The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-17

the Internal Rexions-Ne Hope for
These Not New over the sunmit.
Large quartz ieiges OF a grade esusi IL
not superior 20 the Treadweii have been
discovered on the divide between Cassaar
and the headwaters or the Yukon empty
ing into Teslin lake. The development; Of
these mines IS now impossible owing 10 the
lack OF facilities for the transportation of
machinery. With the building Of the pro
posed Cassiar Central s. Teslln Lake rail-
road by the Canadian government these
difficulties VIII vanish ard n vast region
Of great wealth will be opened 20 develop
ment The governments surveyors ara
now az work on the Sfsckeen river and
their report IS looked for at an early date.
The discoverer Of the quart lodges is c.
r. Shaw. one Of the passengers who
reached here yesterday from Alaska on
the steamer Farallon He represents an
English syndicate and has been prospect
ing the divide In It's interests with a party
OF seven men lie has IN his possession A
quantity OF placer gold quite unworn and
fun of quart and exhibits them as evil
dence that the placcrs on this divide have
derived their gold quartz in the vicinity.
Shaw intends 20 outfit twenty men in Sc
lake via Fort Wrangel and the Stickeeu
river. They will be instructed 20 pros
pect the more remote districts Of the Yu-
kous hcadwaters adjacent 10 tha old Cas-
star gold diggings. The future OF Fort
Nrangei Shaw considers 10 be assured In
the event Of rich quartz findings In that
region. as & viii be, I'm his opinion, the
point Of departure for all goods and ma
chinery passing 70 and from the mines.
small Army Coming.
Another detachment Of disappointed
prospeetors arrived from Skaguay on the
steamer Farallon. Like the crowd which
preceded them on the steamer Utopia.
yesterdays arrivals were not courting the
glare Of publicity but were sliding up side
streets 70 the hotels. These are samples
of the crowds 10 follow. The steamers
Queen. Al-hi. Willamette. Rosaiie. city az
Seattle George W Elder and George =
Starr viii be arriving In a bunch within
q few days and among the lot will be a
small army. In the face OF those coming
down large numbers are leaving for The
north. The balance OF travel seems
70 hang even. as many being at
tracted by the prospects OF win
antagonizei by IL. Few Of those going 70
Skaguay az this time OF year have any
idea Of attempting to reach the Klondske
this winter. Many have business promo
sitions 70 urge on the Skaguay populacs
and curious minority undertake the
journey for pleasure and possible profit.
That men are preparing 70 80 In during
the winter over the snow and ice fs s.4ss.f
by several OF the Faralion's passengers
The puTser saw two men et Fort wrangal
building barges for the purpose OF convey
ing their OUTFITS up the Stickeen river.
They were prepared WIKI siets 70 continue
on their way after the river shall freeze
A r.lsss 49, 444&
detained many men. a price OF $500 being
more than the average prospector can pay
after the lavish outlay required 20 reach
the lake with an outfit.
Thorp Party on the Way.
The Thorp party. which went I'D on .h4
FaraIion was landed AZ Hsines Mission
September 3. and SIX men with horses were
brought over from Skaguay 20 fosa the
expedition. When the Faraiion left Haane~
Mission last Saturday the Thorp party was
ready 20 start on is way through the fn-
terior. The representative OF tse Thorp
party who purchased the six horses a.
Skaguav was compelled 70 pay SIS or 500
each while yoke oxen brought $40 each
and pack steers 1926 each.
Following IS iiss n the FaraIfon's pas
seugers from SkaEuays
For scatfle-S. s. Bush w. T. Sauis A.
J Mcleod X. n. Booth. T. c. Calhoun. r.
: Lake S. Waller. Mrs. McMann. Charies
sfeig g Howard and wife. C. r. Shaw. r.
c, Clark. W. III. Vance W. &. Taylor. q.
r. I.onge r, a, Garner. T. NcSamee. ".
y. Habson. William Schinzier. r. Turner,
IT. Draper. O NJ Faulkner, a Chfppo.
George Leonard. John Doe. A. Bonato. w.
r Ts9wrie F. Nefcalf r. Miller
For Jnneau-P. 7. Packard. r. Valentine,
W r slit George H0sk. s.. r. kiigore.
G. T Pomeroy. r. EBchier. Sam Sing. John
so-8berr II HuTaTd :. Rerstroru. q.
FFg8
Low n Cavansush, I. Donovan. Wliitan
Abbott, J. = johnson.
/. Great Nan Mistaken.
Al Mcreod. wharflnxer % ths Airing
Ton dock. ard ore 81 the test knowfn men
On the water front refarTre-d yesterday
from "a tr5D "a sk4auays during which rs
disposed ~ five b1rses lie left here sew
eral weeks ago wiaa the animals. expect
fr.F 70 NFa 2 quick market The situation
proved 20 30 contrary 70 hls expectation.
ara e xas some sgne Aefore - could Dis
vgose Of the horses AZ proftable hxare.
f asa n thsa rs raae. said Mr. Mo-
Te4,d Finding that horses were az q dis
count ard feed a. \ premium, / loaded ny
animals wssn fodder and started f0r fh.
summit Tneve I sold ths fssa for SIS a
sack ard threw fae horsss iG. r wss Ike
,he man who traded & Fatraaven fot for a
cnw anS vas tfrkkmd - de2th because .
n Gea 70 satp Izo }ots snt0 the aeet q
transfer ard his victim failed - notice =.
'"Wsen Ysas coming oet had a laugh
at}e encounter wite an Cd Ertshffan fts
vras pfoddinz along sinking knee deep n
fFse rsua l5eaesfh rne weight of his heavy
rerk and had altogether q most eiAc9n-
ss4are APPEARANCE He sfnugea re on fne
rad and serevtaE gP hss face. saias
Have vgu see onytakag nf that mon
Henry War-F-Fs fseechesF
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