The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-09


~ ths STORIES o. others. wers sazt90s .
cast laear lot IA ne Ear NORTH TIE "a
Ter pre10usaztes f@E women Ssre
there sia1. afsa sas-zT Undecided oEes- II
a. 30 could o. counted.
TIE OBJECT u the meeting vas 20 see
= some arTaEgs an@1t could EoE oe EnAGs
Tor rae through % uyea- There WAS
son3e surface tax q charfeTEng a spe1isl
steamer. out fns prsclic2 E1en gave 20
lcozz8 Iteration 70 The idea * vas tn0Ugh-
fnaT ire united aeEl0n o 50 many Elsa
y o1!6 lsa al InA lzSen1eat 20 the steamship
companies 70 give some reduction 10 reg
Us4r prices, providing gae whore cro@4
agrees 70 20 y one Ene OF ths other n
committee 20 see ire companies was sp-
pointed ThAt the result q tAs 1eetlag
NA4 be any more than a furtnerinz c1
friendly relations between the prcsp@c-
tive YukoneFs e dotxotsG even b the les1l-
srs q the movement
Both the Alaska Steamship Company
and the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany giil nays al the business they can
handle and wil BE- SOW 10 make reeac-
tons. The AK. sailing from here to-
moTroE. all be loaded 10 the guards w4ta
freight ard passengers. wnlle he @nlapzs
sailing March as, has even TON 5u1 few
berhs left unsola- The rivalry between
the two companies may, ao1 ever, lead 70
concessions advantageous 10 TIE miners.
Steamship Company present AZ the meet
lEg vas heard 70 tel one Of the leading
spirits among the pr2spect0rs taat proc
ably anything IA reason Would De grant
e8. Manager PEABODY, Of the Alaasa
Steamship Company. was also present.
but Fefgsea - say what ne Intended do
ing X aay cug - made % estasr party
10 all proga04y he Immediately met by
the opposition I'd gin G0odall. one Of The
managers u the Pae!ac Coast Steamship
Company, vii arrive here tomorrow
morning He vii come from Alaska as
Tar as Departure oay on the Al-KL
TIE meeting waz called 10 or1er shorty
after : . c!ock. and &. +. Treat VAS IL
formally chosen chairman a motion was
carried that committee OF three De ap-
pointed 70 see what arrangements couli
be- made for HsI,3rtstion. TIE commit
tee CHOSEN later Wa made Up % &. +.
Treat, Joslg Barrett ard J. D. Aenach-
Recess was then taken 10 alio. az VINO
wished 70 give their names 10 the secre-
tary, stating the number Of pounds out
IL they intended taking. and whether they
would want first or second c.ass accom-
modati0ns. There we're - names obtained
tn this manner. and many more would
have been handed IN had time been allow
ed
Il was during this recess that a good
opportunity vas afforded for sizing Up
the crowd. Many men we're there VINO
nave occupied pusiic positions: many VINO
had not been lao0rlng for come time past.
and a good number Of strong looking
young fellows who would grow their arst
beard in Alaska. Those who had ba.n %
the Yukon ana come out. naturally took
the lead. Joseph Barrett said II vas as
tonisning how many people intended 70
seek fortune ia Alaska taia spring. He
was regularly receiving. he said several
letters every day from parties IN the East
making inquiry. A man wno has been IL
a position 20 know. said that third Of the
police fierce is anxious 10 90 to the Yukon,
and at east na1 a dozen viii throw up
their positions and 80 why" remarked
one man. There viii BE- 10 ore Jeff In the
town There wiz be almost enough street
car men - IL vessel" email party
leaning on come trunks IN a corner was
maklug ~ It's list OF supplies. And over
al the buzz Of words. IN which was dis
tinguihed most often, Yukon" and
sod
The committee chosen will meet today
and decide on what 81 will ask for The
names OF those y no have determined 20 20
10 the Yukon. with the extent Of their
outfits Is as follows =. Nebe 20 pounds
Mr. and Mrs. J. =. Douglass I09 pounds;
Mrs. Jenkins. two dogs and 1903 pounds:
r. q. Caldwell and Jack Daniels. 100
pounds. a HcCoIber. three dogs and
ff.9 pounds Joseph Barrett. { 80 pounds:
Miss Mulroncy. 100 pounds; 4. L. SPOTS
100 pounds a. r. Merrill 90 pounds:
Mrs. Rice two dogs ARA $50 pounds
a. y ScCueu. So pounds. y r. Brock
Way. sl0 pounds. +. II PoeIey. SO rounds.
James Steele. 50 pounds, Louis Walters
y pounds. 81 g Han and r Il Madole
20 pounds a. Is. Sheppard. = =. Shep-
aari. h. SHEPPARD and x. M0ulton. 500
pounds. G. A. CoraforIh. 1000 pounds
Nessrs Raydeld. Bird and Whittrsn. 2ie0
pounds. James A. Miller. two dogs and
90 pounds Il. SupcriZka, one dog and
10 pounds; J. A. Clinton. 100 pounds: a
Williams, 81" pounds: J 9 Hughes go
pounds. : =. Hanover - pounds: ~. 8
Bearer tWo men. Two dogs and 29G3
bounds, Il. Swenson $50 pounds. Edwin
Auit, Ne pounds. E. r shaw. 100
ounds. ". r Ayers. u fa pounds. D. S.
Brown. 80 pounds T. Olson. su pounds.
4. J. Nelson, 50 pounds. So. +. Treat. Two
toss ant ~o pounds r n Crawford
taree dcEs and 6oo pounds. M and Mrs
J u Men7rN and thTee children three
logs and iaoa pounds. Mr.. and Afrs. f. r.
feH=oE. Fl" pouDda a. T. Harmon. one
1og sad 80 pounds. T. t. Jenott. 20
pounds Il. s. Warner $50 pounds. SF u
.fo<5. 500 pounds r. Graham - rounds.
T. a Mcdonald ana friend 81 pounds.
it A. Frederick. Naf paunds Mr AND Mr.
e. Adams AMI a A Adams. 100
pounds. Frnr< Ai- r-s $3.50 dcgs srf $50
aouado. IS. * NisE.ns sa pounds Frank
-e @fcc. at3 pounds. Capt Decker. 1000
seaues
S=coni-slfet-l-. r.. Adams. aa roaaf.
.. 2 Elitus. 1880 dogs art SEA pounds. a.
H IatiHY. ore teE ard ss. ns.,-.s4. James
Netsrev- To-" Vourt Jesg 2Irfssrrn9,t
e" pounds jar2-T I'aur >s pounds WIZ
ism Robbins y" pounds Fred Brooks
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