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

o. 81. The various parties that have
I reached Seattle this sea.oa from various
parts ot The United States bound for taa
/ hloadlae gel9 nsltis ssone = more xcFsay
+ OF ST~sc.ai snd individual mention than q
& gTps1p Of Seg En9iasaefs ". q came sBto
TIE city sG.se night on the Northern Pa
cigic train.
Several things combine 30 make them
\ notable party. They are reFFess nga-
tive usen. comprising ssaiwart sons ef
I some Of she hts; arcyn New England
families They have plsnty OF money
I back of thena. and. altogether. one Of thss
/ pTe;tsest aud Esost complete outfits thus
/ far sent cut 10 the Yukon. Best ef all
these outfits. despite many warnings 10
the party feom iawcs that are Jealous of
Seattse's growing Importance Ia cennee-
I ton with the Alaska and ksoaI!;ks trade
} were purchased exclusively in thss city.
/ outsss Obtained ina Day.
| The eleven members of the party who
/ came in last nI&ht have spent the day in
/ shopping, and their expenditures foo, Up
/ into the thousands Tonight. with one
voice. they unite IN praise az Seattle as
| base OF supplies for the gold regions
They ara nos ouIy satisfied They are
enthusiastically delighted over the slc-
cess they haye had IN finding hero just
! what they wanted. and at prices that
/ were 4 constant surprise 20 them
We were told almost at every Stage Of
Our joarnsy, said Mir seymour the captain
and leader Of the party. s'fhAt il Would
not do for us 20 wait Ill We gct 10 Seagtis
10 DNy our supplies. Looking hack on
these warnings f9S We can sse that these
towns were simply Jealous Of Seattle. II
seemed a. X each one Of thgm so1k a posi-
tive pleasure ia giving Seattle a black ese
Ia fact i strtick nus Al :he sirne that they
her .f.ats 80
oia nos warn US against any other town
save Seattle
Notwithstanding these warnings We
waited iii We get 70 Seattle Within twsn;y
hours after our arrival aehold Us Ia ths
possession % an outfs. that viii sueak Tor
Itself In all our trading today fnssss pay
the ely and hsr merchants the tribute os
saving that nos single attempt hss t.sn
made 10 fleece as on a single article. We
have laid out fhoIsa ads of dollars ard W.
are fully satisfied that in every instance
We have gotten our moneys worth | viii
SO further and say that do not believe W.
could have procured such a complete and
snpropriate on,hi anywhere else Seattle
1as evidently heeE studying the peculiar
Needs OF The Alaska and fukoa trade and
her merchants have made provision TO
meet those needs
Then SIR. Seymour exhibited sesne of the
trophies of the days shopping. Tiye mem
cs-Zs OF TIE party are stopping at The But
Ter. They have con1usodsous rooms. which
together with their steamer accarnrnoda~
items We're engaged fer them by telegraph
The spacious rooms are literally piled with
goods that viii help 20 mitigate the hard
ships Of the northern winter Cheek hv
5owi with the upright piano in the corner
are piles Of rubber boots and ATctlc Undcr-
wear over on the luxurious couch are
r'ahher blankets and sleeping bags which
later on Will he spread aogu on the less
cangeniaI surface of Alaskan SHOWS
Prophecy and "a. FasnItrm~nt.
But IL Is time 20 tell she reader ssho these
peopie are and whence they s.csve The
leader and captain Of the party IL Arthur
(. Seymour. He il tbs youngest rneYnbar
OF the party, bat he Possesses jUsf those
qualities Of uligd and body which naturally
III a man for the leadership Of such an ex-
pesistion. He = a sSn ~ the ceiebFa ted
mind reader who eleven years ago wa~ in
Seattle with Washington Irving Bishop i;
Ia a strange story. bat nevertheless true
that the present expedition ls the direct
result Of the elder S@ynours prophetic
Representa- tons A year ago he urged his
son Arthur 20 go al once 70 the yEkoa.
stating that he Was sure treasure Of vast
proportions would be discovered thsre. 3is
son. though sharing hts fathers convic-
tens ard 20 soma extent fgis powers aiso
decided that ne preferred going 70 Eurogr4
If I he'd kno1n isSt what was IN store
Tor me II the Elon93kf hs said smiling
iy. last night perhaps | shoald have Siyeu
Up my trip IN Europe. Nevertheless 7
went ! vas nat ~7sef-rsaFaf IN my mis-
sion / bad rot hetn hack very long when
tFs news Of the pcrftanf's arrival q Seat
| tie spread Ike 1iidHrs over the country.
My father picked 10 paper containing
/ the account % her wonderful cargo. with
= strangsiy Significant smile he handed 4
1 to r7e and said. Nov witt you GO
/ promptly decitest thaf 7 wolA hesssat. 10
/ ba1ger- began sersss ~ advertise nsar,ts.
with a Siew 80 weefrs who would fatn Fss-
( Ia an expedition 20 ire ki0n8ike. Letters
csrne pouring in uYon nae from all djrec-
/ uons Determined 70 give fne matter a
pEacftcst sitting seat cot 30 tTasEyasos
ans sent them 'ccjlsef4 stating tire terms
OF which fh8g5RAg such an Hxnettt'aFs
I could ~ organized. N@aFly ali replied bat
/ ont of TIE gEursaer ssiesfes3 nine ard xe
oFga rszesf g8r rarity. ! was ei@~te3 grss-
sSf0t and captain and the expedition from
start 70 finish atli he under military disc
gliue Charles II Mossiey. formerly wtth
Z t1e Boston Herald. was chosen secretary.
and A. Z. Roger % Norwich Corr was
elected treasure.
( sDandenc~ Il wsE a HaverfHf Mass ard
( ire coulraEy takes }fs n -us from that CIR
( csnstance. II s. Failed ~ HaFsrhiii
Mining conpaB. Ay real hOsae soN
F ever. ls 70, al Haverhla ~ sH, bit AZ
{ Ctica, y. I.
Article. OF Agreement
! Tire members - 'he party have entered
( i.f0 a formal written contract Hgreetrs
Z engage FOR fsrr7 ~ Yrars IN the .1t~r-
{ prise - EgFosT.scfiFg. exploring ard uatair (
1 81 the %CrftWeSf territory ard AtaskN
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f counting 20 the secretary aga the fress-
HreT Tor all receipts asa exfsrd5- f4res.
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ssgvr - 3 30 ard ear6 coffy5h hGfFs PRO
rata for al expenses LtEegs sse. iu al rc-
ceipis and pfeats the vssTusrs have
agreed 20 STARE Nn5 sHare aHke
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vote - re Coz Uagfners gs efFifeYs elected.
ard 81 business 6eaftrgs nTe - fe - Egssgtn-
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