The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

Cer. j. d Mcintyre has returned from
Central Washington after one OF his
visits 70 The great Irrigation enterprise OF
trse Cooperative Irrigation Company. OF
Douglas county. Of which he Is chief en-
gtneer. II = Only a year ago tnas Gen.
Mcintyre was engaged by the company
10 plan the system which commences at
Nilsson creek running west TO soap lake,
a distance. Of twenty-five Falies along the
lire CT the Great Nortberis railway. The
waters are taksy, from Crab creek and by
aa extensive storage reservoir system are
carried through the nlscnss 10 1ne I4isa
TIE ditch from Wilson creek VIII De ,cdr-
teen feet wide and twenty-five miles long.
and Gen. Mcintyre SAYS that another
ditch commencing Al the Stratford reser-
voir reAr Srratfard station, ard thirty
feet lower than the frst named ditch
VIII be sixteen feet wide and twenty miles
long The entirss system VIII require y"
miles CT ditch. There have been already
completed twenty-five miles. anu con-
structson Is proceeding AT the rate OK
mile week.
The eampany gives each settler a
chance 10 work on the bitches for one or
tive years, and furnishes them with tools
and grub IL also gives them iumoer 10
build their houses with and takes a part
OF It's pay for the land, water right. lum-
ber etc. in work. Men having teams
given work al prevailing wages The
people do not live on their farms but in
town. ard the companys idea OF settle
men; is novel Each settler is furnished
an acre of ground in the village, and on
this land ne builds his house and makes
his garden. The people 1--we around a cir
eular campus which is nicely laid OF
They are building j library, public bath.
public hall. school. church. and are add
ing many other features that are incor-
pcratea in many OF the more modern
English suburban colonies In which eiuo
features are 50 prominent, all OF which
does away with the isolation or farm life
There are now about i.V1 acres under
Irrigation. and Gen. Mcintyre says that
by August of the present year there will
be eco acres more ditched. making to-
tai OF leee5 acres This land. according
to experiment viii produce the finest
fruits alfalfa and beets for sugar making.
The enterprise Il one OF the greatest Of
its kind In the United States.
Joseph $. Lancaster, OF Butte, Mont.
and party Of seven will sail for Dawsoa
on The steamer Protection. scheduled for
next Wednesday January %. Mr.. Lam
caster intends 10 take in his party as far
as he caU, where he viii leave them 10
build boats and bring the provisions and
proceed himself To Dawson. He will use
dog teams ana nefSeS- lie IoTuef are
the property of Joseph DE Sogcs tF'rench
CURLY who loans their services to MIR.
Lancaster Mr. Lancaster is an expert
ereed miner and is we'll known in the iif-
ferent mining districts of the Union. a
previous residence of three years in Alas
IA has given him good knowledge Of the
country.
Today's Northern Pacific train leaving
at ! this afternoon for the East will wit
ness an unusual coincidence In respect
that ii will carry two rival opera com
panies both headed for the same place.
The Grau company leaves Seattle for 500
kane and the Del Conte company leaves
Portland for the same place AT Puyallun
the Italian grand and the American comic
viii meet and proceed east across The
mountains to appear tomorrow night at
rival houses in the Eastern Washington
metropolis.
j. w. Casey Puget sound agent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee Il St. Paul. returned
yesterday from Portland. Stree Mr.. Casey
was removed 10 Seattle lie has become an
ardent citizen. and in his rambles about
the country looking after freight and pas
scngers he never pVerlooks chance TO
boost Seattle as the real Quitting point
for the Yukon Now Mr. Casey says that
he finds ii a difficult matter to visit Port
lard owing To the prejudice engendered
hv his representations Of the Queen City.
His old-time friends pass him by without
speaking.
To PIANO BUYERS.