The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
WEARE ANAUTHORITY
CHICAGO MAN WHO KNOWS TaD
CLoNDYkE LAKE, A BOOK.
The People. Hc Says, Are Just Ftnd-
Ing Ont Things Ab0ut the Riches
of the Far North, Which the North
American Transportasiom 4 TRAD
ing Company Have known fer
ment There VIII He No Scarcity -
PrOv1siOno.

Mr.. p. n. weare the president Of the
North American Transportation and
Trading Company and an authority On
Alaska matters. was interviewed in Chi
cage I'm regard TO the latest discoveries
on the Yukon.
The people" said Mr.. weare. are just
finding out a thing which We knew and
announced several months ago. In Janu-
airy las, Mr. f. r. Gage brought out lot
ters and Information which accurately
forctolG the spring Developments. AZ the
reports wswe big. and. being the nrst.
they wero not given credit until they wore
corroborated. IL was we'll known at That
time that the cinndykn was the richest
placer field ever discovered %
Have you any late word from Alaskan
was asked.
Came Home With Fortunes.
Mr. weare picked up bulky package
enclosed in canvas covering and said:
II have here Il letter Just received from
cant j. J. Heaiy. our resident manager
on tho Yukon. TIE letter is dated June
&. and r. little later than the press dis
patches wired from San Francisco. as -
came up tbs Yukon and over Chiikoet
pass hy United States mail. The press
reports do not exaggerate the situation .
particle Many Of those that are more
eas tly satisfied are coming home for the
winter with from g. 90 to So 80 apiece
''Haw much has the Clsndyke hsd pro-
dueed this season.
= should FAY from present reports.
& 30 80. although they are as yet only
getting started
what 90 you think ~ the extent OF the
aeis -
ooh. as to that. Development has hardly
hegun. There is reason 10 blink that
other discoveries as rich az that OF he
Ciondykn will be made tho present sea~
son Some few others have already been
made"
PIensy ~ Provisions.
III Is reported that there IL or has hesa
a great scarcity OF provisions In that
country"
That t. a tns.tzks There is rot. nor
ravev has been. any suffering from Lack
% fred We made rather close eoSnee~
ton year aso. ard sorns of them got
little zpprsherssv~. but no cns went
hungry and there was riarfy last winter.
"a for next ~sntsrs sso-s va have al
READY put down s~o boat loads ~ 20
tors each az Lawson City. sssd will send
there yss this season five carscez more
% equal size ard what ~ handle Soes
not represent mote tran 1ss-nAIf OF IRE
ssrpiies that 60 la;o the country. No
BODY Will suffer waisss tie rusE In much
greater than airy ore anticipates. Tho
report thu. 9oar IL - Or $40 a sack at
AS%N f4fss fstf y Ast@f tfH"f tFs-fi
selling ~Ssr snsrs tbs year At y -
Younds"
THO rev god t'eiss ars or The Can
sstan ride ~ sns Hire. although IL 10
Claimed sr~T@ arr rIeayv 81 placer claims
as rtrn as those % TIRE dayw ct ~ In
California or tas Anamtfsar sats.
Ire DvTzsnioa xevsrnEnsns - ssrSrd~
.rS hgnffrsfs ~ Thousands OF dollars In
sspenlns W trails sra establishing SUP
BIS stations ard sfs isErtsoyv II shss~
susSly uN;Ynsge3 ty mounted police There
s 10 gawi~ssneas or dssoFssr, IL :, ejAisn-
81
-ss Canadian government. too. 7ss
been srpTssfus tn establishing mail
casnnss3vs ex2 iTu Ht<a fEs fasnsz.
Mr Wszre hctas that bar scr the Mig
xaraly failing 70 provide courts AID e<ho