The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

There have probably been more suits OF
reacy-nace Clothing ScE IN Seattle x.nce
the arst deposits OF Yukon miners were
made here t1an for many moons Every
man who landed here from the steam
schooner Lakme and the schooner c. C.
Faak made dash for c,oshlers as .oen
as they could change their gold dust into
money. There they purchased entirely
new outfits OF outer ard under garments
hats. saoss. collars. cuts and nsckties.
and after visiting the bath and barber
shop we're ready 10 resume the habits OF
civilization once more. II Is impossible 10
get anything IN the way OF clothing Gu the
Yukon save oyeralas ard those mysterious
jackets OF cosored wool for which the
tailor has no name. Shoes of the COM
Efoness kind worth 81 here are sold there
for IS. The miners from the Yukon nave
evidently found Seattle q good place 10
spend money in AT any rate they are
scattering their gold with lavish hand.
and many stores are Offering special in
ducements 10 get their trade
H. ID. Barnes. receiver OF the Empire
Jeveiry Company. has bought about sis-
90 worth OF gcli dust from the miners
ano has talked with them q good deal
about the country II which they have
been prospecting.
i am led 10 believe from conversations
! have had that miners in the Yukon are
said Mr.. Barnes yesterday. They are
told that Seattle vii, not buy their gold,
that The scales on which their dust would
be weighed are false, and many other
things OF a nature 10 keep the yukoner
away from here. There can be bu; one
object. and that is 10 tnrow the Transport
tation and business OF the region towards
San Francisco. The steamers plying on
the Yukon between ST. MichaeTs aSld Cir
Gle City are handled by San Francisco
people. ] think IL would be a good and
paying idea IL Seattle capital could be in
tertsted in the establishment OF line OF
steamers which would carry the miner or
his freigh, directly from Seattle through
ST. Michaefs to Circle City. Freight Is
now carried between ST. Michaegs and
Circle City a, SIS per ton. This could
surely be done with profit at SOD or less.
The only difference in the price of geld
here and In San Francisco is the cost OF
handling This amounts 10 Is cents an
ounce.
'-On Friday forty-six men sold gold
here, the total being between $4,000 and
3l4.0oo. They did not In the majority of in
stances dispose of all their dust. but sim
ply sold enough TO keep them going until
San Francisco Is reached.
There is probably 800. 90 worth OF gold
dust in the city today. IL we could cash
Il. look ar the trade tina, would result
.uiAesS d&S Ssai4l4S2ss II tuSy lIlIA
town is looking after their interests they
viii support Ii with their trade. They GER
tainIy have the idea that Seattle does not
cater TO them. II would be a good idea
to have a government assay ONCE here.
Miners are all fearful OF being cheated,
but would have perfect confidence Il they
could have their dust assayed by a govern
eminent expert God dust circulates in
the Yukon as money. and is taken In
trade at SIT an ounce They can not I'M
derstand why they can not get the same
price here. We pay from SIS 10 ST an
ounce, according 20 the purity OF the
dust. A city to catch the mining business
must make some concessions in the inter-
est Of the miners. They are penned up in
the mines or at hard work for long peri
DDS. and when they strike a town they
want to have a good time II they can.
spend their money in enjoyments al one
place. they will go TO another. II the
o'clock closing ordinance went into es-
feet tonight don't believe miner could
be found In the city within a week
Mr.. Barnes statement that influences
adverse 20 Seattle are being brought to
pear on the miners in the North Is borne