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

Prof e J. Steele Of Portland. who has
earned for himself an enyiable position
among horicuitIE.sts Of the world by MS
devotion 10 the subject Of pansisS, Is IN
/ the city. a guest Of the Stevens hotel
! Prof. Steele eomr enced the raising OF
/ Tansies IN an amateur way, prompted by
/ his love OF the flower. and he was so SIC
| cessful that he felt that his larger alnhi-
/ tons could only find qualification IN more
extensive operations. With this idea, ne
/ has thrown himself into the raising OF his
faTorite blossoms with his whole hear.
until now his gardens could supply an
| order for 4oo colors. the product OF nifty
different strains He has produced a
I double pansy that he considers better than
| anything thus far known in the Hover
/ Kingdom Prof. Steele is In the city partly
/ TO meet number OF old friends and partly
on business. In discussing his favorits
! subject. which with him has oecoms a
| passion. Prot. Steele yesterday said:
After an experience Of five years as a
/ pansy specialist on the north Pacific coast.
| and an extensive personal correspondence
/ with nearly ali the celebrated pansy grow
I ers on both continents. ! am convinced
/ that In this naetss mild climate can be
| grown the finest pensies the world has
| ever seen. But fine pansies, known by the
| name OF Little Stspmothers' IN Germany.
4
| ern museum can ne seen the homes or the
/ original horse, and scarcely the size Of
cat.
But evolution has wrought many Won
ders and among them tho stately Norman
and the magnificent Star Pointer. So 1t
was with the pansy. In the latter part OF
/ the eighteenth century 8 fond lover OF the
/ beauties Of nature who lived near some
| shady cell in Euraria. found by the brook
| eide meek and lowly member Of the viola
family, and known to Us as the modest
| little 'Johnny-Jump-Up.' II was trans
| planted. Under the watchful care Of its
master. or, more than likely, Its mistress.
II grew. It bioomed. ana this was the be-
| ginning OF the pansy
at made friends 1t grew in size, new
colors were added: those bright. smiling
| faces touched the hearts of the people and
| conquered tho affections OF all civilization.
GAS a result. We have today these huge
| Jewels growing to a diameter OF from two
to four inches In the gardens OF the prince
| and peasant OF the Eastern continent. and
Of the farmer and millionaire Of the West
! ern continent.
| "As the queen Of flowers the pansy has
! but one rival. the rose The frosts and
| cold winds of winter deal harshly with
| the roses. Not 50 with panses. It Is a
fact we'll known in Portland that pansies
! Gun be found blooming in my gardens ev-
cry month In the year, without any pro-
lection whatever I have thousands Of
blossoms fully opened at the present time.
The cultivation OF this flower Is no. at
all difficult. Given free. open, well culti-
waited. fortified soil, and with reasonable
care success Is assured.
| But / wish TO assure the amateur
grower that no amount OF painstaking
VIII produce fancy or giant pansies rom
| common stock. Indian ponies cannot be
| trained up to the size and power OF coach
horses. 1t is the same with pansies. I
| consider pansy the size of silver dollar
small one. and flower Of smaller size
beneath notice. How ever, in the eyes of
an expert the finest pansies are by no
means the largest. The points by which
| prize-winning pausie3 are Judged do not
| depend largely upon size. but rather upon
fo-m, markings, size Of the eye, etc.
| THE finest pansy seed for the market
Is grown in Europe, I am sorry to say
| owing 10 lack of present facilities here,
/ and brings a fabulous price, even as
| high as $50 per ounce. I am an enthusiast
| on the subject OF pa1sies. and In Portland
l am known as the 'pansy crank
| Il have met many lovers OF this flower
during my visit to the Sound cities. and
| nope to become acquainted with many
| more In the near future"
state Senator Frank Baum OF Okano-
gon county. was In the city yesterday on
| matters of private business and left at
! o'clock in the afternoon for Spokane.
| senator Baum is an enthusiastic believer
| IN the future development OF the mining
| interests OF the state and cites the fact
that In Okanogan county where he ia
| heavily interested in mining properties,
the work has progressed without inter-
| ruption since the discoveries, and parti-
| cularly since the Colvile reservation was
thrown open. Senator Baum Is one OF
| the Bi-metailic Company, of Spokane.
controlling extensive copper mines known
| as Bonaparte No. l and Bonaparte No
| 2 also called by the names Shamrock and
| ST. Patrick, which are at an elevation of
| 1900 feet on Bonaparte mountain In the
| northern half of the Colvilla reservation
/ The condition of the country is generally
very promising and many Of the mines
| ara being worked this winter. Owing TO
| the great elevation and the difficulty of
keeping the roads clear of snow the BIZ
metallic property has been closed down
| until spring Comparatively few peo-
| pie have left our section of the state, ow-
| Ing to the klondike excitement" said
! Senator Baum at the Butler hotel yester-
| day 1T has OF course had a limited ef-
feet but development has kept on and all
| Okanogan mining interests are looking
well. There is considerable investment OF
| outside capital The mines OF Squaw
| creek and Methow district give great
| promise. Work on the tunnel at Palmer
mountain Is progressing finely and about
| one thousand OF the thirty-seven hundred
| feet intended have been sunk There
| have been many veins encountered that
| had no surface showing and some OF the
/ assays have run as high as SIS in gold
| TO the ton. Work at Eureka camp IS CO.
| Ing steadily forward The company own
! ing the Republic mine has ordered its
| plant for reduction works and IL will I'M
| doubtedly be in operation in the early
| spring. The Republic mine will be one
| OF the greatest mines In the world and
! S.o0too Is already In sight"
Senator Baum says that there "a very
| little snow In the mountains OF Eastern
. Washington at present. the Chinook wind
| having melted il of. He predicts that
, the great immigration 10 Washington, In
| cidental 10 the Alaska exodus. VIII con-
/ tribute greatly TO the general develop
] ment OF the state. People who are bound
| for the Kiondike viii find n KiondIke
! here. Mines viii be developed as Will all
! OF the other natural resources Of the
/ state. particularly the agricultural and
| timber interests. and these viii encour-
/ age manufacture. The population will
| he immensely increased within the next
I few years al a result Of the mining ex-
! element OF Alaska and the Northwest
| territory.