The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-21

amount OF paving recently done and now
in progress on your streets | have been
watching the work on James street and
on First avenue today. and have noticed
how both improvements when completed
Will add 10 the series OF thoroughfareS
in the business section OF the city.
F. g. webbering arrived In the city sew
eral days ago from GienOra, where tie has
been since iasst May. He was merchant OF
that place, but Cloeed out his store. az he
considers the buslneSs there a. an end.
Before MIR. Webber-ng came down he Wis
tied Skagway and went up 10 the Atiin
district.
The Atln district IS going 10 prove a
rich mining ground be said yesterday.
The northern cities are very much inter
etsted III It's growth. as illustrated by the
fact that rs soon a. the news OF the dis
coveries reached juneau. three engineers
were sent out TO report on The country.
When they returned and reported favora-
hIy. several thousand dollars were quickly
raised and a wagon road was hutlt 10 Al
lin. distance Of about 10 miles"
j. Fl. Lee. the Wei known Colorado min
ing man. and VITO is also Interested in
mines In Southeastern Alaska. Ia a great
believer in the future greatness Of Seattle.
To A Pust-in,elIigencnr reporter in the
lobby OF the Northern hotel last night he
said he felt positive that in I'VE years Sc
attle would be the most important con-
meroiai point on The Pacific coast
Every time I come back to Seattle said
Re Il can see 4 vast Improvement. and
rot only that, but see many Indications
that lead me 10 believe that this IN 10 we
the big city Of the West In tlne. Seattle
IS the metropolis CT one o. the greatest
producing sections IN the world. and geo.
graphically. Is second to no ssapori on
earth"
lIubert Howe Bancroft. the famous his
toTian of the Pacific coast, who resides
IN San Francisco. arrived IN Seattle yes,er-
day AMI IL stopping AZ the Butler hotel.
He has been living az Cambridge. Mass.
with his family the last three years hav-
ing two sons attending Harvard university.
He 5 here gathering data for the latter
portion II his work on the resources OF
the world IN which Washington and
Puget sound VIII have a prominent place.
Mr. Bancroft; viii remain here several
days
Herbert Z Thra;l. superintendent of the
railway mail service 0e the Elsata dIvi-
sion. with headquarters At San francisco.
rectea with his d.visio0 NJ Thrau IS
practically AZ home IN Seattle. where for
syyeyal years * he'd t1e position . post
Office Inspector OF this district lie SIN
has hosts - r ents here. wa0 ke7, him
busy exchanging greetings. Mr. Thran Is
accompanied hy &. NJ Co-terman, cnlcf
clerk = the railway mail service al Port
land.
w. L. poveil. a Valla Wana attorney
is a: tHe Hu;,er lie Is Republican
thr7.sa a-i tAto4sh and says JAai ms
countY N;U EVE she :ck-t q large ma
,,rt.v n November Go51 Dimes t}s
wheat crop and plenty o. money have done
more 70 make farmers Change tf5 = =
tNan ANYTHING else a03 = viii = hard
70 g. ;hsss people on wrong track In
To- future.
Il 7 George. weN known II tHa East
ss 4 director az ,nus' cal conventions. IN
x,..vrrs festivals and CaHtatss ~ ar
rived ~ Washington IA tiii seNsra. eneass-
r.fnts lie saws 'Azt Seattle IS the best
ct.v "a Eve coast even after he has visit
- So F'rArcl-co. Portland az Los An
e.fes 4r3 tNat this place trarsaGts three
t,nts the business OF Portland
VI = Stswa-t - N.c.Srt1, was = pas
saueer n tHr Kingston from Tiers VeSter-
cAv lie < connected witA Z mining com
2Auv which hHs operations O. Na1coGvcr
lslar4 ard wan. East foT the purpose -
purchasing faacAlnetY for stamp nil,
e~4 ts-r. tNsf atiE .o tUf% <T@~S} He4+-tc
a. people II 'ae Pre- critics.
Personal.
yohn Mica OF Cartooa3a ts es ;Ae ST.
veuS
7. HEATH. ~ Port Gsrnh'e> "a - re s.
a.
NJ ana NJ II P.oe3e} @. Wha:coc}
arrived IN the cay ..si evening on their
hoeey-no sr- NJ. E;sscl Is manager C: