The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
The PASSING THRONG.


Ifller. Dir Bishop returned from San
Francisco yesterday. and in the course Of
an interview WITH q PoSt~IDfel sgenceT re-
porter last night said:
II have been in san Francisco the paxt
ten days and while there I purchased all
enuspuent necessary for the operation Of
a dairy which I propose 10 conduct on
an extensive scale. The dairy r. To Se
located at chimacum, ten miles from Port
Townsend ard / expect 70 have IL In OBJ
Grafton BIZ July ]. The -aachsrs and log
gers are in "a happy frame Of mind this
year for the reason thai there is an ex-
ceIent market for all Of our products and
prices ara better than ever before. Fnsn
again the prospects are bright. and We
are almost positive that the crops ~ill ba
very good. The weather has also been
IN our favor, and in fact everything has
worked together FOR the best interests OF
all 81 us-
II was greatly Interested In the United
States troops AZ san Francisco. Soldiers
arrive and depart almost every aaS. ana
the people ~ San Francisco. upon the ar
rfvai and departure Of every body Of SOL
diers .s1rr1 out en- uassc and join together
I'm holding a public demonstration. IL
seer1.si AZ though every day was a holiday
while I was IN San Francisco. and the peo-
pia there are the most patriotic ever
met Nearly every person 10 dessroais OF
mart. ] would rather see the Spanish and
limited States fleets come together AM
have the controversy settled on water. "A
II is almost a certainty that there Viii De
An enormous loss Of life on both sides
when the fighting IL done on land
Mr.. Bishop will return TO Port Town
send today.
Among the visitors In Seattle yesterday
Y nf GfahnniSh IL
bur il a prominent merchant OF SDo-
horr.ish. He owns mining property az In
dax.
Il am interested" said Mr.. Wilbur.
with ny brother Manley Wilbur. In cop
per mining property AT Index, and We now
have a large amount OF what we consider
TO he very ane quality Of ore on the
dump This ore Is TO be taken 20 the snleit
err at Everett. and we expect to he able 10
realize extensively on our investment. 1t
Il the general opinion AT Snohomish THAI
some or the richest copper mines III the
country viii be discovered az Index. and
that this section Of the State will TEEN
with prosperity
1t In reported at Snohomish that Presi-
dent james HI of the Great Northern
Railroad, In heavily interested In the de-
veiopment Of mining property ut Index.
and that in making this investment he waa
gcsarned by line OF information which
could be relied upon. While on his re-
cent tour OF inspection over the Pacific
Coast lines of the Great Northern. Pres
ident Hill stopped At Index ard inspected
the property In company with 4. Huber
mining expert who has been at Index
FOR several months. Mr. Huber came TO
Seattle from Germany and It will be re-
membeFed that President I'M made a
flying trip to that country only a shor.
time ago
The population of Index and Immediate
v'ciaty Is growing rapidly. and IL Ia be-
Heved by many people that there will ha
stampede in that direction Just as soon
as the richness OF the ore is known.
1.-THE Tacoma Athletic Club has ae,ar-
mined TO go out Of business" said 4. r
Grafton. secretary OF The club. Yesterday.
al the Butler. AFR. Grafton is business
manager OF the Tacoma Ledger and has
been down sound on business matters
The trouble has been that the people or
Tacoma don't want an athletic club In
terest in athletics In the Northwest has
largely decreased III the past few years.
Our membership has fallen away. ana
matters reached that stage when IT was no
longer worth while TO keep up the organ.
.zation
An effort was made q few DAYS ago hv
some or the more jealous members of tho
'iuo ~ Et'afe shongh new members 10
Keep Il ON its feet Their efforts were MOI
successful. and II was finally concluded "a
dhsaand the club. The fixtures and an
piances VIII hc sold at auction next week
bowling club will probably I've formed
and reading rooms ana billiard tables Ia
gether with the bowling alleys. viii form
ITS eauiinent II wilt - "a social club
purely. II siil he long tiute, before an
effort Is made In Tacoma 10 have q social
and athletic club combined together
When Our club goes out Of business II
Will leave the :. \. =. ana the Multna,nah
Club. of Portland. as the only Two active
athletic organizations IN the Pacific North
west"
]. W. Chambers has lust arrived m Sa-
attic from the Eureka and Rrpuhlit, min
ing camps. lie brings news If a most
encouraging nature tn residents ~ the
Queen city. Who have money invested I'm
mining property there. AIR. Chambers
Aaid
Everybody AZ those camps who have
claims ara we'll satisfied The ore assavr.,
comes up 10 the widest exf+..tatlanS. and
son'e people prtsiict that mine equal -
the lie Rn{ "a r4chnexS will ssventuauy
BE- opened. The TOXINS al these camps are
growing rapidly. Many new buildings are
fe'nE constructed. and the Increase il. tins,
population is something remarkahle The
stage coaches. which rum to ana from
she camps ate always crowded. an1 the
road Is many times impassahie owing %
the numerous freight team~ which carry
all supplies 10 the camp. Real estate Is
booming. and ihat Is tr1ie Indication
thas hoih towns are Al the hetgh; of pros
pofltv, Lots whtch Were originally held
bv the owners at $40 each row command
from sNoo 10 s. 10 .E'nese lots ara ~
course located IN tAe principal Part 81