
r w Caboone. Of Newark. ~. j.. Is
among those registered ST the Butler.
Charles Gum ard daughter. OF London
Eng. are tourists registered at the Butler
Mrs. Charles Tinsley and Miss L. Brown.
OF Port Townsend. are among the Dllier
arrivals.
among the guests OF the Ralnier-GraDd
yesterday
Or. Charles Milton Buchanan. OF the Tu-
ialip Indian agency. was at the Occidental
last night
O. w. Wilson. one Of the weli-known res
dents OF Olympia. Is among the guests OF
the Butler.
Edward RowIands ara wife. OF Tacoma.
spent yesterday in the city. the guests OF
the Stevens.
Secretary os state WI y. Jenkins Is a.
the Occidental from Olympia. accompa-
MED b. Mrs jenkins.
l. Frank Gordon. OF the Great Northern.
came over last night from Spokane. and 8
az the Rainier-Grand.
& c. Sykes ot Vancouver, supeTintend-
enf os the Pullman car service Oh the Ca
madam Pacific. IS az the KGi13er-Granc-
Harry II. Collier. editor o. tins Pacific
pouItrvr1au. az Tacoma. was IN the city
Yesterday Mr. Collier IS getting out .
SPECIAL edition Of his paper Tor ia IaCo-
ia Poultry Association "
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
n 4. ALGER.


II may be expected that proposition
10 reduce prices In anything will always
be popular: but 1t Is not always wise.
II is no new idea TO reduce water rents
and Increase the taxes, but the great
effort OF the people who are really In
terested in the development of Seattle
as a manufacturing center has been to
keep the tax levy down as low as posi-
bile. This subject has been threshed
over aud over again. public meetings
nave been held. committees have been
appointed. earnest letters have been
written 60 the newspapers. all 10 the
end that TIE tax rate shall be kept
down. This cannot be done II water Is
90 be supplied at the bare cost. without
taking iato account the interest on the
investment and the betteFmeat OF the
system.
There Is no reason why the taxpayers
should be compelled 70 bear the adai.
tional burden which would be imposed
by leyying a tax high enough 10 meet
all the current expenses. aud also pay
the interest on the water boads. II Is
true that when the city borrowed the
morey TO complete the purchase Of the
pumping plant and TO extend tAe
:aalas tie condition OF the money mar
ket made it necessary for the people TO
pledge themselves b. a vote TO levy a
TAX each year 60 pay the interest or the
bonds. but this was only as a pgecaution
against the possible failure Of the water
syeten 20 be self-sgpportiag. The pee
pie were assured thai the water system
would pay its owa expenses aud inter-
est. and provide a surplus Tor the ulti.
masy redemption Of the bonds. On
those assurances they voted Ter The
bonds aad it would be az act OF bad
faita so depart from THAT policy.
Besides hat. the ,lty government has
haa 60 confront condition. broueht
noou' nT the salla0e-U meters not
fiom what cause--of yse taxpayers 10
pay taeir taxes For two years scare
y So peE oeaJ ol The taxes usre psla
r.. mah.y because tae taxraye-s
were r4able b. aay. Neyertae.es- the
officials had beru compelled 10 restrict
t. levy so TIE actaal amount rees.r,.5
T. pay al ioe expenses ~ the govern
ne9t Including ia,seast oa the boads.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

Il will interest a great many people 10
know that the Universalist church, re-
Gently In general convention at Chicago.
has adopted new creed. based on what
was known as the Boston plan. Its chief
points are as follows:
The acceptance of the essential princi-
pies OF the Uniyersallst faith, to-wit:
The universal fatherhood Of God
The spiritual authority and leadership OF
His Son Jesus Christ.
The trustworthiness OF the Bible as con-
talning a revelation from God.
The certainty of just retribution for sin.
The flnal harmony Of ali souls with God.
The Winchester profession is commended
as containing the principles. but neither
this nor any other precise form Of words
Is required as a condition OF fellowship.
provided always that The principles above
stated be professed.
The changes appear 10 be more in form
than In substance. UniYersallsm IS a very
genial and attractive belief. and II may be
that the change will be the means Of
strengthening IT'S membership. Il is a
source Of wonder to many students OF re-
ligien that SIS numbers are not much
greater than they are.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mrs. Annie Besant claims TO have estab-
lshed more than fifty branches OF the
TheoacphiCai society in this country dur
ing asr present visit.
~. SamCe. C. Brinton. the archasologist.
sad IN recent lecture that e. North and
South America no less than 10 or 80 ab-
solutely distinct languages exist.
OrsOn :. Phelps. an old Adirondack
guide. who is now n Hartford, Conn. II
the subject Of Charles Dudley Warmers
sketch. a Character Study" Fl In the
Wilderness"
Nine. Hermann the widow OF the ma
giciaE. has commissioned w. Parks. a
Chicago sculptor. to execute 4 statue az
her late husband His model whicl. was
recently furnished. IS pronounced unusa-
allv trGe 70 life.
The appointment ~ Elsa EEchelssonn 20
the p<ofessorship q civil law az the Fni-
Eersiey cf Upssla recalls the fact that sire
Is the second woman professor az urfver-
sity T8nk FL Sweden. SoDya Kovalevvkv
was appointed professor of mathematics
in the University q Stockholm In ISS4. she
died several years ag0 Il years old.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

The prosperous farmer Is the farmer
who has something TO sell whenever there
Is a demand for it; and the prosperous
state is the state which. having a variety
OF products, Is able 10 dispose OF some OF
all OF them at margin Of profit Pota-
toes contribute no small volume of wealth
TO Washington this year. There is a seri-
Gus shortage elsewhere. and. as the state
yields about 100000 bushels, potato
ralsers are in luck
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

r. 70 be found II every part o. Alaska
between two parallel lines several hun
dree ruiles apart, and forming q belt
running apparently from northeast 10
southwest Ia some places, such as the
Flcn1ike creeks and the river beds
whence was brought tire gold described
In yesterdays Post-fntelligencer, II is
found In nuggets and in spots which
have 20 be discovered beneath the top
sell In others II IL TO be found in vast
masses, but IN the latter case il is 80
scattered and mixed with other metals
81 10 form q lowgrade Gre.
The TreadweII mine on Douglas
island, which Is about the most south
westerly OF the finds in the belt, is one
OF the most wonderful In the world, yet
the average yield per ton OF ore is only
s3.12. The Alaska-Juneaa mines AFFORD
an average yield per ton Of ore OF ss.S3,
while the Alaska Mexican worked On
an average OF only si-S5 ton, yet even
with the lowest priced ore, the profits
from IL alone 70 the company are $1,000
Per month. The Treadvell now runs
240 stamps, but Il putting Up 300
stamp mill, thereby doubling the ca
paeity, and the cost Of mining and mill
ing will not exceed 81 a ton. Before 1t
was decided 10 put up this new mill ii
was ascertained by development work
that there Is at least 7,00o, 900 tons yet
TO be worked. At an average of SO this
means production of s21 100000.
II does not, therefore, require ore
that assays 100000 ton in order to
make fortune with Alaska gold mines.
A short time ago Gen. Duffield, super
intendent Of the coast and geodetic sur
vey. declared that, In the southeastern
part OF Alaska, in what is called the
Alexander archipelago, there are more
gold lodes than at any place with which
he Is acquainted, and that IL he were a
young man he should get about
seVentyfye-ton schooner at Seattle,
take supplies, and with a frst-class
prospecror' be sure TO make a rich
find. OF course, this would not be in
placers, but the ore being directly on
the sea, the transportation Is exceed
ingly low. and very ordinary grade af-
fords rich returns.
Attention is so concentrated just now
upon the Alaska districts that 1t is un-
availing TO exploit the wealth Of this
state, but there is no more remarkable
mine anywhere than the Monte Cristo.
whose output cannot be ascertained.
but where hundreds of men are en-
ployed, and the smelter is kept busy
almost night and day. So close is the
secret kept OF those mines, which are
but few miles from Seattle. that none
except the initiated know what they
really produce. Even with low-grade
ore a calculation of the quantity pass
Ing through the smelter enables the
outsider 10 determine for himself that
a great fortune is quietly being taken
out from that region. 1t is known TO
be a low-grade ore, but the deposits,
seen from the surface alone, are i'm
mense. We have not seen the begin
ming yet of the mining industry of the
Northwest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

Chauncey Depew Is eloquent, interest
undertakes 10 convince the public that
the recent terrible accident on the New
York Central was due TO dynamite ma
hciousiy placed on the track. even his
great persuasive powers are likely TO be
Intellectual OF course. IL it can be shown
that the wreck was caused by dynamitsrs,
the railroad would probably be able to
escape payment OF heavy damages. That
is the reason for Mr.. Depew's special anx-
Lefty to shift the blame on to other shoul-
ders
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
SEATTLE, THURSDAY. OCT. -.
ACTION sHouLp ms TAKEN.

II IL obvious that when Secretary
Algsr Issued his order declaring q milf
tary reserve of the territory within
radios of 100 miles Of ST. Michael. he
either did not comprehend its full ef-
feet. or Il vas his deliberate purpose 10
iutrsneh established interests IN a mo-
nop0ly OF the commercial and shipping
business along the Yukon. The full
text of the order In as follows.
.By authority Of the president. the land
known as st. Michael island, with all
contiguous mainland and islands within
100 miles OF the location OF the flagstaff
on that lzland, il set aside from the public
lands of the territory OF Alaska and de-
clared a military reservation. Parties
who have. prior TO the receipt OF this
order. located and erected buildings on
tho land so reserved. viii not be disturb
al In their use Of lands, buildings and
improvements. nor in tbs erection OF
structures needed for their business or
residence. The military reservation above
declared and The military poet thereon
VIII be known a. Fort -. Michael and
viii. be under the control and supervision
of the commanding officer OF the troops
there stationed.
(5igned.) ''R- 4. ALGER.
Secretary OF War
The direct result of this astounding
order viii be TO deprive new and com
peting steamship lines and trading es-
Adjustments Of all opportunity TO do
business at the mouth OF the Yukon.
There can be no objection 10 placing
the ST. Michael territory under military
rule for purposes of protecting life and
property and maintaining order. That
Is precisely what is wanted. But il Is
quite another matter when action OF the
most discriminating ana arbitrary ma
ture In It's effect on commercial inter-
ests II taken
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.
The war cloud has resumed business In
Europe.

The war cloud has resumed business In
Europe.
A Oregon man is on a new lay. He Is
going TO take a. 600 knock-down eggs to
Alaska.
Tom Reed refuses 10 take part in the
New York campaign. Tom don't care TO
play In anyoedys game unless he's .ft."
The sixty-three handsomest babies on
earth were on exhibition In Seattle yester-
day. Ten got prizes. Sixty-thres ought
to have had EN-
A careful survey Of the situation leads 10
the conclusion that Mr.. elise favors a
wide-open policy. Also that he don't favor
a wide-open policy.
Rudyard Kipling Is writing a poem for
which he is paid 81 per word Most people
would undertake TO write a whole die
tionary at that rate.
r
Col. To-Hell- h-Reform GARDENERS
celebrated remark was probably inspired
by the fact that under the present admin
istration New York has had reform to
burn.
The customs officers still keep selling
whisky destined for Alaska. II looks as n
the Mckinley administration had not re.
fected that whisky is indispensable to the
gold cure.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

Pleasant sunshine "A Seattle IS a very
agreeable contrast 10 the h0wling big
zsra throughout the East. II IL singular
tsat the eauable climate Ct the entire Pa
cl1c cosst IS not hetteT known and appre-
cisted. visitors who come and go away
never forset g. Persons who do not come
appear not 20 believe stories about &. II
,hey did. ana acted On their Information
the immigration 10 the Coast would be
enormous. Life IL Seattle Is not exactly
q summer dream under fxed and IN
changing italian skies. bCt It Is one siddy
roand ot holiday pleasure compared to
some q yhe places or the Atlaatic coas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

IN. Western Union Telegraph Company
IS dsprivius itself q considerable revenue
~ failure to construct uues north and
,gest q Seattle. Il has been several times
sa'd thas the company would soon begia
importaa; extensions. bat there have been
I'D very substantial evidences q activity
ia that direction. I: IS 10 be hoped.
iaouga scarcely 70 bs credited. that the
latest rumoT taat extension 20 Alaska
vcvlI be made has foundation n fact.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

IRE CAieaeo ehlef q police evidently
Inherited his ideas O. eva service reform
fren che late Democratic national admin
tsuraaou. Hs has discharged great
number ot Republican policemen and re-
stores dacAp-t@ted heads Of Democratic
ota-ers. cir order" De says go rut tns
entire department nader clva service" A
great many os President Clsye.aa1s a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

rof-t-s-ts here 20 hold o. By TIE same
soken. C4vlI service 5 good thing Il
IS : particularly good thing for some Of
tsnxsvs partisan 10 earreneh himself be-
hind when MS party Is out and the other
80 -4z &c n
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

Port Townsend Call: The Hawaiian
question must be settled at an early date.
The present government OF the Islands,
the only really civilized and INTELLIGENT
government ever known there. desires an
nexation. and 3 majority Of the people OF
the United States want annexation But
for the untimely interference OF President
Cleveland annexation would have been ac-
compiished long ago. The arguments az the
snnexationists are deserving Of the atten-
ton Of the American people