. ▁For rest ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁a ▁Council ▁of ▁seven , ▁S . G . ▁Ha ver male , ▁A . M . ▁C annon , ▁Dr . ▁L . H . ▁White house , ▁L . W . ▁R ima , ▁F . R . ▁Moore , ▁George ▁A . ▁Davis , ▁and ▁W . C . ▁Gray , ▁all ▁serving ▁without ▁pay . ▁The ▁market ing ▁campaign s ▁of ▁transport ation ▁companies ▁with ▁afford able ▁fert ile ▁land ▁to ▁sell ▁along ▁their ▁trade ▁routes ▁l ured ▁many ▁sett lers ▁into ▁the ▁region ▁they ▁dub bed ▁" Sp ok ane ▁Country ". ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁discovery ▁of ▁gold , ▁silver , ▁and ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁region ▁of ▁northern ▁Id aho ▁l ured ▁prospect ors . ▁The ▁In land ▁Empire ▁er upt ed ▁with ▁numerous ▁min ing ▁r ush es ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁M ining ▁and ▁sm el ting ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁stim ulus ▁to ▁Sp ok ane . ▁At ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁gold ▁r ush ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁min ing ▁district , ▁Sp ok ane ▁became ▁popular ▁with ▁prospect ors , ▁offering ▁low ▁prices ▁on ▁everything ▁" from ▁a ▁horse ▁to ▁a ▁f ry ing ▁pan ". ▁It ▁would ▁keep ▁this ▁status ▁for ▁subsequent ▁r ush es ▁in