Originally published in the Seattle Daily Intelligencer, June 16, 1881
Newcastle 1883
Newcastle, as most of our readers well know, is a coal mining town situated in the mountains, about twenty-two miles from Seattle.
The houses occupied by the miners are small, and as a general thing unpainted; and but little regularity exists in the location of buildings. When the mine was being opened, rude cabins were built wherever room between the stumps could be found, and they are still used, the miner paying a small rent each month for them. The houses built at a later date are much better and more convenient. The cottages occupied by the storekeeper, bookkeeper, superintendent, physician, and some other employees, are neat and comfortable. (more…)
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