The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-22
NORTH DAKoTANs IN TOWN.
Two of Them Were Formerly Prom
inent in Minnesota.

Ex-senator Joseph Roach, Of Northield,
was registered at the Merchants yesterday.
Mr. Roach has been acting as receiver of the
First National Bank Of Minot, which sus-
in Minot almost continuously for the last
two years. and is on his way home to spend
Christmas. He reports business good. and
says the banking business at Minot has
greatly improved SO much SO that he estab-
lished private bank Of his own last Sep
TENDER. He is also receiver of the First Ma
tional bank, whose affairs will be wound up
in the near future,
Col. s. Uline. of DEVILS Lake, was regis
tered at the Merchants yesterday. Mr.. Uline
county, holding office from 81 to III. He
came to st. Paul in 1855. and lived here for
twenty-five years. Up to a few years ago
he was connected with the right of way
department Of the Great Northern railway
with headquarters at DEVILS Lake. He goes
home tonight to DEVILS Lake, and will return
70 attend the meeting Of the Territorial
Pioneers. Jan. s.
j. o. Hestwood Of Seattle, who has made
three trips into the gold country since the
spring OF 1894 spent few hours in st. Paul.
en- route East Mr.. Hestwood explained that
the average time made between his home and
Forty Mile post Qlfty-two miles below Daw-
SOM was six weeks. This included from three
to i've days delay on account Of ice jams on
the river. He says: There will be 100 tons
season, providing the miners have sufficient
food to keep them going comfortably through
this winter. know OF no reason why other
rich creeks along the Yukon should not be
discovered"
''Dyea is now a town." he adds, "of from
1,2W to 1900 people, and with nearly every
trade represented. When I left there the
day lasted some seven hours, although the
sun Is seen less than four hours on account
Of the high mountains surrounding the town.
The two aerial tramways now being con-
structed from Dyea to Lake Lindemann, will
be finished not later than April Is. There
will also be a short one from the scales over
the summit. The two through lines can han
die It is expected. about $50 tons a day. for
the long one. and twenty tons day for the
shorter one. The tram companies have not
yet named the rates they mean to charge
for carrying this freight. l shouldn't ad-
wise any one to start for the interior earlier
than the middle Of January over the Chill
koot trail. There was no snow whatever on
either Dyea Of Skaguay flats on Nov. II. but
1t begins to snow on the slopes at an altitude
of a couple Of hundred feet. The ground is
frozen Just enough to keep the mud from
being troublesome"
Mr.. Hestwood will return to the gold coun-
try late in January.
Hon. NJ. ]. McGrath, of St. Charles, was
IN the city yesterday, and registered at
the Merchants.
w. q. Rice OF Melrose, stopped at the
Merchants yesterday.
F. NJ. Mason. of Boston, was quartered at
the Ryan yesterday.
w. A. Scott, U. 8. A, of Fort Assinniboine,
was guest at the Ryan yesterday.
F. NJ. Lamberton. OF Winona, was at the
Windsor yesterday.
E. o. Mansfield. of Rochester, was among
the guests at the Ryan yesterday.
P. Q. Iceberg, Of Granite Falls. was quar-
tered at the Merchants yesterday.
Dwight Divine, of Ellensville, N. Y, was
a guest at the Ryan yesterday.
G.. T. Sedan. of West Superior, registered
at the Merchants yesterday.
Dr. G.. F. Hopkins, Chinook, Mont, was
Quartered at the Merchants yesterday.
N. w. Bacon, of Chicago, is at the Metro
polltan.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Regain, of Winnipeg,
are guests Of the Metropolitan.
A. D. Sayer and William Kent, of Fari-
bault, are at the Metropolitan.