The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

AhouSn Stratton VIII not himself 20. Il.
Clark Wheeler, of Pitkln county, for
twelve years a wheelhorse in Western
slope matters. is selling out all his Colo
RADIO interests. including his newspaper at
Aspen and his stock In the Little Annie
Mining Company, with the intention Of go
Ing TO Alaska In February. His term as
state senator runs for two years yet, but
this, TOO. is to be surrendered. Wheeler
VIII carry out OF Pitkin county one OF its
chief promoters and also quite q company
OF miners.
Dave Day. of La Plata county, formerly
indian agent and a newspaper para
srapher. has already disposed OF his Colo
rado interests and Is making preparations
TO embark with the first trains which
promise to carry men through next spring
David La Sale, Of Lake county, a mem
Der or the Tompkins-Ia Sale Hardware
Company, II Is reported reliably, is selling
out his interest In a prosperous Leadvine
business and making preparations to de-
Sert the clouds for the ice fields.
Lutte Johnson. Of Cripple Creek, who
was pioneer at Creole, is preparing to
join the big procession.
The names Of intending argonauts from
this state. mentioned above. are only
fractional portion of the crowd that viii
make the journey. If present indications
are correct.
The men in charge of the mining bureau
rooms on California street assert that
miners from the various camps are daily
dropping into those quarters 10 announce
that they have concluded TO follow the al
Turing reports from the kiondke All
propose TO make their preliminary ar
rangements between now and February
next Ia the hope OF having turned all
they possess into cash for the Journey and
use when they reach the heart OF Alaska
/ The Nord comes through these mining
men that the smaller leAsers Of the local
camps some Of when are worth s5.e0o 20
S@a@0. are dispCsing Of holdings for what
ever may be secured and making sacri-
fees In this respect never dreamed or six
months ago. Parties are being formed
! everywhere in the state. among men who
{ have tosled together for years and have
the confidence 81 one another. each agree
Ing 20 share In the benefits Of local bush
ness mems pools Of cash. advanced for
+ the expenses OF the Journey and opening
placer operations In the Yukon region
4 They include what have been considered
E The best men ~ Lcsdvilie, Aspen. Creede.
/ Cripple Creek, Boulder. Central City.
breckenridge. Sllvertcn. Ouray. Telluride.
Rico and hosts 81 smaller canps whereof
some men have prospered as miners ex-
cey 9iuely well and others only partially.
1T cannot be disputed" SAID Secretary
Mahon. Of the miners bureau. "that some
dixie IN the spring Because Of the fact
that every day We get direct word from
+ tho camps giving this impression. and by
T reason OF the results cf my Investigations
made for the benefit or the bureau, I
+ estimate THAT not less than 1900 Colorado
men Ill have gore 80 Alaska before the
fst day 81 rext August The state Is
much EXISTED about the discoveries and
results thereof made around Dawson. and
tae reported hsrdshsps IN reaching Il
have no terrors for the hardy urospectors
who developed Colerado's mines. our
hest ah3 latest advsces from Dawson.
however teFaper the original stories ~
che rieors - that climate great deal
aad throw the country into 4 different Ng ae
+ than the ONE usually pictured We have
1 has mar from there, who spent las.
season Az Dawson ard be SAYS that the
4 mountain passes are TO worse than were
E these Il Cciarsaa before they we're oueuea
+ upt tha- Is 81 say. Alaska Is no worse
F Far tAt pioneers than wys Colorado, u-th
. tse exception Mat sae winters are aax ser
ash t6e weachrr colder Tney have thesY
Geld DAYS .a Afaska he Says. Use Same
I as sHey On tg Wisconsin and II .ohlEnr
ass az sHea ttsgeS miners keep within
.r rah.us rycre tHaa NGta tHe weather
g wtf3e- Tas-e are Ga winds ana in ne
's 81 afF@ trfg ara at work fra -en-
r.estare tewez este tearatle- : am
ie ia believe tease are the facts"
Les3ias Denver smelling men h4ve as-
ready tae.r Representa- tiyas ever tae
rass .e Alaska era ready te 81 5awn .he
Nakau F.ver 81 tae spring Tia Colorado
contingent 81 Dew<oe CTS s. known ~
raueFr fteru Eftseu to twenty-five tAis
0.rfer. So thas 81 conjunction w{ta thFlr
fetew c.tlrens wao wfIf ts3- them raxs
. seu mer the reare s~gtsfior wlil be - large
+ prorcrtsens n A.asks wEteta ore year
8H-Et-9sa a Hhss raffw4-eH -<FN-zs
taae sH are west 3o4na lines sra prauar p
tnE 20 hasl e}e business during tna
snr nE months. Tes sEe1ts have not bean
aafs however. 20 make estimates ga tna
/ aggregate number that wtl SO toward the
/ Northwest ErsAt deal Fl the tnrvlrv
eantetu4ns rates ard oUtltstng has been
ae1e - tAs Coa7EaaoanS through supply