Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-27
AS SEATTLE SEES It.
Looks for 4 Crest Boom on Ac.
'connt Of The kiondike i
Expeditions.
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~ Editor Of THE ARaus. Rock
~ Island: Capt. william
Kaasck. Of your city, left
for Portland yesterday after q week
Of hustling. aud will remain there
but n ceuple Of days, just long
enough TO complete arrangements for
the building Of steam schooner for
the Rock Island ard Alaska com msy-
oial and mining enterprise. OF which
he is general manager. Capt.
Knaack seemed very much delighted
with the west, aud espec ally Seattle.
The eap&ain expects to leave immed.
istely etol, Rock Island, where he will
sell reservations on the new steamer.
The steamship companies this fall
had great deal moro than they
could do, and this coming spring the
steamers will not be able to supply
the demand. In view of this fact.
people going have already procured
observations By paying a portion
down and securing . contract from
the company for passage to Dawson
City. Il 10 estimated that from 25.-
600 to l25. 900 people will leave here
this spriug for the gold regions Of
the north. Aud some estimates
T:Eami psople who have been east, and
have. seen the fever that exists there,
and in all parts OF the world, In fAcs,
say it will exceed 100000. There 10
no question but that there will be
the largest influx Of people west that
has ever been inowa in she history
Of tAs'ooantry. The steamship lines
are selling reservations Of about
$3.50 to Dawson City, allowing 15O
pounds and chaegisg 10 cents per
pound for the balance. The weight
Of one mans outfit for 10 monIhs
viii be about 1900 pounds.
Seattle Lssss 1ar . Bsom IN tho spria 3
We look for prices to 60 mp ON
transportation soon, % each line
will have more than It can handle.
Ordertare also being placed by the
huhdreds fer outfits. especially in
ths.way'of wooden goods. ss prices
Ia this lioe are on the Rise. and will
likely be ~ least Is per cent higher
than now. II 10 almost impossible
to find an empty house or store in
the city. and tho great question is,
what will be done with the people in
toe spring rush. It is likely a great
many tents will be used, euCh IS
Was the case when I struck the town
after the great fire Every thing
that can D. used in the way oi q
hotel 10 being fitted up for the same.
several pieces Of property have
already changed hands, to be used
in the hotel business. Rents on
houses as we'll as store rooms have
advanced. and will 60 higher. Ny
advice 10 these going, is to procure
through some Of your friends. II
possible. rooms before you leave. It
would be wise idea. also, to pro.
cure reservations and other outfits.
1t viii save many . dollar in adj
vsncss, % we'll % hotel bills. while
waiting for . steamer and hunting
around for an outfit, People are
already flockiug in here BY the hun
dreds. and getting ready for the
great rush, which no power on earth
can step. We believe that Seattle ia
on , fair way to DO the New York OF
the Pacific coast. >
Tho clearings for the month OF
October. 1897. amounted to &3 $40 /.
954. So, while that OF the same month
last year was t2.47O.849 Is. The
week ending Nov. IA, '97, was 81, $685.
242.76. and the corresponding week
last year was only elSS. 1876 50. This
alone shows the way business IL pick
ing up. although there are few out.
fitting and going now. We were
highly delighted 10 see Capt. Knaack.
a. We ara Rock Island people.
Very respectfully. B. ". PKrr1r.
ADragEises Advice.