The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-08
The Somewhat Novel Scheme OF
an English Company.
NO AMERICANS NEED APPLY.
ur. T.. wfiIian,s. WAC Does HIS s".i-
.rhY,usfs the Nails Exclusive
,x. He. His 0fs~~ as General Man
.xev a. n Resrs st the Hu~stfi
Hon.e sTemrornrfIy"-one cont 80
Make Bet. Ocean and River Trips

A nrop6e1ffon 70 tfahFAYst fse3FtP -
Ds.son Cts az a fare o. 81 each bas
attracted some attention on the soaad. ros
orIx b. reason % the nominal passagc
Zee named bar as ~cn by tie peculiar
nannrr IN which the seaemc i9 ocia.
brought to public aotice.
A catchy advertisement appeared recsat-
~ In The Victoria colSnias l. offered
Transportation % I,swsou city ''by tae
bcst. sasesf. most comfortable sud eas4p-
st ali ssatsr route. from Seattle Va
sorla ana -ssnals'e via sssan ara f1so1
river. ffareh Is. next. ~ the Tate o. 80
lnclsd.nz mfais asa ~ pogzds ess.aas.
but no blankets ~ Inc fFst-elass s;oawsF
chartered for onc TRIP only bg TIE YUKON
Mining and Mercantile Company. Ltd. Of
London, for ;ae transportation = tle4-
owE 4srsrai snerehs Rs,se tools. sascsla-
err ara insr 10 Dawzon CITY ard 9:6s5
potass on The Ytker."
Tie sorsso.ag mfr siaiioa was displayed
u catch tie public eye. particularly TIE
~ ITEM. The following paragraph COM
pfs.ed the advertisement
People without mans. wishing 10 50
N the Yukon. on arrival At Dawson Cts
Will find the Company welt pleased 80 en-
Ter iaia soms ARRANGEMENT with them 20
furnish sii provisions ana onta' TO so pros
pecfinx.
THE steamer will stay three months a.
Dawson cry. ard vii then return 10 the
south. The care or the return trip atl
be 80 ONLY Tor the people who 20 up
March 18th next
'Ressrve your berth nov very um-
tied number Of passengers wgll be- accept
sd
me advertisement. appeared in = victoria
paper. yet for further particulars ne pub
lie VAS referred 70 Mr. y Williams gen
Mercantile Company y O. Box 80 Scat
tie. Az soon as the advertisement gss
brought to tine notice az The post-in;,lii-
geueer search vas instituted for Mr. E.
Williams He could not be found through
the ordinary channels biaf 4 letter al.
dressed through the post9ffsce box re
ceived reenona from Mr. Williams
stating that his temporary office" was
tn the Russell block
Gaanot TAKE Americans.
There = reporter called yeSferda, after.
noon IN search - Information Mr.
Williams proved to be foreigner with =
pronounced German accent on his de- K
Was pile Of letters. Almost his nrsl
question was.
What Is your uationaIty7'
American responded the reporter
we cannot take you. said Mr. VII
Hams promptly No Americans oufv
Englishmen. You see II IL an English
company. The fare charged IL only nom
inei bat the passengers must agree Il,
give 10 the company one-tweafielh in
tcrest In all claims they may discover on
the Yukon II II on hat account Ne wish
EEgisshmen As there viii then be no
trouble With the Canadian government
You arr no prospecior. ehr We want
rrosreci0rs. English prospectors The
zafyx4 .ta4ls.E
passages II viii profit hy the labors Of
those aho so north IN It's vessel and gen
eral merchandise will he shipped 80 The
Yukon for stores - bc located hg the
company Al Dawson city aud other
points
From yeDr advertisement one would
think YOU intended - make TIE ertIrs
sayaEe from the Sound % Dawson city 90
one steamer. How ean you get a ainele
vessel rorubiaiag seawor.hiness with r.,
isshi efaft necessary fos ghe navigation
or the Yukon
Not % fasfy Interrupted az. wnuaus
There - NJ idea. We viii nay- fhs
steamer SnU York ~ ~ 'saH. esAe., ~
purchase t3e steamer IN san Francisco -
Will name 4 TIE New York II VIZ -
.ifted ~ earpspfcrs with two hui
tnrad bottom outside nnd fiat Aettou, a.
s'ae. Syhen Ne Ifet 10 Sit Michael SIC e..ls
fernovc ire round o. deep water huft .vd
there ION saee g. thc Tat hosteu. e1t
ready FOR ne riysT VA wc ,nfre r ..n
ngaiu THERE is cur rund hon waiting tvs
CLAP fl on over TIE .ist hottem s1a ~ .~e
ressly Tor the eccan. \ great idea. eu't
.soii ihlnk so IL took we'll "a f.oaC r.
where I have lGst hcen T1es ~, ersuv
about Alaska. A company can p. sor,s 4
on envy eira % proposition in a rnel 20
ny DO you have ysuv ogtl~e here waln
ypu iatcua 'aklus uore tat I.ngiissvv ~ a
Why aot have Your office 81 Vietoria
ION lie freight VII he isken From h,ea
tho aasseggers fVctn viciaris only ~es-
eafy-sts" peYscns VII bc taken I ea.rs
oa ey hnRiaess hs eorFeercudeuse. I4os
many Oh, about fo-gv eHve said thev
arc saloE. tiut $40 Americans an f-a
Glish prefer Americans myself bat ,
= Tor fhe company q tay. A. for me +
em a German and ~ profession a s,,,t.ar
expert"