The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-10
THE PASSING IHRONG.


n B. HYDE Of Spokane. saperinsend-
r. ent OF the Washington and Priest
LII river forest reserves. has been or
dered By the interior department to
establish his headquarters at Everett for
the winter. The Washington reserve is by
Tar tbs largest In the state and prohahl.
the largest in tas country. Il IS now en-
gaging the largest aaare OF Mr.. Hyie's
activities. 1t comprises over half OF okan-
ogan county county, two-tn;rds OF Snoho-
mish and Whatcon and one-half OF Skagit
county. Because Everett is convenient TO
the western side OF the reserve Mr.. Hyde
was instructed 10 make that city his head
quarters for the present II believe that
the people OF the state are becoming more
reconciled TO the creation OF the reserves
as they come TO understand the workings
Of the system" Mr.. Hyde said yesterday
at the Seattle. Although We We're late in
getting started last season the organization
was able to do much good In saving timber
from destruction and in getting the pubic
to understand that the penalty OF the law
will fail on hunters. pro-rcctors and all
who go into the reserves II they allow
their camp fires 10 spread AMI become
destructive CONGREGATIONS. The first thing
that Is to be accomplished in order to
make the general plan OF the work pro-
ductiye OF results Is 10 educate the public
TO the knowledge that the law holds "A
man responsible when he causes deStruc-
ton OF the timber on the reserves Pros
pectors, hunters and miners viii gradual
ly become more careful ana the evil OF
wanton ana unjusihable destruction OF
timber will be iessened every year. just
now, OF course. there is no danger from
fires, but We are on the lookout for Gepre-
dations on the timber bodies. The num-
Der of rangers for the Washington reserve
has been reduced from nine TO one for the
winter"
DR.. Henry Thompson. member of the
Republican county committee OF Whatcom
county. is in the city from his home at
Nooksack. Yesterday he said that the
Republicans Of his section OF the state
would approve the selection by the legis-
lature Of a senator from Western WASH
ington The expressions of opinion
have heard from the Republicans of What
com county are all favorable 10 West,
ern Washington man for SENATOR said
DR.. Thompson last night They believe
that a man whose interests lie with US
position 10 better represent US than one
whose home is in Eastern Washington.
l have heard this sentiment expressed by
Republicans ever since the election. OF
course, there are some who for ono reason
or another favor Senator Wilson. but | do
not believe these represent the wishes OF
com county. and indeed Of Western Wash
ington.
In the precinct of Nooksack. two years
the rusionists in the last election. Fus
ion in Whatcom county, as elsewhere in
the state, is done for good. Prosperity
Widespread feeling Of satisfaction with the
administration at Washington were the
causes that turned the tide In our favor.
Whatcom county is growing steadily we
are building their homes with us and the
people of the county. farmers, merchants
and laborers, are feeling the effects Of
better times
II remember the time when bricks for
the blast furnaces of the smelters then be-
ing erected at Denver cost 81 EACH said
r yssdtsdTday al the su'l s
thirty odd years before he came TO the
Coast, and Is now engaged in various bust
ness mes enterprises In Alaska That was in
were scarce, and when the prospectors
We're just beginning to locate the great
beds Of mineral in the state" he said.
You know how Denver has grown since
then into great smelling city. and now
Colorado is one of the principal mineral
producing states in the Union. The very
process that l saw unfolded in Colorado
is now going on in the north. l refer
TO the gold fields of Alaska and the North
west territory. The country is being rap
idly opened up. Quartz veins will be TN
covered, capital will be invested in their
development and smelters will be erected
10 treat the ores Seattle VIII benefit more
by this than any other city in the coun-
try"
G.. NJ. Johnson owner OF n single mill
at Acme, Whatcom county, is in the city
on business trip. We have nothing to
do at this season OF the year except to go
visiting and generally have n good time"
said he last night at the Seattle. THE
shing.e mills in our section. or the greater
part of them have suspended operations
for the remainder of the winter. We ex-
pect TO resume cutting early in February
The outlook for next year is generally
regarded as very bright by the single
men I have talked to. The mills in closing
down until spring have made it possible
for the market to absorb the surplus
stocks SO that prices viii ns< be affected
by heavy remainder from last season
when the next seasons work is started"
Levi Ankeny, OF Waila Walla. who has
been at the Butler for the past four or
Ave days, left yesterday for his home go-
ing by way of Walia Walla. During his
visit I'm Seattle. Mr.. Ankeny has met and
consulted with many well known polite
ians from various sections of Western
Washington. the subject naturally being
the approaching senatorial contest at
Olympia. He told friend yust before he
left yesterday that he was quite Well sat
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