The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-15
AN OFT TOLD TALE.
More Discouraged Prospectors
From Cook Inlet
A SCHOONER FROM THE ARCTIC
The Jeoe~ Gets IL Prom the Far North
The San Fr1nctrco whAier
Hfdalgu Wrecked.


afss TIE Jesse. arrived ssfe.y II port en-
feF1ag From rne Norgh- Both had '-~ey-
tH1ES stores TO re.zte. but Of q Ear d.
fer-sst nature. The 81 aer And was 70 from
tooS irzsst. tss mention OF which. ST.
months aga cal1e1 10 he xz4 Q picture
% prosperous mining Gangs. bat which
hoS k4rsosi CD tGTwors 10 1e1cte any
lniEAs Disappointing IN rrnsng sosassonA
me JssSe s2s from re Arcrsc ccsaE,
where see Fad b@su oasEiEx her nose
sssiaE tcebeEgs of eyerv conceivable
+, shape and variety. n. Sutherland had
many Passengers. and al bore that inds-
s ser BABY weary look laAt ssa-nps The re-
tSTrsa- Cook in.sssr.
From ZOOS Inlet.
/ seventy-six Cook in.e. miners were
brought down by the schooner Sophie
sutherland, gaich arrived here YESTERDAY
/ afternoon a. o'clock. and every one o.
I them paid thAlr passage IN gold 1uE Or
3! money. Not mach was left after sAe fares
we're paid, and. according TO the few rep
resen ,Atises OF the seventy six seen by
| reporter. most were thankful 20 have
/ even the price Of a fare. The Sutherland
tstk COOK tattt August -. charging 81 Tor
1 sae passage 10 the sound
small kn0t % Oh uainers seen az the
/ Sew England hotel cheerfai}y gave tae
+ attest meas from the inlet and were eafe-
f9E 70 compare their hEuges and state-
+ ments, raising them qaIss conservative
+ ans bearing more weight than tae d A.
nary story of the Stranded prospeetor.
/ Ihe little grorp was made p o. " :
( sande,s. II. 5 Redau and :. II Anderson.
+ tne lasl being chief spokesman- They
/ spoke Substantially So follow
w IN The exception - a few, say tsn
/ or twelve, none OF The arosoeefcrs IN Eha-
/ country are doing aeH vs. 1iie there nus
+ saVe been least So ner Wh1 carne q
me inlet during the SUMNER .nere age
DOB more thar 81 mer aeN mining here
( here ar4 DHmoef T44 nat hC
si ho@ many eol8ld nas b. e3 EVey
oaNt has AIKEN out fa} rfE#s tn L
/ Pevrs ass ea.ri~t a@ay fa.is 80 eas
ias me past month There IS no ~ang 81
provisions. a. those leaving nave fa aasns
Instances sold az sacrifice iu order lo
/ gel away. There aye n1en .hege wao Ri'i
not get out. h8i they All not pc allowed
| 20 SfaFve Those NOT in possession Of a
II ne are working for tbs favored few
| tae average aays Wages bei1g 81 per dss
| FOR the very bes3 men an3 ordinary mn
| FRS 8 PEI day. They are expected - a19
themselves Most % them wii get OH a.
| soon as they can and The ma i0Tity WI BE-
| abe 10 90 so. There are not over 10 wBo
sil be destitute The steam schooner FIX
| celsioT gas al S3tka a short tine ago and
"a going 10 carr down large crowd free
| az charge
Whatever pay dirt there Is In the coua
Try IL confined 70 CauyaI and Mills creeks
! The pay streak runs from the junction OF
s'x-Mle and csnvon creeks. up Canyon
| 10 the forks % Canyon and Nlis and th-n
up Mills creek about two miles Above
that nothing has been found that pays
al all
"A shipment Of gold may be expected
| from the Polly mines This fan - boat
SsSosa This mine Is near the Junction or
Mills creek ard t. owned bv John Rayno-
RrsFa 4s~ aAe
| Price ard Pierce. They are making good
money and hire two men 20 help work
You can imagine the condition OF the
country when Il is known that Of III
| two sc looms which started Up there laai
ssrnnitr only ore il running The other
| had IN quilt FOR lack Of business Wheu
s. con viii not pay IN a mining camp
| II IL a good Indication ~ poverty"
The oriy one az the th'ee 10 come out
With suy money was Sanders lie rad
;II in gol6 tus, after paying hts passage
| It was calculated tfst fully one-third ~
the suttsrlsn6's passengers had been
obliged 70 pay fare os, AZ The money they
had taken into the country. Th's lea GO
another Interesting calculation. The pros
necfors said that according 20 the mos
careful estimates goo 80 had been expenf-
ed In taking miners In ana oar u tae
country. while the SUN that WIFI come oui
or the mines Is sloo.oe AZ the highest ng.
are.
The Excelsior company was rot working
ia hrdTaullck'ng machines a. Coal bay
ard they thought that q proof - The
fact tina; no money vas 70 be made. A.
they said. ''ths machines are en- the
ground ard wpuls certainly be run II 81
paid. They are working on TOP % coal
vein anyway. ard never IN The history o
natning has there been found gola-aear-
ing country over a coal vein"
The voyage down en- TIRE Sophie SutA-
e~lsni was far from an aETeeaAls OK
the passenger complaining Of cranp.sl
schooner intends making another voyage
70 thu lnlet.
From the Arcsi~.
number 81 people lined up 81 ~
wharf 20 survey the decks OF the schooner
Jesse yesterday and comment on she skins
spread out 70 ar the odd looking skin
canoe the livery ard other carios scattered
about The schooner showed many evil
aenres % an Arctic voyage not cnly in The
things on the ac,k b3t I'll the scratches
art dents on her sturdy sides telling -
narsi knocks I'm seas az - she iest here
June I loaded wsth groceries. dry goods
and hardware . trade wsta Tho Ind ans a
po.nt Hope FOR skins whArbcre an
ivory Tire vovaxa 1as 81 ~Vontgai ere
the lie king making constant war or the
NftIA craft The cAnee brought Gown ia
made f--ous ne skin q sa.Tus ~ "a
stretched over framework. \ par e. The
nararssIern afts ~ an Eskimo fsne~fnaa ia
a rzsreoat made - the eatrA3is ~ a VA
r7ss IL - SHAPED like = sweater. wtih a
hs,ssE STAG --ens ind - perfea-;lv water-
rYoog Wien ar Esk TITO fisherman SltS IT,
~ rs-o~ re fssfens fhe - % the eos,
- tha bat Ard e SAFE rom wind s18
wave pes.snE IN the canoe was ssrs
lar3st ~ vars hlde. and % he su6 uas
attached 4 srenr hex* nAsste 81 COPPER
from a cartridge sheH ara ivory IN -
vvs-ers hold are g@N - 100 pounds 9,
wsasscO-e - xso.s qsa1itF Some - = =
from ,wesv. - fourteen feet long There
i asse a ecx .: ivory
pes.-Fatei flEemrar reporter o. rosre
shsss~s wa= shsswn he1aw 70 Fr- rahtn
chart - Alaska an3 'Re Arctic eeex1 0r.,-
Hacss and ease % - 81 pNnTef ri
hls ~ar~ by cast A. = Ravn7onf sa8 =
TSa Ivan Tsr~o $50 wseA 4 n F11~1-
srs = Victoria avs Cosk George Br;xA, 90
8s~s Angeles egr1p9~s$ s1e erFx
Tne sencener Reaches Po.nr Aane lsa
7.ne~ n~~tA - she A~c.te --~oe are
hasa-..7as xafaTe sn @a~e~e fGi - Sc
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forty u3iex S18tA sT1H = o1a Nlr3
eas 4asv w. w4th s~a hr- faseS se4 gas
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