The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-06

% supplies ard provisions and unless .ate
wills otherwise s. vii Re years before i
again look on this place 81 teats tA2x tie
dear ese world calls Sk7Euay
While RN8re Il 4 young man he tz cre
OF N. rnszt Eeves-neadet % ire big crowd
a. Alaska, and II Re sees Wings IA
right hight there Is going 20 Be tfoGoae ~
North before long Canada seems o.
TRIMMED 70 tar the American miner. ara
he Arnsffcaa miner Reifs says. does not
prsposa 70 be taxed. The miner has Tsos
sz5rscsent rDoasy to meet the cen4iifis
e the ofseers % the Canadian govern
rrent bat will rot let that fact interfere
with hgs sntesiax Canadian territory Ana
attempting 70 reach Dawson Ctfy-ano
fortune. Rs.fs writes;
we are gsttiag vel started tor ne se
~ way they have started many poor
fefiow wsN wiEh he had never been bora
There IS no need Of nay gSins 1910 g. 81
tails about the condition Of the fralI,
for I could not bsgdn 10 90 il justice. Or
rather Injustice. Ira Bronson ; aFtsetr
IN ire Post-IufsIIlgSncer gave Fstg
Z The best article / have seen on me
subject The trail y zen tines 49, 800
ffan any / ever sax IN British 1cs4EAb4d
q the F.sefvassen ana thas s-a = %
set any idea OF TIE terrible coi.0lLsgn
without going over II. II 2lsees ne
EH4uId mud u 50 deep Af4eAA AN-@f.~ So
mules have been ratred down and drown
Ell before they could Dc dragged CUT
I.ota OF the Seattle boys are scattered
over the iran. and ali are posssssssec. 20, %
she Old Eeatfae sglrft--to do or die Abe
greater part OF them viii not get throegh
tnls fGM, bat viii winter AZ me laAss
ard 20 down the river n the SPINS
Should anY Of them return 70 ss4 tils
shls fau after having made the attempt
70 get through they Nhl Dc euttl.a 70
great credit Instead Of ridic4ie. A. IS
her Il
on the tr4ii. The good people In Seattle
viii never know what We nave gone
through with 70 add 70 the discoin-
forts Of the trip, IL rains almost every
day. and the Boys are wet 81 the time
we have been exceedingly lucky SO
far, and viii get down the river IN good
occurs. We bought four horses from
AinswoTth 81 Dunn at so head. when
they got here We found that tney no.
been broken, 50 we had me iua ~
mack saddle and diamond bitten. Dur
ing the operation one broke bis peck
and went out with the tide The others
took ~ the work all right. and We start
ed 20 pack with them.
Luckily for US. however. horses were
a. premium. and We made arrange
meufs with a packer 20 take us across
for our horses and a cash consideration;
Since then they have been offered az
kinds Of prices 10 pack outfits, bat they
cannot consider any OF them until they
are moving heaven and earth 10 get US
over.
Boats at Lake Bennett are not 10 be
had for love or money as the only boat
builder there has orders TO Ill that viii
keep him busy until September 30. My
partner went over day before YESTERDAY,
and Ia some way only known % himself
succeeded IN getting a thirty foot bat
ieau for the modest sum of 500. The
price was rather high. but they viii be
offering 500 before the rush is over.
II have had several opportunities 10 70
70 work Tor s. day and found but de-
clineG with thanks. Sylvester Scoyel: or
the World. r. here and has succeeded In
raising s. 90 TO put into the trail He
went to Juneau dav before yesterday and
returned with LOT % powder. with
which they viii open up new piece OF
trail which viii be shorter than the old
one several miles lie IS a hustler and
a good man 20 have in camp.
Gambler 'Soapy' Smith is located on
the trail with his shell game, and has
cleared up several thousand dollars from
the different men who thought they could
beat him At his own game. understand
him 10 leave town. George Rice has a
big saloon and gambling house running,
and is doing a big business. Everything
from craps 10 roulette Is booming, and
money Is being lost by the bushel.
Steamers are arriving every day, and
the town is like Colnmbia-you can
watch it grow Portable boats are a
drug on the market, and are selling for
just what the lumber is worth. In fact,
the majority of frame houses here are
Il sack and bread Is g cents a loaf
Meals are 50 cents but a company of
Japs are going to start a 25~eent restau-
rant. They viii do well, II they are not
killed during the operation.
"Seventy-fve Canadian mounted police
are on the trail en- route 10 Tagish lake,
where they viii collect duty from all
miners bringing American goods with
them The United States has retaiiated
hy placing duty OF SO head on horses
imported from Canada / think there
win be trouble over this. for lots OF men
have only their outfit and no money 20
pay duty. and ! hardly think they VIII
turn back or give up their outfits without
a fight. All the new corners wear big
cowboy hats and carry from one 20 four
guns besides a choice assortment Of
knives. But they soon get over s. and
put their guns In their packs, where they
belong"