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

soxG saar nave These People here toward
fa,s little bel. % country twelve ny foar
miles ia area aow being honey -eosrsheSi IN
al directions by the pasS ana drtll sna
hIsisf cs Intelligent energy. The salae of
TOWN. lets is pre4lcased nos SO usueh on
present utility as ga future worth. Socks
% goods are carried here In ghe stores large
enaaga 20 cecouse A drug ia the market.
we're IL rot for the tasxeyvlax faith ot the
people. Business Plans ssia with sn
eF7s on Tomorrow instead az yesterday. 4
asin arrives on tire evening stage ard de-
parts rest morning. having In the meantime
purchased six town lots and a mill size. 4
5Ans Is already IN operation here and a
national hank Is organizing. Tire registered
Hsii sent as2t from here during the hast
quarter Is reported % be as heavy as saas
fresa any other ros;ossics n the state.
The toan of RepahiiS, the c.ns%y ami
pride Of fhe great snsning camp.
IS Frettsis situated la a basin near the
heldNasers OF he San Pol. 1t consists
az two distinct sections. the old town and
the nes, no@ exln2 rapidly ws,tei to-
gesasr hy rs1s Of new ho&aSeS. chiefly very
Ussiest saa.sSs TIE old town lse~ in the
no-thwzrd OF the new The rev town.
so far as It's business life - concerned.
Ats chiefly aiong both sides og street
called Clark avenue in honor az the chief
owner OF the Republic mine. II runs Cor
about hAsf mile nearly north ana south.
Walking down the main street "a Re-
pubic. Clark avenue, from the north one
Sees an undertaken. establishment, a laQn-
cry, . shoe shop. seven general nsrchan-
Disc stores. two furniture s;orsss one
matchmaker ani te@eis-. one blacksmith
shop. one secondhand goods ssore. seven
sodsing houses. two drs-~makers one har-
Esests dealer. one carpenter shop two meat
markets. enc millinery store, two station
cry, news and book stores. six restaurants.
81 a N a.
cigar and tobacco dealers three attorneys
alt notarieS. ose grocery, one hank. ssven
saloons, three barber Shops one ccafec-
tionery and bakery. one tai.or. ore stage
Office, one newspaper offie-. two assay
offices. enc postosfice. enc public hall SIX
or eight gambling halls and Z score or
Of new buildings.
Scenes In the Town.
The scenes In and about the town are
as fairly typical Of a Western mining
camp as can be found In these modern
degenerate days. when civilization rides
ho<lkin with the pioneer and del sssis TO
stare the wilderness out os coautenanra.
On the ore hand one sees the miner in his
work-a-tiay garb just Bret Harte and
Mark Twain have made him known to the
world. sometimes "A diamond in the rough
sometimes only paste. Id.ers loaf about
the front doors Of the numerous saloons,
or lounge around the stoves inside. spin
ming yarns and cracking jokes Gambling
halls are In full sway. and they as well
as the harroonss look aii the worse he
cause men, women and boys mingge freely
together in both. No@ and then a fight
eul!vers the proceedings. and crowds OF
men may be seen converglng toward the
arena In the main the town IN orderly.
so far as any ySo.ent manifestation OF
crime Is concerned The town IL not yet
Incorporated. though II aspires to be soon,
40 - -. -
h-lief that i; is 10 BE- the county seat Of
the new county, Ferry, In which ii IS To-
Gated hy the recent enactment OF the
| legislature. A; present the police Affairs
o. the town are In the hands OF a vigilant
deputy sheriff and justice of the peace,
who meiess out condgn punishment TO all
ofY,snders
scene The ong-enduring snow Of the win
ter still covers everything, and has been
heavily reinforced during the last two
days This has the advantage OF holding
the trails together for better travel and
frelgAting. bu; II delays prospecting ami
surface work on the mining properties.
Cheek BY lowi with the rough shack ana
the stiii rougher tent one sees the tele-
phone office and a well-appointed bank.
and learns with establishment that there
are ferty-thrse telephones In the town.
Side by side with the rough bachelor life
OF The camper and pFospector one sees de-
fightful glmpses Of the home circle. ana
from the snowelad hilsiiss On these win
ter nights flashes the cheerful glow % the
family Arcss6e ths nursing ground cf
American citizenship. Echoinx down the
street in strange oommingfing with the
raAer noises Of the frontier come the ring
ing cries az the newshoys calling the Eai-
eat papers with ali the vim and Vigorous
informing o. the most approved city arch-
sn. The heavy and eufnhrous freight sfed
moves pondereusiy along the straight
grooves OF fee that lie on street and road
almost az symmetricalsy street car
rails. Now and then dashinx horse
sleigh passes with pleasant swish. Ev-
erywhere the Jingle OF bells is on the AR.
Mott Important Of all eauipages comes
tho mail sleigh bate in the afternoon IN
from Its eighty mile Journey two DAYS out
from Marcus or RossEsarg Eight or ten
passengers occupy the seats, and are The
cynosnre of alt eyes as the long couch
swings into Clark avenue at lively gait
for which the four horses have been held
In reserve for the last mile or two.
II takes quite 8 ~ sii@ 20 open and assert
the mail The scenes at the posfoffcs.
located fl che OF the larger stores nesr
the sorth sna OF Clark avenue. are inter
eSGing From : ociork ,. m. until ! ard
sometimes later. there ~ constant Eine
81 esople ever changing reaching frura
she general delivery window to TIRE door
Tire sturdy proSr@cfer miner con1es for
ward asking for nts own nsaSi and per
haps that - haH a dozen comrades. -
he gets letter from Some lowed ons
esr away hfa eaxerness Il good 10 see srsss
as Ne STEPS side ard lsaDs ever the esa71Fas
ter 40 rwza IL his f&cS 81 n Study Next
hsTf tn TIE fnossRg column In 8 roxy~chesk-
90 bright -@s'sd little girl frosn the Village
calling fer sss family matt. Brushing ty
her side comes brasane business mar.
and he quick click 80 his key la the lock
rex separates sim from the common herd
and hssa@aks the Importance 81 his cor-
YesEsgEssisnge. More than a tnoass ri gss-ss-
pie ,'am for mail az th~ little window every
Gay
MIST e ihs houses thus FAR essslf Ia Tse-
paalle IRE trail sass temporary. Thew are.
af course entsfelY % weed Brick AAs
been ssarfnglv used ever far chtwneys
Some 81 the ranges In she larger houses
ard restaurants are set in ssnsse instead az
Nrfclx. 7 sv@ GE tsreH OF tfss stores and gs<-
sssnrNs 4 ffgere Substantial staue
asf lock Il ssalt &C. sfas. The smaller
sssihiirgS hnwever have thesr walls ~
chin T,lAns sst ss es end Those that are
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