The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-24
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ID MONOx. wine merchant Of Paris,
= arrived in the city yesterday. His
mission TO the United States is
on business with his representatives in
the East. and while In this country he de-
cided to make visit to the Pacific coast,
and particularly to Seattle, of which he
says he has heard more in France than
any OF the smaller cities In the United
States.
Everywhere have been. since my ar
rival In this country" he said at tie
Butler. II have met busy people and seen
busy cities. until / have made up my
mind that the United States is business
throughout. This is the first time that
| nave ever been on the Pacific coast
grandest portion Of this grand country.
Two years ago think we had never heard
anything about Seattle. But now we look
mercfal centers of this country.
During the past few months we have
had large number of American visitors
10 our exposition and all with whom l
have talked have expressed Themselves
as well pleased. Frenchmen are very
proud of praise from Americans for we
have grown to look upon the United
states as the greatest country on the
race OF the globe, one which although
young, has shown giant arm in war.
commerce and everything else.
The grape crop of France this year
Will be slightly larger than II was in
1899. This is due not to any increased
acreage. but TO a more favorable season.
The effect upon the vintage will be to
make it OF the best and in a quantity
sufhcient TO supply the needs of all for
eign markets"
L. o: Keith. of Blaine who ,s inter.
ested in salmon fishing in San Juan
county. was in the city yesterday on
business connected with the trade He
says the outlook for good catch is
brighter than IL has been for some weeks
past.
There is no reason why packers should
have the blues, he said at the Hotel Sc
attic yesterday. "for every indication
seems to point to a good run of fish for
the next four or 1--WE weeks. Watchmcn
at the head waters reported on Fridy that
large schools were slowly coming into the
Sound. For two weeks past we have been
getting some chums and on this grade
we will mainly rely for our future catch.
to the end OF the season.
should the run turn out as We have
every reason to believe II will, the total
pack on Puget sound will not be so shait
as We have been led TO believe. The out
look is very encouraging"
r. Mcdonald, druggist OF st. Johns,
Newfoundland. arrived in the city yes
terday from Vancouver b. c., on a sight
seeing tour. In speaking of the recent
storms which laid TO waste much valua-
bic property In Newfoundland. Mr. Nc
Donald said:
"All know regarding the recent storm
Is what l have seen In the newspapers.
as It occurred since left home. l would
imagine, however. from the reports. that
IL is the worst that has visited our sec
ton since 1878. when the water front of
the city was practically ohliterated.
storms along the Newfoundland coast
are OF frequent occurrence. and we have
noticed one thing which may have some
bearing ON the Galveston hurricane, and
that is that following n very warm sum-
mer we have stormy fall and winter.
The past summer in Newfoundland
has been extremely hot. in fact It has
been something very unusual, and we
have had a large number of prostrations
mo matter how bad have been our
storms. however. we have never lost
courage, but as soon as the debris has
been cleared away we have gone to work
rebuilding our water front; And so n
Will be with Galveston, and before very
long all signs Of the recent disaster there
no doubt will be removed"
Roy T.. Greenwood. head OF a Califor-
MIA mining company, which Is largely in
terested In the Slate creek mining dis
trict, in this state, arrived in the cfty
properties He has Just shipped in
large amount OF modern mining machin-
cry and work from now until the snow
comes will, he Gays. be pushed with
greater energy than ever before.
We have already expended about
$4,000 In mining machinery for our Slate
creek properties he said at the Butler
last night. And the fact that we are
not through Yet would. ] think answer
the question o what do we think of
Slate creek. While I have not been at
our camp since early in the spring. from
the reports l have received from our SUI
perintendent I believe we have a large
amount OF ore on the dump. and just as
soon as our smslter Is completed. which
will be In about two weeks. will be-
gin hauling out matte.
The one great drawback TO the Slate
creek country ~ the lack OF fransporta-
ton facilities. We are giving this PROB
lem considerable thought and are now
considering the construction OF a narrow
gauge steam tramsay from our proper
Ties TO some point on the Great North
srn. AS yet we have not reached any
determination. bur consider the PROPOSE
ton az fully warranted ard u Is not
at all improbable but that We win build
such road or something similar, next
summer.
Within rhe past season there has been
a large number Of new prospects opened
up. the ore from al % which viii Ne
treated AZ cur sunelter plant suffl-
cient number 81 these prospects turning
on; 90 be mines VIII increase the lncen-
tive 20 construct the tramway have
spoken o.