The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04

I'D stocks in Rsps.nac camp ara
aSs quoted daily IN the naarkct
ranging ai he Way FROM the
ssii-ssss'se4 RepaaSase, whsea s hard
y Tor sac, though 5slils,inea Tor
form $ sake. down 30 Eas claims walsh are
purely experimental AMI prospective
SAFE WIFE all is shortcomings shrewf
3eaAs and speculative schemes. TIE stock
'Nark@s Is after az a pretty .sure gauge as
. ne development and standing OF A prop
ertv.
~ IS interesting 10 no,e from the stand
point 81 ths camp whss a small matter may
1Nccf tie market. or. IN other words. h0w
- in1Aatfseiic the market Is and how quickly
x responds 20 the mesess breath OF ruvlaY:
A nan who has been al work in . Tunnel
several miles from the 1own comes sAun-
terins into Clark avenue. ils Rialto Of Re
pubic a little knot Of man gather round
a1gn for idle chat and gossip. 4 drink ..
NO, and he grows more communicative
We struck II today he says A question
or TWO follow. and he slowly w.nks one eye.
looks wise and aiscreetiy wI.haraws Then
ne word passes down the street that new
bonanza has been found The rGgnor grows
in'o report One man assumes 10 know
iittie more about ii than another. ana
speaks more positively thsn his knowledge
warrants. The superintendent Is ap-
preached. and viii neither affirm nor deny
the report. The news sinds its way 20 Spo-
Kane, and the stock jumps a point or two.
Next day one or two Of the newspaper men
IN camp go directly to the scene OF the
alleged strike and ind IL all joke.
Such an occurrence Is, however after all
rather exceptional. As a ruie the sushori-
ties in charge OF the various mines are
spproaehable and accommodating and ans
information they give out may be regarded
As reliable. There are times. Of course.
shen Tor good reasons they withheld all
information as to their work from the pub
lie. Some OF the superintendent have
rigid instructions from the officers OF the
company TO admit no one TO the tunnel or
shaft. and these instructions they follow
implicitly. But in the main The work Of
the camp IS thoroughly accessible. Man
after man among those in charge of the
mines have assured me. while inviting the
fullest inspection Of the property, thar he
wished especially 10 guard against any
false or misleading reports being sent out
from the camp.
Only Want the Truth known.
We feel" said a prominent superintend-
ent today. that the plain. unvarnishea
truth about the Republic camp Is good
enough. II that is known the world will
have lis eyes turned this way. We want
no exaggerated reports sent out. We real
ixe that all such In the long run would only
harm the camp"
II is not too much to say that Republic
feels a bit fiatsered by the attention paid 10
II just now by the newspaper world or.
rather. feels that the newspapers are ac-
cerding 1t a wei! merited recognition The
newspapers published here have contained
very kindly notices OF the Post-lnieiligen-
GERS enterprise in sending a correspondent
30 this field. There Is quite a co,erie or
newspaper men in the camp now. The
Toronto Globe is preparing 10 issue spe-
cia edition devoted 10 Republic. and ". ].
Sanderson has been here for several days
gathering material The Spokesman Re !
view maintains a regular correspondent
here In the person of Judge kerley, and In
addition now has here Percy Gooaenrath.
who is preparing for a special Republic
edition OF the Spokans paper The Ross
land Nine employs Hugh MeQnade as
regular correspondent here. There are
three local weeklies. the Miner. the Pio-
neer and the Record, and the three editors.
together with the correspondents. make Up
a sort of press club.
The newspaper work done Is only an in
dex 10 the interest manifested in the camp
The whole state ot Washington seems 10
he waking up 20 the possibilities latent in
the porphyry hills or which this little town
is the center. Men are coming in from
Cheney Ritzville. Spokane. waila waiis
and other Eastern Washington towns
while In the western part OF the state Seat
tie seems TO lead. many prominent Seattle
men being directly interested In the mia
ing properties OF the camp, and others tax
Ing an active hand In daily stock transac-
lions
F. II Browning. recently returned from
Dawson to Seattle arrived here today and
VIII engage in business here permanently
a broker
Wfde~pread Interest I'm the Camp
British Columbia Is also taking lively
interest In the camp This "a naturally the
case on aceoun. Of the large American In
ierests represented In kossland and The
Boundary creek country. by easy gra-
sfaiion Eastern Canada Is also showing au
eager concern in Republic and large blocks
Of stock are already held in Toronto, Mont
real and other East Canada cities The
middle West is another section that Is
firm believer In the future greatness Of Re-
pahlic. and Michigan Minnesota AMI iiii.
nuis are now active patrons of the Cripple
creek 81 Washington
goEnua ratively fsw ~ the men WHO CONE
directly to Republic come FOR Investment
Most az the numerous daily arrivals coITs
90 seek work in TIE mines Or 70 engage In
Some special lice % hasins$s In the ;ewn,
or q, look about tnen Tor business chances
such IS frequently sgTing oui % the very
ground in q new camp Ike thus ne great
dealers whn are figuring on ho?dtnE
property or n group Of properties generally
-taV At distance. md content themselves
wfsh ssnzsiHg an expert here II sample The
ere thoroughly and make scientific aad
accurate report On vsl4ses. veins AID DE-
velopaaeas Mere faan Gne sgrh expert II
nfyW engaged here. ~ coHFss fhers are 8al.y
sfe4sis 81 stock agss IRE local brokers carry
90 an active business There = good
deaf 81 stock hgld here seine % il Sg men
In very humble walks ~ 5Sfs A DAY or Two
ago when tse ns~ strike IN the FF4fA,esS
Maud PROMISED - ssua that stock gp
gosa many paints. ! happened "a aases
common iabareE VITO holds "a. shares III
that property, sna wno seemed by no
,sszus anxious 10 Sispase = g. TT tn@
stnca goes up - s ~! sell sai4 he. ''lyss
II e ss8esfs'. hold e. - Il "
Aba.inte Confidence ia the Mines.
fsrs striking feature ~ iss~ 81 Republic
ss me ahsalute. sup%gl&tsve, wg&wefssEg
confidence 81 everybody as "a BE fztsrs e
ss~ camp ana snwD $e8 even the cstlssrs
Of SAITH Aaye 8 greater iayslsy 70 saag
ChaS. q. Dickinson & Co,