The Republican journal., 1900-12-13
LETTER FROM SEATTLE.


dixie and Cape Nome countries, giving
the different amounts from various
sections-number of ounces and of de-
poSitorS. etc. These figures and de-
tails were published as far East as in
Providence, r. l., prior to Nov. 10th,
and the printed paper received back III
Seattle the 18th inst. On the 18th a
telegram was sent out by the Associated
Press to the daily papers of the land,
from Chicago, containing the identical
information, figures and all. The Item"
was gathered from private letter
from the same source of Information
(the local assay office as had by this
correspondent, and merely goes to show
that such and other items as are herein
contained are always reliable and some
times ahead of the telegraph.
In this connection it will be remem-
bered also that the statement was made
. that the local assay office was confident
that the gold output from Cape Nome
for the season would amount to at least
five million of dollars. The item had
hardly appeared in print before the
statement had proved absolutely true,
as steamers arrived during the first
half of November brought therefrom
sufficient of the precious stuff to swell
the grand total 10 the sum of $1,000 600.
Whenever bad weather prevails on
remark. This is very unusual The
unusual thing does happen, sometimes,
as witness the fact that on the 10Th of
November a snow storm and inclpient
blizzard occurred iii the Puget Sound
cities. and III some of the remote
placeS-near the mountainS-it is said
foot or more of the tleecy ''beautifuf
had fallen. The atmosphere took on a
decidedly frost tinge, and snow-sleds
made their appearance for a real bona
tide slide on truly snow. whereas the
usual thing with the small boy is an
occasional slide on the frosty sidewalk.
SNOW SO early III the year is practically
All utter innovation i'll Western Wash
ingtOn, and may mean lots of things
possibly short and early winter, and
possibly worse. There was no snow one
veal ago and the winter before brought
foot OF more for week or ten days
and . lit Of skating came also for two
or three days. All these are rather
unusual and yet serve their purpose
principally as a reminder that the Puget
sound is not altogether subject to the
rigprs of climate but occasionally
pleased to experience q bit of reminder.
p. ). Scarcely written before the
Royal Chinook" has come aid tapped
up the snow and ice, and the warm
rain is beating down, the usual
weather now predominating.
But the Puget Sound country fares
well compared with the balance of our
country. 1t is most peculiar that while
storms rage in every direction the Sound
country is almost absolutely free from
destructive storms, probably because
shielded on the west by the Olympics, or
coast range of mountains. To the
north and east there was bitter cold and
heavy snow. Terrible storms swept
the Gulf of Georgia, the Fraser river
was frozen, and Vancouver, B. c., prac
tlcally cut Oft from ocean communica-
ton by stormy sea East of the
mountains III this State there was plenty
OF SNOW. the thermometer near zero or
below it: at Republic, fifteen below.
Idaho was snow-bound. From Mon
tana westward storms were moving
with temperature of midwinter. South
ward It was no better, and moving east
ward from the south we come upon the
track OF the storm III its full furry
Oregon had snow first, followed by
heavy rain and wind In san Francisco
there was tremendous gale, while the
Cailtorma mountains We're deep in snow.
colorado Springs suffered damage to the
amount of 100000, and in other parts
OF the state railroads were blocked. In
Tennessee. Mississippi and Arkansas
tile power Of tie storm was let loose
WIND and RAIN ruled everywhere. While
the tornado claimed probably more than
hundred victims. And lust before
people OF tie extreme East were suffer-
ing with heat.
On Puget Sound, midst all this war;
ing OF the extremes, the lowest temper
AZURE was but u above zero, And that
Is as cold as is expected here.
Among the recent distinguished visi-
ltors on Puget Sound was Rear Admi-
raj Bradford sent out to investigate the
needs of the Government dry dock at
bromerton near Seattle. Like all GOV
eminent officials who have visited Pu-
get Sound, Admiral Bradford becomes
its warm friend and advocate. While
here he had no hesitancy in saying that
There is but one good harbor on the
Pacific coast in American Territory,