The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15


III pacaty. and the demand for
humber from the East ard
foreign is good said Geo
rrerson. The well known Hoqusasn
..~s.sr.. a, TIE Butler last night The
sas had praetaca.Iy no effect On the
a for Washington lumber and
-. in the Eagsern ars1 CeE<Eal states.
-. In ,hat direction Is good. Prices
,,.riv stiff. IN general the lumber III
-. a. the state are prosperous and in
xes condition
.~s.rs il a gcarcity Of labor on Grays
.-..or The mills are paying sI.5o per day
= rsn. and they are scarce. There Is
- syr 100 latorers in the mills at the
..,aOr a. steady employment.
4>rxa harbor usually sends three or four
..,xoes Of lumber per year to Honolulu"
90 ar. Emerson. in answer TO aues-
.szs IS 70 hog tire annexation Of the isl.
Ia .oala anect t.ls lumber trade Of rns
...sa 1T Is reasonable TO expect" he
.as,lnusa. that annexation will be follow
"A sy nsx enterprises and new develop
~ert. This in turn will mean a better
lsraane for Washington lumber in that
~arxef / believe that the annexation ri
- ssiaaas will help the Industry In WASH
sxssn AID our trade in general"
THonas Eswards = mining man who has
ssvosrty near Republic. sas an arrival IN
~ city yesterday. Iie Is very well pleas
a with the mining outlook Of the state
sM said:
Republic il very busy place at pres
,u. There are mines % great promise n
Il section. and the development work IL
wxressiug steadily. Just before | left
4, paper. the Pioneer. was issued. ard /,
cyss worry complete resume of " nat a
kass done On the Little Cove they are
frftiag IN ore. Work has been hIndered
s.cs March on account 81 wafer but dur
IL The past week the pumping capacity
as been enlarged and the water has been
synsee9 cut and the mine drained Tie
iaansl Oh the Mountain Lion IL in COO feet
sna the ledge Ia evidently near by. az wa
:sr 3 making It's appearance. Sams,les
ssss this mine have been very good The
eppp.nss have averaged si2. and ASSAY.
fran tie shaft have been made as high
Is 81
The Indications are that this will be 4
yassabe property. The Mud Lake has an
saosza0us ledge, but little DEVELOPMENT
vefk has been done. The values from the
err ars small. but would pay 10 he rnlllea
Enco HI. claim Is one Of the greatest prop
ss;soIs IL The district. The deposl, Is 50
rsas that Il IL a seritable mountain az
&c No work has been done. and as Il
TOT stands IL Ia simply milling propo-
Etloa Work is being pushed on the Mn
re ard a SHAFT has beer ssiak twenty-five
Re- Values up 10 s. have been Obtained.
Several days before l Jeff decision was
sEseFed oy the Spokane land office which
eilsi sn important question regarding
tss settlement OF the TOWNSHIP Of Repub-
k It might be called "a decision Of min
sal CLAIMS VI townsites. and while not
asSe IN It's decision. Is far-reaching. TIE
ese:aoa was that the locations Of the Tes-
" ssd Delaware were true mineral claims
- ess'roying the contention of the con-
&fS that the claims were made for
N.h purposes rather than for felttl-
~ mining. Since the location Of Re-
ys4S ssTeral allegations have been flsd
AAnd Office that many claims were
aN - toHusite purposes and that the
~ sas more valuable for mineral pur-
feN Than townsite. This decision Will
- ever many If these cases
Foatics are not attracting a greet deal
sRension as Yet. bat when they do the
AfaShRns viii all b. found ready for
aa.dn.
from what | have heard from the OUT
sef, believe this year will ~ n banner
faf for the mines OF Washington. Many
Tosefties are being worked and SUCCESS
vi crown the results
a. AREA Of high pressure nervous ex-
fssnsnt wis noted on the water fnnnt
Yesterday nv Ia
Seased Ii intensity during the day until
sc hahsiues Of the docks were expecting
saSoss anything 70 happen. 1t vas "a cn
sSoeai OF the Roanoke due from ST. MI
e@sl, and supposed 70 be carrying tarre
9 hve odd millions of treasure from the
Eandike. ''' '''O
Tie sfsct ~ this condition OF arair.
vas cary made manifest In the Office u
zoe NortA American Trading and Trans
ssF'slion Company, en- First avenue. The
..spaone bell kept ep a merry Jingle al
.Daa'ag and about noon II required almost
ne continuous services Of ore OF the clerks
SHsser tho Inquiries AZ anxious watrr-
sn Ter the gold ship scattered throughout
.ae city. These Impurities usually took thls
ss1 l hear the Roanoke has been sfgHt-
ss ahoare." '"S
.sasTfos @toriez like this were hurled
: sesgh The phone during The forenoon tIn-
she EMPLOYS ware almost reduced %
.'hs measures. During the early after
~ ~ she r1inor went flying about ~. city
,ae Roanoke VAS entering rhs. har-
m@atd dow 2 - asr seeks W. h gold
I'll p'efeck the efnploN rs Of he carll-
we're Ferg!ng on nervous pfostra fi,.,l
- 80 Manager Hamilton appeared in
- Summer costume. raIe but d@terYn,,,-
-, FFessnt'r a man rushed IN f,veath.ees
~ = .hfi;g'aens Ne managed 70 ask. us
sesooke sighted yate''
hamilton walked - the Front ~onr-
a.. va 4 'roS az supreme courage on HIS
s.ss ne pressed button R-x-r-4~., \
St'ach@3 20 a taut string. after Tie
$50. g-n,as y iAe trfe n appliances ~ the nan
saoNs hang over the t>nt;uter. n
,sS.', No. sir: the Roanoke has net baea
S. TIE glorious news II the FAN -
n,~, &c cuba Mas @resaa upon he
a, 'se-''k e'A,tr hsllaesin boards veSter-
sss... -~< e'eE Saaut wea; un frser, a
So g mra standing near the s~e,,s,d
.As,..., 80 sli'e IN t}1s orfee I. Ma i'm
81 iaAro ur - i~e>pi- ra~t her sssyv:s
- As u es magic thc rsws sysre.
-. - Owe ga business te,rta,r, - ere
- s'-SiaE' has fsA>0rt' peofla pass
ss.,- ''' 1FA-Ha AND cn Cherry ss~ret
-. % DO t'trs- avenue turned wtsh
@>'t'tf Hr s.4,..th. sa.1 ~ s~ss1t{