The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-30


Wrecked the wiiiapa-
srwo Alaska steamships arrived yester-
dav from the North. tastr raaseaSsF slses
affoYdsux q ssecsde1 contrast 20 those o
~,e~sefe bound the otaeT way. The tl3s
az fraye1 has ~ towards Alaska, and bat
fevr ne9rle are now coming down I5s
fss4v os Ysons@a arrived about o. clock IA
So rnornsnz. and three hours later tna
A-Et hove ia sight. Both vessels have
been battling with heEy. EfoTEns since
they left here. and on the way down were
eaught In q snowstorrn- The wind az
times blew a gale. and the captains we're
fhankful 20 arrive IN port without INJURY.
heats IN Alaska waters had > hard time
generally bat only one wreck " reported.
1na Schooner sea Gull went up0n suuEen
rocks between Juneau ard Hoonan. sae
was valued a. s. 90 The steamers nun
ming from Juneau 20 Dyea had rough
,,aesa9ss bit 10 loss vas sustained Bust
nesss on this route Is rushing nog. Local
business houses were stimulated 10 some
activity by the Alaska orders, which are
more than usually heavy.
heavy sale OF tickets kept clerks busy
both az the city ticket Office and on the
doca. The Ai-ki viii take north a party
OF forty French Cana 0iaEs for Dyea. me
rate OF passage on the AiKt 10 Juneau
was raised from tt2 10 ti5 FIRST class. and
20 az.s8 second class. ThIz IL the rate thaf
has been prevailing on the CITY Of To-
peta.
The Al-RI on its arrival al Dyea found
shout 1l9 men encampe1 AZ Sheep camp
awaIting a turn ia the weather before go
saying 10 crose the summit Several par
ties had already started cot, aggrsgating
Atty men IN number.
Pilot G. III. Bradley % the steamship
Af.Ri was arrested in Juneau on the last
voyage north on a charge OF interfering
vita the customs officers. He was fined
81.
The Ai-Ki had the following passenger:
@ I4eong. T.. McMulisn. Miss Grace Cal
houn. Mrs. r.. Webster. Mrs T.. Van Vert.
CTR. ard Mrs. q. Barrie. Miss Amy futile.
G. r. Cameron. o. -. Morse Mrs Ham
bief. W Dclfei ard six second-ciass.
Following f. the Topeka's passenger
HIST Mrs. Robert Wetz. Mrs. Turner. Mrs.
a T.. Brlghtman. Joseph Miller, J. s.
Richards. r. d. NOVEL;. F. II. Carleton.
John LamontaEne. John Hiiand. A. Nor
ton Maurice Hcaley. John c. caibrasth.
a a Maltby w. W. Hooper. Mrs. X.
Oberiey. a. y. Brick. Mrs. s Card W.
Elmer. c. =. Tenant. C. Mcciorrigle. J.
T. ward d NJ Moses. Violet Lee Mrs.
J. II. McWaters J. Wonnacott. ]. VIM,
A. r.. Todd and seven second class.
Steamship CITY OF Topeka viii sail for
Alaska this morning az O'Clock Steam
ship AK viii said April I.
A New stamp Mil.
Among the Topekas passengers was
William NJ Elmer. president ard general
manager Of the Elmer Gold Mining Com
ranys He r. on his way 20 Portland and
San Francisco 20 purchase a new ten
stamp mill. In Alaska he makes his head
quarters a. Juneau Tho Elmer gold mine
IS located In Silver Bow basin. about two
miles from juneau About thirty men are
employed all the year round in its de-
veiopment, all operations being carried on
underground. Several tunnels have been
run In the mountain side. and the ore Is
carried on q short tramway 10 the ten
stamp mill now on the property This
Will be increased To twenty stamps BY
tie contemplated purchase, Both mill and
mine are at a low elevation and the
power obtained from Gold creek IN SUI
ficstni 60 keep things running all year
the Elmer being the only mine in Silver
Bow basin operating the entire year
round TIE ore Is a medium grade and
free milling. II runs about Sc per ton
The discovery was made by placer miners
early In $50. and was purchased by the
present owners three wears aga
SIR Elmer was seen yesterday az the
Butler hotel. and talked In n general way
OF mining interests in the vicinity Of Ju-
reRu.
"Adioin,uR cur property a. the entrance
81 The basin" he said lis the Isne & How
arr property. recently purchased by the
London EEp ration Company fea-
fos'i farft villa be sunk on the property this
sumnsr altar thorough exploration has
been made, seanwhiie thirty.stamp
mill win be kept IN operation
Another large mine IN the basin r.
uwned hv the Newell Gold Mining Com.
perry. which Is operating a tweatv-sfaynr
mill own number Of quartz claims and
> large hydraulic mine The lasg IL IN sill
Yer Bow hasiE. four AM one-haif miles
from Juneau, I intend buying some new
OVERWHELMING machinery "a Portland or
saa Francisco.
"shccl. creek basin S coming % the
front. A number of promising claims are
being developed there sum DUN has sew
srai large companies. Probably the largest
8 the Bald EaTie. They sre not now
adding anything % their capacity. but are
artNtnE q f.eN~foot tunnel to TAP their
ledge a. 5oa feet depth. Tho ore e ~ F. very
hirh grade. -rhv sum Dunn chief - max
fns extensive improvements. and Under
stand TIE building al q raiii is contemplated
This season The Troy Mining Company
property ON the north side ~ sum DUN
bay has recently been purchased hv a
freneh syaaicn' - witch exnects 20 buila
mill the coming season
Another district With good future Is
Ninahem Esy. commonly called shark
Tie frst placer Digging in Alaska were
discovered there. The Windham Rav Gold
NninE Company. 81 which ara president
expects go thoroughly develop the property
1AiN saason. preparatory IS haiia5nc a mil
The ere Averages about t2a rer toa In
hetchikan are a number ~ aended claims
hsid ay wen - ample capital Thee are
chiefly copper silver auA scta prnpossts onz
''in EeneFa$ way. Alaska is boxing -sry
prosperous. ard ere coming year promise
e. be successful IS Ell as aet4ve"
Frederick II Novel; agVat ~ ths %esvaf
Coils Mining Company ard manager 81 ths
NerneT's BAY Mining ana Milling CEN
assny 81 Juneau, anne dow yesterday or
she Topeka While here NJ Nowsu VIII
purchase lumAer Cor ara addition ta thf
rniii - enc or MS companies a. Sheea
creek
Charles r Peabody. general MANAGE a.
the Alaska steamship Company. went t-
Tacoma Yesterday. presumably ta aexegt
ate for tbe steamer CITY 81 Seattle Tht.
vessel IS q aue passenger boat nns uoai'