The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10

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Indictments Against slim Birch
Steamship AK arrived yesterday morn
ing from Alaska She had a quantity OF
fresh fish as cargo. The passenger Ass IS
as follows: Edwin Goodal. Capt James
Carroll. J. r. SIaleney. J. Dalton, j. r
Roberts. :. e. Dugaul. Mss Lillian Howe.
Mrs. Y. Mckenzie. RI. 7. Burkett. J. Leon
ard. III. II. Lynch, Mr.. anG Mrs r Dol2n
n 4. NeedhaIn. Mrs. 5. \. Maconaber. F.
Dillon. Mrs. A. ]. McCulioch. Mrs ; NJ
0ppena0t1, r. Klaus. I. =. Clark, J. suEE-
van. T. O'Brien. 3. r. knight Il. Hyds
F. NJ. Stevens, c. s. Wallace, l. NJ. Rice
7. r eagle. Dir. and AIRS. ". II. spafford.
J. Kennedy. J. Hamilton. L. Nicaloi, c.
Land and ten second class.
Waiting for GoodaII.
Edwin Goodau. Of Goodan. Perkins
Co, agents controlling the Pacific Coast
Stss nship Company. whose arrival Is anx-
+ iously awaited by the committee Of Yukon
miners appointed Monday. stopped over at
Victoria and viii not arrive until today.
The committee BUSTED about yesterday.
but took no decided steps. Superintendent
J. r. Trowhridge, % the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. said yesterday that
be would do nothing until Mr. Goodal ar
rived. he thought since there were such
number OF men possibly some concessions
mlgh. De granted them. 4 meeting OF those
who intend going into the Yukon viii be
held this afternoon at the Northern hotel.
at which report will be submitted by the
committee on transportation
The Tide of Travel
The AK is scheduled TO sail for Alaska
Thursday morning at o'clock. and she
viii go up with every berth occupied The
tide of travel has set toward the North,
and every steamer viii be taxed for accom-
modations. Steamer Wiliapa. as stated
yesterday, has already most OF her passen-
ger space taken for the next voyage, leav-
ing here March 16 Both the Al-ki and
Wiliapa run through 10 Dyea. On March
e the steamship Mexico, now In san Fran
cisco, viii leave here on special trip TO
Alaska Judging from what Superinten-
dent Troworidge said yesterday IL Is prob
able that any proposition made the Yukon
miners viii be for the Mexico. The Mex
ico viii 60 through to Dyea. She is ex-
pected from San Francisco March 3.
From the yukon.
Parties continue 70 come out from the
Yukon valley. Among the passengers by
the Al-Ki was h. F. Knight who came
down from Circle City In company with
Thomas o'Brien and Indian. Mr..
| O'Brien stopped of at Victoria where he
| IS said 10 be looking for a steamer for the
| Yukon river. Perhaps he has some con-
| nection with the steamer reported as
ordered built in Victoria several months
| ego. He has a store at Circle City. and
| will go to San Francisco for goods. An
| other party which left Circle city Deem
| Der - and is now at Juneau was made up
| OF Frank Kellersman. Fred EVEN and
| Robert A. Ambold.
| II is reported that horses are finding
| their way into the Yukon valley, and are
| as good as gold mines TO their owners.
| They haul larger loads and require much
| less attention than dogs. The Thorp party
| expects TO leave Klondike in time 10 come
| up the river on the last ice. and perhaps
| 10y now are on their way out. Another
| coal discovery is reported on Slate creek
| tributary of the Yukon, ffty-five miles
| above Circle City. The coal resembles the
| Nanaimo product. Surveyor William Ogil-
| vie had intended coming out this winter
| by way OF Dyea. but the extra work
| thrown upon him by the Klondike discov-
| cries. every claim of which must be sur
| veyed, viii cause considerable delay.
Seattle Man Injured.
Harry W Crosby formerly of this city
| was struck by falling tree February II
| in a logging camp on Glass peninsula. He
| IS now st 81. AIMS hospital. Juneau. with
| his left leg broken al the thigh and knee
| crosby left Seattle September - on the
| schooner Sealight, bound for the halihut
banks near Nrangei. At kake village he
! LEFT the schooner with a small boat and
| some blankets. but without provisions
| He attempted 20 go from kake 20 Juneau
| in the small boat. and after rough voy-
age Of four days landed at Glass penin-
| sula, forty miles south Of juneau. and OBJ
| tanned work as logger. II was while at
| tempting 10 fel tree that the accident
! happened.
I slim" Birch.
4 ~ro-1 st4r,- era~safgx,
| February % by Judge Delaney
/ found three Indictments against the
| desperate known as slim Birch. One
| was for the murder of William q. Watt
| one for assault with a dangerous weapon
| upon William Hale end one for assault
| with a dangerous weapon on a. 6, Bays
| Three similar indictments against Birch's
! companion. Hiram SchelI. and one against
| the Cape Fox Indian. Kitch Loon for the
| murder Of q Tongas Indian chief. In sub
| uniting It's report the grand jury recon-
/ mended that ian iron cage be provided for