Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-03
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THE TRAIL FOR
Sc. Sc: :: : '' :'' or FLOUR.
:, stream Of h 10. ,..s
sssa, Forward Z" the
rs'l''' Of Gold.
49,, Alan unknown man
site' ,.as on the shaguay trail oy
Ven . ,ss Of vigilantes, and ms rs
Snn' "as rotting beneath pile OF
= are Nv few rods of the pass.
y '' TIM. j. brought down by the
fss rev. ,.,ooia. which arrived this
rssr .sf CLOCK from skaguay. The
rrae q ~ skag,ny August %. The
pfs :" ..n,, is all that can be learn
if w. six passengers. Some time
~. =, -four was stolen. Susp'-
s to man who was eneamp,
"'p .hs summit. A committee OF
sear 'ne a. t.,,et ont and punish
: va -, ' These men went to the tent
'nN .,.nected man and found the
Tie 'us The man begged for
ssW -. the committee, satisfied OF
ae ,;,, -, decreed that he be Immediate
I1lsd. The man was dragged IRON IRON
l .... and tied to an upright pole
y 0n' ,;,,eemeu stood off short dis
pc ''. .ad At word shot together. The
~. n hdy was pierced in SIX
zee, r., their duty done. and sick Of
:, ,e task, the vigilantes left at once
' : ., a waiting to put the bleeding
hsopath the ground. For three
49, i hung there in full view OF those
s.;,s with their packs. The odors
sting from the body became so Of
-. that two men cut it loose. and
awning it up hillside covered 1t with
r.. stosmer Detroit sailed for Dyea
md skaguay this afternoon with ~
,ssngers.
st.x.ay Trail Open At Last.
Cattle Aug. 3l.-The following letter
:. reeeiyed per steamer Utopia to the
associated Press:
slsguay, Aug. 2s.-The jam Is bro,
r., on the Skaguay trail. A number OF
ut6ts have gotten over. and there Is
steady stream of moving humanity
mixed up in an almost indescribable
n.s Of horses OF all sizes, ages and
ambitions, mules. steers, mich cows
,.ts and dogs. also vehicles of every
l.senption. Three steamers are now
Unloading on lighters, which convey the
freight as near the shore as possible
where it is loaded on wagons or carried
over in the high tide. The Utopia il
mdjng at the only wharf, which is a
,hky structure. Two pile drivers are
1t work on another dock, which is in
tended to be substantial affair. A
new sawmill got up steam for the first
time this morning. Rough lumber il
worth 81 per thousand, but can not b
gotten out fast enough at any price.
The city Of tents is not being dis
placed, but reinforced by city o
-shaeks' Of all sizes and degrees Of fin
hh.
Skaguay is the boom town of Alaska
Every man whose heart failed hin
when he encountered the first hardship
has turned townsite boomer -Four week
iso Skaguay was not known: toda,
there are not less than 5000 people here
il addition to those on the ships in tn
harbor. They have surveyed of tn
to~ns:e, the first corners having tn
choice. The United States commission
q b issuing some kind of a certificate
Zee S, surveyor another 5; then tn
SUMTER sticks up his tent, shack o
corral and is ready to take in the frs
tsnderfoot that comes along. Transfer
By quit claim are quite common and a
high - 800 has been paid for d choic
location.
Haguay has all the usual accOmpani
nen6 Of a frontier mining town
dance halls. roulette, faro, stud poke
md craps find devotees ready to temp
io'tune's smiles. There is no longe
q a amine here, though there may b
shortage in certain lines. On all side
Smiling plenty, as if conjured by som
aeAanter,' here abounds. Great pile
nay, grain, flour, bacon, sugar and a
ue heeessaries arc in stock, apparentl
M some time to come. There are nc
- than 1000 horses at work on tn
ekagaay trail, but it is hard to get an
we 70 contract to deliver you over tn
summit at any price; but you can g
WEI ior about 30 cents a pound if yO
ae willing to wait and contract b
"tlons The packers at this end of tt
aah 90 not like to contract farth,
"an the first hill, six miles out, whel
0e has to hire another outfit.
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