The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07

0u 70 Start this month. shall
10y ioiow the usual custom Of taking a
s. 80 .m. 90 not think much OF that
p.oposision Instead. ! shall take a team
o. oxen and 5000 pounds of provisions.
pH nay iaffh on bacon and Hour, instead Of
VIC prepared soups, vegetables and other
a.aoiss mat are now being sold. I have
1a..1 win many men well acquainted
.s .h ,ne conditions In Alaska. and I ind
a. eney think well OF my plan OF taking
.., "a team. The hides Of oxen are not
Dous: 30 they ought 10 be able to stand
Up wen under hardships- / do not think
= - generally known. but In the country
tnfoush which I shah pass the trees ara
covered with mistletoe. I can fatten an
Oh On this. 20 do not anticipate trouble
"a the direction OF food for my stock. Il,
Is my intention 10 20 over the skagaav
trail expect that there win be 4 number
oI people from my home In Texas la Seat
kIondilre."
There Is great future before the min
ing districse Of Southeastern Alaska" said
L. watson yesterday. Dir. Watson for
merry lived At Whatcom, but for eight
years past has been a resident OF South
eastern Alaska AZ present his home Is at
naxman. on Revtlia Cigedo island '"The
country In the vicinity OF Ketchikan has
been prospected 70 considerable extent
curing the last season." ne continued.
and several important discoveries have
been made. On Helms bay there are two
me bodies OF free milling Quartz from
which assays have been obtained running
into the hundreds OF dollars The two
most promising groups are The Indepeu-
dencs and the Gold Standard
Mr.. Watson spoke OF the approaching
trial OF Monkey Harry, an Indian belong
Ing to the Cape Fox tribe. who was arrest
ed charged with the murder OF Capt. John.
petty chief OF another tribe. He was
killed about year ago. and the negot.a-
tons that were begun between the tribes
men looking to a settlement OF the matter
through the payment Of a sum OF money
and a number OF blankets fell through.
The Indians on Revilla Gigedo island"
said Mr.. Watson, "are fast adopting the
customs Of the whites. They have formed
3 sert OF local government. and II was
through their desire to test the laws of the
whites that they consented to the trial of
Monkey Harry at juneau instead of taking
the law into their own hands"
President James j. Hill. Of tho Great
Northern. accompanied by F. e. Ward.
assistant to the president: j. n. Hill. vice
president OF the Eastern Railway OF Min
nesota: Russell Harding. general super
intendent Of the Great Northern; J. +.
Stevens. chief engineer. and q party OF
Eastern guests In a private car OF the
Erie Il Western Transportation Com
pany, arrived In the city at o'clock yes
tsrday afternoon on a special train. hav-
ing left st. Paul several days ago for the
purpose OF inspecting the road and par
tlcularly those portions OF 1t affected by
the recent storms. Mr.. Hills special was
met by Msssrs. Ward. Harding and Ste
vens, who had preceded the president to
the Coast. and the train was held at Sui
tan during the night OF Sunday.
The inspection showed that the repairs
20 the road have placed II In condition
for general traffic. and yesterday freight
ana passenger trains were moving, as Tar
as the Cascade division was concerned,
according to schedule.
The beginning Of work by the Centen-
NAL mills and the arrival OK the nippon
Yusen Kaisha steamship hagoshima
Maru were matters of local Importance
IN which Mr.. Hill expressed himseit s5
b>,nx much interested. Beyond the In
epection Of the road. he stated that there
was nothing IN his visit.
George NJ. Stewart. treasurer OF the Re-
publican county committee. Is back IN Be-
Alta from his trip through the East. He
yisited Cnicago. New York, Toronto ana
many other cities. ~
"Aii YOU hear in the East" said Mr.
stewart last eyene!ng, SIS 'klond!ke and
seattle II you 60 into city and regis
ter from Seattle you will have hundred
visitors q day. IL you know awning
about the Klondike you will nave 10 ah-
syer questions until your throat IS hoafse,
and II YOU do not. then you VIII nave 10
tell all you know about the steamship
lines running between Seattle and Alas
ka. Chicago Is the city that makes you
omen your eyes. They are on the outlook
sor ali the Alaska information they can
nick up. / never saw such another city,.
Joseph W. Stearns, cashier II the FIRST
Rank of Tekoa. arrived from eastern
Washington yesterday ana registered at
The Rutler hotel 1.-The wheat crop IN
the palouse Is nearly all threshed." said
Mr. Stsarns last night. Although the
weather I'm November was unusually Sc
we're. but little wheat was damaged. Times
are good in Eastern Washington. A good
deal has been said about the enormous
wheat crop of the state, but one muse oe
ON the ground 10 appreciate me benehe
az the exceptionally large I'D ana Inc
= rh nrices to the farmers otstha: Sec
t.on."
Personal.
Judge II. Mcbride. OF NJ. Vernon. Is IN
ID Or. ". D. Mccartney. of ruyallup. is at
the Diller.
q. +. Sheppard. OF Spokane. Is guest
at the Butler.
DR.. r. w. wo,cott, OF Bre'nerton, IL In
the city for short stay
Ex-Juage ", Fl. pritchsrd. OF Tacoma,
registered at tho Butler last night
EE. Brehun, n weii-known business man
Of VyiIkesor, is guest al the Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs A. i. Read, OF Helena,
are visiting In the city and ara at the
Dillsr.
Miss X. II. Ryan. OF Snohomish, IL Wis
ting !n the city and is stopping az the
Dilisr.
= u. Newell. Of Juneau. registered al .he
Rsltler Yesterday. He contempsates trip
10 Inc East ard may leave today.
q. Rogers left Saturday evening for
trim through the Eastern states. lie VIII
yisi, 81 Paul. Chicago and New York
William Dale, 81 Edison. and Mrs. r.
Stsarns. Mrs. y. Mccullough and Miss
NcColough. OF the same place, are among
the Dilier arrivals.
Receiver Z. NJ. johnson. Of tire Seattle
Tacoma Boulevard Company, Is in the city
far the purpose OF aseSrtaia'ng tina coadi-
ion 81 the company's Affairs a; this end CT
;ha lire. He asserts thai all bids viii DO
paid and the company pat IN CONDITION 10
caInpaste the road between the TWO cIIies.
BRESITfEs.