The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-01

ssusclnx season. about September L let
tered IN s1ss way. Il rs impossible 70 sci
aaeza. assa rte miner, realizing that tn's
xore n thsnx nay be repeated Indefinite
IS. becomes discouraged. and with g0od
reason.
- nav - safely asserted that rot more
fhan I go tons Of merchandise can &c
brought up the Yukon the coming sum
rser ~ the boats nc@ on the river. ara
shoufd either - permanently dssa olea or
lost. the amount will be greatly reduced
steamers can make three trips yearly.
that Is during the short summer. ne
sfeauser Portss y. Nears. BELONGING %
fae North American Ira nsportAtien &
Trading Company. can bring - sons
each trip. and the Arctic, tire Alaska
Commercial Comps nyfs boat. VIII brig
nffle better than fftx tons each nip IS
she has fseea hafily weakened and cannot
~ heavily burdsned.
Tnis year there has been a shortage q
supplies o. about - tons This WiU fe-
,fuce the output % the mines very rnuch-
A. one feadiug cause for this rsdleis9a
vra will mention the fact thar the HiFch
Creek district where the uines are frac-
tlcaIly unopened. ard where fen. i any.
slagee boxes have been made. theirs are
no nails. consequently. no mining csn De
aona until after the arrival OF the t'cat
A. that poims-atgout July / No ground
xluieing for gold can be done Oh fFoz@n
bottom. as any miner will understand
or course some stripping may be done IN
this way.
To those who desire 20 come 20 this fe-
gson we wlIl say. you cannot buy any OK
the leading groceries here before JulE D
and should any large number OF persons
come there viii rot then be enough Ter
all Tor any length OF tine. The expense
Of bringing supplies over the mountains
they would cost here. bat then you would
be sure TO have them
II Is possible tins Dominion authorities
may have a customs officer al or near
the head Of the river. but as there - row
one here, this viii not Increase the COST
as compared with prices at this place.
Any large immigration 70 the YUKON al
lev as matters now are. would be 5isas-
trous 10 those now here. and would have
a ike result for those who come, unless
those coming bring a years OUTFIT, cspe-
ciaily food a part would be compelled TO
leave In the fail. and this Is not an easy
matter always.
a steamer may or may not be found 81
St Michaei's. Polling up the river ard
going out over the mountains Is tires3me
and anything but pleasant. but one or the
other Of these things must be done II
there are more persons here than there
are provisions for. II is rumoret mere
that the Alaska Commercial Company
viii place a new boat on the river the
coming summer. but even II this be srue.
she can make only one trip. and possibly
not that
This has been written as much Tor the
benefit Of those coming as for our own
protection. as will be seen by the above
statements. Whatever Is 10 our detri-
ment will be an equal injury 10 inmi-
grants.
l. " McQuestsn.
Charles $. Lavonte.
Robert j. English.
f Grignou.
II. NJ Smith.
j. a Campbell.
Frank Bowker.
Frank Dnsmore,
w. Fl. McPhee.
Frederic II. Johnson,
Thomas W O'Brisn.
George w ..forsan,
Frank Buteau,
Joe a. Cooper.
William Hayes.
W. r. Cornell.