The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07


above ground. 80 shas TIRE snssrtor = tsst
as wsEs s5xhres1 as esther 81 the two rooans
above. skere e3a-g windows on All z9es
ffxoaSn wnsch IIza. Is Afforded trosn al
Gsrscfserss TIE roar above the Easement
VII hare four cozs-So620us. wesl-isgate9
and weEi-ventitsted roor1sL % - Gsed by
the chief aEsaysr, hfs assistant. chief clerk
ard for tae laboratory. One rs1sersag
feature aooa. ts1iz noor ard also The socr
above. Is tn4t he chief aasaysr and his
sssszssnt will haze all tire light required
fer the rucce@rai operation 81 81 assay
office. there being perfect light from both
ssds directly into every rocsn- TIE Sec
oz1 soor Will also have four large rooms.
Mr. Prosch having agreed 20 partition II
CT ~ once. This floor IS well adapted for
the performance OF al clerical work and IN
fa.s respect as decidedly advantageous. We
also Gid all In Cur power 70 bring every
Possible measure % economy into requ2ss-
tSoa. ard obtain building that would not
command nEgh rent. The appropriation for
the estabsLz1r 1ens Of the ssSay Office. tn
ending every item Of expense OF its opera
ton for Gre year. was only s-f99. SO you
s==s that the smaller amount thai would %
expsaaes4 for rent means that much more
for operating and eQuiprlen. expenses The
rent WHICH will be paid for Prosch's hall
VIII be very reasonable. and in tals re-
spect ! believe that Nr. ProEeh made ;
concession 10 the government. ard proved
himself TO De a pu5t.e-s ptrfted citizen, who
has Inc interests OF Seattle at heart.
The office will be on tas James street
cable IEse and in easy access to All min
erS who come down from Alaska with
their treasures OF gold. and to ali others
engaged ia the mining industry 10 the
Northwestern states who come 20 Seattle
TO have their yellow metal assayG6 by
United States assayers- We believe that
Fr0Scfs's hall Is at a distance from the
business precincts convenient TO every
body. and 10 fault can Dc found on tina.
score.
1t should re borne in mind that buss-
meas men have very little to do with an
assay Office, and that the fepo~stoFs viii
be- largely miners, as they ara the people
who are expected TO have gold ASA yed.
II has becE. suggested and argued that
the office should be located IN the down
town business precincts in convenient dis
,arcs TO the wbarfs and docks. Such
location, 1 am willing to admit, would be
desirable on the part OF the government,
but tt should also be remembered that
congress appropriated only $500 for tire
rent. equipment aid operation OF the Of
fee for one year, and that no appropria-
ton was authorized for the construction
OF building. The money at our COM
mand for the performance OF the mission
intrustad TO our care would rot permit
us 20 even think OF penetrating that part
or the city where rent is high and prop
erfy valuable. / am inclined to believe
that the miners from Alaska will be able
To go from the boat to Prosch's hall with
out fear of being relieved OF their gold.
The assay Office at Boise City, for in
stance. Is located al a point twice The
distance from the business precincts OF
the city than the Seattle once Will Be.
ard IL lis considered by the miners to be
situated at exceedingly convenient
point. A hard fight was made in con-
gress TO land the assay office IN Seattle
and / believe that everybody is satisfied
Notwithstanding the limited appropriation.
For our part. We cut the SUI according
TO the cloth, and that was all TO be ex-
peeted.
We expect that the chief assayer will
hs appointed any time, and It is possible
that the appointment VIII be announced
during the next twenty four hours 1 pre-
sumo that President Mckinley will con-
cult your senators. which is usually done
In such cases, and that an appointment
t1at vii give satisfaction To everybody
viii ee made. The chief assayer will. ina
medately upon receiving hts appoint
fneBt. come 10 Seattle and assume entire
control of 4he assay once. The chief as
sayer viii appoint ais assistants. who. by
tho way, are subject 10 the approval OF
Mr.. Roberts, director OF the United States
mint, and 70 the CIVIL service act. Many
or the positions in the mint Will be filed
by promotions from other government IN
stitutloas Of "A similar character. SO the
force In charge viii not be entirely new
TO the business. The time for the APP
poHtmant OF chief assayer il now rife
and Mr.. Roberts would like TO see 1t made
before he leaves the city. SO that ths
office would be turned over To the ap-
pointea AT once. A portion Of the equip
ment OF the Office has already arrived IN
ssattle. and an invoice OF il Was received
yesterday.
1t is expected BY the government that
the Seattle assay office will at once rank
next 70 the Denver Office. which heads the
lis. ia the amount OF deposits The
amount o. gold deposited at Denver for
TIRE fiscal Year ending June ~ 1897. was
sl%,es6 So4f8, Al Boise. ida1o. $3.50 2e7. q
At Helena, s2.ns. SOS %. and AT Charleston
. y. G. SIS. l32 13, II can therefore b- seen
that the Seattle Office "a expected 10 rank
ahead 81 Rolse. Helena. Charleston and
81, Louis. aHd more thorough idea Of
the Importance Of tho Institution can he
hal. Another assay office nas been au-
taorized for neadwcud. : u congress
having authorized IS establishment, and
arrangements are now being perfected for
an cary opening OF The same for the re
ccpt!0n OF gold aud payment therefor \
suitable building has been leased and is
being equipped wiki necessary appliances
and fixtures.
"ProSch-s hall. when fitted up. viii Re
just a. We'll adapted. n not more SO. to
al assay 0fflce than the building NJ Hoisr
Iiaho. Tie huCdug At Boise was erected
ia 1871 With ao appropriation ~ s.sln0
out as stat tiue material wax very high
a0a stone masoua and other mechanics,
commanded SO per 3ay The Seattle Of
Hce Viii az CnCe emn5cye more people
thaa the Bose o'hce. \ force 81 zen maB
Wi be pu5 - work AT once. ana sass as
so-D AS business develops that number
viii Re Increased accordingly. II neces-
sary. duah1ed"
Mr.. S~ayEe Will leave Seattle tomorrow
! aSoCnjng for san Francisco where h. VII
aSsist TN tae transfer % the government