The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-30

experienced prospect0rs vas landed OF tie
beach az Skasuay between august 1 ard
October ]. il IS estimated that nearly
10 60 peep.e struck Skagusy IN that
tine. about 20 Of them got over me trail
Nearly 60 more wen 10 Dyea and crossed
the Chilkoo- pass. and thence found their
way down the Yukon 10 the gold fields OF
the Northwest territory and Alaska.
Since fhen the town of Skaguay has been
laid OF ia q modern fashion. and tsnts ard
thinly-thatcned snacks have elven way
20 comfortable frame business blocks ard
Dwelling houses George =. Kltginger. II
this ci.y. wh0 returned Monday from Lake
Bennett OF the steamer City OF Seattle
says that the metau3rF hosts has been
brought shout hy q number of busting.
wlde-aH AXE business men. WHO formerly
lived In Seattle. ard Who .0oE with tAem
10 Skasuay tn7 Business experience and
srit hat eharacter-zes al OF the Seattle
men in Aiasks
You ould hardly know Skaguay." says
Nj klJt.uger 'The place Is orderly and
law abiding and there is a. much enter
Prise ana public spirll displayed by the
business men ana residents O. the place
as Wla D. found In any c..y % Us size
on the PactSc COAST There s-s foUr or
FIVE hotels. WIKI good aecommod8 ALTON. t1-
Guiding baths ard steam heat The stores
descriptions The law IS respected ard
ooeyed. There s. .ittle or no law outside
OF me Federal statutes but the Cltiz rs
committee. h. 4 persistent enforcement of
just regulations ana fair dealing between
men. has iust.ile5 wholesome fear OF
law!essress into the minds q the rough.
unruiy spirits that freu9e1ted the place
NJ the beginning % the rash. For TIE
most pare These have Jeff and there Sc no
disorder at Skarusy.
'Dvr2s the height n the stampede 70
the koudika thc inhabitants q the tented
CITY were Ger the NOS. parr men wa5 were
in desperate hurry To 81 1ver ere rresyr-
f8irs 90 tHf Lakes 70 the heaazRters or
the Eako1. Thet- we-e selfish. reckless ard
careless of the rights - Others. Az thsy
cared t7r Was 70 esi past -ae trail % she
lakes ard they did not stop 90 consider
mle0 fC7F t1Ey acrr -u0ilsHad this
"t- tE4s cong. 1rerat- community there
N-rH. cf caarse. many undesirable eis-
fne-,s - cne time Sksrtfar was sr R,vx-
cry Uzr.8ree. "a het town AT .tfv how
ever. Pas PASSED away T1e sporting els
rnent .s greatly tn tLe minority ana ehe
people wao age uow i1 SsaEasv ara de-
'f1nnet - build up g successful ely AZ
tns- pisce-
Many - the leading business man Of
fFa place formerly lived ia Sa-ztla They
8
N1@E1aF Many ~ t1e Sarge wholesale
houses and rla1-factorseS - Seattle have
branch eSts r77ents AZ SkaE-sav
There are about $50 good frame dwell
tHE~ and 1FS ness houses a CHURCH has
been established hv .he Rev SIR D.-aeev
"a -1ies- Any - the Taraessr Fsrs-.ss--s r5su
~ru7r1. ea3 fGr3s have been subscribed
t7E erecting a school which viii 20 .5are
-rE'7-5 2telr - y7I see That All fHe r.
st-airi7E ana ~iv.l.z.~r Influences trs- -.=~-
tain r. tGe o.-ar coumarl ties are soon IL
5e Installed - Sks~uav.
When Z lefl Che rrsu October Il 8. v~ae
81 Eofa condition due - tha Fae- .Aar ne
cTosd -5zt formerly blocked a}r -rog~~ss
had disappeared ard sra ground vas
t-cre~ - TIE see places. Travel vas corr
}-a-5-tvr.y easy People vger4 rrakfnx H.
grin ia 1Fe DAYS Ahcat $40 have gone era~
re trsl} g L4sSe Bennett ard have sfarsasf
down the river TIRE aye 7hosrr -
miners cawred be-wepr tte summit and
re axes ard abo-- - between SEaeuav
and ire summit Some tire azo 7 saw a
statement - ar evening paper mar : 20
fne7 we're eestttI-F OF tie trafI Trfs -
utterly untrue Trere Is TO excuse f7~ 3sta-
neFs ~ poverty ir sssEusy Afen hsva
never received less t1su - ue- aav. "a
CANADIAN mounted r-ll,e hsva beer cTsr-
-E 81 ce-5s ger r-E13 for "a king aver
;1s --a1 2rs iaherers acre IN demand ~
building ard ether wo-k- Living there =
a. caea7 As .n Sea-tle A mgn can Get
goC1 board far 3 = uar CAV ana II -
hA,hes - can rsauce thls cc-xsderah1v.+'
NJ Ali'-nser ard his party. trclEG1aE &