The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-08

/ ars tie Little ySe. Ida May. Niger Baby.
Cod Leaf. I.zstie Joe %o. = Pioneer ard
Forty Thieves. Taere are more than t9a
r0ea in the camp ard considerable beying
ard selling Of claims at prices ranging as
I. IA ~ as $75.fse has heen INDUCED in.
Prices Of provisions are biga.. as there
are only pack trains 20 bring II supplies
fram the railroad
Dir. Hester located tAe first claim IN the
district year ago Hs weat Up OH his
present tri. in April.
Hugh Sutherland. an old timer on the
/. Sound. has Just returned from a yisss
avu9-sg the tagres Of British Columbia
Mr.. Sutherland Is a pra1tical miner and
while IN British Columbia gave special at
tsss.tson TO the mining Developments along
tee coast a SlIoai water Bay he said
s3;ne wonderful development work is be-
ing doTe On FreIersck's Arm. London
company IS minirg. They have tunnel
ia 10 feet and when | was there had be-
gun cross-c1lgtsnE. T&s company employs
sixty mtn and II few weeks will double
taaz number - extensive work IL going
10 ise done. The ore bar averaged ali the
way from 80 - So q ton. A sEneltsr and
stamp mil are in course Of erection
and machinery has already arrived the
ground There are many good claims
around this section and II the clean ZIP
from mis- mine is good as expected there
vii be more work done there than can be
esiirna ted The London company has sunk
q Large agn0ua1 u money In Its project
ard the prospects are very fiattersng Ia
the flsF9e none but experienced miners IS
employed. ~ present many claims are be-
ing taken "a. and the move points to a
renewed interest in mining In that section"
John s. Brown. one of the best known
farmers or the Suisse creek valley. was In
Seattle yesterday as a witness In one Of
the Cedar river water system condemna-
ton suits. Mr.. Brown has always been
staunch Republican: In fact. one OF Il
lonesome little handful OF Republicans N
his precinct, In the southern portion OF
the county He says that he viii not he
lonesome when The campaign opens next
fail and that now tie Republicans bid
fair TO carry the precinct
.'Popuiists who went over from the Old
party with the grand rush have seen the
error 81 their ways aud are daily return
ing" said Mr.. Brown Some of them did
not like the personal tax decision. some
did not get office. and many Of them were
disappointed with the new party for other
reasons."
CAPT T. Biondl the veteran navigator
and marine Surveyor. Of Po,g Town@end,
saw the story In the Post~Intail gencer
yesterday feiatiye TO the reported sighting
of the huik OF the lost schooner Somaj.
Il DO not believe that il was tae Noma1,'
sdlt Capt Blond. Il knew Capt. Nc
Allen well h was 4 fine nan and 4 thor
ough sailor Ny theory Of he loss OF the
Namad IL that she went the sam way as
the schooner Aida. Capt. Anderson, which
sailed for the Sound from ShaHgn ii. De
eernher o 1895 and was never heard from
again. Both, ] believe. were driven far
from their course by adverse winds.
think that both struck sunke1 r5cks and
nj NJ sb.a.g nft1 n *hs
| path Of navigation between the Pacific
coast and the Orient they would pave been
| reported ere this
| Mr. f G. Snow. vice president or a New
! York fire insurance company, arrived In
/ Seattle yesterday from New York. via
/ san Francisco Mr.. Snow makes trip
/ 10 the Coast every year. ~ the Butler
| yesterday he told \ roSt-fntei.i$ encer re-
| porter that among the moneye: men IN
! New York Seattle and Washington now
hold a high place This u the Coming
country" he said after peace Is de-
clarea there win he general resumption
~ every kind Of business and Industry.
TIE railroads. arc now doing scIruGidly in
the West This Is an evacnca hat de-
vsiopH1cnt has st in again. Seattle ia %
: bs a great city."
MIR Snow. accompanied by Ms Snow
. and r. II. A Corroa. assistant secretary
al the company. will leave this morning
Tor lie East
Registered 81 the fremont is @. VI. john
/ SON one Of fhe prominent citizens u Acme
/ ara q leading shingle man Of Whatcorl
county Mr. Johnson - a st8unch Repuh-
, Hean. ami Was 4 candidate from WhatCofn
for thr legislature two years ago. bat was
9rt Of those Who mt defeat. He *
man 81 few words hlt wa"n he sa3ks SAYS
thFus~c ~ ara ghsnifttf-y crsFrFe-s YGetar-