The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-25


bat Up 10 The present time fortune has
failed 10 smile on his ;;relssS efforts "a be-
come wealthy man. Mr. Hastings says
that in Honolulu 4 Is necessary 70 have
money and influence with The POWERS thas
be IN order 20 be successful. and as he
rad neither Re decided 20 20 70 Alaska.
where every person has an equal chance
RE wss among the number who returned
without Rag Of gold, bur i bound ~
admit that the country is rich M Hast
tngs IS registered a. the Hotel Northern
and has formulated no plans as 10 his
future movements. He Is educated and
. Intelligent, and from the Observations Ne
mas made he believes Seattle "a be equal
10 Any city % the same population he has
ever visited
Faoi CASTOR the well known mining man,
Is IN Seattle on ore % his frequent bust
ness trips. Al The Butler last night he told
Fos'-inielltgencer reporter tha. English
a'id Canadian capitalists are constantly
taxing hol4 d good mining PROSPECTS On the
west coast q Vancouver Island au.f british
columbia. 4 great deal Ct solid ana per
'nanent development i being done n the
goid and copper properties on Vancouver
island said Mr.. CASTOR. The c,un,rx
Is being opened Up this year A. never be.
| fore ard naturally mining men feel san
| gulne OF the future. The coas. Of RrI,lsh
| columbia Is heavily mlneraiszsd district
large In area and rich in varied mineral
| procless' lis advantages 10 capital lie in
| the tact That numoerleSs ;nlels ard arms of
TIE racine octan reach the quartz Lodges
| enabling the ready shipment and compara
lively easy handling Of the ores. While
there Is not great deal OF newspaper talk
| concerning the constantly increasing de-
| veiopment Of the mines OF the west Coas,
| more work is being done this year than
| ever and outside money, in compare tivelv
frft(trHBE
| Large sums is being put into the country
James oLeary. a Well known farmer
| was in the clty saturday lie lives al
| Toit and is classed among the most ex-
| tensise mop growers on Puget sound lie
| reports that the indications FOR a YYch
| harvest this year were never better and
| SAYS:
| The farmers are now busy looking after
| the crops, and fer that reason they have
! little time to come 10 Seattle. After IN
| harvest look for this city 10 eniey a
| noticeable increase in general business nv
| reason OF the vast amount of money fAat
VIII be brought here and expended BY the
| farmers"
l.. \. Dupins. business man of Mon
| treal, arrived IN Seattle yesterday after
noon lie IS interested in a gsimher Of min
| ing enterprises in the west Including q
large quartz mine near Baker CITY, Or
Eastern Canada is stili sending peolI
| TO the kloadike." he said last night at tn
| Butler. THE mines OF the Yukon VIII a;
tract gold hunters 70 the north every year
| am not one who believes that the rush
| rs over. Parties were leaving every week
| when left Montreal 4 week ago"
| Joseph Sweeney. a merchant and extern
| sive land owner of Friday Harhor Was
| In the city Saturday. Mr.. Sweeney IS now
| engaged In inducing Eastern people to To-
| cate in Washington. and he reports thai
| large number are soon 20 arrive ana
take UP land In Island county. He states
that the population OF that county g grad
| ualiy Increasing, and that the business men
and farmers are wei pleased with the
| outlook.
| W F lett. OF the firm Of lett Bros.
operators OF a large logging camp and
creamery at Oak Harbor. was among ihe
) guests registered q; the Hotel Diler Sat
urday. Mr.. lett sait Saturday that
the logging camp and creamery are work
Ing TO the fullest capacity. and that the
demand and prices for the product
such that operations this year viii he
conducted at a profit which will exceed
that Of last year.
| Z. A. Rauey. OF Maple valley. Wash. ar
/ rived In Seattle Saturdav morning and II,
the afternoon to!ned his aancee Miss Kate
/ Trever, OF Appleton. Wis. Mr.. Raney re
! Gently came 10 Washington 10 look Owe
/ the country and has since decided 10 locate
az Map.e Grove His hancce followed HIM
Inc couple were married Saturday nigh.
! In the parlor Of the Occidental hotel
/
O. , bartels. editor OF the Everett In
/ dependent was one Of the guests Of the
Hotei Seattle saturday. Mr.. Barteis re
| ports that business NJ Everett IS first class
and that the merchants believe they have