The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-03
and rides the sea as dry and graceful as

an sihasross
We landed the prince ara marty on
June = AZ Cape Manly. which - twenty
TWO miles from here. and shall stop here
unsl about August -. when we shall go
saa pick them Up again and land them
a. S!tka- Il viii probably be about the
attic
This is the only safe ha-bor 20 lie In
Tor distance of over go miles. II IL per
fscdy safe. We shall paint and otherwise
overhaul the vessel while here II We can
Ind clear weather enough 10 do so. II is
thick here mos, OF the time.
he change In the rig Of the Tbs In
great Improvement in every way. The
ceatsr-boarf, which has been such
source Of annoyance for so Ions, has
given us no trouble whatever and the at
tie vessel Is all O. K In every other re-
spect."
a. e. Eass Doren. OF 3. II. Behrenis'
mercantile house AZ Juneau. WAS a paa-
senger down on tbs Al-kl- Mr. Van Dorsn
denies the truth OF the statement In W.
l. Shaak's letter, published yesterday In
the Post InteIllgencsr, that provisions are
scarce tn juneau. and that bacon IS sell
Ing AT 50 cents a pound.
juneau merchants can sell a man ev-
erything he wants for Yukon outfit. We
were GU. OF bacon two days until the ar
rival OF the Queen, bat we have not sold
a pound OF Il this year for more than Ii
cents. The statement that we were
charging 80 cents Is ridiculous
Such things as these make our people
feel sore Practically all of our supplies
are purchased from Seattle wholesalers
For years now this city has derived i'm
mense benefit through its Alaska busI-
ness, and 1, looks 10 US as though we
should be entitled 10 fair treatment.
Have many people left Juneau for the
YIkong Well. yes. a good many. The
Comet mine lost fifty men. fttv went
from Sheep creek and the 'Treadwei loses
100. Experienced quartz miners are need
ed. Wages are 1870 day and the work
II, Of course. lasting. Common labor Is
already plentiful there. but good miners
vii have no trouble getting work"
Douglass Almond. formerly OF the Ana
cortss American. row foreman of the
state printing office at Olympia. has fore
gone his ambition 10 go TO the C!ondyhe
and decided 10 remain at his post. He
was in the city Yesterday, and reported n
great run Of fish at Anacortes.
There are lots OF fish there now" he
said 10 reporter last night at the Stevens.
.sYou know the capacity OF the three can
The abundance OF salmon just now IS
such that they could get all they can
use. Unfortunately. however, labor Is
scarce and they ara not able to run at
their full capacity. Many Of our men are
leaving for the Ciondyke. and IL is din
cult to get others 20 take their plac"=."
A. ] Calvert Of Milwaukee. Wis. who
has charge Of the Rescue Mission in that
1fF fe IF . afs nfzla
spending few days here. Mr.. Calvert
went 10 San Francisco during the Endeav-
or convention. then came north by steamer.
This Clondyke excitement is a great ex-
perience for me- he said yesterday. Il
want to congratulate the Pnst-Intelligen-
Ger on the way II has put Seattle 10 the
'front.' Yours il the best paper I've seen
here Just to show you how much like t.
] have ordered il sen. 20 my home in Mil
waukee.
Have go. the Clondyke fever9 Yes.
must say have TO some extent. I am go
ing home tomorrow but you need not be
surprised to see me hack in the spring.
Oh. this is great country, yes. sir
A. RI. Roberts. formerly a nlanufac-
turers' agent Of Los Angeles, Is in the
city Quitting for an Alaska expedition.
In company with J II. Ginnold. of this
city. he leaves on the Willamette They
will go 70 the Stewart river and will have
provisions enough to last a year and a
half, taking also their own horses
Mrs John A Miller. who Is visiting
friends irs Boston. has been seriously i'll
with dlphtheria hut Is now rapidly recov-
ering. Her husband who is freight and
passenger agent Of the Great Northern. has
received assurance that she Is out OF dan
ger.
j. S Tanner. city ticket agent of the
Canadian Pacific, was confined 20 his
home yesterday being threatened with an
attack of pneumonia
T. A. Nadeau. Of the Northern Pacific.
left for Tacoma yesterday afternoon 10 "a
East with the lumbermens excursion.
Personal.
Robert v-lngate, of Tacoma, was in the
city Yesterday.
Mr.. and Airs Harry Patterson. Of What
com ara at the Butter.
Oscar Springer has purchased an outfit
and viii so 10 Dawson City.
J. s. Emerson the we'll known Fairhaven
furlhernsn Is al the Butler.
Mrs :. II Barhee. Of Olympia. is visiting
Mrs A. F Elliott At the Griffith house
Perry Rayne ard Paul II. Bayne, OF Port
Townsend. are at the New England.
J. r. Croker. manager OF the Everett &
Monte Cr!sto railroad. is a. The stevens
Robert Young. of Tacoma, spent yester-
DAY In Seattle. He ia interested in a Ci0n-
dyke party.
Prof \. {. Jones. formerly o; Nashon
COLLEGE came over from Burton and IS reg
istcred at tie nslier.
James Bell and William J. Cepiin are SO
Ing on me Willamette 20 CiondSke, backed
by a strong syndicate
Fx-Sherin James - Isoushlin, OF Ia Con-
rer. ard his son. Gay II q Io0ghlin. are
al the Dllcr. Ell route fer the Ctondyke.
Miss Maggie Hamphrles. OF Edison who
has been visiting friends AZ the Differ for
the past few days. viii leave foT her home
today.
J Howard Watson. 81 spokane. familiar
To Seattle people IN ConnsCtion With MS
work IS state road coii'fFaissionSf, At AZ the
Bu,ler.
Seattle General hospital. where SIZE has
h.as,n confined three months. undergoing a
surgical operation.
County Clerk Holloway who has been
sick for souas tlrae and was ceas3IeSce'.zt.
has taken a RELAPSE and Il again ccndae1
10 ais aed Vgsh 3 align fever.
Bllly Russell who mad both legs broken in
= fqN was oat IN a wheSl-around char
Yesterday afternoon. liz may have frea
use az both ankles n course % lime
= = Barker. rost-Inse8iEeucer CORE
x-sayaent a. Mount Vernon and llr- r 4.
psrgis. who has Gene OCT from Csndo. y.
u, 20 Ss9 his brother, ltT. J \. Hairs OH
10 the Clonds ke are ga ;ae e;tS.