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

sFsE Irz31zEa - eEFtsS. 70 - fE<fs%9 az -
~ rs In urs1rxy ~ nsssssF4Asr &c may
cross tbe Y1Tsr TOO lvs as9n. anS astsv
pF1eesmsfnx a sessa erev IT rssfs fur a~w
haze n h@ fsrys~s1 rass a pr1ssEtIar roek
tkaS sN s9s xts@ss so b. cssEssz75- % coarse
@sAFgTazarx ee3ss- r. hs hires IssSsans ~
tsse eT~f rEsea = eesss him = - = esasa
ser rosx< % iasa4 hta oafGt IS the lakes
At iziaaa eas carr 10 r<s1rss. ~nsch is
tss TIE ruszr9 fsfg szss - ns6T IN ~ ,
9Aye TIE lfsassn fae*efars makes SO
asr GAY. 1f cgssS1@ hss eassssa is Es>swsed
tssta x@Fxfes fer xS11 &r9t sf4 Ct xkse twenty
sasns nsxgsx % IRA journey
''sSras s8w. wssAoa. ssaa r~sss CT ashsss,
ss7Fset ksAss - face ssssY frseEsis ~ nome.
~ esssr.s sfselx tsssfss - fos sale. ard ths
price sf fssf-. r~nns ard ether srtteies
Tkss n4snsg 1as. assd @sa pay about 10
c~sts e~ ere setsaT sos TIRE <azsse.
Tsserm Is s res f0afte s.tfieA ire asaE-
aaY trait aFgS r a-y rsazee can sar4Es "a
reassfs, write saEsz "a zsgsias aua p1rTecss-
tics skaruas~ ~f!I ts srsaf pasce. TIE
szSst - III rigns -ex ilarssssaA. asssst1@<tal,
seeats. hxa4fssai. Tie r3irsr ta4 ros -
hswn a uzefsassEa 80 cfsrsat either. ~ i.ssS
fssf. az at DYe@- The stasT saa. though
r easTs tire fsx-Sf-mar cnsnss in- After
tsEFeisax a@v~rss rifles farther than
x9sssd e~ fs9ezsary over tie Dysa trail,
the miner finds himself la fzil view Of
sixty ssossd-ftxed iakss or swanaps- No
ore kwsaws witch ons 70 take. eg~ry man
has ats choice. ard az they would rather
Gle OF ssaFSe together than separate. tn~g
ssay together ard rscoUno3srs and try 20
ssr@@. Trey eannos agree. or have not
70 date. Ore sstsnus2a named AAaonsy
remarked that ha hxs<s so tive outdoors,
nnd had b-zvn wanting trial 81 Il for q
song slfne and now 1 am goinE 10 stop
rigaE here Dptn they agree. ne said
- xassfe has
surusa navigator and has been exploring
ssse g@lssz Several have entered. bat
gsene have returned aIsr. ars entering,
and IL the event Of their finding 8 way
ouf II may trsaspife that the Skagu@y
trail viii become the most popular route
fer getting 30 she Eisnss.
The crowds coming through are motley
enough, There are representatives OF all
professions. arts and trades They are a
whimsical cro@a. ready TO listen to any
advice. They sag that there are more
Isalfs 10 tse square inch in Alaska than
any place Ia the world Thiz is what the
miners say. The conflicting stories. how
ever. are simply eircumsiantsal variety
Of ideas caused by the point OF view
from which tle Information IS gained.
The situation here !s the best possible ex-
ample Of The little bay STORY. whichever
trail you take. yoa will *ish you had
taken The otftsr.'
THE government has 3ast established
headquarters 81 pyea. On August / the
United STATES marshal collector and com
asiiSaioasr arrived on the Mexico. The
commissioner remained. and his presence
haS served 10 auail the spirit OF lawless-
ness heretofore existing In the neighbor-
hood. The packing IN over the roads can
not last more than six weeks longer, and
then a @ait wifi have TO bs made mill
the river freezes over. After that dogs
will he used TO draw Ia the sieds. / he
spring rush viii commence about Febru-
airy l. iN9. ard go doubt the greatest min
lax excitement the world has ever known
VII be st its height, II Is expected on
every hand that richer dsggings than the
kiondtke will be found this season. II Is
estimated that even IL TO naw mines are
discovered. there IL enough pay dirt in
sight add In she drift to keep up the out
pot for decade.
The Indians ar Dyea the Chilkoots
are mofe Hike the Indians OF Oregon and
Washington than any others In Alaska
Ihsy pssss their sauaws and children.
and 10 years old into service packing
The Indians are very independent but
e some political pull can be brought to
hear on them, tf letter can be obtained
from any official to the commissioner at
Dyea. ard tbs Indians think some honor
can he conferred upon them they will
round up and do all they can for man
For Instance. a United States commits
sioner from Washington. boums, for the
Yukon. told them he was a Judge aud
that III they would get him and his men
over Within a certain time. and for GER
tain price. that he would give the chief
packer letter Of Recommendation back
to the commissioner at Dyea. who might
appoint him TO some honoraba position
The ohiaf packer. after inquiring the num-
beer Of the Washington commissioner
packs. got an equal number OF men and
the sigr went flying. This was not a
graft Tor higher price was paid than
the usual rates tsit ~ was a scheme that
worked. The commissioner at Dyoa will
have 70 deal with the letter OF recon-
flUndation when IL returns