I guess Blewett Pass in the Cascades must have been named after Edward Blewett. ? I remember traveling ?"Corkscrew Mountain" in the late 1940s, named for the? road winding up the mountain like a corkscrew, before they straightened the? highway. ?Did he have claims in the area? Dave Ladely -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Tallman <lacquer@comcast.net> To: wasnohom@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 3:07 pm Subject: [WASNOHOM] FW: Blewett Family (WAS CWVE Downing) Just found this reference to Edward Blewett in the book Monte Cristo by Philip Woodhouse: While the road was slowly built up the Sauk, other problems arose. The construction required more capital than originally expected, and Mac and Fred became somewhat embarrassed for money. They were drawing funds against their financial cushion, the ranch in California; clearly the situation required quick corrective action. Because 1891 was a boom year, financing for any worthy cause was readily available for the asking. In the late spring, Mac and Fred closed a deal with Edward Blewett, a well-known mining investor, whereby he purchased a quarter share in twenty-three of the more important Wilmans properties for the sum of $9,000. This gave them some working capital. Shortly thereafter, on June 16 th Honorable Hiram G. Bond, judge and investor from New York, and Leigh Hunt of the Post-Intelligencer, a Seattle newspaper, together bought a quarter share in the same properties for the sum of $25,000. This action, as Mac stated in his reminiscences, put the Wilmanses "on easy street." Bond and Hunt soon purchased a quarter of Blewett's interest for an undisclosed amount, thus giving [39] them a still greater ownership in the major Monte Cristo mine claims. They also acquired a substantial portion of the Rainy group on July 23. This made them, after the Wilmans brothers, the largest land holders in the Monte Cristo region. Together with their associates, Blewett, Hunt, and Bond brought a new dimension of thought to Monte Cristo. Blewett's mining experience, Bond's financial background, and Hunt's financial and journalistic training made the trio a team to be reckoned with. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASNOHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

He was involved with the Colby-Hoyt Syndicate [this from the book Monte Cristo by Woodhouse], I haven't seen that he had claims personally: Early in 1892, Monte Cristo received the distinction of becoming one of the world's charted places. R. G. Hoffman, who had taken extensive notes and surveys the previous summer, completed his detailed map of the region. About the same time, the New York investors gained control of the majority of the mining properties shown on the map. However, the Wilmans brothers, Ed Blewett, and associates retained stock in the new companies, although Hiram Bond sold his holdings and withdrew from the venture. The Colby-Hoyt syndicate intended to run the mines as a large-scale operation and wasted no time moving in that direction. In March, approximately six months after exercising its options on the Pride of the Mountains Mining Company, the syndicate incorporated the Monte Cristo Mining Company, with officers designated as follows: President, Joseph L. Colby; Vice President, Fred W. Wilmans; Secretary Pro Tem, William C. Butler; Treasurer, Edward Blewett. Trustees were Joseph L. Colby, Fred W. Wilmans, James H. Hoyt, Edward Blewett, and Alton L. Dickerman. The Rainy Mining Company also changed its officers, and the names were almost identical with those of the Monte Cristo Mining Company. Clearly, the Colby-Hoyt people now controlled the major mines of Monte Cristo, with the Wilmanses serving as subsidiary partners. -----Original Message----- From: wasnohom-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wasnohom-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of daveladely@aol.com Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 3:15 PM To: wasnohom@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WASNOHOM] FW: Blewett Family (WAS CWVE Downing) I guess Blewett Pass in the Cascades must have been named after Edward Blewett. ? I remember traveling ?"Corkscrew Mountain" in the late 1940s, named for the? road winding up the mountain like a corkscrew, before they straightened the? highway. ?Did he have claims in the area? Dave Ladely -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Tallman <lacquer@comcast.net> To: wasnohom@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 3:07 pm Subject: [WASNOHOM] FW: Blewett Family (WAS CWVE Downing) Just found this reference to Edward Blewett in the book Monte Cristo by Philip Woodhouse: While the road was slowly built up the Sauk, other problems arose. The construction required more capital than originally expected, and Mac and Fred became somewhat embarrassed for money. They were drawing funds against their financial cushion, the ranch in California; clearly the situation required quick corrective action. Because 1891 was a boom year, financing for any worthy cause was readily available for the asking. In the late spring, Mac and Fred closed a deal with Edward Blewett, a well-known mining investor, whereby he purchased a quarter share in twenty-three of the more important Wilmans properties for the sum of $9,000. This gave them some working capital. Shortly thereafter, on June 16 th Honorable Hiram G. Bond, judge and investor from New York, and Leigh Hunt of the Post-Intelligencer, a Seattle newspaper, together bought a quarter share in the same properties for the sum of $25,000. This action, as Mac stated in his reminiscences, put the Wilmanses "on easy street." Bond and Hunt soon purchased a quarter of Blewett's interest for an undisclosed amount, thus giving [39] them a still greater ownership in the major Monte Cristo mine claims. They also acquired a substantial portion of the Rainy group on July 23. This made them, after the Wilmans brothers, the largest land holders in the Monte Cristo region. Together with their associates, Blewett, Hunt, and Bond brought a new dimension of thought to Monte Cristo. Blewett's mining experience, Bond's financial background, and Hunt's financial and journalistic training made the trio a team to be reckoned with. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASNOHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASNOHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message