The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-01
UNryEg6ITr or WASHINGTON.
Addresses Before the socfety-sssdents
After Alaska Gold.


Or. A. r. Bechdolt. professor Of history.
gave the Aletheu0nean Literary Society
3 most entertaining and instructive ad-
dress ON Friday evening. His theme was
the ancient civilizations Of Europe, ana
~ he proceeded to tell Of the many re-
searches being made by the learned men
OF the world. and to tell of the wonderful
results flowing from these researches. up
setting 30 many Of the old theories. nc
held the interest of every one present, for
20 many the ideas and facts were new.
Brief mention Was made OF the languages.
commerce. garments. hats. villages. routes
OF travel, utensils. implements and weap-
ons of these races who occupied Europe
before the ice Of the glacial period had
entirely disappeared.
On the same evening Edmond s. Meany,
registrar Of the university, addressed the
society on Arthur A. Denny, Sketch
of Seattle's Grand Old Man. The large
oil painting Of Mr.. Denny was removed
from Denny hall to the society rooms Tor
the occasion Of this address. Mr.. Meany
said that too often we wait until our
great and good men are dead before we
tell Of their greatness and goodness. He
then read the well known welcome TO the
Pioneerx Association by Frederic James
Grant The life OF Mr.. Denny was then
traced through many. but by no means
all. OF the exciting. interesting and his
foric incidents from the founding OF Scat
tie to the present day.
Tho hour for military drill has been
changed to 1870. which viii give many OF
the student organizations opportunities
for meetings. and IL Is expected that col
lege spirit viii be greatly benefited by this
change
Four Of the professors In the university.
WIZ. Edwards. of physics; Hin. OF biology;
Myers. OF chemistry, and I.andes. of geol-
ogy. went over TO Kitsap county for a
days outing not long since. and were left
In the wilderness By the boats that were
TO have called for them. After much un-
willing explorations. and after perfect
lack OF good luck on the part OF the hunt
ers In the party, they brought up at the
United States dry deck. where they were
very Hospitality entertained and brought
home In the launch The professors have
kept rather mum about this exploit.
Last spring two university students LETT
for the far north to join the hordes OF
Alaska gold seekers They we're w. II.
Brook and Waldo Richardson. both OF
whom have since returned and viii re-
sumo their studies after the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays AZ the beginning OF the win
ter term. Mr.. Brook has been In Alaska
before. and has confined his Efforts TO the
ruby sands OF Lstuya bay. The Alaksa
Mining Record. published at Juneau. has
the following TO say OF the enterprise OF
the University OF Washington boys:
Mr. w. NJ. Brook. the managing own
or in the principal piacers at htuya bay.
expresses himself as very well satisfied
with the results OF hts seasons opera
sions there. He reached his claims on
April 18th last and built 2.oeo feet Of fume
twelve inches wide by eight inches deep.
and began shoveiing IN his first string of
boxes twenty days later. AS rapidly as
they could be constructed four more
strings OF boxes were added and into
these Mr. Brook had an average of four
teen men shoveiing day and night
throughout the season. the yield per man
per day varying from $40 TO SIS with a
grand total from the claim OF about sl2.-
o. The product of this claim IS OF the
purest quality, averaging IN value SIS TO
the ounce.
in addition 10 the usual amount OF
quicksilver. Mr.. Brook has used amalsa-
mated silver plates In his siuices and finds
that from IS 10 70 per cent Of the Yield
Vas recovered by their use. Last year
on this claim SOME three TASKS OF quick
silver were lest through the upsessiag OF
slatces by unusual tides. In working over
this ground this season IL was found
tha; the lost mercury had Amaisa-nated
with the sold In the sands and very
appreclaole quantity was recovered in
thu siuscss. so much in fact that Mr.
brook At the cad OF the season. and hav-
fng finished retorting hts amaigana
found that he hai remaining a greater
quantity OF quicksilver than he mad at
the beginning Of operations last fprsag.
the icSses incident 10 hls work having
been more than replaced by the metal
recovered from the sands ~ here IL had
bean charned about by tho action Of the
tides and waves since last season
Mr.. Brook has four comfortable cabins
on bis property, and on the wAeeiock
claim are three others. The fume and
slusccs are good for at least another 1--WE
years. and at the opening OF the next
season there VIII De nothing to delay or
ressrd operations and a very succesxft,l
rua Is aatfrtnafea