The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05
REPAIRING THE TRAIL.
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Thoroaxhfy Passabie fm = Month
False Reports Exposed.

ESN@kAt 10 kAE Ass lc5&fe1 2r&a~
sAAClAfs AlAskz. Aug s-Sylxeafer
se7vel. Of the New York worid ls~ses
yesterday morning a. skaggaF BY 4 sce-
e.Atiy chartered tug from juneau. villa
Two tors 81 blasting powder ard Tie
necessary tools 70 eauip seven c0mpf~ta
crews for rock work On the skaxuay
trail. ard as fast as hcrses and men
could Set AZ 4 Il vas started 70 taa froas
As the mules passed the weary miners
VITO. as Soon as they learned that the
world had agreed 70 furnish tools ara
powder for the hliis. had started 10 COR
dar1y tie muddy places, they were
greeted with 3 shout that made the vel
kin ring
IN the evening there was meeting a.
ths foot Of the arst nth. attended By over
- sturdy Miners. who organized fer The
work IN front q them end elected an ex-
scuftve committee. consisting OK James
Christie. Of Portland. president; pan Aara-
hazas. secretary G. A. Cram. a Seattle.
Ar. Hsaccek ard Dir. Day, As suparsn-
teEsdents. who. IN turn. selected exs@rs-
efesd rock nen for the work on hills and
veteran lcsgeFs Tor the gcyk OF corduroy
Ing the muddy places
There are nifty Canadian mounted ~
Ice also on the trait ard they have
pitched In with a. coed a vii as arv
miner and say that the building q thf~
trail now viii enable them 10 get III Ire
seventy tons Of provisions IN time 70 buils
and provision the mail stations Ia their
Territory. 80 that they can operate deg
teams all winter. and they agree 70 de-
liver the mail every two weeks from The
klondike 70 ths American line. WORK r.
In progress for fifteen miles siong the
trail, and all travel and packing has been
suspended until & is completed.
There have been come kickers-as usual
but they ara 80 much IN the minority
thai they have 70 submit. Whiis T be-
lieve this fran Will be completed IN ten
days. 50 that travel can Be resumed. don't
start for this point expecting 70 get over
for at least thirty days. as II viii take
that long after the trail IS completed 10
get ait the miners over who are now here.
There never would have been 50 much
trouble for small parties. but the swarm
OF people. - Per cent. % whom were
tendeTfest and knew nothing about pack
ing and mountaineering, has been TIE
cause OF the congestion az THIS Eoin1.
The nrst reports about this trail were
inspired BY interested parties Who were
Tying 10 start "A towa here ard we're also
engaged ia the whisky business.
There are not nearly as many dis
couraged prcspecfors selIlng their outilts
for a song as has been reported. but a
good many who started rce the klondlks
have given Up that idea ard have turned
towusite boomers. ard are building all
kinds Of buildings, and establishing
themselves for the winter as best they
can.
one week ago lumber could Be got FOR
So per thousand. now it II sc. and none
10 DO had.
Rubber boots. heavy shoes and oil cloth
ing are IN demand and fetch b'g prices.
Hardware of ali kinds sells we'll The
Alaska Pacific Express Company has
| made arrangements 70 op~n an Office here.
ard has appointed Il r. Eatts1. formerly
81 Portland. agent.
The steamship Queen. az Seattle; steam
shit, Al~lsf ana Danube. q Victoria. have
landed over 30 passeugers 80 tons of
freight and 80 horses and mules ssnc@
Angus g and "ssill there's more 70 TO-
low TIE ktonaike excitement has JuTn-
81 tha attention os the waese world thls
way and stl result IL openiag up tlals
I territory as nothing else would have done.
on board TIE steamship Queen on shAs ZIP
ara two rartles-opr crgaT.l1ed IN I'M easo
AZ four gentlemen. having In taetr parry
a doctor. lawyer, commission Hefeia n
ard asssyer. al Under TIE g'lldanse OK i
4 nafes. 100 has spent tae p&s& s'sn.
years ia Alaska ss 3 sTAPper. A4n1eF ana
/ ssgae. Thsy vii sia3 al1as ne 60
:. rhe Afexaudrtau archipelago t1iS VII
ssr ard In the sqgtng Wal shesv~ss -
I rrc-,5eet the Copper river country. AaS
/ sfnsr marry Is beaded ~ = IA sslas'' 90
| - Angeses CAL. and ali paaa ihso sAo
| 'srnr.-r ftxsr coanGry thls wIatef.
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