Metaline Wakes From Its Slumber as the Mines and Steamers Return

Like Rip Van Winkle, Metaline is awakening from her long slumber. People from different sections are daily coming in and looking over the situation. The sound of the saw and the hammer announces the advancement of improvements. Two stores, two lodging houses, two restaurants, two saloons, a post office and an office building constitute the business buildings.

The Spokane Lead Company's concentrator has blown its whistle and ore sorting has begun, and in a few days it will be in full operation.

H. H. Hoyt has put up a large store building and has just opened up as fine a line of general merchandise as is on the river north of Newport.

H. B. Curry, formerly of Republic and Spokane, has just about completed his office building for the purpose of handling mines, prospects, timber claims, relinquishments and doing a general office business.

Mr. Larson has a number of men employed on his water right, preparatory to the development of his placer property. W. H. Mead has just finished trail building down the east bank of the river to new mining property, upon which he is to start immediate development work.

The new schedule of the steamer Ione is giving much satisfaction, and the work of the little launch Nancy on the lower river, which makes connection, puts Metaline within a day's travel of Spokane. The little launch Fram is again making regular connection with the steamer Metaline. A small force of men has been put to work to reopen the wagon road between Metaline and Cement. When the residents of Metaline see the steamer Ruth come around the bend and hear her whistle, there will be much rejoicing.