The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14
81. s. Government Gets q Big Sup
ply From Comox Mines.
ron PORT ORCHARD STATION.
- 9aee That C~aI Mss nseD d.
eaese1 CsstsasssA 81 Was Does
Set neea - Prevent Gseis sas
Ysem PsaSsssEfsg British Cesss-
- aAnes-Au<vseas Mine Owners
Arc Tuvn&A Dsws ss . R~ssh-

= erase OF the fact that coal hzs been
ne<5ared . consrabaad Of war since the
/ 1oantry took up arms against Spain. the
UnIfed States government nzs lust Isas<s1
: eoetrsct With Eober: DunssrDsr Il Son.
- Victoria. fer sonss k.s6s tons Of cofrox
eGaL
7he buk Of the fuel purchased by the
nUvssrasent - intended fer the Port Or
enaxd naval station, where Il VIII be kept
= bunksrs for the eoal.nE 81 unitee
m6nfes var ysase.s TIE United States
ussnstor Nora1Ecek. row lying at Port
nAags.es. has rscesved saout 20 tons Of
nrai from British Columbia.
Ihie y fosssEinx out the policy % the
:eovssnnenf tn the PAST 10 favor British
1so3amhAa coal for tha war vessels that
80 to Puget sound. Tais has been done
- years, In spite Of the alleged
|net thar coal can be purchased
- neatsis Tor & less per TIA.
sfn1 fhxt steam tests made 90 the
NuveSua<ns slsi1s showed but Per cent
- fav0F ~ the Comox Goa! "a tae highest
1910 of fs-s later. Goa. az Whatcom from
80 Blue Canyon mines sn0Te1 fully az
Uoa - the British COLUMBIA coal under
16oem tests.
1he big purchase WAS made through T.
EA Game. of this city, WHO represents the
s bunemaIrs The steamer Esptd Transit
&orr1kd tbs coal for the Manadnock 10
IDgs Angeles In few days she vii
EG0Uwenee carrying 20 Fcrf Orchard. In
Gfu1ed ia fhe purchase was the 2.9S-loa
kHnsge of the shE1 EBocR Tasbof. IL 10
1nn0rted hare that the government pur-
EGnasea fssa ship as well as cargo. Axent
lSntne WAx Ia Port Angeles yesterday, and
Nfhe rk1orf could not De confirmed. Tbs
eosl contracts were not made b. Capt.
~ W. Robinson. jr.. stationed al fsis
Affy. The Enoch Talbot left yesterday for
fEome9 70 load for Port Orchard.
L<ocai coal deaSars explain this trend OF
Dvkrnm<nt patronage by saying that
&0Ar1 axo, before rhr mines 81 the WASH
1oefoa coast h1a been opened 1p. the
noseEnm<nt waz composed 10 purchase IL
sal 10 British Columbia The heads OF
The bureau u eauipmsnt got In the habit
~ buying British Columbia coal. and did
80 change 10 Washington coal when the
oppoftssnssy was presented. Two years
nGo ths government ordered the war Sea-
nele On the Sound 70 make steam tests OF
9eshsnefon coal. Tesla were mace Of
& MeweastIe. Hack Diamond, Gilman and
H4ue Canyon fue.. In every instance the
f6ess resulted favogabIy 10 Washington
3 &nd Black Diamond ard the comox Goals
ESUas bal per cent. IN favor of the latter.
zhers WAS nearly ioo per eeGs. differences
n Sfice IN favor Of the Washington coal
1l1E$1theieaa. The government CONTINUED
{ - anub Washington mines and TO uaaks
ruychases In Canada.
WAeD war was finally declared with
ncatn. And coal vas included Ia she con-
tfHtnnd list. there was copsidersbae specu-
1nl1un A. 10 Engisnd's taking strict
sand on the neutrality question and re-
{ funine TO a3li the United States any more
0oa1. Ia that ease the government vessels
- we.i ~ San Francisco would have &c
Hopead on Seattle for thsir supply. The
tact that the government IL able TO pnr-
chase coal Ia quantities IN British Column
- does away with ali speculation.
There - little doubt bst that the pur-
ehase was made b. the government indi-
socfiy. That h. that the Dansmulrs sold
M coal 20 Agent Game. ard the latter
dealt with the government AZ any rate,
he Washington mines were again turned
dawn, ard the only naval station on the
North Pacific coast Of the United States
p neIng stocked with British Columbia
s coal,