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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1886)
4 Uki.hna has organized a "Mining and Stock Ex chaiign," a titlo which UMUiilly signifies b place whore bulls mid War scramblo for Hxiils over a long lint of Ux'k whose net mil valw licar no rotation whatever to tho jiriwii for which they mo lxuight and sold. The object of tho exchange iH not definitely stated, but the iiiioMitiou in tlmt the organization in Himilnr to those with which tin public nr fiuniliiir elsewhere. Tho ten dency of tho iimtitutioii will ho to render Helena more irtuineiit n a mining centre; yet it in questionable if this will compensate for the evil of stock giiudiling which will lxi faxtencd iiKn the people of tlmt section. What proNirtinii the money nrtuiilly invested in legitimiite mining will lwar to tho iimouiit lost in stiH:k giuuliliiig mid wild cat scheme Unit inviirinlily thrive during min ing utix'k excitements, cannot now bo estimated. The domoralixiilioii of Hpeciilatiou in mining steoks, iih hIiowii in the cjumi of Kan I'ruurixoo, hIioiiM miiko every city on tho Const mow to inaugurate a system that has created Much a condition of nfTairH iih that city Iiiih proxonted for the piwl ten yearn. When tho brain mid energy of n city is diverted from euiploymeut in legitimate ami productive iiidiiHtrie mid devoted to tho pursuit of gambling, which nlw include the fleecing of thouHauilH of hardworking men mid women of their daily carningH, nnd the money tlain acquired squandered in high living, instead of being ummI in nui h n iniinner an to build the industries and buNineM of the coiiiliuiiiily, then that city may expect t mhi it Ntrei'tii filleil with hoodliiuiH, vice become rain i . i i liwy, nini it noon mi n wave 01 commercial depression weHi over the country iU liinguiHhing huxinoxs and Industrie ready to lly to hoiiio rival city where a more healthy condition of Hffitim exixts. To prophesy what would to-day have bwu tho condition of San Francisco had tho uiiih Nquaudorisl in stock Hpeculatiou Immu per mitted to remain in their natural chanuelH, in imiMixxihlo, but that it would pnnent a marked contrast with the pnnont in Uyoiu dispute. It in quoxtiouahlo whither legitimate tinning neodx or in benefited by Much a tttimu hint m stock nxvulalion, since iU tendency is to divert capital miii invoxtiiicnt in the development of mines t ii. :.. 1: 1 . 1 i 1 . 1. . . iu nniiii fuk'm. 11 ix certain mat millionx of dollar lmve Imvu uuk in slocks in San Francisco while tho mine those xtot-k represented were not even jxiying riiiiiiing ixmuwh mid had no proK(xvt of doing smiii ine money inns taken rrolu tho xx-ketof deluded ople, iimtind of Uing uhihI in tho development of iictual miueis wm added to tho Uuk itxuut of tho men who lumnpuliitisl tho "deal," or wan reckloxxly squandered by tho broker mid few fortunate one who had accidentally "in.l.. i;n;.... ii.. 1 . . " k- ii win mine 01 uaiuornia were wver .... tho tork UmnL If Helen ha organized a millilli? IttiMf.l a ill, II. .It . ..... vy mm m.ling 111 tho Mlo mid develoi.ineiil f t a It! 1 Mil- ilmU ij tuliublo pn,HvU iu the tribuUry country, tlie jwoplo will lmve occAnion U n-joiw; but if Ux gambling w in-wiuo now mi nicideiiUl, and finally tho chief, feat, ureuf Ihe orgwiwUou, Uiero k little ground uixm which THE SPIRIT OF THE WATER. . MANY long yenrs ngo a small tribe of Indians dwelt in a beautiful valley bordering a stream flowing from the Caxcndo Mountains into Pugot Sound. Before them lny tho glassy waters, reflecting in their blue depths tho rugged peaks of the Olympic. Kango, beinna wmcu tho sun nightly hid his genial face, flooding them with soft light and bathing the o'erhanging clouds in radiant hues; while bold ml them rose the graceful timber-clad mountains, dressed in perpetual green and crowned with peaks of eternal snow, the first objects of Nature to greet tho diurnal visitor in the morning and the last to bid him ailiou as ho sank behind the western mountains and sought his couch amid the billows of the Pacific Simplo waB their life. In the mountains the skillful hunters pursued the doer and bear, the waters of the river and Sound yielded them fish of many kinds, the graceful pines dropped nuts for their winter's store, and lavish Nature filled the forest and grassy valley with the most luscious of fruits and berries. Down from the cool mountain tops stole refreshing breezes in the hot days of summer, laden with the fragrant odor of the pine, spruce and fir, while tho warm winds of the ocean repelled the icy breath of winter. Over tho water glided their canoes, their puddles scarcely rippling its smooth surface, the (xrcHpauts bent upon tho pleasures of the chase, the pur xuit of Hxual enjoyment, or testing in friendly contest tho strength of their arms and the skillful wielding of their paddles. Morn, noon and night came and went, tho seasons passed, years ran into decades and decades into centuries, without one thought or desire of these simple people to chango in the slightest the order of Naturo, or to improve upon the conditions of living which had remained unaltered since the days of the progenitors of their race. Now how changed! The waters of the Sound are milled by tho huge hulls of ocean vessels and tho dripping wheels of steamers; in the forest the echo ing axo and whirring saw are performing tirelessly their work of destruction; where once stood the Indian village aro reared tho wooden and brick walls of a busy town, whilo tho green meadows have blackened beneath the plow. Tho giant peaks of white that crown the mountain summits and tho great serrated ridge of the Olympic Uange, tho woHlern gateway of the declining sun, immut able through tho ages, alone Bpeak in familiar tones to tho straggling remnants of those early dwellers by the river. All elso is changed. It was at some pernxl in these primitive times that Mmuke, a stalwart and skillful hunter, lived with his aged parents in a lodge by the bank of the river. By his skill with tho Ixiw ho brought them game from the moun tain; with his hook of bone he capturod the finny dwell ers of the water, or transfixed the leaping salmon npou us spear; berries, fruit and nuU he gathered on the ullxides, and his parents blessed the Great Spirit who had given . m M slrong of Hmb and gQod o trom the wooing smiles of maidens he turned coldly away least he be tempted to falter in the path of love and duty to Lis paronta.