The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-17

tRoee the MEwaEo,on or GOLD.
- Utuetv yease1 Has II Nip and
- wltA she Eie.enta. bat
161D0y niaes Ont the sserm-Ren-
nlexp WIN rake Forty Men 10 the
Aoonee - many Clains - Possible

Y - Uou8n ocn0OH6f AdsasA@
hess safely yesterday afternoon from the
voyage which many supposed had been
hee last. Aboard was George J. Kennieks'
1eader of the three hardy prospeotofs "ao
eee bot&Itng UP considerable portion @
~ 1o-0tIea Copper river country hs
was the only one OF the expedition 10 re-
turn. the remainder staying In Inc coAi'-
& ry 10 locate and start development "ofH
on claims Ia the district indicassd ny rem
nfckx a. the source Of the wealth Win
witch he ii loaded each time ne returns
from his rsysserlaas trips TO Alaska
Ne has come back 60 secure the SERVICES
1of forty miners. Those who so wild nun
on the next voyage OF The Augusta "'h
- under contract for .wo years 10 "ofk
~ thc MINIS at s. n day. They In fnsh
xfyf their powers CT attorney aiie~ az
HSn,,scks 10 lz.ste Cor the company nc
hes nxganixes. claims On the Fafi2aS
creeks ii The district. Claims have been
alsUady taken m on tributaries OF t5e
tiia 94ahue Tsrana. Copper ana
ul9istssA rivers. Kennicks and his part
.,ern are picking The eye. so 10 speak. out
Il 4 region which bids fair to outfisai m
mineral productiyeneas OF the kiondise.
The Augusta arrived safely, but most
/ 81 The time IL was nip and tuck between
her and the elements. The trip was I'M
,,staaliv rough. and Rennscks enthusiastic
ra1lv axershas the safety of the passengers
ara crew 10 the excellent saamanshlp OF
can't. frank White. ore OF the oldest cap
fsins Of, the Sound and possessed OF thor
ct,xh knowledge Of ALASKA waters. me
Aarru1sta. TOO. proved herself splendld
-. boat. While she rolled almost UPSIDE
Aorn ehe hardly took drop of water an
Mr. deck. In the straits near sitka she
80 utmost wrecked On the reefs. and u
sroptared that only a miracle saved ne
vessei from destruction.
4 Shortly after his return Rannieks vas
aoeli Ii THE apartments of j. r. Natahef.
Is the Northern hotel He spoke FIR ely
81 Ills trip. though when II came "a
alyuaxence of the location OF The Ga -
/ he Intended 70 work he was aisete' y
dumb e. ,,...,,.. -, he ss,a
sat.d / am glad TO get back without 80
c3dents We left here On the first of le4t
4 Noekmher ri nom. We stopped al Pert
4cwnssnti. Mary island and Port sifno-
Ton AftSr leaving There wc caught sur
0xat dnne cf bad weather. Our next p5ft
vas Shakan, and from there we vert -
Glfta. From Sitks to plsenehantmsat
har II was Give and take for three days.
ara don't know hui the storm rad a
4{f{le the hest Of 1t. The wind was head
i "a Oh the time, ard It came so hard at
0ne time that our termast was blown
away.
..At Discnchantment bay all of our par
I " landed and the miners started for the
antcflrr under the leadership Of my part
snera. Mcllcnnid aud Simpson. I returned
10 Sitka In the steamer, arriving III F@
November ~. We started next day afs
the return voyage. The trouble We had
lind before was renewed The storm
RACED with redouhled fury. Being TN
abe 10 set through the straits after leav-
4 ine aitka we were forced tn put back
20 WraNgei, and hsing short of fuel went
firm there 20 kesshikan for wood At
Helin Eeisa We had to stop again fir
rood. and once more AZ Nanoose hay.
We came In here al O'Clock IN the after
neon and were rather surprised TO learn
thai wv had been given up fer lost"
RrFritka had sack fun Of nuSua -
IN his pocket ranging In value frcfa AZ
down 10 Is cents lie emptied them ant
IN = paper, saying az he did So That's
the Kind Of gold WE Ind whore | cegne
from" The gold WAS OF good color ana
exceptionally free from drosA The sack
cor Il ned about ssao
eWeuld yoi ohtee. 10 giving a general
! idea u he locations from. which this
vomex?s he WAS asked
Naturally. do not ~are To put n~as-
recteys on rny tsslll. was the reply. ,Pnt
\ sloE't snird telling you that W. have
srfaiDss on tributaries a. tho Tanas.a
White. Ladue, rhl.tyna and cop.ser rlv.
erM What do ] think of ,he P6rt J.
fieH pasxs Well want to tell vou .ast
II have d route which beats then al
hcliow / can SO from sait water 10
snawsen ana walk only thirty miles Mo
y do not ssarr 20 describe the route Same
dsv 4 will he known
The teascn for he setleeuce heing ma
tAtned as TO tho destination ef ~ M.
eru gAinw rarsh nrNisr the direeffo,, NJ
.RAnntcks and his partners is easi}, ..,..
p1aluex. They wish 20 locate az ,,4.1t,
OF tho country as possible b,fa,a ,ee
saHh 10 the new district e.uanos H. r
operations There Is "a elssila, l,ys.
ever. that atss nllaenIy on ths tee,.-~
river district viii scon hs ir,ss,,ss5si. ..
ssssa ssrc cTuwdlng Ia that asr.etf,,5 -
faat IS the transportation facilities t,.ttf.
abe viii admit. ana heFare ncxf s,1 ,.
viii be known whether the hea.syg ....r.
of&the riyars hsfsre named Compare u.ta
tn kfcnalke a. are 10 he cssesa, ,sts