Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-16


J1ek Lsyy. wszs kns.n Ia ssnstis xxa
% iAs Sound. bss bsss b the fsmoa1
drsnifs Ots<s sines. snd wrots ni4 ~
p<rssuscs ard eAssrvss1sns 10 u.nsfs.
man Of tais csts. fron she rrinss una@r
dsss Of Aprsl "a. We have hsen psr
mitssc ts take The sozlo~ise extsx-zz
fsons The i<fssr;
I started o1s On M1a8sy from Fers
Hope % the Eope trail fox tbs rnuef
ssikst eboat Grani<s Cxsek. Nnd ma<e
. tKsp viii remember aII the dsys az
ny life. Il 1ss perfsstly hessibi~, Il
gcu may n2e gueh q p1rans- xnow nn
10 ysnr xaiss. The srst dsv | rssds Il
zisez- and arrived Is Ire Rsarfeen Me
hcass vorn o1i snd husery. Ears
pretty good nn<&5s EDd b16s 80 csnts
sseh- ksxt d.5 snade the 1wensy -uias
MiIe House. Propfie<orss rAazs snoa-
bail. ths dtrtssss son Of Rua You eFer
sas. A hard rosd and nsrrow traii eli
tne wny. Aocpuuod1ttars zs Seo@-
balls very mean. k&neid bseon, nsoun-
ttis sfrswesrrses. 6,uf bread. eo9ss ~
fcss 20 soesf nor batter blsrksss and
spNlsD hunk.s but no natt<rs<es - lay
co. Charges. ~ csuts per Eaesi. T6 cents
pes bed. Ssartea ssxs day for sammit
Of hpps usourtAi0. Lisht a 500 feek,
NOV from 70 ~ feet deep. ksf very
eeEifertaoie travelling for ble ftiios
iiks me. SNOW soft. and ! wnGid fall
through eysxy othss sep. Net good
many rstarslnz. w1o gave q very bad
report Of the mines. and elso sufofmsa
- tbs sno~ "a the fnounssin ~as hoo
soft 70 cross. We ba.Et Efs and
sispt 10 tho sros tiii 40 .. -.
whan ve started sEais. Thas wns
horrible moFninR. aud II mg Seattle
ffieads so1id have seen me tbey would
have gifted ms. This h no road for .
fat fellow 10 travel. Lean man csn re.
along very weii. but ] sesld sdgixo
p9fsfy men 70 taks She other rosie
ksAensa tue snmmss ~ " a. "a. xst a.
: rsi- We met dad Ghinaman on
lbs xey Who bad died ffom exposure.
and bis cbzms had isft him 10 pck along
the sssst be could. 1 think he'll est
there. ! fsit ~ one tizns - fheneh !
Buaid furnish dead subject fox paSs-
egs BY 20 write absEt. bat shark God I
arrived o. b. ~ the Sasnmit Hnuss,
worn oat and hanGsy. ! washed np,
and prepared 70 Sea snmsthine 20 re-
ffesk the inner man. bot was again dis.
appointed, 80 the fellow who kseps the
h0nsa had run o1s Of everything and
bad no way Of fepienishiH2 his issdeF.
Ons dollar fer dried apples and hard
tack. Il wonld do soznr of tbs seattle
erumblsrs eeed 20 take this trip. Left
tae sa@mit Hoase st II a. "a. for Brom-
iey'e, distance al thirty miles, and be-
fore had made half the distance was
eompiesely broke 40. soet-sofe and dis
hsafseneds bal had 20 keep on OF stay
out In the mountains alone. There
wsss tso Of n. We lost oar way and
bad zhzie of time. Il vas gsttiag
dark and We did not kaow w1as 10 do.
We wadod thsoaxh snov. slid down
mountain pszses. forded creeks. and
after sssseniag 70 Our late and prcpsf-
ing 10 lie down on The Snow for the
night, | saw friendly spark In ths o.
fanoe ny from welcome chimney. On
approaching the house wo foauc ID the
ahtdina place of too mea known
- the .'Coxboys" They had q esapls
Of klooohnnea 10 do the cooking and
chamber work. Coed eynb and good
beds. Fifty cents for eaah. Started
oms after breakfast. end after shfsa
huora' tramplnR, gave ous. fostaore and
tired engaged felio@ b guide nue.
into the mines. After travelling a mis-
erabiy rough rssd, mp ohe mesntsin
aud Gown another, arrived st Granite
Creek after SIX days hard travelling
without snce taking on my clothes. AZ
write this ! am soaking my feet 10
sake the sselling out e.f them. IL Is
aeedlass 70 say this trip haa taken the
sweiiiug from my hesd. Aooommoda-
lions hsrs are ~ good a. Soa coald tx
pset. Az so0n a. rest 40 ! will retnrn
90 Victoria. This creek IA very large
and there Ia divsFsity sf opinisn re
eaEdina IL. Some think 10 will par big.
osher< snink not. There Is one claim
working nj present which kas paid Ia
the last four DAYS as follows: 400,
&ls,9, $50 and $50. fherc are some
500 men strung up and down thia
country. Some have waited all wintsr
for the ioe 10 disappear, and aow they
are waiting for low untef. II certainly
is no place for bassed man TO come 20.
bat IL nisu comes here With ahent
eiD@ in hls pookss b can do well MIN
inQ. Tbs cgantry will BE- well pros
peeted this sumner. I naet SchaifeE, or
'.skookunn." Schooiey Moore. Saliisan,
abe butcher. and othsFs frosi Seattle.
There are hare Is saloons. general
stores. barber shops, I paper store,
blacksmith. | lawyer, I doctor and
druggist, ( Chinese merchants and
n0st OF Chinese miners. The whites
have petisionsd the governments 70 re
fase tbs Chinese mining license. but
| den't think the petition VIII be granted.
The Chinese do the biggest basiBess.
running In pack trains, etc. There are
eight wSnen acre, two whites, two col.
ofed and four halt breeds. There ia
also = man ef God here, pFeaeher Of
she Chasos OF Eagsand. uha IA Rener-
al favurite In the camp. elsn met
Captain Parker hsre. late OF sise Parker
House. also Jaek Simrsoa ard fcaEg
Manson, Of Olympia. and several
others. As soon - ! SET rested l will
start co my horneward ioafnsy."