The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-12
FARALLON IN FROM alaska.
Vague Reports Of a Rich Strike
on the Nasse River.
AN OFFICER LEFT At TAGiSH.
The Canadian Government Collects
s.3.0OO ON Outfifs--GOods ar La
bOr Accepted as Pay-RegiOn
About Lake TesIin BefBE Pros
Forty-hye Passengers for seattle.

stean,er Farallon arrived last night at
800 O'clock from Alaska points with forty
five passengers for Seattle. What prom
ised TO be a sensation as a new and mar
velously rich mining discovery in South
eastern Alaska was marred by lack Of re-
liable information and the suspicion OF
fake" 1t WAS said by several passengers
that two men. A. r. Bozarth and George
Pulver. had boarded the FaralIon at Port
Tongas. fresh from placer strike on
Nasse river. which yielded 500 as the re-
suit of three and a half days work. Be-
Earth left the boat at Victoria AMI Pulver
could not be found on his arrival here
making II impossible 10 prove or disprove
the authenticity Of the report. The Nasse
river runs into Chatham sound. just op-
posite Mary island.
Reports were received showing the light
ness OF Canadian customs duties at Tagish
lake. and the friendly disposition OF the
officials. Travel down the Likes has prac-
ticaily ceased and all officials have been
Withdrawn. save Collector Godson Dur
Ing The season duty was collected on 400
outfits. each representing from four to
seven men and averaging ssa. The total
amount collected up to October II was sa5-
go Each man was permitted 10 appraise
his own outfit. and those without funds
were allowed TO pay In goods or by cutting
wood and saving logs
Fairly rich discoveries are reported on
the McClfntock river and on some creeks
enptying into the Hootalinaua Quite a
number of prospectors Will winter along
those rivers. The territory drained by Tes-
I'm Lake VIII be thoroughly prospected
lee Is forming rapidly in the lower lakes
and river and II viii be impossible for
those who have left Lake Bennett in the
past ten days TO reach Dawson before the
Ice has stopped river navigation The
weather ut Lakes Bennett and Under
man has been comparatively mild. At
Bennett there are but few people left. hut
there are great many cabins which have
been built In order 10 store outfits until
spring. At Linderman there is unite a
town and not few people will winter
there.
\ tpHn%te has been laid on. at the
Canyon. about SIX miles from Dvea. In
ore day last week 100 lots were located a,
that place, Saloon buildings and gambling
dens are heing constructed at the Canyon
The contract has been let for the construc-
non % a wharf AZ Dyea. The dock will
he orc and a half miles long and vii, he
Finished early in the beginning OF the new
year
The Dyea tran near the summit is COW
cred 10 a depth of three feet with snow.
but packing is stil going on the supplies
now bring taken over being principally
those that thu Canadian government is
sending into the interior for use at i:s
various posts.
Work on the new tramway Is being
rushed rapidly, about lse rnfn being en-
plo"ed in grading the roaabed between
pN"a and tie CANYON a distance of about
eigst miles. II Is proposed 10 use horses
on this part of tic Famway.
The Farellan had the following passen-
/ ger Tor Seattle.
/ From SkaPusy Jo!ln Fgyr. r II. Clay
| son. T, Il, Walsh. q. W. tiraenop A. Y.
l.ot.z, 4 Johnston. William I.easy. NJ.
/ Solder, Nili3am Ca(itnan. ~. T. Davie
Jansen. r. Hopkins " :, Phillips. -. W
5 i<nax
/ From Juueau-~O. Roberts. ". Hanke NJ.
/ Morrison. !, McDoaaid. Mrs Mcdonald.
/ : " Fish. K \ Pierce r kusaan. =. r.
| Ills y W E3chA rasan. J. he.iburs f.
/ Hiukclnan. ". Rsngham, Il Z Foster.
! q. 4, Rose. ii. q Bawer W H. Seaior.
From WfangeE-Iames f}szR. IL Mcpon-
aid { ; Merfin. J. NJ. Kaaisha. =. smp-
i From ssxaaa 4 Frank. 5. Davis. I'd
! Se0t- ". Sau1hort.
From Tonga George Pu1ver. \. T. 30.
/ x1rfh.