The Republican journal., 1899-10-12
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Scintillations From Seattle.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, Oct. ,, 1899.
While both the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific Railways are arranging for
! further steamship lines and many magni-
ticent steamers for the growing Oriental
trade through Puget Sound and Seattle
connections it may be of interest to East
ern readers to know something Of the ex-
port and import trades of recent years.
The British Vice Consul located on
Puget Sound has compiled official figures
for his government for the years 1897 and
'9S from which the more important items
and sums total are taken. The exports
for the two years totaled in value So, 599,-
OH, $40, 629, 446 more than the imports,
which amounted to 81, $3.50, 500. Wheat
led the exports, at s., 500, 242; flour, 81,
$40, 927 raw cotton, s., 076, 093; iron, ST.,
300, 930; timber, 81, lis, $50; tobacco,
$500, 100.
Raw silk led the imports-s3, l0l, 942;
lead and ore, $3.50, $50; copper ore, $780,
G46
Exports to Great Britain, s., SO, 234; to
British Columbia and Canada, s., 800 350-
imports 81, 2Sl, 900; Japau-exports, ST,
rs, 464, imports, $, 0Sl, BIB; Hawaiian
Islands, exports, s514, G47: Hong Kong,
exports 91,451, 1856; imports, 800, 222.
Other exports, Australia, SOL $50; China,
1874, S25; British Africa, 500, 24S: Peru,
500 991; Asiatic Russia, S156, OBI; Portu-
guese Africa, S244, 247; Brazil, $50. 600;
Argentine Republic, s52, 800; Equa
dor S2S, lis; Mexico, $50, 000 Korea,
$50, 632; Chile, s53, 373; FIJI Islands,
SO, GIL; Guatemala, S14, $50; British and
Dutch India, Philippine Islands, French
Oceana and Samoa lesser amounts.
Total, SO, 800, 0l2.
During the past nine years the total
imports from all Oriental and foreign
countries to Sound ports amounted to So
32d, OPS, and the exports, 81, 500, DOL.
During 1898 thirty eight steamers enter
ed Puget Sound ports from the Orient,
and 120 vessels Jared, aggregating 133,-
4S1 tons The total number of sailing
vessels clearing from Sound ports during
1898 was BOP; steamers, 1,346. aggregating
LILO, 122 tons. Entered, 232 sailing YES
sells, and l, $50 steamers, aggregating L.
064, 2S2 tons.
Thus may be seen something of the
foreign commerce of Seattle and other
Sound ports, even before the question of
expansion had brought that subject so
prominently to the fore.
October will be lively month for Sc
attic and the State of Washington. Dur
ing the month the National w. C. T. U.
will convene in the city, coming from ''all
over,' The city has subscribed literally
for their entertainment. The Washington
Soldier boys are due to arrive home from
the Philippines near the middle of the
month, and the Seattle Exposition will
occupy the first half, where the products
and resources of the State will be well
represented.
One of Seattle's celebrities is the Rev
fdther Jonn r. Damon, calleu lne Marry
ing Parson.' His record for the present
year, up to date, is 149 couples married
for better or for worse. Father Damon is
nearly or quite so years of age, and as
sprightly to-day as man in his prime.
He is pioneer with a history.
Reports from the Klondike state that
Peter Gordt, an octogenarian, has discover
ed nugget on claim No. "a, Eldorado
creek, which weighs over six pounds,
troy, and is valued at 81, 15S. 1t is nearly
six inches long and IA inches thick.
O. M. MOORE.