The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08

Seattle 70 Scaplng the benefits Of the de-
velopment and substantial growth OF
Alaska and the Yukon country 10 the sx-
tent Of hundreds % thousands OF dollars.
and Altar isvylng on al the surplus cup
plies Of machinery In San Francisco and
Portland. hnds itself unable 10 keep pace
with the demand Of the energetic miners
of the north.
Since July I. when the mine owners and
others working mines on shares commenced
20 arrive here from the north 10 purchase
their supplies and machinery, there has
been such heavy demand that not only
al tho local supply, but all. the product
Of tho entire Pacific coast have gone. and
the local manufacturers and dealers have
found themselves unable TO Ill al tho or
ders that have rushed In on them. DO
great has been this trade that upward OF
$4,000 on close estimate Of tho busiusss
Of al the houses. has been spent In Seattle
In the last two months. This will be
swelied 10 $4,000 by September u. when
the last steamer sails for the Yukon. and
the market for tho winter II ended.
Most machinery. thai II. tho heavy kind
used In developing mining property. 10
taken all the way by water. Every vesss
that has sailed from the Sound has been
loaded 10 IN capacity with all sorts or
goods for the use OF the miners during
the winter: and among the important con-
tiiiss Of machinery. Most OF the vessels
have been refusing 10 take all this class
Of freight that was offered. owing TO the
The rcsuit WIN be- that many Of the rich
properties cannot be worked the coming
winter 30 extensively an was the Intention,
ns tho necessary machinery could not be
that manufactured hoists. and the shops
turning out boilers. besides the thirty or
forty institutions manufacturing pipe boil,
:r.. have been running every day ~ all
werc unable 10 supply the demand. forcing
many people who came from Dawson 10
Seattle 20 return without buying AL tho
Every man that bought his supply. OF
engines. hoists. boilers and his supplies
has spent an average OF 5000 This II q
close estimate made by several OF the con.
them separately concurring In this figure.
Nobody IN Seattle expected such a great
rush as this. and consequently tho machine
surprise and were unable TO MI ali the
orders before the ciosc Of navigation, The
last sh!pmsn, Of heavy machinery will pe
The machine shops and houses In Seattle,
after running out ~ engine. and boilers.
bought the entire supply OF San Francisco
and Portland, ana when thcfe was nothing
East. sui. there was not enough to Keep
up with the demands Of the purchasers.
though the stock on hand In this city ~
the beginning Of the rush exceeded the
combined stocks Of San Francisco and
Portland.
The principal machinery needed IN tho
Kiorhike this winter, where the transient
mining boom has settled into q substantial
growth and development. Is boilers. en-
gines. thawinE machines. thawing points.
electric light machinery. centrifugal
pumps etc.
nut the experience mis- year will no n
lesson 10 shc supply houses, and a. soon
a. the fall season closes the middle OF this
month, all dealers will commence develop
ments In anticipation OF next years bust.
ness II II expected that the trade In 1910
will M even greater than u has been this
year. and efforts ara going 70 be made 10
keep pace with II.