The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-11
EVERYONE TALKS Of MINES.
IT Is THE ONE ABSORBING TOPIC
At SPOKANE
james ,. Hill Undoubtedly HAS Sc
cured q Risht-of-Way Into Re-
pabfie Camp-The Canadian Pa
cine Planning for an Extesaion.

| Special Dispatch 20 the Post-InteIiagsrcer
SPOKANE Fee. ts-Spckare IN na'ur-
| ally taking . profound interest ia mining
| Affairs and mining aews and MINING
transactions naturally make Up q good
part az the eagy's daily Ate. All sorts OF
mining deals aye IN the air. The very
vocabulary of ordinary conversation -
affected by the general Interest ana mas
/ tl0ge. or being in Spokane | should say
yeln. OK mineral phraseology running
shsoUgh 4. Stock brokers advertisements
occupy more than a page In the daily
papers and one meets them al every tslTn
and corner. OTas OF iheEr favorite haunts
- the hotel lobby. which, especially dur
Ing the evening takes on all the aspects
Of stock exchange.
The stock Market.
Spokane has telephone communication
with Republic and each Kew discovery or
strike - quickly heralded here, and has
It's effect The Butte & Boston struck a
ledge last Tuesday and she stock jumped
here during the day from IL to ID cents.
Yesterday there was a report that the
Morning Glory had struck q second ledge
and almost instantly the stock went up
from ss 60 = cents. Later In the evening.
however, the superintendent OF the Morn
Ing Glory denied the report 0. a strike.
Again. however. the report came that the
superintendent mad been instructed 10
excitement is as great as ever.
Route 10 Republic.
Just now the only possible route into
the camp Is from Spokane by way of the
Spokane Fails Il Northern road TO Boss
burg. distance OF 10 miles. and thence
by stage about 50 miles to Republic. The
present stage line follows up the Kettle
river valley making a long detour north
ward by way OF Grand Forks. The train
leaves Spokane al s.A a. IN, arriving al
Bosshurg at E:ss p. m. As soon as the
passengers have had lunch the stage
starts on its long journey. stopping near
Grand Forks for the night and reaching
Republic the next afternoon.
Preparations are now making to i'm
prove the stage connection with the camp
materially. There is state road planned
extending from Marcus which il eight
miles south OF Bossburg, anu over inis
road the distance from the railroad to the
camp - only ~ miles. j. j. Daniels aud
II. j. Earnest are preparing To take hold
OF this road at once. pat II in good con-
dttion and by several RELAYS of horses
Land the passenger n Republic sooner
than lie now reaches Grand Forks. Mr..
Daniels has Just shipped SIX teams of
horses from this city for the new road.
lie expects To have four stations. chang
Ing horses every ten miles. lie says that
while the road Is in good condition his
company expects to spend s2ove in improy-
road to Republic. Maseus men will also
contribute. and the company looks for
aid from the state. and expects TO get the
mail contrast between Spokane and Re-
public, Mr. Daniels claims that passen-
gers leaving Spokane at ) 30 Il. N. will be
able To reach Republic in twelve hours
or by ! or 2 o'clock GA the evening Of the
same day thus saving nearly twenty-four
hours over the present route.
Hiii Has = Right-of-Way.
Meanwhile the railroads are preparing
10 move Ira toward Republic. There Is no
doubt whatever that James J. Hin has ac-
qutred the rtght-of-way extending from
Wilbur on the Central Washington, across
the Columbia near Clark. and up the San
Poll valley, prominent railroad man
here informs me positively that this right
of-way which was acquired from the gov
eminent by A A Newbcrry was sold by
TN. latter 20 LeGrand Cannon. president
Of the Chase National bank, Of New York.
aud thai Cannon who ~ intimate
friend and business associate Of the Great
Northern president has recently sold the
rfght-of-way 10 Hin. II Is probable that
Hth has TWO objects in view one Ia Co
head off the Northern Pacific and the
other Is 20 use the route himself in the
latter case he would have TO build south
ward from Wilbur to the Great Northern.
some city miles.
Canadian Pacific Not Far Away.
The Canadian Pacific. when it's Grove
Nest line IL completed. will be within
thirty miles OF Republic. Rumor has il
here that he Canadian Pacific Is prepar
ing To invade American territory and vii
build directly into and possibly through
the Republic camp from the north. Ae-
c0rding so the Spokesman Review Joh.,
+. stevens. sho was formerly chief en-
eineor Of the Great Northern and had
charge Of the construction Of that line I'm
the West tN 1875. was in spokane re-
Gently and while here ne Iaat!, .r,.tliries
as 20 the men he could secure for sur
Yeying trip through the San Poll com
try i'm ths dead 90 winter. However he
went back 20 Robson without engaging
any enc.
Despite his former connection with the
| Great Northern. and the fact that the
| Great Northern has secured the charter
| of the Washington IMPROVEMENT Il be
reiopmen' Company Tor a lire ufsthe San
| Poll valley from Wilbur through 3epub-
| he and on ~ the Kettle river and Mid
way. the IMPRESSION among neog,{a here
| who are IL The kHos." is that Mr. ste
ves5s Ia w~k}nE for tte Canadian pa
| efEic- IL appears that he came siaa0 al
! fse instance or Foley Bros. Il Larson to
| spy 4ft & route by which the Canadian
| Pacific cpulJ tsp fhe mining country a.
/ Ehe north crntrsl part - Washington OK
/ pestinG 70 locate 50 Eood route that the
/ Canadian f&r3Fsc mara Eer1ent wuufa com
| effde - bEia ssd give the s,ofstraet,r.
| fer "hom Re Is working q contract to
| tllIi sire line
| The few who @aw Nj Stet~ns ir, Sno-
| kane. Says the Spokane Review. have
| 1{esed their mouths tight TIE matter
| never GiN have bs-erat fs.lbtss Aa3 no..
| Inquiries t.Nen made au1oaE avaHabla men
| 80 sake re job ~ making winter survey.
| tar@HEA Tn country named
| f'FNVs13@ reports stat haEc ~nsn, asi, b.
! fsrste teas 3he Canadian Pacific frtr.,.t-
| - - build down t&e GkaaoEau valley. hut
| tl3v os"re reeeEt F~}sfrr. t8seR or ~
| qa~ztfn1s sskea Hf Ar Stevens ani4.
| herT. "a that 3hn Sau Poll ss The Route ,5~-
| sired TIE Canadian FAr{ne wig SOM. r..
| ~ Midway. r. - From thera e v-a,st5
| 20 a. Easy matter far e Sac fuiE.l ssassr.
| are art}~ viF~T luta the state ~ WASH
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HERBERT l. BRUCE.
rsCoMt TALKS nv MINIS
| AsAFrR fhfaNs.