The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-12


Elias w. Johnston Is endeavoring to Sc
cure possession of forty acres upon which
a portion OF the town OF Silvcrton Sno-
homish county. is located by means Of
Valentine scrip. This scrip location covers
a portion of the southwest quarter of sec
tion ls. township 20 north. range 10 east
Under the operations of the sundry civil
bill which has been signed by the presf-
dent, this land again becomes public do
main. Prior to that, however. Mr. John
ston sen; petition 10 President Mckinley
urging that the town of Silyerton be omit
ted from the forestry reserve order on ar-
count OF his having located upon the forty
acres with the Valentine scrip In that
petition Mr.. Johnston says that prior to
locating the scrip on the forty acres he
made such arrangements with the PARTIES
who claimed any prior or other interest in
tne tand as was satisfactory To them and
tnat those parties are equally anxious
with him In having the titles OF the land
covered by that town settled AT an early
day. II Is also set forth In the petition
that the parties Interested In getting the.
forty acres have. a; their own expense.
had private survey made cleared the
land of timber. and laid 1t of in blocks
and lots. causing streets To be surveyed
and In some cases graded. all az an ex-
f-+hN-e - 1FNA StsNS' II Is ~aAN lEstf InSFE
IL some objection on the part of residents
Of the town Of Siiverton 10 Mr. Johnston
and others obtaining title to the sownsite
But that matter has not yet come before
the interior department for decision
In the discussion Of the tariff bin Sse
other day Senator Pettigrew brought out
very prominently the fact that there are
nickel mines IN Washington and oregon.
which could, II they Were properly devei-
oped, furnish almost the entire quantity
of that valuable metal used in this coun-
try The Dingley bin offered some lttle
protection 10 this Industry. but the pro-
vision IN the senate bill regarding nickel
as Senator Pettigrew showed is euuiv.s-
lent 20 no duty az all. The senate com.
fniitce provided as 70 nickel q duty Of
cents per pound. and then inserted Il,
brackets except nickel matte Under
that provision all the nickel would come
IN, for nickel matte is simply nickel ex-
tractad from the ere with such other
metals as accompany Il in the ore. This
matte can p separated in this country
Therefore the adoption ~ this provision
IN the tar.N bill wonld mean absolute free
trade ~ regard 60 nickel. Senator Petit
grew stated that that provision Was a
Eo9a 6eai like q great rnaay other pro-
TiSions in the bi.I not Intended 10 de-
ceive, but having shat effect
Tire history Il the production NJ nickel
IN this country Is. thai In. ssSs. 90 ~
p1Gaas wos pro8ucei. while 81 isss i had
owinoled "a s.@s3 pounds. owing to the
fast th8t a seposit OF re>keI had been dis
ooverea ia Canada which was 80 rich
ln tae TaiNture ~ nickel and copper that
the copper paid the cost - production.
therefore tAc nickel cost nothing The
company which controls this mine nuts
the price st ans rgure il chooses. SO that
it has practically killed out the INDUSTRY
ln America. X was argued On behalf ef
the nickel mine owners ~ this country
that when the industry IS completely de-
stroyet here. nickel viii advance in price
and toHhi@ prices wsil have % De paid
while no ore will dare to open the mines
81 the United Ssstes n view n this known
ccmreutIon- because they know the mo
soe1t money ls invested ia the Industry.
the Canadian nlns owners car nut ri4r
pTsee down 50 quickly that IL wsR wreck
their enterprise and make them lose All
their capital
Mr.. Pettigrew spoke gezsG wor.s for
tBe uacAel deposits kuawu 20 exist n tne
state of Wsshlesfon. but confined his re-
marks principally 10 those deposits which
heFe heen aeveleped IN Southern Ore~en.
aud pr,sslcfd facts ana figures % sa,ys
that tte nicset - tee pa coast he7
taken the preraianl AZ the t~ogurnblau OK
5-'s tan ln siiIe of the fact tcat sac heSf
specimens tsaf eeU4d ~ obtained from
tee >eN Caledonia or Caca 3fan mines
p sve rut.-sA in the competition F..-af.1A
ga Rse5fic co&Ss u5ckei Gers-szs $50 nat
ceat4tn copper g0 sszss barge quantities
.ae c1sf az prod gcsjon "a considerably
kreate- sn& therefore "a ia need * a
Ea~@ for }Es devei&H rus1t-