The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-27

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cersk5o,s r-zesSEess bF the Hai~ol Bay F<o-
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garages. Thozs wf.o witnessed tire ayTfyas
! ag sha Txssgs-sxexers communicated tie az
/ .esssgenea - tribes a. distance. ana sse-
s<~spea The Bossons 50 be - numerous -
he uesases on the Fezca That tbs BAD
i sxgnrs~v effect ca the indians wax soon APP
. rzrerx. fux many rsso were rrsvEoEsls bosAs
ard ssesz.sf now hexarse aumbse and SUD
,zfssFrr. III any bad saGnIgel Thought OF
future suzsics with The whites, the tAoAghs
wss rsox abandoned fo- all time
As soon As the miners. accompanied By
some traders wfrh goods from the Sound.
commenced going np the river "a gocdly
nunhers Douglas hasss1ee 10 tie scene
and informed them that Fraser river BE-
loar~d 10 the Hsdsou Bar Company. and
men must sav for the privilege Of raining
aai trading there They were farther IN
formed that any tools. provisions or clotA-
ing they required mast be purchased n the
Hudson isay STOKES. otherwise they would
be seized AID eonascated. In pursuance
of this order several sraklers lost stocks o.
gocslz ranging in yaIne from 81 90 10 s.. 80,
which were seized, sold. aGd sEe proceeds
pocketed BIZ the company. The sufferers
submitted gyusnbliaEsr and ansier protest,
bnt they had rhen no alternative
Sonle estsnsase the number Of miners a.
trarfed 10 the Fraser flse- ~ 10000.
Others think The number much greater.
When il il remembered that they arrived
q. the rate % eco q day. and often 900 IN
q single day. the estimate wiii not he con
siseFed unreasonable. For upxar1s % six
months this human food tide confirmed
with little variation or disninutioa. Where
did this host OF adventures come from
and what heeame Of them are questions
that viii arise IN the minds OF some
readers.
They did nos all come from California;
their numbers would have deropula,ed San
Francisco and LETT il in the sad plight OF
Whateon. deserted village Sixty days
from the date Of the discovery they COM
menced flocking TO this coast from Canada
and the Atlantic states, bound for Fraser
rfyer VIA san Francisco. Canada sent
many. the states more. and they continued
coming long after the mines OF British
Columbia ceased 10 attract Californians.
The n1ines we're OF limited AREA, and did
not admit Of more than four or FIVE thous-
and ruen working successfully. The pay
ing or promising claims were soon all
taken. Quite number then returned to
California, but much the larger proportion
remained 10 explore the country in pursuit
OF new gold fields. By degrees they spread
in all directions. Some followed the course
OF Fraser and Thompson rivers to the
mountains at their head sone came mp
the Sound and crossed the Cascades. in all
the rivers on the eastern side finding gold.
but not permitted by the Indians to stay
and gather it: some went up the Columbia
river into Idaho. and some extended their
explorations to Montana. A sensible few
wisely abandoned the pursuit OF treasure.
with its attendant priyations and suffer
ings, and settled on the Sound, some in
towns and some on land claims.
Among the first 10 go from Puget sound
in quest of his fortune on Fraser river was
Charles ii. Bradshaw, our whilom candi-
date for congress, and present collector of
customs. He was then young man of
rather spare form, but lacked neither the
courage nor energy To successfully prose
cute any ordinary undertaking. Unfortu-
nately for the hope which inspired his visit
TO the mines, he there became so i'll that
nus HE was Tor a time despaired OF. While
in this critical condition. and fully sensible
of his peril, he sent TO the writer verbal
request To publish an account of his death,
when il occurred. and send copy of the
paper containing il TO his old home in the
East. Bradshaw had host of friends in
the mines and on the Sound, and there
were not wanting willing hands to minister
To the sick man with all the tenderness
miner is capable of. Fortunately he was
spared to be an active participant in many
well-fought political battle since his ex-
pected demise at the mines. At present he
looks very unlike man who would soon
require the services of an undertaken The
bearer of the message concerning his death,
Samuel McIaw. a trader at that time both
in Steilacoom and Mt the mines, long since
departed for world where there is neither
mining nor trading. CHARLES PRoscH