The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-30
WILL BUILD A RACE TRACK.
DIR. JAMES 3. MCUE NOW HERE
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Wants Woodland Park, II IL Can BE
secured-He 10 q California Pion-
Ger Of 1854. and Ha. Had Many
Interesting Western Experiences.

The recent talk OF creating a race track
az Woodland park has attracted the at
senflon OF a. number OF investors and as
soon as practical proposition will be
submitted TO the owner, having this OBJ
Ject In view. DIR James s. McCue. who
Tor forty years has been resident Of
california. and who has just returned
from Alaska. when seen at the Butler
last night. said he represented ca pital
willing and anxious 10 invest in a race
track in Seattle
good race track In Seattle" he said
In an interview. will bring TO this city
many Alaska miners and men of means
who will spend the winter here Just as
soon as the ownership OF Woodland park
fs settled ! am prepared 10 make prop
osition whereby / will expcnd So, 900 In a
track and suitable buildings. There are
hummer OF prominent horse men interested
in the matter and the money is all ready
as soon as We can get the ground, I am
not AT liberty 10 say Just what our propo-
sition will be. but il is more than prob
able that Seattle will have a race track
before another year"
There are few men on the Coast better
known than Or. McCue. who. among 9TH
er experiences. reeounts hrs childhood
days back in Ohio when he bunked with
the boy who is now president OF the
United States He came 10 California in
1894, barefooted, ragged boy. who knew
little Of the world He first landed in
Sacramento and secured Job as cook in
a mining camp. From cook he became
one of the pan OUT gang and after
wards tall-fedged placer miner. Within
year he migrated To Rough and Ready
camp and engaged in working the tall
ings At this he averaged 500 day. but
not satisfied. moved away to what was
said TO be a richer camp. A few months
later he came back TO Rough and Ready
camp only TO find that Chnaman had
jumped his claim. THAT Chnaman took
out half a million dollars there" he said
last night. 'and ever since I have been
an agitator against the Chinese. l was
the first man 10 Introduce dynamite into
California placer mines and when I be-
gan blowing up great banks OF dirt every
body said I was Insane. but / made the
money and they afterwards adopted the
same means
From placer mining I went into the
stage business. | established an opposi-
tion line TO the California Stage Com
pany from San Diego. Cal, 10 Jackson
vile. Or. and within seven years had the
pleasure Of selling my competitors horses
and wagons at auction. During our light
they ran into my stages several times On
purpose, and each event is marked with
a little grave down I'm California Ny
drivers were more than their match.
After this | abandoned that route and
opened a stage line, carrying passengers
from the Southern Pacific terminus to
Virginia City / continued this work and
at one time was offered one-sixth interest
IN the Southern Pacific road for my line.
From 1861 to 1864 ! operated stage line
between Nevada City and Virginia City,
and did good business until the South
ern Pacific forced me out. I have been
interested In horses all my life, and with
other gentlemen will establish track
here If am given any encouragement"