The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-27

broke in the appraiser OF values
crisply. They showed us some
ore specimens from that property
while we were stopping over in
Red Butte. It's rich-good and
plenty rich-if they have the
quantity. And somebody told me
they had the quantity. too; only
it was too far from the railroad
couldn't jack-freight 1t profitably
over the Timanyonis."
In (which case 1t is one of
many" Brouillard said. taking
refuge in the generalities.
But Mr.. Cartwright was not to
be SO easily diverted.
Pm beginning to get my feet
on bottom. Brouillard," he said,
dropping the courtesy prefix.
There's a business proposition
here and 1t looks mighty good to
me. That was a mere nursery no.
ton l gave you a while back
about picking UP homesteads and
townsites in the Buckskin. The
big thing is right here. tell you,
! can smell money in this valley
OF yours--scads of it,"
Brouillard laughed. 1T is only
the fragrance ofsfuture Reclama-
ton Service appropriations" he
suggested. There will be a good
bit Of money spent here before the
Buckskin desert gets its maiden
wetting."
Il don't mean that way at all"
was the impatient rejoinder. LET
me show you; you are going to
have a population of some sort, IL
it's only the population your big
job Will bring here. That's the
basis. Then you're going to need
material by the train load, not the
raw stuff, which you say is right
here on the ground, but the manu-
featured article. You can ship this
material In over the range at
prices that will be pretty nearly
prohibitory, or, as you suggest, it
can be manufactured right here on
the spot"
The cement and lumber can be
produced here, but not the STEEL"
Brouillard corrected.
That's where you're off,"
snapped the millionaire. There
are fine ore beds in the Hophras
and a pretty good quality of
coking coal. Ten or twelve miles
Of a uarrnU-vouo ratlrnod mould
dump the pig metal into the up
per end of your valley, and there
you are. With a small reduction
plant you could tell the big steel
people to go hang"
Brouillard admitted all this, but
with growing wonder. How did
1t happen that the Chicago money
king had taken the trouble to in
form himself so accurately in re-
gard to the natural resources of
the Niquoia region?
There you are, them" Mr.. Cort-
wright was galloping on again.
Now, you know, and l know, the
government doesn't care to 60 into
the manufacturing business when
1t can help it. Isn't that so?"
Enthusiastically. But this is a
case of can't-help-it," Brouillard
argued. you couldn't begin to in
terest private capital in any of
these industries you speak Of"
why not?" was the curt de-
mand.
Because, what you are suggest
ing predicates a good, busy little
city in this valley. behind the dam
since there is no other feasible
place for it--and 1t would be
strictly city of numbered days.
When the dam Is completed and
the spillway gates are closed, the
Niquoyastcadje and everything in
1t will go down under two hun
dred feet of water"
THE what?" queried Miss Cort-
wright.
"The Niquoyastcadje." said
Brouillard. THAT is the Navajo
name for this valley. Our map
makers shortened it to 'Niquoia'
and the cow-men of the Buckskin
foothills have cut that to Nick
wide.'"
This bit of explanation was en-
tirely lost upon Mr.. Cartwright.
Say, Brouillard," he cut in,
you get me the right to build
that power dam. and give me the
contracts for what material you'd
rather buy than make. and I'll be
switched IL don't take a shot at
this drowning proposition myself.
What do you say?"
"I'll say what said few min
utes ago." laughed the young chief
OF construetion-"that I'm only a
hired man. I'm not sure 1t
wouldn't require an act of con-
gress."
well, by George, we might get
that IL we have to-" was the opti-
mistic assertion. you think
about IT,"
Il guess 1t isn't my think" said
Brouillard, still. inclined to take
the retired pork packers sugges-
tons as the mere rawlings of a
money-mad promoter. "As the gov
eminent engineer in charge of this
work. ! couldn't afford to be iden-
titled even as a friendly interme-
diary In any such scheme as the
one you are proposing"
"Of course. suppose not"
agreed the would-be promoter.
Then he glanced at his watch and
changed the subject abruptly.
We'll have TO be struggling back
to the chug-wagon. Much obliged
to you, Mr.. Brouillard. Will you
come down and see Us Off,