The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26

Burlington alone. the only line from
which any definite statistics are avail
able, has brought no less than 1000 ard
1t Is not exaggeration to say that 1000
have arrived on the four other lines that
terminate at and are tributary 10 this
point.
IT Is believed that instead OF decreasing
as the spring advances, the number OF
arrivals Will swell. until every train that
arrives from the East will be crowded
with new settlers. 1t Is not spring east
OF the Rocky mountains now. fer all is
covered with snow, the earth Is frozen
and everything betokens that the country
has not emerged from the Brightness of
winter. In such conditions people are not
disposed TO pack their household effects
and move. especially as the majority of
them do not know OF the delights OF the
climate OF Washington. where yesterday
was literally one of the days that are
hailed in the East as Indian summer
This therefore. accounts for the reason
OF most of the immigrants coming now
from south Of the southern boundaries OF
Wisconsin and Iowa. As soon as spring
breaks north of there. Washington viii
begin To tap the populous districts of
Wisconsin. Minnesota and the Dakotas.
EVERY TRAIN - LOADED.
The Northern Pacific overland pulled
into Seattle yesterday morning with eleven
coaches some Of which carried ID people
who came from Kansas City and points
south OF there who missed the regular
Burlington coioniss train Of last Tuesday
Nearly all Of these are families and will
settle along the valleys 10 the immediate
north cf this city.
The Great Northern which arrived i'm
the afternoon, had scores of others bound
for the same districts though A few Of
them will go TO the mineral districts OF
ALASKA. The Seattle & International yes
terdsy morning took fifteen recen: ar
rivals In points between Hartford juno
ton and nefning. where they viii iocate
The excUrstonists who came west over
the Canadian Pacific All settled near VAN
cauver. H. g. or else VII go 10 the gold
fields Of the north Raf IL is however
fa<t that the Canadian Pacific is bring
Ing many 10 Washington. and that there
Is 4 s;eAdy Increase noticeable IN the
number Of persons that are leaving the
East OVER that line. All told IL Is est
mated that the arrivals In Seattle yes
teTdsy, referring 10 only the homeseek-
ers, numbered nearly i00.
The following dispatch from Portland
20 the Post~snteiligencsr shows the con-
dittors there.
Every train whlch arrives over ths Ore
Sop Railroad A Navigation Northern Pa
o. people who have taken advantage Of TIE
low rates from -. Pau 10 tae Pacific
ce4ss. AaUy Of the visitors are seeking
farm lands Ia the Northwest ard IN CALI
torGta. while others have beer attracted
By THE recent mining discoveries In Wash
iass0G E3xhty-two Michigan fy~n Who
arrived here Yesterday. len ovsr sae SausA-
sFu Hscsfsc this evening" far Szsson Cal
asFe they will engage In numbering Ar
efasr party - Ifss from MICHIGAN arrived
today. and a number q, these wi 20 IN
California A large PARTY from Missouri
and ether Middle Western states aef, nv
iae Northern Pacific today for The North
ses'e ct them soirE t- Mount Vernon
Vas where cooperative caiany has
hesn laNstesi Others 81 yae same PARTY
~eye noaus fo~ Neg WaEtNar1 Mas =
DuNkARDs To DskoTAs.
TIE following special sispaseA 10 IRE
Fasf- f1tea.geHe@r from So paul last night
tells q tie immigration - the Ipakssas.
TIE Northern Pacinc and Great North
err TesaasE have Settled 46sv rav settlers Oh
Ire land IA Nari1 DAKOTA this month rear
~ a. 81 fas Immigrants cezEakag from the
southern and Eastern states and belong
sEE - wszs Is known as ske fpun&4rd cob
ony- although rSs nzox~ than oze~Shsrg 81
the S2es settlers &%s2nx 10 TITS kserss*rssDa-
tea The half fate sxc3rz-on tara assaT1t~
I'd ~ these roads SAY fas csTEeza.S "A fs-
t1e very purpose that has been - sssc-
sassfAIsy worked IN getting nyw spssf@-s
ia a. Ia