The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-03
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
THE PASSING THRONG.

NOT winds 10 nurI tIa gram, ana Iae4S
ought 10 be nothing 10 prevent a most sue
cessful and bounseons harvest this year.
Last years crop went from thirty 10 nifty
five bushels per acre in Lincoln county,
averaging perhaps forty bushels, which,
by the way. is tremendous yield. l am
satisfied that the yield viii be equally as
great this year as last.
You can imagine that with the farmers
Of Lincoln county prosperous, busy ard
hannv. the merchants all doing well. and
with the generally favorable conditions
THAI exist the silver orators and calamity
howlers have little attention paid them
We ought 10 win in the county. and l be-
lieve We WILL
Lewis Stenger. prominent man of
Whaicom. was in the city yesterday and
registered at the Northern and will leave
today Tor Dawson. via Skagway. Mr..
Stenser IS brother of John Stenger and
Linn Stenger, the former being one of the
men who were lucky in the Klondike gold
dggings. All three of the brothers have
business interests in Whateom and place
great expectations n the future of the
metropolis of the Mount Baker district.
Mr.. Stenger last night said To Post-In-
teiiigencer reporter: Il am going to make
a flying trip 10 Dawson and look after bust
ness connected with my brothers hold
ings. l have chosen the overland route
the former. My brother and l were the
first 10 get steamboat into the klondike.
over the trail. 1t was named "Bellingham'
and was Immediately sold after reaching
Dawson and believe Ii Is now being used
on the lakes.
Il am not interested in Klondike claims.
having some good mining property near
Yale. B. c. You hear very little about
British Columbia mines at present, but
they are still there and are becoming quite
valuable. The boom nine business in
Washington and British Columbia has fall
Zen through and steady, healthy growth
is now in progress. The klondike excite
ment hurt. very materially. mines closer
to our doors but as the value of the diff
ferent districts is becoming known money
finds its way into them and a march OF
improvement begins
G.. NJ. Forbes. who has the contract for
furnishing all timber for the Skagway
railroad, returned yesterday from trip
to Trinidad, Colo. and Chicago. and re-
Joined his family, who recently moved
70 Seattle from Colorado. Mr.. Forbes
states that Seattle is a paradise in COM
parison TO Chicago. as far as weather is
concerned. Many deaths from excessive
heat have already occurred in the Windy
City. II IS absolutely impossible. Mr..
Forbes says. to sleep at night N Chicago,
and the strain on the human system dur
ing the day. together with the. loss OF rest,
has resulted in many fatalities.
Mr.. Forbes reports that a large ship
ment of timber VII soon be made from
Everett TO Skagway. 1t is the intention
of Mr. Forbes to take his family and also
the family of Chief Engineer Z. c. Haw-
kins TO Alaska on a pleasure trip in the
near future.
R.r~ 80 ~ arfa
NJ. Pfiuke, a mining man from the Mount
Baker district. He said: There are more
miners going into the district than an out
slider would imagine. In fact, one might
say that there Is small sized rush OF
miners TO the different sections of Mount
Baker. An amount of work is being done
there TO keep the interest AT fever heat
and some Of the ore being taken out makes
good assay. Most of the men who own
claims are saying little. but working their
development as fast as Is possible. The
mines | own are very good and the ore
has given most favorable results. Let me
predict that the state OF Washington VIII
hear from the Mount Baker region before
winter and in a way that will attract
universal attention.
L, L. Van Olnda. of Vashon. who has
just returned from a trip through Snoho-
mish county, was in the city yesterday
Last year Snohomlsh was a Populist
stronghold" said Mr.. Van Ohnda. but
there is great change this year. The
general expression is that the Republicans
can win this year The people are very
much interested in Judge Humes' cand:-
dacy for the United States senatorship,
and owing 10 the circulation of a story
that Senator John l.. Wilson'S friends at
Everett intend TO attempt 10 instruct the
leg sat.ve candidates for Wilson. a
Sch. ;e tc-a1 Era,1
Wlkeson, Populst member of the house
from Skagit informed me that there was
no hope for the P0pulists In Skagit county
this year. and he has refused 10 stand for
reelection.
Mrs. Olive r. Munks, OF Fidalgo was
registered at the Di,ler Yesterday. She IS
the widow of William Munks. one of the
most prominent men in the Fidalgo section
and still keeps his ranch cultivated. She
sad yesterday: The present weather Is
favorable to haylng and harvesting. the
two leading farming occupations at present
The grain is too far advanced 20 be hurt
by this hot weather The potato crop Is I'm
certain. conditions being unfavorable to
those grown on the uplauds. because OF
the lack of moisture. Potatoes grown on
luw lands promise 10 give heavy yield
The sun is damaging the fruit, especially
apples. The prunc crop VIII be very large
OUS tnlpE threatening the rancNSFS now Is
the pasture land. the hot sun willing every
thing and grass is becoming parched."
Judge MILO \. Root. who recently re-
turned from Spokane. where he attended
the session OF tho State Bar Association
Is Wei satisfied with the political outlook
IN Eastern Washington. ORE fact strong
~ impressed me sad he. ''The fusion
SIS even when claiming counties which
they carried last fall. are claiming them
by reduced maiorities. and in several .n-
stances by greatly reduced majorites
These reduced estimates made by the fu-
s.onists themselves. are. 10 my mind the
most significant straw just now that shows
how the political wind Is blowing"
w 6. Potts. has announced his candf.
dacy for the position az county clerk Mr.
Potts has beer. connected with the Diiler
Motel for "-ght years and ~ present holds,
ihe responsible position OF manager AL
though receiving his business tra Minis, mn