The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

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Gescrioao.e Indications OF the returned
/ AaaSxa P-cspecsor. But these were min
| ers- Dot prosp=cto-S. the distinction being
mat these zen had money and we're from
| tas YUKON. not from Cook inlet L was
Fs-i;z0.e transp.anfiag OF population
One hundred and sfty-tlve came in On TIE
long exoecsed steam schooner Lakne last
night al o'clock. and with that number
| were thousands Of dc4sars' worth cs gold
| d1s~. The largest amount brought out Is
eredlSe1 70 l. Lafiamme. who had about
sIc-1s The Anderson brothers. % this
/ CITY. mad also good sacks amounting 10
/ proeao-y ssssss. Charles ]. Larson and A.
| 0er- Williams were among those with piles
| going into the thousands Even the poor
| ones IN the crowd had 500
| Four OF them were met on the street and
asked Tor news. They were l. A. Blskel.
Jas Mclaughlin, Charles Beede and Mr..
| lettings The first named acted spokes-
man Il don't want TO advise any ore
about going into that country" he said
IL ne has money. all right--it not. all
wrong In the first place, it's hard prop
osition TO reach Circle City. and then the
fur only Just begins. You have 10 go
| sixry-ave miles TO reach the mining re-
gioias. and must make the whole distance
with your face covered by a veil X not,
the mosquitoes would chew you up. They
| are the curse OF the country " Whenever
| you step TO take drink or blow your nose
they get in under the veil. and then you
| wish you were safe at home And
marshes. You are in II knee deep al the
| way from Circle City 10 the mines. As TO
tie mines. they are good II you happen to
| own one. III not, you must depend on labor
| BY the day. This is paid al the rate OF SO
t day. bur one can only work fifty days at
| the outside. and about 500 is years pay.
Ali the mines were being closed down
eV faTs vfr-.~ IL all a +v.
the winter. and those who remain VIII be
engaged In that work. The p. p. Weare.
| carrying those VINO came out. left Circle
| City September s, just month ago to-
/ morrow.
The i.akme came in about o'clock last
| nlgAt As she steamed down the Sound
| the passengers cheered every passing yes
sci again and again. and when the lights
| OF the city came IN sight they shouted
| themselves hoarse. just such u cheering
crowd as this vas carried from Seattle
| last summer By the Lakne on her first
| voyage 20 Cook inlet.
| St. Michaels was left September . and
| the passage was made in thirteen days.
| The Lakme left Cnalzska September 3.
| The steamer Bertha was there with eighty
| five passengers for San Francisco. and in
| tended TO leave the day following. No
| freight was carried by the Lakrne. enabling
| her 10 accommodate the I55 passengers
/, without crowding- The fare from Circle
| City was $50 for first c.ass. $40 for second
I class and So for steerage.
| Among the passengers were thirty-fve
| men who went up or the steam schooner
| Portland 20 put together the new river
| steamer John ]. Eealy. The vessel IS now
| completed and on her first trials has
| shown up wei. Two women Were aboard
| the Lakme. One was Mrs VI. E. Maynard.
/ H@r husband has been in the country four
! ~ a NJ 81 f.rs yrt a.
| TO prospect His original intention had been
| 10 start 4 trading pest, but things did not
| work out as he had expected Mrs May
! nard would have been the only white wonn-
/ an on S. M!ehaeis Island had she remain
| I'd. and she expressed grsa. satisfaction
| that she had NOT been obliged TO do so.
The Lakne viii go 20 Tacoma today and
| take on a cargo OF lumber FIR San Pedro.
Among the passengers from Alaska on
| tho Lakme who arrived "a Seattle last
| night was Thomas Dwyer. whose present
| home is at Everett. but who went 20 the
| Yukon last spring for the purpose Of ex-
| aiming that field carefully In behalf ~
/ d syndicate O; Superior. Wis. The synii-
"a authorized him 20 make the tnrestiga-
| ton with view 10 introducing a hydrsu-
/ lie plant for mining on a large scale. Mr.
| Dwyer is satisfied. from his seasons study
| 81 the situation. that the plan is entirely
| feasible, the chief drawback being the
/ sho-tness % the season. He VIII make a
| favorable recommendation. He thinks the
| Yukon a fine mining country for 4 man
| who has the requisite pluck and endurance.
| plus a rea sonabls amount or cash. and
| who VIII 30 there and stay for ;Eo or three
| years. To reporter he said las. night
| al the Stevens hotel:
left Seattle for Alaska On the Topeka
A1ril z arrived al Dyea Aprs, 70 sna at
/. Cs-c.e Cvty Nav IS The trip is one that
i requires lots OF patience ard hard work
/ On lsaving Dy.a. the first task - 20 Climb
re summit. and you may judge what a
/ task & is when l tell YOU that x took US
| 1nsy rite Gays 20 make me first nirse niles.
/ Thence We Travelled by s.eas 20 Mud AXE.
or Lake Marsh. where ne Sasi.t our boats
/ for the river trip. Right here le; ne
1 drop word OF caution 20 the trave.sr
/ VINO has an ssea -Aat arr kind OF beat viii
| do for travel on the Yukon. Such an iiea
along the journey are extremely perslous'
/ as The .oss % many outfit shss season
viii testify. None bat the stoutesr kins
( Of craft s6oui1 DC trusted. TIE three
/ particularly dangerous points are Miles
j canyon and Write Horse and Five Fingers
oar crew vas the ars. this season -
/ pass these successfully. We then sle5ghsI
/ across Lake Leearge. thsrsy-fwo mics.
/ Thence NE went 20 Tesinto, and on 10
! Circle City, arriving there May q The
I provided the traveller keeps clear OF the
i ice Jams. Bat the trip ogf from Circle
/ City 20 the mines il The Haraez: part OF
! the journey. that = II taken We had
20 make IL by the spring or summer trail
EErcn creek - hard stream 10 pole M
| being very rapid. snd the trails are bad IA
he spring.
We'll. as D rninlag thls summer. think
the season gaS reasonably successful The
! banner claims FOR the season were On
1 Dea1w1cd ard Mastoton creeks. ! know
of some diEgings watch paid "a high as
ten ounces OF single s-oTsS. thong n
/ o. eoa-ss tA's was exceptional. know %
+ several wasea paid as higa as three ana
{ four. Men working on wages a. TIE n nes
sere pad So ard Sc day. while me
wages OF = common lsh>re- n Circle C'ify
were Is Or course living was proportion
atslv ns<a. Bacon was g cents 20 ~ cen =
pound a Circle CRY and e COS >
- ce1ts = p1@a8 20 pack % Tae rnSnes
ycD can add taAs much for Is price EheYs.
Sugar was y cents a. C3rrie CITY. ana ~
| eeaEz at sAe Tnlnss. Flour ~as 5. and <
Z q sack % 1fty pounds a. Circle CTR sat
Is az ne EEsDeE- Canned goods OF al
kinds -sre q q can az Circle City. L.
Qger Nas So 3 gallon A. sae rnirfs, ana
gets4s@1 fer = csnts n drink. Tas SssSa o.
go cigars. s8cn cas- ere gets here az the
rate Of two fer a nickel. SOD there a. -
/ cents
Yea ask re whether there IL a xooss
/ ost}e1k far poor man =. ssnee mines.
/ can say tn a. rsncor that for me r.@hs
1 Sort u mSa ! know OF I'D better place
( for Fae~sey- making First q al ~ nus
Se & ran og 08y-'sta bic psfscs and per-
/ severance. TIE Journey i'ssif. les rss 49,
sure yosi. IS such as 20 ca8 for these quail
lies ard they will oe called fsr sgain
sr3 zsAsn during his ~er< a. tAs Gsx-
/ gsuss. re mus b prepared 70 meet ass
/ ,earag meats a 20 endure Aard@Et7s
HFso@t number. He must hare a sE1asi
amount e rez1y rsozeg. and h snousd
+ take years supplies wish hssn from Scat
f tle. Last C al wcaid say thai IN s~ter
fer HsrS 20 WI Success ne must stay Cor AZ
east Two % three years. Eas$ ca1Gstf0n
I ~onsitse~ almost Indispensable. and Z
w54s1 @ay xTess stress on ~ IN giving sd
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