The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

out good carse and IN the face OF con
tract which he nc~sse violated -hs
president Of this company IL wirtsrkng at
Fort Cudzhy ard no doubt wfen the sea-
sou opens ne viii come out Of his hib~--
hating retreat vita his @y~z Opened az 20
the future needs OF tne Yukon trade The
rev boat 81 tfzfs company. TIE J. J.
hse1ly. failed 70 put IN an appearance. but
u EIppos~6 20 be somewhere or the river.
Now that important discoveries Rave
bee1 made IN The SorSnwes. territory IL
VI - Sufficient Ind acsn1ent for the Do
mtrton OF Canada 70 assist tire pioneers
70 OPEN up the country The Canadian
government presents q marked contrast
% that OF ne Unisse states in regard 10
giving assistance ard snccura cement 20
settlers IN it's domain. ard whe@ the n1er-
chants ~ British Columbia ~p@k market
for their produce IN frs adjoining sister
pTog1Dce by opening N the White pass
and the upper Yukon river Their q hoxrl
viii come from the short-stgrsAd octopus
- long rur-uref by Uncle sam % the
detrinsnt OF bis young osfsoriHg. II IS
quite certain that the Canadian govern
nent and the miners Of the Northwes-
territory will not have long 80 Deepen.
upon the existing great trading ard trans
por alton companies.
what we al want II plenty of whole
some food. and clothing suitable for an
Arctic region. We are willing 20 foTego
the luxuries % life for short tine. until
We can better arord them. Up 20 the
present time there have been tors Of rub
hdzh s>rt here when necesssries should
have come. For example. sewing ma
chins. all kinds OF suuerfuous hardware
mining implements. and. Notwithstanding
the Law og prohibition. gallons upon gal
Ions OF whisky ard beer. Some of Il IN
bond Cor Northwest territory has been
opened In Circle City. OF course few OF
us object 20 having Il 20 drink 70 make
up FOR the stint In edgbles but would pre-
fer having enough 70 cat.
Although large quantities OF coal oil
have been brought IN fat 81 per GALLON
which we might have done without, YET at
this day we are ecouomizing 70 make In
hold out for another month and many OF
US are In utter darkness for Is out OF the
"a hours.
"An electric plant here would be a
splendid investment and by the substitu-
tion OF electric lighting for coal oil would
necessary commodities The managers OF
both corporations seem 20 lack tact In
framing Invoices for their trade here. As
an example the mention Of certain food
are always short Of the best farina ceous
foods. such as -four. cat meal. corn meal,
rice. beans and peas. and OF animal food
such as picked mess pork mess beef, or
tongues, pigs feet, properly cured and
smoked bacon and hams. and Goldfish all
OF which IS easily handled and no, detert-
butics. fresh fruits and vegetables. lime
Juice. cider. vinegar and pickles These
commodities are essential and sufficient
10 the exclusion ~ all canned STUFF which
which should De excluded from the mar
ket until nanusac tureTs adopt the use of
earthen ware or glass in place Of lin.
How Miners Travel.
"As yet there are no trails or roads
made In the country and the miners have
% pack their supplies on their backs I'm
the summer or haul them on sleds In win
ter, and II is in this latter mode Of trans
port that the Eskimo dogs and their
crosses become OF the utmost value the
prices ranging from So 10 500 each There
are A few horses, but they can do but lit
tie In the winter. as they are unable TO
work when the temperature Is much
lower than 40 degrees below zero: and less
In the summer on account of there being
no roads and the swafnpy nature Of the
route from Circle City to the diggings.
lar In this direction. much to their own
detriment and that Of the miners. All OF
the gold dust taken out naturally grav.-
tates towards the Golfers of the companies
excepting where miner goes out In the
summer or fall with his hard earnings
This year the management at 81. Michaels
delayed the last river boats so long as TO
preclude the possibility of their connect
Ing with ocean steamers which left St
Michaeis on the third of September con-
sequently more than a hundred people
with more or less money. had to winter
here perforce. This action Of the COM
panies may have been intentional or I'M
avoidable, which OF the two may be left
TO the Imagination.
Whilst referring to means of transport
II might be suggested IL would pay hand
sonely 10 send a herd OF reindeer 10 the