The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-15
TO OUTFIT IN SEATTLE.
The sfrafton Party From Colorado
VIII Huffd steamer. and Ex-
nIare The fukon Ceunfry.

DENVER. Col. Der. ff--Jsrses II. MAC
ksnzle ard James Casey. reprsseT atsvRs
of 4 syndicate y wealthy uniulnz men OF
this state. Haeasicn &C zhlca was made IN
4 dispatch froFn this city YESTERDAY. left
LAST niwht fss Seattle
Casey and Naekenzle are net men O.
wsz.th eui h1ve practical experience
in Lsesdwliis Cripple Creek ara Aspen
TIRE latter goes ct a big salary. having
resigned ire 24psrintendsEey II the Port
lard mine. where re drew $1,000 q year
~ Seattle contracts viii ~ awarded for
building river FtsE1Eer or probably two.
% be 80 arranged 81 sections that i c2a
b shipped 20 s. Michael
Three steam launches VII also b nulif
fer tenders and the hoat, when ready,
VIII Be loaded with 20 tons o. provis ons.
calculated 70 last for two years.
twenty-five Of me best pFospsct0rs %
the West have been engaged 70 make 10
cations. and three more viii be hired or
the coast. with O special view q know.-
edge % placera. The river steamer VII
be equipped with powerful steam pumps.
placed on the boat 50 the captain can
prospect aiorg the banks wherever f. is
deemed necessary 70 sample the dirt along
the banks. No tire VIII Be lost and II
the results arc good the men viii at once
file locations
We aEa going np 20 that country 70 get
our share ~ the good things II they are
there and we hardly see how we can miss
H. said SIR Mackenzie.
We vii take with Us a sawuiil COM
plete hydraulic mining plant. 20 81 oper-
afe1 ~ means % a hose from the eerk ~
fhe steamer. WITH pumna and everything
else We ear possibly need;
About ff.a middle q February Mr.
Casey and half Of our force viii be started
over ChtlkQot pass. and the res Of the ex-
Qedition vii 90 around By ST. Michael and
% the Yukon river.
We viii charter a steamer at SEATTLE
and load everything on n. the charter
bringing ia 10 81 Michael At 3 Michael
we viii put our Dig steamer together, load
Il With cur supplies. the s,am launches
taking their share. and when We are ready
we viii steam away up the river and viii
join the first part OF our expedition a. some
According 70 our plans at present
when we reach the country our prospect
oFs viii divide into pairs. and viii work
our over the country. They viii keep in
touch with the main party and viii be well
supplied with provisions. Should any
prospecting party make a discovery that
proves good. the whole party VIII be con-
centrated ~ that point as soon as possible,
and we will thus be able TO take up all
the best part Of the country Having our
Nawmill W. can quickly build our own
town and make all our preparations TO
mine In the proper way. We are not go
INK out for placer mining alone. but will
look for quartz leads rs well. We viii
depend upon the country for absolutely
nothing but timber, wat.E and gold. We
will furnish the rest"
Mr.. Casey h ono OF the best mining men
IN the West Re was one Of the earliest
prospectors In Cripple Cr.ek. and discov-
cred the American Eagle and John A.
Logan mines on Bull I'M out Of which ha
made himself Independent. Mr.. Mac
kenzsa II a natlya-b0rn Canadian and has
many friends 81 Ottawa, Canada. and
plans have already been made. II anything
worth while is discovered. TO secure con-
cessions from the Dominion government
for timber and oth.r claims.
our orders" continued Mr. Mackenzie,
are 10 spare no expense 20 make the ex-
petition a complete success. W.. viii
take with as everything that we can pos
Sibly need. We expect simply 10 pros
pect.
IL will cost us about $1,000 for ship
10 transport us 20 St. Michael alone. and
from that point we VIII depend absolutely
upon our own exertl0ua. You know that
II has been impossible 10 get a sawmill
through 10 the mines because the trans
portation companies have a monopoly on
the humber We viii not b. bothered with
any such monopoly. We will carry every
thing necessary 10 build a city with. and
we VIII have the men along who can do
the work We are feeling vary enthusi-
astic over the scheme. and our plans are
80 well made that failure Is almost impos-
slble. IL the gold Is there ~ are sure TO
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