The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-16

ss.zs..ton- The new wharf being built By
xewr.. sylvester and Valentine. Of jim
ear WIN connect the deep water with ne
beach II "a q quarter o. . mile long. Al
sne giles have been driven save go feet
fl the middle ard the completion OF ths
structure with be q matter OF snort tine
Another little wharf e there. but u les
over against bsur. having no connec-
fson with the land It's location renders X
useless. All unloading IN new done on
scows and II costs q small fortune 20 have
frsaghg conveyed By boat to the shore
a Daageroa. Business
"A nzsnaber Of people are now preparing
70 winter ~ 6kaxuey. The iuprzcticaos oh
fly of reaching the Yukon al this late sotl-
sor even after Ire trail has been crossed
ard the lakes reached Is being recognized
Going n after she sreeze-uD e danger
Gus business There are times In the early
winter when Q thav will break Up the III
kon for stretches OF Ten miles or 80. ara
TIE Ice tanning forms Into high ridges.
watch cannot be passed. The best route
% take tn winter, from az have heard.
would De from Hzlnes mission, PyFarllc
hArbor Thse IN the starting point from
which cattle are driven during TIE sum
meT.
"Aii along the skagslay tran tents are
up ard al the foot OF the first hin Is quite
q setfscuent. In The town Itself the in
habltants are figuring on housing them
selves before che cold sets In. They Sant
wood hosises, and not tents Rough Nm-
Der Is sailing at So and II In fine demand
a. the figure. Imagine the profit IL can
be bought here for s. a thousand regnt
Is s. and Iighterage 81. That is ss lad
down in Skasuay. and al 30 the pfoAS =
So II Is easy, however. 70 overco a good
thing and the market would be noooed
by a large steamer load Of lumber, as II
was By the WiIlamet1es big cargo OF hay.
On our last trip hay was worth sS5 ton
After the Willamette reached Skaguay II
dropped 20 SO ton. though the demand
had not fallen Of. The 90 or $50 tons from
the Willamette had flooded the town.
When We left September 70. beef WAS
down 10 cents a pound X Is the same
with labor. Teamsters, who used 10 De
scarce ard easily obtained IA cents a
pound for cartlng four miles 10 the foot
of the ffrst hill. are now begging IS a load.
This is quite drop from 80.
All Have Money.
Every man at Skaguay seems 10 have
money. Any one willing TO work can
easily make S q day unloading, packing.
carpcntering or IN other ways. A carpen-
ter who had built plain i2x2o-foot house
told me that his pay for the JOB was $50
The whole town has been plated, and
TO 800. The uncertainty OF titles. however,
operates against a real estate boom. An
incident which came under my nofice VIII
illustrate. A. A. Armstrong came down
with US on the trip before the last 10 get
q STOCK of cigars. he left MS lot with his
tent standing. He returned With US this
last time. and shortly after going up town
returned TO tell US that hts lot was IN pos
session OF a stranger. while his tent had
-..d VA a a.
evening. and be went UP town with an
other tent looking for a vacant location
The next day We found him well situated
with his cigar stock. He had simply
s4uatted on another mans lot during the
owners absence. He didn't know whose
lot II was. but seemed satisfied. There Ia
no such thing apparently as title 20 land.
If man leaves his property, even though
IL DO improved. long enough for a squatter
to get on the ground, Il Is gone. There
are notices posted everywhere. This lot
held by John Brown or Smith or Jones.
but nobody pays any attention 10 such
TRIES. II there Is no one to stop him, the
latest conner tears down the old sign and
substitutes his own shingle."
Parties In business at Skaguay are not
anxious 10 sell out. First Officer Mike
Powers. OF the Utopia. told q story of a
Mrs. Griffin, who keeps a restaurant In
the heart OF the CITY, A stranger APP
preached her one afternoon and offered a
large sum for the property and business
Mrs. Griffin refused In scorn. saying. &C
cording TO Mike: Come now. don't bother
me: want TO set dinner for my boarders.'
Powers declared that 1t was worth d
mans life to refer TO the highways of tbs
rewly plated city as roads. The native:
designate them as avenues"
The north-bound passengers of the
Utopia presented the following testimonial
10 Capt. Francis NJ. White. Of the Utopia
we desire to convey our hearty appre
cation OF the untiring efforts and careful
attention displayed by you for our safety
and comfort. And We beg 10 express oul
entire confidence in your mastery seaman
ship and 10 assure you that your genia
kindllness to all has greatly added 10 tn,
pleasure OF the voyage and has won fo
> Oh many friends. We congratulate yol
en- the general efficiency of your stan ant
thank them for their uniform eourtes,
and ready assistance on all occasions"
sle Passenger List.
Following IL a list OF thu Utopla's pas
sengers for Seattle:
Mr.. and Mrs. j p. Graf, A. T. Walker
s. +, Boston. G.. W. Boston. /. II. Horne
u. ] Mott, c. II. Russell. A. NJ. Gil
more. Il. L. Beaded. Or. w. II. Chase
Frank Muldoan, John Bergman, J. II
Holland. \. F. Boycs. C. l.. Moral w
Fink. +. Dowei. c. Biles. a II. Betz. Gu
Lawiess. q. Williams. F. Webster, s Han
sen, John Legg Robert Leg. T. F. Car
ney. G. II. Whipple, r. j. o'Neil. ]. PIN
lips. J. 5 Clark II. Fsgleoni. Victor Norr
j.. + Warren. l. Adams w johnson.
For juneau were NJ. ]. Gregory. p. r
King. II c. Jones s L. seweii n Iohr
son w. Hilgrsin, c e Wilson
shoulder, II. Lyons. r. Tersen. J Dfekgr
son, Frank Lendorff A. Telshaw. Fran
Francis. Ben Peterson. Tom Benson Dav
kran and three indians Twentv-eish