The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
Has a Shelter and Is Promised
Two Big Railroads Soon.
AUSTIN coRB,N BACKS ONE.
Reported 60 Have Secured lmpartant
Concrssiea rresn Canadian Cow
ernment-E,My Roll at the Ntnes
L. nig. Enapioy~a Are Paid tseoa
salaries, Let's Are Worth $2.3sss
Apiece aud ALI noing Well

With real estate booming. mining prop
erty indicating a i..aress THAI goes ae-
yoni al expectations, rosy prospects ~
two railroads being constructed In the near
fatere, and last, but not least, one IF tho
hest ard largest smeliers n the West N
operation, Norfhport. Wash. is destined
10 DC ole of the NEST prosperous mining
towns ia the Northwest" said Charles
,, Nasscn 10 a observation-disclosures reporter
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Watson has Just
returned from trip 10 Norshpori and Spo-
| kane, where he has been in the Interest OF
the Em,pscsers' Lishiity Assurance cor
! poration. OF which ne IS resident manager
Mr.. Watson brings back 10 Seattle good re-
ports OF Northpor; and of the mining prep
srsy in that vicinity.
Republic and Eureka mines are now pro-
dueing ore. some of which shows rich
ness reaching as high as SO TO the ton,
while the average. OF course. would net ss
OF such high grade. These miaes are
directly west OF. Nogshpor; ana N the
course of few months IL is probable tina,
two railroads Will be constructed frons
these mines TO Northport. where is To-
Gated the sneiter of the L~ Rei Mining and
smelling Company. OF Spokane. The pop
ulation of Ncrsaport. which few months
ago did n,st .eaca loo souls. IL noM stssy
A lot on the man street cannot he pua-
chased for less than s.,5Jo. and the num-
Der OF buildings. including hotels business
houses and residences. Is aftording employ
mens 10 hundreds or men. The pas-rail
at both the Republic and Eureka mines
reaches SHl.tsp per month. while the amount
OF money paid TO workmen in the town
OF Norfhport alone VIII reach nearly &c.
10 a year. A half million OF dollars Aas
psen invested in Northport and vicinity
during the last sixty days. ard every In
dication points TO a continuance OF in
vcstmeuts OF the same magnitude
In discussing the business outlook OF
Northport, Mr.. Watson sad.
THE town is certainly booming and ey-
cry branch Of business Is prospecting.
When a-town reaches a point when real
estate is In demand and everybody Is clam
oring for IL. believe that business Is
good, and the prospects for a prosperous
future are bright. The lie Roi Mining and
Smelling Company now have In operation
at Northport one of the beat Snd largest
Sineiters in the Northwest This ssrselter
was constructed at A cost of thousands OF
dollars and viii furnish employment 10
/, nearly COO men. James Green. who il in
teresied In the lie Rot company was In
charge of the work Of erecting this plant
and his experience In this distinctive line
Of work enabled Nm TO give his business
associates one Of the very best smeIters
in the United States, Mr.. Green has also
sxerted much OF his efforts In the adj
vancement OF the business interests OF
Northport. and the citizens cail him the
father OF the town.
While was in Sorthport unofficial
news was received that Austin Corbsn,
the railroad magnate, had secured q char
ter from the Canadian government TO ex-
tend the Spokane a. Northern railroad
from Nor,hport across the boundary line
into British Columbia. The charter APP
piled for by Corbin had already passed the
lower house AT Ottawa, but II was report
ea while | was ut Northpert That II had
been favorab'y acted upon By both houses.
Corbin has also promised TO extend bis
road from Northport TO the Republic and
Eureka mines directly west of the town
and | look for work on the construction
of the extension to he inaugurated I'm a
short time.
1T Is generally understood at Northpost
that Corhin and his associates will alb
sorb the Columbia 4 Red Mountain rail-
road. which operates between Northpor,
and Ross.and. - 80
oun,ain Railroad Company does not -
out II Is then
from Northpoft to the rich M ming dis
trict, including the Eureka and Re-
public camps. These camps are very rich.
and capitalists from Butte. Mont., Ross
land. r. c.. and other mining towns IN
all parts OF the West are investing money
there. 1t Is acknowledged by these old
mining men that there is no mining dts
triet that would show up as well. Some
OF the taken out shows az high as
$50 to the ton. while the average viii be
In the neighborhoed OF $ss, The pay roll
at these two mining camps alone now
reaches $4,000 per month, ard I am in
position 10 say shat the amount will he
doubts within the next sixty days. Capt.
saiists from Butte. Ross.and and others
from the East have during the last sixty
days invested Semen In mining property
located In the vicinity of Rossisad. and
j expect many times that amount will be
put INTO property In that part OF the state
before the lapse Of great length OF time.
a bank has just been organized In
Norfhport by ioeai and Eastern capt.
tsiisfs and Mr.. S.ocum. one OF the prom
inent citizens OF Narthport. was made
cashier and manager. Real estate IA
booming A los on an ordinary street can
BE- purchased for taa. while q saxfae foot
ios on business street brings as high ~
sssa The pnpals tina OF Sorthport,
which few months ago vas not ,sne
people, II now estimated az 1n0. and the
number Is gradually increasing
9TH. work ~ building brewery. NJ a
cost % sea.gW vas iust completed while
T was NJ <nrthpoft. ard several hotels
hsss.fess houses and many residences were
i'm course Of construction. The develop.
nssnt Of the mining property ard tbs en-
sssoyrrsent offered AZ the smefser ard OF,
the buildings now going up. together with
the assurance that one and possibly two
railroads are 10 he constructed has rad
me effect OF causing hundreds or peopls
10 seek 10 Sorthport. Work IN plentiful
ard only few idse men are TO De seer,
When ! was az Sarshport there was zuf-
fcient ore vsisd up TO keep the sruests~
running on full time for thirty days, ara
additional shipments are coming In from
the LIE Rog ard surrounding mines every
day. The lie Roi Mining Company viii
smess al OF the ore for nearly all Of fns
mfnes In HoSssand and vicinity. and also
Northern Washington This means pay
roi. Of eise.afe per year for employees Of the
smeaser Acne. with every indication that
II vii be Increased from time 90 time
"a movement il on foot To change the
county seat from Caivisle 10 Sarshpcrs
and 1T 10 being strongly ayisa;ed. The
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