The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28
IN PASSING 1HROAG.

I'LL uUVIHu JuHVHu.
al = o. Lanphere and n. p. Gilbert.
.sseenl1e4s ~ Chicago, are ct the Butler
81 ~ nay TO Alaska They win - ~ On
~ go e Topeka and viii return ~ soon
~ tiev can communicate with parties
~,hteh Col. IAnphers has out surveying
Sr1 ueoepecting In the interior.
~ LAaphere II an extensive mining
-, aud railroad builder. He has inter-
- q Utah. Idaho. Arizona, Texas. Colo
49, and other Western states, and he
~ came from southern Utah, where he
= huiIdfng smelter for mine owned by
sl-eelf. William Salisberry and Benja-
- Hawkins. In lower Canada, In the
rainy lake region. he has gold mining
eroogtses which are doing well, he says.
80 summer the colonel was IN Seattle
es1nne1ne the seading OF q number Of
serfiee to the Northwest territory. Among
5taoe parties were surveyors who were
- into the territory back Of Berners
~ Is survey for a railroad. Mr.. Lam
sheress company has . grant Of SLID acres
- nile Tor . railroad In that region. He
- IL through the country q year ago
- month and had a narrow escape from
& go showed In in that desoiats waste Of
vHderuAss
sv3w rarity consisted Of an Indian. a
{ 1s1ncinsn and myself said Mr.. Lam
shoea We had twenty-six horses and
800 packing our supplies. The snow
p onced to fell before we were out and
- - that We were In for 1t. The horses
- - but slowly and the snow got
md deeper. realized that IL was
g II 9ut / would have to abandon the
f1Na Taking the Indian with me- we
- ahead, with few days rations.
- III lfnyeling two days and nights with
oaf Sjesp we reached the coast In safety.
n ytonchuan also got out later. but he
- - NIL the horses and mules.
We shall go In now with dog teams to
pea the parties whom have sent for"
scaling OF the rush that was coming
Auna the East, Col. Lanphere said that he
tae9 Of many people who were mortxag-
q their property to get money to come
HNot ~ Of the people who are coming
~ going to the Klondike." he said "A
eocd many are coming to settle In this
Stsfe, believing that they can better their
eonditiop here"
Upon his arrival here Col. Lanphere
huated up his old friend, ]. H. McLaugsa-
un. the wrestler, whom he formerly knew
n Michigan. He had not seen him for
many years and the two spent several
hours talking over old times at the Butler
lsst evening.
= remember when Mr. Mclaughlin came
hack from California about twenty years
ago He had been there to wrestle Cor
dufoy' Whalen, and when he returned, Of
course, WAS In fine condition. boarded
IL train one day and jocuiarly asked him
the condition Of his muscle.
Well, It's pretty WELL said Mr.. Me-
lAnghlin, and then he took me by the
shoulders, at arms length. and lifted me
Oh Of my feet. At that time / weighed
only about $50. but Of course am heavier
now,
Mr.. Mclaughlin was popular wrestler
In Michigan" continued Col Lanphere,
and Of course we all remember his many
contests. In which he always won.''
Col Lanphere will not tell where his pro-
posed railroad is. nor where his Northwest
territory mines are situated. IAN that I
VIII say about them is that have washed
out Ns and I'D pans in them and have
taken out nuggets as big as $250r
The great interest in the sailing of
the revenue cutter Bear to the Arctic
ocean II shown In the efforts OF various
newspapers to secure correspondence
among the officers At least two newspa-
per men have come from distant cities for
the purpose OF enlisting on the cutter and
getting the opportunity to make the trip.
but all to no purpose. There has been
no chance for q newspaper man TO go
along. Recognizing this fact, the various
newspapers which desired special corre-
spondents on board have been securing
the services OF tho officers on board for
that purpose.
An cfflcer must have the permission of
the department at Washington before ne
accepts an Offer from newspaper to act
rs correspondent. The articles which
they write must pass through the COM
Mander's inspection before they are mailed
OF sent away. Capt. futile himself repre-
sents the Post-1ntelligencer, Lieut.. Cam.
den the Examiner Lieut.. Hamlet the
chronicle. Lieut.. Berry the Call and Sec
ond Assistant Engineer Bryan the New
iork World. while DIR. s. j. Call will rep.
resent the Associated Press.
none OF these have had any great news
paper experience, but they are educated
ene capable men and no doubt WILL give
interesting accounts or the trip which
promises TO be so full Of adventure and
peril
Ihere Is code OF morals among them
vaicn diseourages any attempt to SCOOP
eaeh other In getting the news to their re-
spective papers
Why II there should come a chance
20 send out letters and we failed to notify
sspy one on the boat. the man 10 blame
would be thrown overheard" sasd one Of
Inc Officers yesterday. IT have rssne down
ln'o the forecastle and walked up a man
whom none of us would speak 10. tus, "a
se him that there was n chance 10 send
se.iers Oh. No: II would be n pretty mean
..'sS 10 SCOOP one another on an occasion
Of this kind
.. Hooter. one OF The first miners 20
operste IN the 81. Helens district Is in the
WY and In few days will return TO his
o'ainls. although he does not expeet IN
.osx them during the winter. Mr.. Hoa:-
vs. example according TO his own state
s :. VIII not be generally followed IN the
=. nsiens district. as owners and oper-
sMs nave been taking in supplies and
"s,a ay mines will be worked during The
so.o months that have been developed
sasougn the summer and fall.
mt Hooters fifteen claims are on IN.
north slope Of the mountain ana he h..
~ 800 ~ them for the past six years. Some
~ sne assays have run as high as san 10
Wv. vac too in silver. These are from excep.
!. 80 VEINS. the average having run s2s
sopper, 80 IN gold and So in silver. The
The Chicago. - ''A''''S -
,rss sasas men, who own the Sampson
a. ssp OF Mteen claims. will work during
~. Wafer n' The Bullion Consolidated C,id
,ya, slsVes Milling Company. OF Tacoma.
S'a, work the Trade Dollar during .he
az. s'ss months. and 50 VIII the Eleven Cold
nsn. SILVER Mining Company, Of South
N,n.;. 'asir attention being paid to the
r,r.. aco,er says the CREATES. trouble tho
n - ~ 'he ST Helens district experience
p,ss,. e matter of transportation. the
n,ct NODE being to take ore out on
lern.. ao'ses' over TRAIN twelve miles In
ssassa to the nearest road Tser. :. s,,s
.~oot Duilding n tan, ...A a.. -. =