The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-22
SEATTLE OF ALASKA
Col. A. y. Hamilton Thus Char
acferizes juneau.
NEWS FROM NORTHERN MINES
Remen In Miners Drsss-The tbs-
9sgfoss Bicycle Delights the
Isafa ns-Hoz1e Life.

teg9sE Or fss AXIS from ffstf@sssa
zfsst - AIask8. sgrsng uaies - h2s had
Desss8sl3Y gsss3 ozps~s51llAss - otfzsfEafsZ
TIRE present eouaitt0n u rfsA al things
g. that satereFfng ana. 70 q Fa5ortsr Ss
49, sast right
'~T-ae mining ssasoa r. Alaska n a.
issxt SIX weeks la.er shan gg-s1, a. = -
o. ever fAs f'ae8ac Northwest, All 80 fns
atnfer vas azlss severe. fss e0sAsEt kfsgEn
g. m Past afssen years. there Il zazDe
eousJlalat CO s.e3 progress Sc fks waF -
gYoaS sefiEz aEG ~ Sr0secsEiAz SDfx On
aha Hines alrszag 5sfesogse All sfoaEse-
faz TIE sngN L. stlA very ossg - fae
Tslehez. canyons and sJong tas assges %
she nso2nfaasss s8yJect - IRE ls&st ex-
roasre o. san o. melting wafEa wiE52.
TIE crowds ffsAt base gore - ths Yukon
en6 ESok inlet have bad 20 encounter
these deep snos drifts. aaa nsng have
discovered that Il s0alS have bsen E2cb
better t. star meath o. six Hesks i2tsFs
thus ssying pTegislosx az wsEl As timss.@
HaH Ela Ysa And b4siHsse, e0konslF
'~yhsss is an air of prosperity shsat s5s
esuasry tsxf II refrs4ain8 - geog}e no
have heard noting Dgs Complaint ~ har4
ssases for ssysgsi years pesf. 5sne4S -
Socially. ias been greatly benefited. ard u
sepsia8s ore - the early daFs - Butte.
when e first seii the impulse % eagik&i -
she ceyeloHusent 81 the great silver ara
eogy<f ieaGes underlying r. juneau = TIE
distributing center for q large extent q
r01utry. ard IN q way is IRE Seattle q
Alaska. There are numerous Eninins
camps sn the near vicinity and ~ remote
rosnfs. and a. communication - mainly
by water. smasTl steamers. seh9oaefs ard
sl0o5s make Juneau their hzsllng port. II
this way iF has become ths natural trade
eenfef sEo ~ rsas1a % Is ne Merchants
srs 6osns a good business 70 fbe NaF %
erfaftiag miners ard proepeefeFs. They
are fansNiaF KftA the wants y fae egan-
srg ard try carry large stocks - goods
assyfet - fheNH WaGf2. 5eaafis. hes~
ever. * into t4as sxtsnsise ffAsiss esFFc8~
ally she cosh laiet and Yukon. having tins
asvanfa9s 81 large vessels sailing direct
from fEsH part - cox inlef However.
ssnsaa l. pFospsroas. LIZ ssokars. - Fea-
s1n % the mines. ans nf~ b1ti8tazs are
going ~ on every had, both business
houses and dRslBnSs. ana TIE sound Of
rAe ehgpenssrs hammer u heant early and
late There IL no complaint Cf G41H tines
end az American - Id &c believe. after
Breathing ihe aif ~ live mining country,
chat be l. ones more Ia his native land
snstesd Of an Engilsh sspendgney-"
ibid yoB H1sst many oilers q diaag-
pointed meny
No On the contrary. the country has
readily absorbed the greet influx - PROS
peetnrs and miners that wsnf n early ia
the seaz0n, ard there are no oilers Or
ssFsg2seFp remaining ii Jsnean 81 other
points. Those Nho want work apparently
have no trouble in Obtaining IT. And The
pay Is good Miners u they 10 not waus
20 work for wages. can take gp claims
and work for themselves they are sure
% good living and wages
1.-THE country. like al mining eossfsi rles
s. hard 10 pfnapest. and ~ - 20 ssnmense
that the arouna has AZ yet beet aeBrreIy
scratched Nith rick. While aach "
Apparently aone along fhs waterways.
the Interior and tho mountain ranges are
yet unexpiorsa. in Aiaaks. the prosgsee-
Tor must ~ proyided wlth = boat instead
% a cayuee ssa THIS water horse = all
soiufeIr Indispensable. The entire coun-
try f. covered with naoss. hut II f. not
80 densesy flfnbefed aS the country aioA&
the ~eatsrn slope 81 the Cascades. nef~
tier ~ the undeFbrush 60 aeuaa or trgs3-
bi%Nofu~. TIE egsr~Gsrf sent drsM gt1b -
here. hoHeFers IN greater abundance ard
gross nsast i0xuffVss}y ~ aansrf points
or fha ctgrs where felioN tan grasp u
~ffh aeNfhigke grip ahen ~ loses his
fgoting ana goes sliding oown the noun
safn. Mixers u know now e s.. proc
yeg1snE haR been confined mainly 80 she
water COURSE - creeks and canyons.
sss ln tie Hast accessible places reaeAea
smeaTh sometimes. bat the hog.a # rewaFd
g. very strong
sAf Cos,a ifass those who vent in FOR
ste pnfresr nf trading and teNh bislid-
frF, remained afeAE fhs coast started
fhe&r steFas and are husltinE up quite
. buslnesa A important trs8H center
wlu - faanard pH these SISTERS. white
s. nEr4isF - smaller trading gssHls al
D. etEnrninea 48 enHKeH4ent s.asHts. The
ttAeAr Minis hnwHxer wEfe Tire afEFar-
ftgn for tise great m inritT #nd every
s~eek ard river hewpEer Hushu or greet
e being rfuNaerfed ais far up So the snow
wgii permit Reports 70 nfw discoveries
sre nunsefosss. ard tAose wso bad been
81 isefafe ard fskeu pu rssfna aTe aoiue
well Geek ffsist while g may 30 d1ss o.
pesnUrg % fanv. Ngi surprise ia "a Yrfv
egfefaf1e fuennsy taauV SHE have EnnH
there in e~ana ~ fortunes A casual
fibwre - flf usp conveys hsls aa fnaHe-
aaafe 73sa - sht antvF ar gfs nxtent
y - ln fealitF cadHtfS as Serge as Pm
81 sHura sad iis rfa-,sEFtse #re almost
rs yetsed 81 wla - hzfstr huoeu 49, lhe
snanths foH -. an3 thf miners g} ln
rheiF vefh
"what = Sic outlook ga ira Yakong''
TIE YuAan Nf1 mafr fhsn nofs its
oWn fhia gear. h1s II - tsa eHFlV ga Hes~
Hsarh ffen ths1 aeateann - A}aeka A
crowd lsfg 1saess era We8neaaaY gast ger
the fHkoa. sHasaree cling among ths nufs-
tef haF 6aEen woaicr. sofBe ~ sshafs,
Nfa r3ofhHs fa miners suffs. end hs1
sg6euf'y SERB pants before"
1'ees tae westnsr uow irterfcre vifh
e-tttssr tIfeF
No fhe aeather ta Aissta f. shs7it SIS
EiEahknt SIS 81 ss reported 90 lsxr hren
afong fasset #anhA thla snffns Veevta-
Uon 8Fpf rs thrttfv ana where saedons
hete h0en rsasse thf vrEetRftas rHrarrt
tf4s sass, ..faaF-...a ...-..as.Ff.