The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29

auiax SORT q caanp. whlk the hottom
has not fzzzen cat the 0rsrsfOTded c1rs-
fssson does rof SsSvxsL Many ~ the hocsa
odsseM are ciosfn8 ard On tts principal
stree<e xhere arc - be aecsH xssn& AZ
EcssncsnS THAI safes and czsee fixtures are
far sale
..Aetsr an hasasvaI 81 six yAsss. another
expedition win 80 int sh4 ussxpsosed
tenpg 10 scale In ktgsest peak" Aasd
H>nfy q. Bryxns, ~ the Rifsnses- 0rand
Last evening. All Of my aryanxemensS
Shave be<n Aae6k. nay equipment has heen
purchased ard nav party Ende mp. AID Cow
! arr chatting Husser tho restraint imposed
by the few hoarrf delay. Tomorrpw morn
inG We will xsars. The Pest Int eifsxenesT
rszcs where We viii land Besides nag
ssff- xr. Easrikin and Mr.. Latham. have
ffsgAx&d William H. Wse&t<~p a. b. Haeh1
and Nell Mccarthy. have faIl eqa.D-
ussnt Of axse. rope, sses3gss assd tents ~
tents are made ~ silk and c<,tfcn. and I
am taking with me some c0neensed food
thai viii BE supested to each man after We
have consfaeacsE our ascent Of tbs mosanf-
ain This condensed food was rse6 sy Or.
Eansen. Ind IL OF zlhuminosdsr compressed
into CAKES. One of these small exkea -
soffieaens FOR q man Tor two Gxys.
Ny ssedxsx I bad made here, and shsy
are made on ffss plan adopted by the E&-
kinins. The runners are steel sho1. seven
inches hisA. the ziedses are esxh; TO tea
lest long. ard twsnty-stx incnes wide.
Il fsavs furnished the drawings snd pat
terms Of this fses!ge TO sfst- Ingraham.
who gs the agent in this city Of the Italian
oxssedi.ion. / have had several talks with
Maj ingrahxm. and have given him the
heneSit OF my experience Ia many ma tiers
1 have been thoroughly satisfied with tho
way In which / have been able 10 purchase
my equipment 1 have found everything
tint needed here. and have bad Ey or
dess inteslsgentiy flIled have also re-
ceived many suggestions that have been
variable 10 me- IL viii be nv 6ras visit
TO Alaska
ia regard to tho Italian expedition that
u TO fois5U. have this TO say: The pro-
noseFs deserve TO end Of credit. They
core from the other side Of tbs world. al-
nsest. and take their lives in tfsssir hands 10
accomplish something that has q purely
btassssihc value ! am not In the least
pfcjuaiced against the expedition Alaska
ard tha MOUNTAIN are both biz enough, for
several expeditions. have furnished all
Of the details Of my own equipment TO tho
agent % my competitor. which does not
seem AZ though / were jealous Of my
chances FOR success. We will receive our
IA.
missionary at Yakntat bay. 1t should b
addressed via Sitka-''
Tho discussion about the cottouy
cushion scale confuses two distinct and
well known species said r. H. Stretch
yesterday. The one common around Se-
attic u the maple cottony scale while
the one which has proved so destructive
and troublesome In California In the
'f3used coftony scale 50 cai,ed because
the mass Of white cotton II ribbed length
wise Of the body and has more silky
itstcr than In the maple scale. which
shows no such nuting. Both forms are
bad enough. bat the nufed scale, as an
imported insect, was destitute OF natural
enemies. with which all native insects are
abundsnily provided. The insect II 10 con-
spicnous that its presence in large num-
bers II only due to the neglect of ordinary
care when first noticed. A aoff brush
dipped In solution Of strong iye Will
eradicate them II used promptly on f,rst
appearance. The subject Ii very familiar
to myself. ar was the first person to deal
with the matter. when Mr.. Gordon. Of
fan Maseo, Cal. unfortunately imported
the aated scale on sDme fancy acacia
trees In the late 'Scs. as reported In the
proceedings OF the Academy OF Sciences or
California"