The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
REPUBLIC, THE LOADSTONE OF GOLDHUNTERS
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

crowded streets ous en- The lonely saea,es
81 the steep slores az back in the sus-
serranean rvceS~cs Of the tuaaSIs- Every
type ~ human character. every grade es
culture. ssessss to Ne represented TAe
business man pt New ycrk or Tcroato
4ssoseS al@nSss1a sg tae Western eox ssay s~
The Cosyil.e half-areed. TIE old forty
.tner az California initiates the tenderscot
inya IRE mysteries of stud poker ani
teaches him how 20 draw TO his hand
whether on a mining claim or in q gam
Slang ha4h The university graduate assi
the scientific expert meet here the alum
nj az natures school and exchange knowi-
edge with them. The a0nko man is on
hand, and his victim actually lies In Wal,
Ter agsn. There IS = public school and the
alert pupil has All environment for his gs~s-
grsFny and natural science which even a
Boston grammar school lAa msga; well
envy. Tae spseaiator and the promoter
are on hand IN muftifarsous FORMS
with patented and patent schemes FOR
making something cat OF nothing and
plainly lettsred guide posts on the short
eat road 10 wealth. The female typewrts-
er. at once the lest ard the sunlight Of
the business office, is here. Only the
ylsnsneT ard the hot tamafe man are lack
Ing.
Transportation Facilities Peer.
TIE mail no~ comes in By
etrcuisoas route via Grand Forks
Spokane Falls Northern rail-
road. eighty miles away. Many passen-
gers also come that way This trip re-
aa!res practically two full DAYS from Spo-
kane. and Is in addition a very rough and
trying one. The recently opened route
from Meyers Fails VIA Kettle Fails. with
shorter, saves no more time. unless the
Traveller wishes 80 hire a private convey
anse and travel ali night. The distance
over this lire Is about forty miiea and
the read Is now passahse for slstxhs. As
soon a. the snow goes away pack saddles
and horseback riding win be its only re-
sort The so-cA.i-a state road from Mar
Gus Is "a snare ard a deiuQon. II simply
does not exist Citizens here are
rapidly coming TO the conclusion
that the ultimate road INTO and
cut OF ;he camp wiii lie southwark
along the San Poll valley. In that fore
shadowing II may he we'll for Seattle husi-
ness men 10 take n quick and practical
glance at what sucn . route. whether rail-
way or dirt read. would mean To them
and 10 the Queen city. and TO use every
effort 10 open such an inlct and outlet TO
this rapidly growing camp A glance at
the map will reveal the key TO the sifua-
ton.
Scarcely less important 70 the new town
OF Republic rs a water supply. With prob
ably more than 2.eao people in the camp,
the only means Of getting water now -
10 dip II from the nearest spring or creek.
or pay % cents a barrel for Il to q vendor
who hawks IL about the streets In q big
/ wagon. In the spring and Summer. with
rapidly increasing population, the
springs now used viii be totally made
ouats. and the creeks will be fouied from
thousand sources OF filth ard pestslenre
Fortunately the town already has It's eye
on mountain stream which can be tap
ped within few miles and pired down
by gravity.
The Cost OF Lising.
Living experas are a. low in Republic
as they are in most mining camps and
when the remoteness OF the camp from
railway transportation IL considered the
cost OF living appears very reason4bic
One great lack OF the town rust now In
nots!. There are ioxeu lodging houses
heSsSes snnsfmerabie t~nss and makc-shifss.
TIE uniform charge for a bel or room IN
any Of these. good. bad or indifferent 10
- night For meals the wayfarer must
look To the reStaurants or one of q very
few private houses. Some Of ths latter
take table hosrderx at 81 a day. The res
tsuTants have a reasonably good bxi Of
fare. chiefly on the American Flnu, the
price of . meal depending on, the sood or
derci A pain steak. very plain. cosss q
cents. Ham ard eggs are 80 csnta CcfYee
b 70 cents extra
Possibly the cheapest arrangement Tor
q newcomer who expects TO i've hare n .
buy 10; and build a shack" at once.
Ths price OF a town lot varies from elen 10
tNH. accewtsEg 10 focasson Rough lumber
= scia at ST and dressed at IS to ga. a
difference altogether disrrupostinnate when
IL ~ remembered that there are two y,iArl.
Ing mills here Furniture clothe~ hasa
shoes. hardware and miners outfits can
be had here at reasonable rates although
1t would probably pay one corning In now
20 bring ali the stun with him he can.
Rentz are already hgh. and will 40 higher
during the spring and summer
The following ist OF prices OF staple COM
nsoessiss they actually sold by re-
tail Ia Rssasabsc will give a fair Idea % the
cost of iivang. outside 81 rent. which -
naturally pretty high raw one man To-
hay who ~ paying 81 week for a ssngis
rsnzn tent.
When tbs cost ~ transportation IL con-
sssseset. the prices quoted below vii he
found very moderate From about No.
veub~r 81 Nay the charge for ordinary
freight from Marcus Ia Kaputsac Ia cents
pound Prom May 10 November IL -
las cent? pound. Tfse charges on sx-
isFe@& ffgszs ne ras'fnAs n aepat,ssc are I
cents a pounj. The prices hrre given wes.
obtained GsFe4ssls srosn one ~ the largest
merchants In she town
Ess3tfeF .r,+-.f --*-tts 10 a ufsitfsd
EExs .,-,-r.-s.s-.--H$ &C.. 40 80 a Isxxa