The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-29
FRONTIER and METROPOLIS
DnATTLD BLENDS THE INTEREST.
ma FEATURES OF BOTH
,. ". Boyle ana Sone of HIS Ex-
Observation-Disclosures Billy" Gates
nayaend Tells Of Some seattleites.

Seattle b the mile post Of civilization for
the rsturned Klondiksr. Hers he has hss
nrst opportunity to trade his gold dust and
nuggets tor the necessities and comforts Of
civilized life. Here takes place tho meta
morphosis OF the ragged miner 70 the cor
rectsy attired. though painfully new-lcok-
ing gentleman. Sometimes the transfor-
nation IL gradual. Such was the case with
J. w. Boyle. ex-champion al-around ath-
Iete OF Canada, who was one OF those who
arrived on the steamer City of Seattle.
Boyle bought suit OF clothes Immediately
on reaching here. but on retiring TO the
privacy Of his room In the Butler hotel he
discovered that the garments lacked sew
eral inches Of being large enough. But he
had pair of kid gloves which fit perfectly.
and . most genteel-looking silk hat. He
had promised to cali on friend. Was he
to fail In such an obligation because his
clothes were q misflt? No. He put on a
white shirt with high standing collar
and colored tie. covered this with an ele-
CANT and highly picturesque suit OF furs.
ending at the feet In decorated n,occasins.
finished the costume with the kid gloves
and silk hat and sailed forth. composite
good Tor almost any climate.
]. W. Boyle left Dawson City September
- as one Of a party made up Of William ].
Gates. NJ. 8. Huckins. Fred II. Eckert.
Bert Nelson, John Brauer, Herbert Ray
mond. Harry Robertson and an Indian
guide. He was the life of the marty. his ex.
traordsnarv strength being Of great service
10 his companions In more than one dill
Guilty. At one time he forded a river waist
deep. carrying over. one at time, the
men and their packs. He went into the
country last July with Frank p. Slavins
the pugilist, and with well-known Pa
So Itch {Ohf MS q
! party over the Skaguay TRAIL which Boyle
practically opened. They reached Dawson
in August. and Boyle located claim No. 4.
on Meadow creek. and another on Montana
creek. Montana creek was about The last
staked out. the only later discoveries, ac-
cording to Boyle. being on Boulder creek.
a tributary of Bonanza, and All Gold creek
which runs into the Klondike river.
In explaining why his party was over
taken by the Dalton outfit, Boyle said
those In the lead had to break the trail
with snowshoes, while those following were
able to walk. For another cause the river.
when Boyle and his party went up. was
blocked with ice, which later cleared.
Again, their horses were exhausted. While
Dalton secured fresh cayuses at Pelly.
He estimated that in actual gold dust the
men In his party had not brought down
more than $1,000.
William j. Gates. who will be known in
the history of the klOndlke as swift Wa
ter Billy" Is spoken of by his companions
as having the heaviest sack OF any who
have yet come out. with the possible ex-
ception of Ferguson. The nickname Swift
Water was won by Gates three years ago
by an act Of great bravery in White Horse
canyon. He was going up the river With
number Of others and at the canyon three
men were discovered on a rock in the midst
Of the rapids. They had no means OF es-
cape and il seemed foolhardy TO attempt
their rescue. Gates. who is an expert poler.
volunteered to go to their assistance. He
succeeded In reaching the three men and
took them or.
Swift Water Billy" IL q high roller. The
same nerve which char lcterized his feat
in the White Horse canyon he has carried
into other affairs. He Is one Of the kind
that bets 81, 600 on the turn of q card. The
fortune brought out by Gates runs high In
J the thousands. In coming out by the trail
large sums are not generally carried In
, dust. paper being so much more handy.
Herbert Raymond, Of the Raymond Shoe
Company, returned with frozen fingers and
toes, but with the comforting knowledge
that In the far north are two claims In his
name which may some day represent for
tune. II am glad Went" he said yester-
day. "for should never have felt satisfied
without going into the country. VIII re-
turn In the spring? hope not, though II
may be necessary.
IT left here July 10, 1897 and made Daw-
son City In twenty-eight days. have To-
Gated two claims, one on Deadwood and
one on Bryant creek. What there is In
them do not know. I am like many 9TH