The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-04

The most stnren 5ous undertaking IN
connection with the y@vishinS of the viz
gin gold from the icy hiIls and bleak VA
ter courses az Alaska and tue Norshwes,
Territory that has yet been proposed.
and beside which all other attempts an
pear auerils and insignificant. Is tnat
which has within the past three aaxs
been taken ZIP by Il group OF wefl-knaw,
Seattle capitalists. at the head of which
Is Edward r. Sweeney. The other mnra-
hers OF what viii be powerful company
do not for the present wish 10 have tha.c
names made public Anything la con-
neetion with operations TO the rorth must
Row bear tbs stamp Of originality or sixa.
and the Tnasfer which the Post-Inseiil-
gencer makes public this morning eeIipses
anything that has yet been pgorosess re-
sarding mining of any kind at any time.
or IL any par; OF the world.
Saturday There arrived in this city
foreign representative OF Alphcnzo H.
Bowers. inventor and owner og she
Bowers dredging patents and OF the
Bowers system OF hydraulic dredging. 10
waica the patents are applied Mr. Ss-
ieno mas recently returned from Japan
and it Was on the trip back from the ORR
ent that ne met MIR. Sweeney and 10 nlgn
communicated his plans fer the applica-
ton OF the dreaEer to hy drauslc mining.
The wonderful finds of the upper iuko1
had not been made known To the world
and nothing like the discoveries had ever
been heard of nor expected. The conver-
SStlon was simply along lines Of the POS
sibiiities of the Bowers machines and
their powerful centrifugal pumps.
When the Ctondyks fever struck the
country. Mr. Sweeney properly equipped
and grabstsked several Iren. ard then he
wired Mr.. Saseno 10 come to Seattle. In
the meantime the interest OF those who
Will make ap the baiar ea of the company
had been aroused. but ali suggestions OF
their intentions were kept a profound se-
cret. Saturday Mr.. Saieuo registered "A.
the Butler. Then the meetings eori-
nsenccd. and tor three days they contlns-
Ell At brief intervals. each gathering can.
vass!ng the subject thoroughly and each
adding 20 the enthusiasm or those who
were admitted 10 the confidential confer
ences.
The project has now taken definite
shar., The intention of the company IL
TO build ore OF the great earth and mfil-
eating machines that are eeayerssng d >
hst4r tAStaS "a tftS AiftSf ~ ctI iAto tEt1
blocks II rstisea med lard that have mark
Ell one Of the undertakings thar will pro-
.Fide Seattle with manufacturing sites,
and send IL 20 the mouth Of the Yukon
river. whers IL viii be put together. Oas
of the differences that Wia make the pro-
posed dr@dger so unique Will be sts powes
for seif-propalssnn and ia extremely light
Graught. The power will be supplied to a
stern-vheel. the same as 70 the light
5raught river steamers.
After the completion of the building ot
the dredger at ths mouth OF the Yukon.
she will start on her touT Of Investigation
up the river, putting her long black beak
into the sand and gravel of the bottom
and doing scrge prospecting on her avn
account. When n rich streak is found.
she will churn away with her eentrifugai
pumps sui toss the gravel and nuggets
- weil as dt.st and mud up ny the bQshei.
When st is remembered that those who
have come down say that a days work
- @.fs9 pounds per man, the large
ness Of the enterprise appears when these
amounts are multiplied four or nvs bum