The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13

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SO - s-s& es@@T aS&5ta bic purchases =
Forty-stn~r an the ,.sre.
a1's iaat membership et tAa rsArtx -
teisewS Arthur =. seymour. x,s -
s..'' - = tsa1a eT &AseFsa4d; s5e0-Se 4. a..
lrf. q fSassns John X N4chagS. 7s Y~s,ss
eessee, J. & Wnlaarssz. e ,slarasssrs-s.ses
= fs9oAs, q Springfield. George E4 g.
sN2. az 1A@4~sa u, ~. 8sreu-~ ~ -
Ferry l. 4. Mailcy. es Hsssasap 8
S}ssesT ard Thosaas MGrtazh. ~ sss...s
shssa'son. Charles Ill. Aioseisy. ar g.ss,@-s
NasnassIss anss son. ct Egssaa. a.
Il Jsafnts. - Buffalo; l. l. gxarx -
Portland Ne. C1Taxars I7hasp~ ~ -
maven. Isr NJ. Townsend, of Agssanx -
s-s Waiter l. EssSiscg. sr ara rr.s.s..s
Cummings. ef Hartford. Caan -
room. o. BoSsan. and Jahn b. Sa,..-.
Cf A&verAiil
Two of sAe members os the party hav.
alTeassy been Ia Alaska. ansi osse ~ ses.,
AT. Hobbs. already has a xosss rla.s-s -
Gated there The eldest man or tAg yss-.x.
= = q Williams, a. t-karles.xvrr a.
0@~ h@SF. on mining stampede hasys-..
hSNEng crossed the plains To tsslssavrts -
Asfs Tie Is = years old. bat Ia az sprsSs,ss
~ AAd as eonFSient Of personal success 4.
arg other member az the fstrsy "a. -
nos ;ss aong, flowing locks ara ,.ns sn,v.,ss
esssFd ~ Joaquin Miller. bns in mis- rar.
Soa&l manner and conversation, hp -
minds one much OF the pee, Of ~.
SleryaE.
I done nsiaa prfva,fcr ar hsr,sss,sv,. :.
nc saaa. aate been ~ the ives, hefay~
I "A fFaav
X = my opinion 5hat rsost ~ ira sss.-sss
ReoGt ghe aardShlqS Of Alasxs~ liza 49,
sent oaa ~ these " no wish - hnx ne sslx.
gttsS tfsy tae WAY. hog th& ,ffsgfrgs. I.
Ret la7; TIE phrase enc Would iosas Tor f~v-s
man whe hstss from naar assss1or i e
an olsi Ia years 6at nas In spirit ara
SAfSt Is AsiH iEsN end up with tns raxs
@ ire boys when t. comss 10 hacklssu .,s,s
os&g8ge over the roads. Ne hayx. rnssl.
AFrssiss eir7tnts Tor 3 les az harfy uos,ss~
MAsea We snail take aiong WIKI ts f~ssr.
Seattle. and that. you kgsow will .rsE-
tAs mp much sss4sF. / S<S ma rs.~nr rrrs,
s4"nia iaot ae az THE disgiaxs Nv the
Mr.. Williams is tall srar. ,ran ~
s2ady compilation. and of THAI i,,sss ,sss,-
allE seen III nava who can ssssp tn 80
snow and walk the best parf q. me x.ss
after i fugitive gnoose. He was tor-, I'm
Caf1araa aE4a when very young wsns 80
bessoa 20 sEeS hts fortune. This was souae
eight years before the discovery nf wnla
Il n
Hlen westward. IN January, 1875. he ssars.
eN around tEe Horn for California. as.a h,s
Subsequent wa2laeF!nes took hisa an
Through TIE Sierra Neyadas
seymour the Leader
AZ the ether end Of the party In rolns
OF seniority as already stated IA tn~
leader. Arthur =. Seymour. who j. os,lv =
years OK aSe. As he Hlossd about VITA
nervous. energetic manner last uixnt
CT a days shopping having been able ~
s1hs$Ust tbs remarkable sisor tha saxa.
nsiIAsss Jacket thFewn oser his ordinary
travelling stsii made "A strange blending az
eastern civilization with tsae costume of ths
frontier continuing hlz conversation with
the reporter. he said.
foa see. when first besan aayertt.an~
Ter So;ne one 20 so 10 che aken I had 20
ld"A OK organizing fArgH "a PARTY The
Iacs lS, snS MrSt advertise meat WAS II. sha
hsslsfe ~ a challenge for some eosnraas
WEo ecaia - Wiling TO shAFr the hard.
SHIPS aad adventures cf s2sea {. acsIru~v
vita me was simply amazed hy tho
lsss.s hai.s*F e. 2, letters that as oace began 10
inleAie states. took yaEHa 10 impress sn
IN. mind of each one ~so spoke "a xx.nw
mai u aeGla ie useless 70 think OF Under.
taklt4 tfe Tip Hiassss ss4flcsans atsads .sust;d
- mustered 10 Insure each person aeAirtss
starvation Tor one year Tn0sr wisa fsgx~
lIagea ne ieass tlnnidiiy or hesstalion were
would cs burden 10 1s II Wa ever zssse
into a fi9ht plisse Mr. Hobbs VINO nas
os.ea N Alaska before. says there Is nosh-
ing thsse TO frigh.en gcad healthy man
II ne ktlss We'll prepared and provided t,af
t4laS u - no place sar walking cares f1aI-
ems &Alher saoeS and clicked Stockings
The Significance Of the PARTY az II iefe
Bosioa IL .sl inssxed in she Eos,on Ca
perz. Both the Globe an1 the Hsrala xaya
up columns of spaca detailing the nlnas-
est particulars concerning the rarty asa
Its movements. Both papers Published
double column cuts of the members of the
party as they were taking their DEPARTURES
ar the train. In addition 20 these. eats
were published 0f sarsofss members us the
party. and Of Istse iiscidents that marked
their iesvs-taking at the railway station,
Sketches ~ the various members OF the
party We're also published. Ia All these.
and IN every statement u The pariy's
movements. Seattle was well advertised.
from the fact that the name OF this city
was mentioned again and again as the
natural base OF supplies to which tho
party would have 20 resort In order "a
equip Itself for iss adventurous expedition.
The Journey w~ssward.
Leaving Boston on August e. the party
made the trip as far as Ogden titan ~
part nf eae OF the Phillips weekly excur-
stons. and Phillips manager WAS IN
charge. The car containing the gold seek~
ers was switched ST Ogden TO the tracks
of the oregon Short Line. ard came
thence as directly az possible 10 Seattle.
IKE had one delay that made US very
impatient IT the finss said Mr. Seymour
last Right AZ Ste1ert coi there Was =
wasnoat in The ruga. and Is delayed sIs for
Nv eT3Ty 1our hoWre Aos. IL 40 turns out
that the Humboldt on @hIch we are 10
.asiI. IHs delayed just exactly that long ia
fan Francisco, aFssf 80. after all. we are Al
TagGt. Al another pasa< o7i uSr journey
f;r frnat trucks Jumped cat from ursdfr
tse tender ard bBt f0r tfEc chains that
held them in place u Is pToea tie TINT cur
whole train would haRe beea Wrecked
Yes, we aEe booked 20 sall on the Haus-
boIdt, ard ( presume from what ! ress1 in
the posf-Iufr iligsnTrr this morning. that
she wsu pfonaby get Gway next sunday.
Mr. I.ockwo0d ~ this city kindly made
tbe arrangements for -. even going far
ss - make the necessary deposit.
f'Gh don't know about bringing back q
fortune We simply realize stsat there is
q great opportunity fer placer mining In
fhs $eTt6wess territory ard Alaska. ard
we are g1snE - take our chances. IL we
are a Mtsie better ntte6 usIf tran the av-
srsgs run % Drosussc tors wta have gore
in that - much iu ouT taF0rs bat. sf
cQtsTse it is 10 guarantee fbsf ge skaAu
strtEA "a bonanza. TX - reasonably certain
that avuone 30 large and well equipped
company we shall strike some thing. aad
taa contract We have signed, - 1 hass
shown yoM ETcTtssss for ? E~ncstnz cf al
our interests. whether expenses or IN.
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