The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02
ON TO STEWART RIVER.


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Goasivy Letter About Fe0Die
~ Dyea.
particularly interesting letter concern
ing tee affairs 81 The cosocy al Dyea ara
Ekzgg2ay bay was brought GOWN on taS
steamer Ai-Kt wttcs arrived - port carry
yesterday morning II was written oy w
L. Shank 10 his fSEhsr. and n repis.s with
.fse rersoraI exp~s4encrz Of the writer On
the frir m ard Essk csTsT notes concern
ing the outlook for getting through. Tire
,tsrse men VINO make NJ the party with
which Mr.. Shank - connected Includes.
besides himself Lester Monnett. who 70.
A long time Was war>hozs<Haan for the
Pzs!ae Coast Steamship Company. ard
Alse-, z. I-ambeIl. who was wei known
as .Tnsppy'' among It's friends III this
city AID who Ii referred 70 In Ar. Snznk's
letter By his cockrey sobrfpuet
TIE party left with nae equipment
prepared to remain q year and . half
without any denial TO their needs and with
every prospect % returning wall rewarded
10 Seattle ~ the end of their s~sf-an posed
absence. Mr.. Shank nlmseif II .niner
OF considerable experience and capanie
chemist He Is a graduate OF the school
81 mines at Denver. and ne taxes with
him into the nsw gold fel9. fund OF in
formation that will 5s OF great value TO
iisrn and his associates Ar. shank car
rieA along with him enough OF chemical
ard testing outfit TO be USED TO advantage
Ia determining values OF ores and mill
erals which. coupled with his knowledge
et geology and mineral conditions. should
benefit him greatly. Monnstt- ~no 10 WITT
HIM is practical boat builder. and all
have mechanical experience. TIE last Ine
IL Mr. Snanks letter states that there is
s. likelihood that the parry he is a. me
head OF will strike for Stewart river The
latest reports from the north seem 20 marx
that district as one that VIII surpass the
Ciondyke. The letter sayE:
Near Dyes Alaska. July "A. 1881
I'VE are nearing cur starting place az
last. after d rather tedious voyage
tie. hogs and sheep MIXED up On osS.
leaving no room to walk and dlsasFse~
able smell made the trip other fFisn n nice
one. saw Robinson 81 Juneau Mnd flao
ionx talk with him about the ttoaaS Hs
tkiondyfsee. I had the nfst news sof naH
s,y the Porsland's ARRIVAL ana the excite
rsgeat arising from IL -
II saw Tsna's old grocery man. Miller,
In Juneau he is going TO the Yukon next
week has been around Juneau ever s.ace
BE- left Seattle last spring
''You cannot get supplies N juneau. as
has been stated. Bacon Is 50 csats per
pound ard very scarce: all other supplies
are running very lots-
The rush from Douglas island and Ju-
.ssau has cleaned out the place
''Eobinsun's men hasT nearly all left
Rim. headed for the Yukon. and Juneau
IL almost deserted. The news, as pub
ished in the Seattle papers. has again set
landed al Dyea.
II, has been cold and raining ever since
NE left Wrangei, but today dawned
bright and clear, the sun shining and
."-'nls IL q Godsend as you viii appre-
ciats the difference between landing In
fine weather or In rain, with no shelter
for either our goods or ourselves We
caught a small deer on the way up. The
captain saw ons swimming across the
channel and stopped the boat 10 pick it
Beats crew or the deer. As the race pro-
krcsssl IL was quite exciting
Robinson says 20 tell You that the dan
GERS Of the trip in are very much exag-
gesa.ed and that with reasonable care no
trouble will he experienced by our party.
He says: Good boy; 10 In to win ] wish
you every success
He was on the verge of sending for
rue 10 take Job at Si2S In the ONCE at
juneau His man Il going to the Yukon.
Says he Wishes he could induce you TO
liver me frcn juneau WIN write more
later.
Pyramid Harbor.
Unloading cattle ard horses. They
push the cattle overheard from the deck
and LET them swim. Have three boats out
picking up the strays.
The horses are lowered IN boxes and
then towee ashore. This Is a sne place.
of the Dalton traIl There is three
snasted ship here and q small two-masted
sshoones. both bslongiag 10 esnnery.
'chspps' fed the fish TO queens
taste. Many were sick. but could net let
Y. beat me 50 we both went up TO the
forecasts all through the rough weather
ard smoked
win write more later
We STAYED az Pyramid hsrhor until
?. IN; during the day u raiDed. showed
and Va< windy alternately. making a dis
agreeable dsy
Saw Davidson's glacier and seven or
eight smaller ones. Sre sight We are
now about twelve rnii.@ from nyes with a
Stow In tow n lard freight on. and must
leave the boat tonight The water Is
rough the wfnS blowing with some rain
tnot much, but enough 20 dsmperO There
arp eight or nine porpoises swimming
rfTng =; The bow Of the boat keef ping IN
with u< ard having lots ~ run: they dive
'irser The ship ard come w on the other
Ft0es tneY are within twenty feet OF the
shin all the time
Saw whale and loss Of icebergs we
don't know vet whether 70 lard ~
NksEu8v or Dvea. 4 Mir fsornehcsvl has
= hrether Who has a pack train At
SkaEgaY sn6 he IS 70 zee hts brother "a
soon as we Hand az Sfagaay 20 see II
Trey Viii contract 80 land all Of cur
Freight - the lake in exchange fer our
sksguaF Everyone In juneau gives aa-
thfrr '''N '''7
''-rh~re are two opposition comma MICS
shc ~ A,Sea AND one a. Skagusy--ho,h
Fsitft@& aren't an equal division Of -enre.
NTntsfsves ~ iHnesu who ne and swear
resFseciivg places
they are irving q hnnd town nj
SkagDay. snd have q wharf II fanssst 81
erFe -an's sell what 20 So - -
We gave then a great talk ahcu, our
e--Z 49, ~ 81 acNs9ce party fer a hix