The herald., 1897-09-01
Leaves Seattle September
Eleventh
A RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT
MADE FOR REGULAR MONTHLY
SERVICE
Canadian Greed Will Result in the
Development of Mines in United
States Territory
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON Aug. S1-The first
letter mail to be dispatched from this
country to the Klondike region under the
new reciprocal arrangement with Can
ada, effected by establishing an inter-
national exchange between Dyea and
Dawson City, will be forwarded from
Seattle by steamer leaving there Sep
tember II. From that time forward let
ter mail will go over the new service reg
ularly once month.
The last opportunity to send newspa-
pers and reading matter generally into
the gold region until next spring will be
afforded by the paper mali the last
Of the season, which will be forwarded
by steamer, leaving San Francisco Sep
tember 5.
Unofficial advices have reached the
postoffioe department that the British
government is completing the estab-
lishment of another postal route into
the Klondike region from the coast, to
be almost wholly within their territory.
fected, according to the new plan, by
means Of Stickeen river, which has its
mouth on the United States side Of the
new line, the passage through which is
free to all. The scheme as 1t Is being
projected is for the British mail carry
ing vessels to go in near the Prince of
Wales islands, up the Stickeen river,
thence from near it's head above Fort
~ oh
miles to Teslin or Aklenep, up the
Hoodalinqua and Lewis rivers to the
boom district.
Acting General Shallen-
berger and his assistants were busily en-
gagged today going over the details OF
the new mail route from Dyea to Daw-
son City. made by agreement between
this country and Canada, and perfecting
the arrangements for the change upon
the part Of the United States.
Reports have reached here that persons
acquainted with the Alaskan gold stu
alton believe that the Copper river val
ley will be the scene of great activity
very soon This news comes in per-
sonal way to postal authorities who have
had no opportunity to inquire into the
matter. 1t is based not only on the re-
ported productiveness of the valley, but
largely on the proscriptive measures the
Canadian government is reported to be
about to establish, taking every alter
nate claim and demanding 20 per cent
Of the other profits. 1t is felt, accord
ing to these reports, that the establish
ment of this policy would drive the pros
pectors across the line into our terri
tory and SO develop the fields within the
domain Of the United States.
DIFFICULT DIGGING
DENVER, Col, Aug. S1.-A special to
the News from Aspen, Col. says: The
News correspondent, with a view of
verifying the report in Mondays News,
which comes from Klondike concerning
the wealth of Alex Mcdonald, Robert
Henderson and Colorado Ames and their
future prospects, made inquiries among
various Aspenites, among them Mrs
Eliza Henderson wife of Robert Hen
derson. Mrs. Henderson informed him
that she received a letter from her hus-
band, who is located in the vicinity cf
Dawson City, about four weeks ago, in
which he stated that CT the three claims
which he owned he had sold one of them
for $4,000. Henderson in his letter to his
wife states that there is an unlimited
amount of gold in the Klondike section,
but that it is very hard to get. Mrs
Henderson was not very willing to talk
as to the amount of gold her husband
had gathered together. but admitted
that he had washed out few thousand
dollars. She says her husband will ar
rive home before a great while and re-
turn to the Klondike about March 18th.
Mrs. Henderson stated that her husband
and Alex Mcdonald were close friends
and together great deal. She said that
Mcdonald owned property valued at
about a quarter of a million dollars.
BULLION COMING
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 3-The
steamer Cleveland is due to arrive here
from st. Michaels' some time next week.
between September S and 10, and there
is reason to believe that her cargo of
precious metal will far exceed in value
that brought by the Portland 1t is ex-
pected that the river steamer P. B.
Weare will reach st. Michael in time
to transport her valuable cargo to the
Cleveland. The North American Trans
portation and Trading company has ex
pected the Weare to bring down the river
all the surplus gold dust that has accu-
mulated at their stores along the Yukon,
and this treasure, estimated at $75O, 900,
may come in on the Cleveland.
A USEFUL OLD HULK
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 31.-The ol6
bark Shirley, built at Medford, Mass, in
1850, and known in every port in the
United States, will be towed to Skaguay
and converted into a hotel and store
house with accommodations for 400
dodgers. An anchorage will be taken up
300 feet from the shore and a steam
launch will be provided for the transpor-
tation of lodgers to and from the Shore
The Shirley will leave here Saturday
with 400 tons of coal, 200, 900 feet Of lum-
ber and 100 head of cattle
A WARNING FROM SKAGUAY
SEATTLE, Wash, August 31.-The
Chamber of Commerce has received, a
letter from the miners al Skaguay, warn
ing people of the futillty of the attempt
to reach the Yukon by that route this
season, and asking for some modification