The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-17
FREDERICK. NELSON / MUNRO.


50. and trying to eaina Of somebody wa.o
e'o1s9 gr0ostake them
aae Gsremcr.
The fever has spreaa throughout the
lie DEPARTMENT. 2aa Caist Aelloes aoss
a0i kao@ VISA it MY x ask sonlo q as
best naen F1 "a fne north. r. T. Sns-sa.
engineer Of Nc essglEe c0sngs ~, at1st
JACK Tagr, i.epss9ang 81 Na. caseRl.eal
enEnPans. -ssa l.. Il. GoTEee. captain ri
engine company Sa 3. haze resigned ana
bought their tFekegs and esery otiasf raaa
al headquarters wap.d - j. ne aaa 4
grub stake.
Taere is no telling hex long the street
car naen vii remain at tl2elT pos,s- ".
=. Gandr!ch. secretary Of the Madison
street company. and ------ WILSON. & coz
d@ctor. Ease resigned and bought tickets
Tor the Al~hi. a party Of i've men tram
the Sanle Hne. including l. c pseostf.
is going with II. A Frederick. and half
a de1%n other men are said * ss getting
up q SfGbstake for The tip e. q carr
aud J. n Tyler have deserted their eSr
on ihe Green lake lae. and several men
oa the Third street l.ne propose to follow
their example
Among others sre l. J. Greenwood, the
Western rninn telegraph operator, IL
@Ras Carr, William Jeiiey. Thomas Nc
Eiwaia. Richard Wood, J. IL. Young.
J0hn II. Hughes, Is. ~ Burton. y. Pep
perm, H. Cllevrette. Il. r. Holden. z. l.
Burseth. Z Won Diesz. K. j. Allen, Dir.
aad Mrs Robert Nelson. who have al
ready taken passage on the Al-f<i: Thom-
as Keenan,, II. {. Llsdvigsea. r. II Ho-
man, W. l.. Snanks and Lester M2rsIot.
t9th employees Of the Pacific Coast steam
aa.p Company. aud H. l.. WarSon. who
"a = four Fqt.sf
The grocery. hardware. clothing and
tent stores were All busy preparing out
fits Tor the argonauts.
onIy beginning.
That the exodus is only beginning is
shown by the fact that numerous in
q'lirjes as 10 the cost of an autfit are
made fer every one which Is actually
purchased il addition. many persons
ask the supply men 10 furnish them a
gruhstake for half interest In their
prospective claims. but a deaf ear is
turned 10 such a proposition. Many I'M
aniries are received at mtning offices for
men OF capital who viii furnish grub
stakes.
On the Water Front.
Perhaps the fever struck no locality
harder than the water front. There are
10 be found men used To hardship by sea
ana land; travellers for whom strange
country holds no terrors. The steamboat
men were all talking Of the kiondike and
II half the number who declared theu-
selves carry out their intentions. the wa
ter front will be deserted within TWO
weeks
Among others, Capt Ed harrington. of
the steamer Fairhayen and Purser George
Noonan, OF the steamer State Of Wash
ington, have resigned their good paying
positions TO go. They VIII 80 across the
summit instead of around by the mouth OF
tie Yukon.
The Offices OF the North American
Transportation and Trading Company ana
of the Alaska Commercial Company were
crowded yesterday with intending passen-
gers. Already all the berths of the steam
or Portland save two or three have been
filled and beds win be made on the floor
TO accommodate the crowd. There was
also much inquiry at tne office of Agent
Stoltenberg regarding the steamer Excel
slor, scheduled to sail from San Francisco
for 81. Miohaers July y.
An important change has been made in
the local representation of the North
American Transportation ana Trading
Company {. III. Hamilton. secretary Of
the company will 60 north on the Port
hand making his headquarters n Dawson
CITY during the summer. though his
duties will leave him little time at any
one place. Succeeding Mr.. Hamilton as
LEGAL representative Of the company is
George r. Fis ,htr. formerly assistant
cashier Of the First National bank The
position accepted by sir. Fischer is per-
nauent.
Peter Sutherland. or Ballard has re-
ceiyed a letter from his partner, George
Guy, at Circle city who had just re-
turned from Dawson City for his wife and
child and household furniture. re urged
Mr. Sutherland % lease or dispose Of his
business at Ballard ana so to the klon-
dixie with large stock Of goods adapted
to that country. Mr. Guy had secured n
claim on the kiondlke bait stated it was
NOT very rich. Mr.. Sutherland has nor
,nliy decided about going.
For the Yukon.
The schooner Fischer Brothers is being
loaded rs rapidly as possible with stores
or general merchandise Cor the Xuken.
TIE werk was watched by a crowd %
idlsr who stood about with a wish in
their hearts that they might go north with
the bales of provisions.
T. I. Richardson was experimenting the
aTranKement Of the cargo. He said that
he intended 50 90 north himself In the
spring, taking the inland trail across tie
summit IL the kionaixe. where. after see-
ing what progress had bean made &sth
IEe Slain ~ which ne IS Interested. he
would proceed down the river 20 81.
Miehaels and meet his little steamer.
-Disco~eri@s IN fhe Yukon have hat be-
gan ne sgld@ @and III I've years fFom
ncw Size opportunities WI be better fair
foid tnan nov. bsceuse 81 tise Increased
facilities Tor transportation. There are
ereeks that stsye nat been touched There
- larGe 'grossnf floor 70 fhe yukon. IN
Eolu4: ,heye uoa 7 saouid not seeK ga get
81 GA the kI9n5iAs but would wait tor
reports 81 rev stgikes, and fa.n starr off
to stake oul u claim On sic new DIS
coye4T"
The Fischer Brothers win san Sunday
or Monday
Tine hazardous cn;erpgfse Of herdlpg
live stock into the yuk0n by the inland
trsii hes been tried several times THIS
Seasan wit8 what Successes remains vet
to t.e learurd ou the steamer Al-ki.
sailing July Is will te s'4 ahrep IA charge
OF bertlers employees 10y George L. I5iief
III Aiiler has f31rciIasei these sheep
from POINTS all ever ti.s stale and @x-
peefs 10 sef ihem 10 the rrines 10 supply
the siutey demand for meat
THE experience Of the Therp patty has
pToVea the feasibility II gefUne cattle
across She loms stretch of kleak couS1sy.