The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-15

Seattle.
Il ans here 70 live permanently. sal'
nr. Mccormick yesterday - FoSi-InseiAi-
gerasr rvugrte-. s'and / usay say. WIN due
60 Consideration. tnas / am here with
Increased cxs4siaeTlcs IN the present an2
future bushes. prosperity Of the esty. As
yxsl know. / vas IN business fdT afseeT'
year. IN pocateIlo, Iea1o. In pfiA:as "
stakes tle-e and cora.nfy 20 sfaStle. fiafe
MT ac.ei has. y nave fet ny Way
..ar.fu!iy ans every alef, I have male has
been taken win GHe Constellation
Il link that ~ ssfo& man can .01pS
that this city ha@ great commercial ~
tar. Ttz ss1a4 graz n IS SHOWN ~ TIE
reyy.arkaas.ss fact, recently dsEEs5nslFaEed III
the Pos intelligence, tfsat the cay =
actually dong GTger Ulss1e@4s TO" AfbatI
/. s.sd AZ mis- ,isne last year when ne T'l<n
10 tE1 kIoisglke Was on q. fuA f2Fs1-
Probably / noF!cs tal3 growth even more
thar sse residents ~ - c<iE 90 Vit a.
ssra.15r az me fac. tf5at = Is ro& nearly
wear since Was IN Seattle. find on ey-
err hand not merely appT.aFances, but the
most convincing proofs o. Gold and en-
during prosperity.
Of The city. and they ali tell ne That bust
ness - good. The city ~ fu!l 81 people.
estimate Tho present a15l9aI Posaiia ,s.'I
Of Seattle al $50 liz looking about oar
;Hg The iazt few daya ! Tfof.rss thar mere
are no vacant houses. Th.s applies not
only 10 the D3ssiBeSs center OF the city. bAt
ey.fn ft, tass Suburbs. | f3rmIF believe tAat
t,y the close OF the century we snail have
q population Of 10000. and that our pres
en-, population vi. BE- doubled ":taln
desade. Tie tremendous natural advantages
which Seattle lsossessf4s nave been TOO lfe-
uusn:Ig enumerated 20 need fn"nN0h nos"
Her coal ana lumber interests. vast ana ever
deyelo ping. her almost boundiess Asa IA
dus.ry. her marvellous facilities Tot mar
tina trade both coast wise and foreign. Der
command ~ The Alaska trade her trans
continental railway connect Ions, ner tdpo-
graphical situation and her opportunities
rVssu "A A
impression on the world. Seattle Is today
the best advertised city IN the United States
During my year In t4le East have seen
10 city, Is5t even excepting Chicago. where
ara such evidences of business thrift and
enterprise as there are in Seattle today.
Satisfied with my Investments hcre2 Well.
j should say that am.
Wyndham Wynne, OF London. England.
one of the most noted of European mlu!ng
men, passed through Seattle yesterday on
his way to visit The mining districts OF
the SLOGAN and Trail creek In British CO.
iumb!a. Taat Mr.. Wynne Is seeking in
vesimentE in mining property on tie West
ern slope Of the American continent he
admitted to a Post-Inteiigencer reporter
last night at the Butler. The circum-
stance Is merely another evidence OF the
fact that European mining men OF wealth.
and particularly EnglIshmen, are looking
10 this section Of tle world as offering
perhaps more Inducements for the safe
employment of their capital than any other.
Il am more interested in silver and lead
properties tnan any other kind OF mines"
great Lodges OF the SLOGAN. Trail. Fort
Steele. and other mining districts OF Brit
ish Columbia. There seems 10 be no doubt
that the Pacific Northwest is a most prom
islng section OF the continent for profit
able mining. Personally ] know little Of
the districts named. hut they are highly
spoken OF by thdse who know them. As 10
the mining areas OF Washington. I can say
h pfs a I < =
kane for n short while on my way here
az am much impressed with Seattle This
Is the finest city III the West. ! can say
that / have seen none equipped With such
fine buildings. San Francisco, under
stand, IS Scattles only rival on the Pa
great wealth. lie appears 10 be nearly 90
years Cd. lie operated a siver-lead mine
near Cologne. Germany, for thirty years.
e. l.. Rlakemore. superintendent for the
Latuya Bay Gold Placer Mining Company.
a California corporation. has just return
Cd with party OF thirteen MEN from a
prospecting tour 20 southeastern Alaska.
The parry is stopping az the Northern
Hotel and will dshand today for the win
ter Mr.. Blakemore Is very reticent as TO
the results of the tour and the future
plans OF his company. and WI say very
Fttle about either. we made two trips
TO the Latuya bay country this year" he
said. but ala nothing more than pros
pect However am satisfied thai the
placer deposits of the rrg'ou VII pax we'll
when properly worked hy hydraulics or
ssenite, and We have secured a large tract
10 be- worked. | can not speak authorize
lively about tie plans or tn" company.
further than N say that | contemplate
returning II the country In Narrh next
with a plant that vii employ about loo
men In Development work. ! am now go
ing 10 California ana when / return may
be IN position 10 give you sOune more in
tefGStinE information. For the present