The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-22

One man has been shot and two run out OF
town.
The weather IS fine at this writing. but
Il has been raining of and on. calling into
play slickers and short rubber boots
Stout. heavy shoes are the thing. the
heavy Yukon shoes are not worn here II
q man has any other The writer. who
left his light shoes in his grip aboard
the boat. was SO eagerly besought for his
heavy palr by q friend thai he gave them
up and must hack down the tran bare
footed 10 the boat For outer clothing IN
good weather as little Is worn as possible.
al night the reverse. All those landing
wear COW boy hats. all those who have
been over tire trail once are bareheaded-
Several newspaper men Of note are on
the trail. and as rule are being roundiy
scored by tho bulk Of the miners FOR
en- alleged failure to present the cold
main truth and thus inform those iH-pre-
pared 20 come At this season OF the ser
ious condition Of things.
The P.-T. Highly Commended
Comics ~ the Post-Inteuig enoer sell at
IL cents 10 a quarter Of dollar, ana are
the first sold out Next IS the oregOulan.
then the Ledger and last the Frisco
papers.
The great crowd which IS landing from
the yV8flaruettp tat the speed of "a hy IN
tho glue pot'1 proposes TO begin work on
the tran and stop travel IN the meantime.
This they viii not so. as nuudF@os uoN
packing on che truH have served their time
~ tha same Job and. moreover. they have
r,ot tools ana powder sufficient 10 perform
the work This trail VII not b. very nla-
t4rlafIy Improved THIS fan IN the spring
something must be done
Those who paid duIy Ia Victoria wasted
their money as the Canadian officers have
lust now decided not % collect any duty
untn spring The bare attempt would have
resulted Ga subjeCt-ug every Canadian
miner roiug over the traIl 10 an American
duty ~ Sksguay - Dyea. Tor the simple
recon that every miner breaks bis pack
.vas the Trst thing ~ does ON landing,
ara therefore. n challenged. could not car
ry through in bond.
The writer is Informed by a number 81
miners 3ust out from the Yukon that when
the mounted police attempt 20 confscste
every alternate claim twhen Ril ara staksd}.
ar 20 collect q duty q ~ o. y Per cent,
there viii ~ a determined and eGeriual r.
s{staure and that she government Al
washington viii - asked 80 prevent tina
massage q Canadian police over Amer can
e.f T~g. uosisfnn AZ the P5st-Tu Intelligence
or this question has been Cheere3 10 the
.,No as weIl cy returning miners as ~
those bound H. Men who haTe ere harf3i-
hood ta - 20 The Yukon are nat likely 30
snNr15t ta even Eetet i+st3fsltAl 1t .s-'.'t&es
u vrav ass well 70 SatG UaW. t1at 4n fAe
y,-esart -on3i-lon ~ the trsif hoats. even
=, k~ts.t down cora ftor. cannot he pack 3
ever q, the Gakr Doat }0usHer IS st-eTV0
.t.~z tie first 6car miles - the trsii b0t
very N-tie vss seen beTo~t Two boats
So said % have seen uerked ever al an
s.v~a~se q &C.. orders AZ t1e wl1 c~ the
take ~nust Be }ett several weeks in aa-
vance. ara even tren IL Is 3ogttfu, = you
srs What you want TIE river IS expected
- - open a4til Sep'suter - After thar
4 mar works against great o11s
uApAes- Condtfoa OF the Anderson
r.egs trail wlu aoustless - improved t.--
fe~@ another season ~ elsa t1e frerd -
,ravsl VIII "a toward s. Nichasis. Ia
any event. S~zttlr'S star = ta tae as .egsi-
ant II ste deals frankly and fairly Nh
.Aoae bound north. a vAst t-a2s Is a. AeT
ssrAs. oct Il VII 70, reEzfu = th@ woe
estx fN@ tsaore%ssrn shat sAs fathers arr
80 xnast&v soks SO ws passes u0rta q
Tptxon's entrance: TIE tGE Holvoke. tes-
f~r = barge posttafsxv. and behind taas
.hn " X Ner~-4r an& ssl}l AFTER tsat
f-~ohsh BY a. q Nf~eoa-. al re orly sea-
,rorthx crsft except TIE tUE} re Schooner
~ R~xa1t A3o1Es.de Fau the E1gza
A~fe~see. her guards ln ere water s-s ser
.s-trs leskfnz Al scGua fc- s. M.-haefs
..-.sa hunsretS . niles - open So We
So nssSr1 strange c-AfE enEss1g &1wn
.r~,nx tAe vs. a SArSa g tsw. house5
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a -a~~a q hsy as - th&s ss1ss psscasd
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