The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13
TWO MINERS PERISH
DWIGHT FOWLER, or xr.r,
DROWNED IN THE sna.IkY
ass Balance While earrv-
ing Pnek and Faffs in m. To-
renf-Nanaimo Proprietor SVEN,
Away In the Dyea-Sa-r,A
h'n~r@ Jusfsre-cordEroysu ,he
sLaguuy Trail


Sperial Dispatch - tina Pos. sss9~~-~~-
.1SsShi@. Or Aug. l1--The og-~asr
'ha-sNay < NaYigs lion C9rnyanv.s efsary-
sr tFeoEge v. Elder wnses arrives 80
~ = oeseck ahis evening direct from, r,ysa
o.ifgS news o. ssgo sro9srslayx. orss of me
victims hetng from Seattle ,n. iva go,
from NanaIrno. Is G.
dwight Fowler. Of Seattle ,ox. hts ttt.
o. august while attempting Il, .nrs re
rkagIlay river. lie carried .~xAr,s y -
POUNDS on his back and q parcel in s.s<s,
hafia- he log on wniel n. wa4 wasksssy
Ma5s faFttalis submerged and ne los, -
'a nee ffacussDeEea By the heavy load
ht soofi sask ard was crowned ggss s.4o,-
TRY wa learned In Dyea, wher~ IA. to.sv
w8s taken. ~~s
@he other fatality occurred On Angus,
. Tt" unfortunate IN this irstarea -
] isanaas vail. 3 resident Of sanasr-c n
niae crossing Dyes river with = n.ea
"oise, the animal and rider vsar. swami
49, - q" current and lost gau wan
ar@FiiS laden with luggage and was nsa,~
iees A tie raging stream.
incsdent "a the drowning accgae,tz -
d compensation IL mining carnrg ta.tsrs -T..go
nfen named Young and ,.isvelan5 80
we're operating pack trains near the seens
% sae accidents. recovered the tsegses ans
.'on thsto 20 1yes Arriving ~ ths. town
sts.
citizens were very indignant and called .
Ehass meeting. 0ue OF she men ya~ give,
tHeofS-toGr hour to teayD town ia a.
p'ieG f5r passage On the h-,d~r but as 20
wished 10 10 roYsh 20 juneau ne vas
forced - AXE 10 the woods until ne car
sesHfs the desired passage AZ me Elder
ie,t me ciizeRA were abofi, To n,ess "a cor.-
sieer the caRe OF hia partner.
The mos; important news hronrhf NJ. tho
4-susr Is the fact that the minsrs are Mae
lsS " aise pass Ia excellent condition Ora
hundred. Delayed by the condition of ,ha
r9atas, agreed to corduroy six n Hes of the
pass. TIMBER being plentiful They expset
20 completes their iaoors in about Two
weeks. considerable work having already
been done. This viii make The road r,,ss-
able nearly ali the year
another Instance 81 Alaskan justice &C.
CURED .i1 August s. Several mack trains
were going over the Chilkoot pass bag
gage being strewn ali along the trail Tire
men ia charge of one of the pack trains
saw person stealing some provisions
me report Of "A revolver rang cut and tbs,
thiss paid The penalty Of hA crime with his
NE lis was accorded a decent burial al
though his name Was not learned
me Eider took up about 20 horses and
Durros- When she arrived parties cams.
On board and offered Grom saDa Ia 500 for
y hFse One man who had taken "A large
sa!Iswds offered $500 for it, In no case was
s. sale made
letter was received from C. r sovey.
dated the day OF the Elders departure in
which he states that all the -four In Dyea
has been sold. The demand was created,
by men who had gone north expecting "a,
purchase outfits from disneartened miners
There are no spare outfits. and he advises
every man making the trip ~ take plenty
of food. The northern passage of the Ed
ef was delightful. and all Of the animals
were landed safely
The little steamer Mayfiower. In COM
mana of a Sound pilot, sailed today for
Dfea. where her owner. Capt. Pickernel
VIII engage IN the cos sting business Sho
tows large scow. The Officers of the
Elder say she viii make a fortune for her
owner.
ASTORIA, or. AYg. i2s--The steamer
George ". Elder, which arrived here 20
night from Dyea. confirms previous r.ports
that both the White and Chilcooi passes
are blocked. The route from SkaGuay via
White pass is more level and easier Eray-
cling. though tweuts five miles farther.
But the prospectar is landed on Lake Ben
nett. the second lake above LinGerman,
where travellers by the CHiicoot pass are
landed. Besides. there Is plenty of tim
Der ON Bennett lake 10 build 5oals. while
there Is none on Linderman.
Nearly all of ghe Elder passengers were
landed at Dyea, the vessel lying a mile
and a half out in the bay. Passengers ana
goods ware Hghtereti ashore at q cost OF
$40 per ton Cor freight Officers of the
Elder say that not onc-haif OF the people
viii gci over the mountains this winter.
Many ara selling Qua their outfits and re-
turning The Elder brought back none OF
TER passengers. Every dag hundreds arc
arriving, ANA the scows and small steam
Nrs are making fortunes Tightening goods
.Tona steamships.
Letters from parties who went up on the
Eider advise their friends not TO so this
fail as they cannot act through except az
gr>at expense and haTdsalps.
There a aiH grass for stock and horses
or mules are tac best property 20 take VIII
p.slsat Fowler VAS one Of the party
headed by J. Wesley Young who left Sc
attie iaiy -. taking The steamer islander
fiotn Victoria. The otber members OF tho
palty we've =. (. richards and Robert
sSraacld Fowler Was the eldest son Of
Edward T. Fowler. who does mortgage
and f1an business II this city. lie " as "a
mars OF ase and resided with hIs parents
AZ us kayistoa avenue. tte was n stem
esss.}slter. ana Tor she past year had heer
81 jtl1 one Of the iatning companies In the
,ar.bcc. lie leaves q father. mother. two
sisters ard a brother. be was native OF
kansas hut had made Seattle his nome
tor tnc iaSt seven Yes3S
The nrst news his family had of h!s
sal asAla MS conveyed 80 them late last
nlght when u post-Iutsllig-rcer reporter
allied al hts fathers residence 10 learn
tie particulars % his shoFt career. This
5low was fearful one 10 has mother and
statsrs. Who would not i've con,fortea.
NhYe lis &ray-haired father struggled
hard 10 restrain his grief.
Ths body MIL oe AraaEl3t 10 ;his city for
integguent II II ia possible 10 make the