The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-11

cases where q positively adverse stand
had been taken / was able 10 secure CO.
operation and / think 1t will result in
great benefit 70 the undertaking hereaf-
ter. For instance. the chief constructor
and chief draughtsman of the quarter
masters department. who will have
more or less 10 do with The work
from now on. are impressed with the flu
ture Importance of the pos. and take a
friendly interest in ii. They feel that 1t
VIII probably be the military and naval
headquarters in the northwest.
The army post buildings will be frame
with either brick or stone foundations
and slate roofs. Everything will be of
the best and the same amount will be
expended in construction as though the
buildings were entirely of stone When
they took that matter up with me / ex-
planned the desire of the people TO have
the houses entirely of brick or stone but
they opposed 1t on the ground that elm
ate conditions on the Sound necessitate
hollow walls. / was assured also that
work could be pushed one-third faster on
the frame buildings than on stone and as
the amount TO be spent remained the
same either way / deemed Ii wise 10 ac-
cept the modification.
May Get the Assay once.
After completing my labors on the army
post site 1 was requested by the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce to remain and use
every effort to further the location of an
assay office here. At the request of Rep
resentative Lewis, l appeared before the
house committee on coinage, weights and
measures. of which Gov. Stone, of Penn
sylvania. is chairman, and also before a
subcommittee composed of Southard,
Lowering and Bland. The members of the
subcommittee agreed unanimously on a
favorable report, and should have met to-
day with the house committee. The great
thing to be avoided was an adverse mi
accomplished. The next difficulty viii be
for Lewis. who is pushing the bill. to se-
cure recognition on the floor Of the house.
He believes he will succeed.
''The principal good l was able to do
with the committee was In familiarizng
them with general conditions in Seattle
and showing the advantages it possesses
for the location of the office. found none
of the committee we'll posted in this. I
explained the difficulty and danger Of
bringing gold out overland. and that on
that account it would come out by steamer
from ST. Michael and pass near no other
American port until 1t reached Seattle. l
showed them that practically all the lines
to ST. Michael would reash Seattle as a
first landing point. Miners from the in
terror are men OF little experience. as a
rule. and suspicious of any but govern
ment assay office. and IL there were no
facilities for handling the gold here much
of it might be diverted to Canada. In
fact. I think they were satisfied that natu-
raj conditi9hs virtually compeised the loca-
tion OF a government assay office in this
city. Gov. Stone, chairman of the house
committee. is great friend OF this local
ity. and will do what he can for the bill.
Lake Washington Canal.
II visited the engineering department of
the war department to ascertain the feel
ing on the Lake Washington canal.
found that the protest of James ]. Hill. of
the Great Northern. against the canal was
of so serious a character that the secre-