The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-20
CAPITALISTS It REPUBLIC.
eRso8s SDeeuno11on-Aany 1ab-
staDtial 1DDrevenents Coins CD
In Town-rsuAe Goin9 - Seattle.

stnntial improvements Colng CD
In Tswn-rsaae GeinG - seattle.
Special Dispatch to the Post Ipteilioencer.
REPUBLIC, Nay N--Repubsic today IS
considerably On the ON hive. - manW new
faces are apDouEing OF men whose appear
ances Indicate good financial backing or
connections There 10 considerable epeeu-
iation ~ to whether large deals are On the
tApss- One thing - settled, and that -
that Patrick Casrk, n g. z. Leckie.
mintng expsEt fru0 Roanland; W. Beau-
dey. mtllicnaire from Toronto: ]. Nc.
CuAig. the rich Montreal capitalize and
mine owner. and one a. the heavy stock
holders Of the Rspuhlic, and volmer D.
Williamson. Of epokan4 are here sxam-.
OF consoltdatt0sA
Mr.. Williamson 10 well known tor his
success In promoting the deals made In
the sale Of the big War Eagle nine In
British Coiunhe9 and the late big Repuh-
lie deal 70 Canadian capitalists.
Among other capitalists and mine own
exs In town are Bernard Mcdonald. OK
Montreal: Capt. Green. Of Rosslan1: Col.
C. r. Ciough. OF Spokane: Henry Black
man, Of Happner: Messrs. Glouche. Frank
b. Hogan and III. carisrud. Of Spokane.
w. b. Rogers and T. II. Howay. Of Seat
tie; w. II. Iluddsn. register Of thu. land
O6ice at Spokane. and Andrew Heinrich.
president OF the brewing company u Seat
tie. who 10 introducing his Rainier beer
to the thirsty miners of Eastern Wash
ington, and Incidentally - looking after
some mining scheme Some interesting
and beneficial results well be published
later regarding this visit.
1t Is reported tho contract Is let for fur
n.shing the Mill For the Mountain Lion.
As spring advances and our county af.
fairs proceed under the present good man
aSemenf, IL viii not be many months I'M
ers VIII show the advancement they de-
serve by the systematic and conscientious
manner Ia which they are starting out In
Being a new county. there have been
witt.
wates systsn for the Town.
The first important matter to be settled
Is the water system, and as Patrick Clark
Is at present in town with soma OF thu
representatives OF the Republic Mining
Company. no doubt something definite
Will be known regarding their taking hold
OK the proposition In the near future.
Electric Light Plant.
The San Poll Lighting Company is pIac
Ing poles and sfringtng wires through thu
camp while the machinery which has
been ordered II In transit. It found that
the demand for lighta was greater than
II anticipated, and decided TO increase the
size OF the plant considerably over the
| power contemplated originally and for
which Il contracted.
Fire Department.
| partment have been ordered from Port
land and o0ght 20 be here ready for use
In ten days time. Every preparation Is
being made for the protection OF build
tngs this summer from fire. az well as as
sisting the merchants in getting protee.
ton BY insurance which can only be OBJ
lection, which must be arranged for at
the earliest moment.
other improvements.
The contract Cor building the new court
house has been let TO Tom Grant. who
attraction thta week. The contract IL for
the sum OF a, 100 without interior finish-
inss. which will probably run the cost UP
The contract for grading and building
the state wagon road from Keller, down
On, the south half. . distance Of about
casson 10 ana T. sas essn :srs 70
TO have u completed by July Is next. This
win be q great convenience 60 the public
IN getting to and from that district, for
travellers from the Okanogan river from
the Sound. as wen as freight In and out
OF Republic. which II likely to be heavy
during the summer. By the number OF
opened up and the country developed, as
It certainly will be, the trade from this
point viii amount to considerable.
AnetheP Telephone System.
W r. Stone, manager OF the Spokane
has been In town tho list week. contract
Ing Tor ri. company 20 put In system
from British Columbia He In meeting
with good success ana will have the nns
In opsration by July 10. II win be = double
metallic system. aEd 2 SEPARATE party line
sonnsesina With the long distance system
fer private phones has been q per month
Mr. stone contracts for 81. 30 per month
ana guarantees a much better service BE
fore summer we VIII certainly not want for
all the communication necessary with the
csitAde world. with two telephone cDmpa-
mes and good telegraph system In opera
ton.
Routes Of Travel.
There are at present two stage lines run
ming from Bcssburg that are having rival
~ between themselves 20 zach an extent
that the public have to euffer for want OF
steady mai service The hours for leav-
Ina and arriving having been changed In
the last ten DAYS three times causing con-
siderable complaint and dissatisfaction
Besides shese two lines there are two pack
trains running over the Myers Falls route
daily. carrying pa<ssensers and express.
There viii soen be stage line running 70
Republic landing CA the okanogan river.
with the tsrea, Northern railroad. BE-
lowered rsnsisersGy L .hev do any Sun
ness q, all ard this "a what the town is II.
reed CT. - the present CHARGES are al out
Of proportion for the DISTANCES and SER
vtcea rendered
Hrfck kiln In 0pevation.
TIE hrsck kiln belonging 20 Louis Adams
WI have brick ready for delivery this
week. ard - sscrs n already LOO con-
tracsed fer there will no doubt be many
used In eussdinx purposes
Trading at Seattle.
George Ellis. - ire Requisite Trading
Company, has returned from business
"trip 30 Seattle. where he contracted ard
bought seven Or eight carloads vt sooss
that he win bring up t.e okancsan river
10 R~puhsse landing from there 20 be
fresghses here ~ teams He states hat
he Sought much cheaper than BE could In
Spokane. an3 An esssAn - TO gee them from
the East Or Sac FrAncisco. and caas.ters
s~attie's chances FOR this trade very sav-
orahieA
MIL for Mountain LION.
TIE contract M. heen LEE for placing q
tst-seu stamp rash GA the site Of The Noun
tain Lien mina. The contractor that Il %
erect the sarue John fsorgrnas4. see Asg
Montana nskst man. II Ia 70 lava sAe bat