The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

The Titled Earned by a Good-Hearted
Woman in the Icy North.

Nohhh IN the Icy North.
\ Queen has been visiting Seattle for
several days past and Few persons have
been aware OF the fact. Noe "A real crown
ed queen. ruler Of nations. or one who has
court nAed with brilliantly dressed sub
jects, but the woman who has sprung
into local fame as The Queen OF Alaska.
She is Mrs. Aylward, Of Napoleon Gulch,
eighty-fve niles from Forty Creek,
a tributary OF the Yukon While the ca
reer OF this woman is not as remarkable
as that OF many another noted person,
still tho fact remains that four years ago
she was a servant. and now she is lady
whose wealth would place her among the
higher classes II she 50 desired. In briel
her history is as follows. ..
Soon after the great Seattle IRE OF le>'
Mss Bridget Manion was COOK AT 'he
Yesler residence. on James street, between
Third and F0nrth avenues. In the course
Of events she went with Capt heaF anu
his family TO Eorty-mile Creek Wrcie nc
ia now IN charge Of the trading post i""e
was four years ago last July. one Wa
o,l,, me houselSeeper. but with Mrs. Healy
v,as the frst woman TO 90 into that frozen
country There were plenty of men there
49, bad nor seen a white woman Tor "a
LONG time. aud. az she was single, .let
hand was sought ~ them IN marriage
Nor being OF the marrageable nature JUST
then she kept on working al very booN
wages accommodating a small fortune
After Miss Nlanion had been AT fory-
mile for a year and nine months MT Ais
ward v-aa successful In gaining FOR VIE
no arst lady Of the land. AZ That tune
he had located several claims when w
having well Together they worker ,.'o
elaine which was not very hard as tho
cold was picked mp IN nuggets 1t ""'
stout ,nis time> she won the name %
"Oueen." Prcspectors were enterl"E
coilntrv and az times were Ne,Y
o. supplies. and during the moh1HS -
...,.,,, "a, out Of the question they AWAY
found a welcome an Napoleon Huicn. Niai''
n man owes Mrs Aylward a debt o. graf
| itu1e for having cheered ms dark "oH's,
roqt Nav she loft the little home In the
gold region aud started for the coast l,u',
inc tho week Of August ION She reached
can rron,,fsco or course her clothes
r.oro NOT 81 the latest fashion. and IN
/ conranv with a friend she was fitted out
vvbfa there many Of tho ladies' OF inc CITY,
,.rose husbands had como north IN search
/ ~ cold and % whom she had been tneno
En- the hour OF need. called on her and ex-
pressed their thanks S.nce-then she has
visited Tacoma. and rs now IN Seatte'
| -he guest of old friends.
After visiting friends in this city Mrs.
Av'varl will leave for Boston. 70 spend
n month or more IN that city and then VIII
cross the Atlantic 10 old Ireland, where
! her mother now lives IN the town OF Gal
wav Returning from there. she viii again
\ leave FOR her Northern home. there 10 re-
main with hor husband for several years
! when they win have acquired an indepen-
dent fortune. and then they will seek inc
moro civilized world. Mrs Aylward has
with hcr many nuggets which she has M
/ dividnailv picked mp on the claims. she
has n necklace. made of nuggets. when
| she wears around her neck. ana also n
valuable bracelet.-Seatue Post-lnteln-
/ cencer