The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
NAIL By DOG EXPRESS
Contractor Will Travel From
juneau to Forty-Mile.
ACROSS AlASkA'S ICE FIELDS.
An Indian Who VIII Take Civilization
Into the Wilds The Man Who
Claims juneau as a Mine.

Steamer Wiliapa arrived in port At 5
o'clock last evening from Alaska Among
her passengers was James Jackson. an
educated Indian who is TO personally carry
the mail. that is. letters, from Juneau TO
Forty-Mils, on the Yukon river. This IS
70 De the FIRST attempt ever made al send
ing the mail into the Yukon by a regular
carrier through the year. Jackson's con-
tract is with the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. and his visit 10 this city ar this time
Is 20 secure four or five long-haired dogs
10 De used on the sled. Jackson is an old
guide, and believes he can easily make the
trip. although II is considered extremely
hazardous. r. Goldstesn, a prominent
merchant and the man who is being sued
by the town OF Juneau for the ground on
which the town Is built, he having To-
Gated q claim there nearly seven years
ago and worked IL every day since. was
also a passenger on the steamer. Beside
these Two there were thirty-eight other
passengers.
Jackson was seen at the dock by a rep
resentative of the Post-Intelligencer soon
after the arrival OF the steamer. and talk
ed readily OF his proposed mission. He is
a magnificent specimen Of physical man
hood, standing about 5 feet 5 inche in
height, and weighing about $50 pounds.
He is a typical Northern Indian. having
been born at Taku, Alaska, and speaks
good English. In speaking Of the trip he
said:
To Carry Mall to the Yukon.
MY contract is with the Alaska COM
merCial Company and provides that 1 shall
carry the mail from Juneau 10 the COM
pany's headquarters at Forty-Mile. The
trip has never before been attempted. but
/ haven't a doubt but hat / will succeed.
The contract is made UP to the middle OF
August next year and IL will take about
two months and a half for the round trip.
My OUTFIT viii consist of a sled, eleven Feet
long and two feet wide, which is already
built at Juneau; four or hve dogs, 800
pounds of provisions. such as can be used
in that climate a tent and some things
that go with il. a stove and bedding. My
nephew, a young Indian 10 years old. and
an old man named Bill Stewart. who has
been up the Yukon, Will make the trip.
We will also take a gun with which to
shoot moose, cariboo, rabbits and other
game.
I'VE will cave juneau soon after l get
back. and the first place We Will make for
will be Dyea. a distance of about ninety
miles; from there We viii go over the sum-
nit 10 Lake Lindemann, a distance OF
thirty miles. from there we will so all the
way down Lewis river, a distance OF about
80 miles, to the company's headquarters at
Forty-Mile. The only thing we VIII carry
nl4 no AENACaE - - 1RtAA ~ ~ $500
yes. in some places it is only 70 degrees
below zero. ! have been a guide in that
country for a number of years, and know
the country pretty well.
SAY, do you think | can get four or
five good dogs in this town to take on the
trip? They must be l~ong-haired and pref
ty large, capable OF drawing a sled Any
one wishing TO send a letter into the Yukon
can do so by mailing 1t on the Willapa,
which returns next Tuesday. / expect TO
have about 100 pounds of mall on the first
trip. We will use long snowshoes and aV-
erage about twenty miles a day on the
trip"
Mining Under Juneau Town.
Mr.. Goldstein was seen at the Northern
hotel later in the evening. He said Juneau
Is experiencing a large-sized building boom.
and times are extremely lively. lie him.
self will put up a ten-stamp mill this WIN
ter and make other improvements. he IS
not bothering himself any over the OUT
come OF the suit which is now before tne
United States supreme court brought
against him several years ago by the town
OF Juneau. lie says the best his opponents
can get It a title 10 the surface property.
and he does not believe they can get this.
The fight was commenced about six years
ago, and at one time 1t was thought a moo
would lynch Goldstein. who refused 10
give up his right TO the property.
Il have got the finest mining property IN
Alaska" said Mr.. Goldstein, land a lot or
people up there want TO get II away from
me. but they can't do II. as I have a clear
title. II the supreme court decide in my
favor I will come pretty near owning the
whole town. 1t may De that l will have 10
20 TO Washington City before going back
TO Alaska. / look for a good-sized boom
in Alaska next year"
The up trip OF the steamer was very
rough, causing a delay of two days, but
the down trip was exceedingly pleasant.
About twenty-five tons OF freight was
brought down and the following passen-
gers:
Mr.. r. G. Noyes. Mr.. f. c. Hudson, Miss
NJ. Lukki. Mr.. Galbest. Mr.. Gus Sherbum,
Mr.. George +. Moore. Miss ii. Smith. Mrs.
/. Easton, Master O'Brien. Mr.. Ed Bin
der, Mr.. AL Trimble. Mr.. G. f. Buchanan,
Mr.. II. Durkin. Miss B. Hastings. Miss
Jack Hastings, Mr.. H. II. Furland. Mr..
II. y. Thorp, Mr.. A. Gotstein, Miss NJ e.
Anderson. Mr.. c. +. Dunlap, Mr.. Ole
Myrin. Mr.. John Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. ]. Mccullough, Mr.. W. r. Elliott. Mr..
A. Lillienstrand. Mr.. z. Biehl. Mrs. Abra-
hams. Mr. II. Thomas. Mr.. a. ]. Brue.
Mr.. C. s. Smith, Mr.. Thomas Strong, n
eight steerage.