The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-15
THE PASSING 1HRONG

r-n~~~- Eeszrx ax- uorve~ q King, ten
v-sysuTr RAJ. srsesrss sne erpicy q
graEls. Fzsgo & 20. a. tFetf 9ss'I. -
Sacrnr n3fsta, Cal, ss fstfsf rfeES- =
was ~ tfse days ~asa tas PAGER - -
81 Casssurrsi4 we're turning cut IT'ilaff'@
Annually q preeisxz dust and nuggets
Afr ktng rssa steadily step " sep. EFsla
ssa -sas asyy<qsntef manager 90 tAe c7Sssa-
ssaryss bark 81 san FTaDeisco. E'osHtsoa
sfsich Ia "a. aIIsa 1sta benos for fs~1hs
years
sea s-fsrsssa ox tha pacsGc coast, Mr..
I.sn~ ttax watched the growth 60 Alaska
usrh eeep fnseTsst arr has always aFsnlT
a,alfsvaa thai that portion 81 Cne5e SAN
.s-rassu rearsvt tbs North pole would sous
aay rrssae 20 re wonderfully rsca. not only
81 gF-la bus IN ether natural resources
pssrg z Gan Fra aciscAn. Dir. King could
hargslv fs- exported 70 pay Seattle ths
handsome compliment he did last night az
,sa Rainier Grand hotel II came up
syryn Portland he said "tugt to see for
r4~z4ff what 1has KIoaaGke trade was DO
tag Cor sea tile. WIS hers last August.
soon after the ARRIVAL of the steamer
Portland with her eargo Of golden treas
ure Ia October I raad Seattle another
yiali and noticed the rapid Improvement
in ali lines OF Freshness and trade. But
was searesTy prepared 10 see everywhere
sFsrh evidences 81 activity. Industry ara
uEEsh as are seer on every hand IN seat
tie today. There ~ TO denying the fact
that Seattle enjoys paramount advantages
ia c9aasrfion with the Quitting trade am
ths Alaska feb1sng business generally. A
glance ST tire map will reveal ore OF tho
chief advantages possessed by the city.
VI bile Fan Francisco viii do large share
of this business ard Portland Will do
sons. yet n has been made plain TO me
that on Seattle Is now focused tbs at
- - . - fkrr< q ysa
that this eftv will derive great ard lasting
benefits from this movement Of people
HnrihwaTsi ~ tire gold H1iEes.
II agn glad 10 pee Seattle thrive and
prosper. ! have always liked this city.
You mast remember that j have been
making occasional visits 10 the North Pa
riflg coast since 1s1. One Of the great
characteristics 81 the people OF Seattle is
that they All pun fogether. They have a
splendid future before them--a great oTs-
faGrtarity IL theirs. and that they see their
advantages AMI realize how they can be
best utilized Is plain TO any one.
THE development of Alaska. Just now
beginning. will be of great benefit 70 the
entire Pacific coast. 7 am thoroughly sat-
fsfled Of that There viii be business for
al al the caAgt cities. San Francisco win
profit lw it-fYrdees has already felt it's
beneficial Influences. Portland and Ia
etasna viii each share. Travel 10 the gold
ia
tas Fa effic coast. They viii settle here.
fili Up pour vacant farming areas. build
~ the cities and increase the production
af wealth
The klondike Is certainly great conn
ffF. when Gre considers the nardstifns
iaat that little handful Of argonauts had
10 endure In the FIRST winter In the Kion-
dixie and remembers that they brought
out over s. CSC $50 10 gold. IL is simply won
derful. Eat the production of eoId will
nai be inntinea TO the kiondike. Alaska
II IA mineral country ard new placers and
quartz lodges will Ire discovered
Ifow did the placer output In the early
days OF California compare with the
kloudlke? Well pretty well / remem-
Der when ! Was forwarding clerk In the
office Of Wells. Fargo d. Co. at Sacra-
fnento. We handled the bulk OF the bust
nfs 10 San Francisco from that Office
~ was no uncommon thing for us 10 have
Na,ee day In gold dust billed to San
Ffancfseo This was not only common,
hut II continued for weeks at a time. a
YEARS business handled over the line A
placer gold would amount to Millions
Mr.. King viii visit some of his old
trends In Seattle this morning and will
ieaVe tomorrow for San Francisco.
\. Ru'ebeck. a weii-known Snohomish
county mining man. was a guest at the
stevens Yesterday. In regard 70 the min
Ing outlook In the Index country, Mr. Ru-
u beck said:
= oaa't believe there will be a railroad
britt 20 the north fork of the Skvkornlsh
river from the Great Northern next year.
although for a tine Il seemed fikely that
TIE German syndicate that has purchased
eeFlaia properties on the Troublesome
would put In road. The syndicate has
been compelled 20 withdraw one OF it's
crews on account of the heavy snow ana
vii re. be able 70 do the development
work tails winter which would warrant the
construction or a railroad. One or their
IilosE Important groups had TO he worked
from point away up The mountain side
where tie danger from slides was very
GFtat The mfn blasted out "A place at the
mouth Of TIRE tunnel for their cabin. but
the SNOW bothered them 30 such an extent,
tAa1 II was deemed advisable 10 aiscon-
lln9e War6 until Fsprlpg- The fact that no
railroad viii be bIiit for tho present win
as.at shinalng from the Silver creek and
having claims nFar the railroad on Trout
creek viii haal their ore out tn wagons
& shen the road IS rrpaired next spring The
I1'a ~ = nE!9h@r y places or some ship
mfnss wei}e have been made this winter
a eF. p many fsen who have been Ifen-
fiHFt with the mining interests - Suoho-
inish county for q number OF wears pas.
have eitaeE gore 20 the KiondIka or viii
- shortly i, ". Hawks who has min
tnE Interests - every parf ~ fhs,s county
a1d IN owns portions cf more claims per-
f1FF tnAn any nnN else. Viii go into the
Inferior in = few weeks He IS row buy
'nE hts outfit He SAYS that he needs
money e. 3evgion his Saohofn{sh county
14SrtT interests 2n6 TANKS that re car ret
+ easter from the kion1ike pIaccrx than
r0yS acre Ffsh. ~ s also rep0yt@d that
W Fra,rr thn Snohosnlsxsi s,tnrnev.
t1 is candidate fer some Of Senator
~ N%oh s. Federal patronage. VIII 20 to Iu-
neaa unless Re eeta the Cffirc "a desires
- ~ she &00aontsh county men IN the
N.10t'sse country seem - b. making
Money sri sene nU' very satisfactory r.
ports ~ The country
~. y Z. kim - (,eve,,na q =
guest Al the rli|~-- He Is going 20 Alaska,
tat rot into the inter'or. He intends locat.
sag IN Skaeuax.
MY i3seq regarding tho sssata OF Wash.
irEtoa have changed n1a t-rsa1tv since A.
r',fns here said nr Kline last nigh.
y bad always believed that - practice
r1eticlua NJ }aw I'm this state ono dl3 no,
hsve - ~ specially qualified presented
~ diploma fTon an Eastern rredIcq
src7rf - eXa miners hut found that 4 al
nos make fne slightest impression. and
was 5oid that ! would h2ve - take an ex.
arf'0attCC. The examination was very
rsrlc3 sr9 ora that majority ~ the ~
eru rF8ctietng physicians would have dtat
caity IN passing" Ia ta.ksas ~ TIE SIoa.
dike excitement "a Cleveland. Dr. KIN,
sail.
''Top cannot srsssjns how TIE Klorl.k,
{eeA has StTffck tae youus u3aa 81 Ohtt
ThsV arf trying "a raise the ue ,ass.s - s.,
cr s fE3 - faEe them - tNs H,tt~rAAo NJ
tNN na~th- Cftshes'Skes ara lnv3 - ret tx,
cent frefa relatives ant all sorts ~
scher,cs s-a heg-r hvaaSft trfo rse - r.i..
ere necessary money. Falsv 80 Young
wsNa tAAS , k1a@ 81 NJ iesv. Ter Sas.fls
n the next few me0tAs. Nib the grten.
TN . easa-tins here fer th~ fG1Nudtks
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