The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-24

nor St. Michaeis has as yet been supplied
with postmasters by the government. OF
course the great need Of postoffices at
those points has been of such recent or
lgin that the government is not 20 blame
whatever for this condition Of affairs, but
owing TO the accommodating officials Of
the steamship companies and others the
lack Of facilities for getting mail TO the
north has been greatly overcome.
The government has a contract with
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
which takes mail 10 Juneau four or five
times a month. On the City of Topeka
there Is an Il. +. O. agent-the purser
W r. Curtis. On the other boats of this
line there Is no mail agent The Rosalie
Il 10 take the contract OF the Inflated
Nillaps on Septe N her LIST which will in
crease the service TO Juneau. From Ju-
neau 70 Dyea there is only a monthly
service and the Seattle postoffice sends
all SkagGay mail 10 Juneau. How the
Juneau postmaster gets IL 20 tho men
who are toling over the trail from Skag-
nay 70 Lake Linderman is a matter Of
conjecture. II is well. when addressing
letters, to make a foot-pote as TO the
probable Whereabouts OF the address see.
50 that the po~tOffice officials may have
some idea Of whore 10 forward the let
ters Addressing them to Skaguay Is a
good plan. although there Is not a post
office there. However. there Is no assur-
ance that letters 50 addressed viii he
forwarded 20 the interior for there win
be no possible way q knowing whether
The parties have gone on or have come
cut: besides. the overland route to the
interior starts from pYea The overland
carrier system Is 10 take letters over once
moatn. ct course. 10 Circle Cay orgy. be-
cause Dawson City IS NOT IN Alaska The
Northwest mounted police who are 10
carry mails FOR the Canadian people. have
q mautbly service and il Is to this SER
vice that Americans are % be Indebted
for getting letters Up to the Hlondike for
the present
TIA rcsIollce al Seattle a few DAYS ago
received sn order from Chicf Clerk &. NJ
Cotterman, n the railway mail service az
Portland. as follows:
Mali for The following Offices ard local
ites in %crshwesg Territory. Canada.
saoUld be dispatched 70 Vl-torsa r q
Bcnsnza Creek Fort ReIl3nee. Daws5n.
Fort Ss.kitk E.dorado. Foriy-3Ii.e lEorth-
west Territory. not Alaska For; Cud4by
EIondlke"
IN accordance with these ins.ru.,lons
Chlef MAJ! Clerk George =. Williams has
been sending az kloHdke mail so Vsctor1a.
fNr month or SO tce quantity of such
Erall has been vcry large. The letters for
tae Aiau4tKe dropped into the Ssattse
po .ailre auo8n, 20 about q htln F-ei a
'-fF @+t~ -'tt -a+-F f&IA4&G EGlEAz fTND
pounds. AEa1t The SAME amount cones
.n.o fhe ot4-e daily from outside and il
packetea here, vAiea makes four n0unas
q Day 90 letter -a1 fsr the Br.tisheTs ts
sake !ate sae hlou1.ke SO olF absent sans
and husbands THIS a cauulstien il
nfonsa would aueprr 90 I'D pounds. wai-n
IS an arn-l5l fos even 3 blk policeman 20
carry !n hls sa55lehaFe =, e very lihefv
taat seoi SHARE ot tAls Kl1r3fka rail "a
distressed - men Wa ara ncw blo-kadad
AZ Ssagasy
- eet Eaan inso ths Klonagke hv way
e - &caaels IS To; nGcn more salts
factory than sne overland raure. ex-opt
'a RE summer tigEc. when through boats
arr ut- zsd The contract wbteh the gov
efnzneat raa4e Cor the SKINNER gvseh the
ssasEs Cleveland aa5 Portland has az
pEfa- cn her present "trip tha Hnns1a7,
q sst contract Tor carving me
atal Steamer Cleveland ssns-s i~Fe
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BIS sacks - usa-E TIE f4anhoIas reak
-*e 5etsrs and GVe Sacks = znaa fna
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Rsfrers e1 lhe &cT-a American r. rspar-
tA'-94 AZ Isa-4ag conpAay's steamers