The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
Each Authentic story Heard Bat Adds
More Heat to the Fever Of the Feo-
rIe-If~ue. GOV Mcintosh OF the
Northwest Territory Reviews the
Situation without Pretudaer-
Lucky strikes by Needy People
Again the Emphatic enntions do
Not Face King Crossus Ina His lee
Bound Retreat without Frovfs-
ions fin Plenty.

"a work FL The mines. hsn few bear dis
couragfng news. None Dispute the aa-
theaucIty OF sne reports Of gold strikes.
each che seeming .n fact 70 vie With
others n enthusiasm. The excitement
hage Is DO whit abased. on the streets
and IN tie stores. Offices ard rasldences
tae Klondike IS the chief topic Of Discus
sion. ard II is mostly those who cannot
who are not planning % 60 north as
early as possible. Cases OF men leaving
good positions or selling out paying bust
f,ezses are so common AZ to excite only
raising cornrscut. A man whose pulse
IL normal is the exception. and one 10 be
regarded il awc and woslGsrment
One Of the most COMMON deals being
MADE is the grubstakiny OF a trusted
friend 20 carry him forth in search of a
double fortune. In the Offices and stores
the clerks pool together TO send ore OF
their number to the Kiondike. In some
cases an employer stakes an eulploye.
The amounts OF these grubstakes vary
from $500 to 81. 900.
II would leave for Alaska hy the next
steamer IL 1 could make some provision
for my family" This IL n frequent COM
plainT. and it Is unauestie nab!y this con
siderataon which prevents q depopulation
Of the p-esrefous city Of Seattle. There
are men who appear satisfied 10 ABIDE ~
the destlnies OF the city. hoping lie the
general prosperity Of city which swings
as the natural gateway Of Alaska, TO find
&~gv 1Esa - x,sffN att Ia M
hardship.
The stories to be heard upon the streets
would account for even greater excite
msnt than prevails. 1t Was told yester-
day that five men were pi: ked up on the
Arlington dock BY klonGike claim own
or and employed at terms such as hey
had probably never been offered in their
lives before. The salary was SIS a day
on a three months contract. payment 10
begin when the steamer sailed with IN
advance Of $50 each 10 be left with their
families All expenses w,sre To- be paid.
This would meer si,s1 in cash for three
months work. The story was not con-
frned on inquiry at Arlington dock.
A sample Letter.
The following letter received by De-
tective Charles Phillips has set the local
police force wild:
Dawson City. n. w. T. June IL. 1897.
Charles Phillips: l arrived here safe
on the 18th Inst. and since that time /
have been getting things I'm shape so l
can go 10 work. This is the most wonder
full camp suppose that WAS ever located
In the world. 1t is impossible to tell
YOU OF the richness of the mines. Every
day you can see horses coming from the
mines loaded with gold dust.
Il am going to work tomorrow for SIS
n day. There are new strikes being
made nearly every day. and ! shall
cure something good for as before very
long | hope. There iz M place In the
world where wages are IA high for all
kinds OF work as here ] have never
seen or heard OF anything to equal II.
FRANK T.. SIMS"
John ", Moore. who haa, wool BUSH
ness In the New York block, intends to
go into he Yukon valley with an outft
Of goods such as viii be- eagerly sought
by men wintering IN cold country. Last
March he staked n man. and by the
steamer Portland bis first return was
twenty-four ounces, $40. He considers
this better than he could DO here. and
VII leave as soon as possible for q. coun-
try where such profits are possible.
Happy Woman.
4 happy woman Is Mrs. Fitzpatrick. Of
s2e Twelfth avenue south. She has two
sons, Samuel and Thomas. in the Klon-
I.
as long IS they can work foc 81 50 an hour
they will allow u.gir claims to lie Idle.
BY the Portland Mrs. Fitzpatrick re-
ceiyed afty-four ounces. or about 81 90.
The Steamship Companies.
Tho steamship companies have 1iscov-
cred gold mine in the pockets of Sc
attic The steamer Portland sailing
Thursday. the Queen on Friday and :he
Mexico Saturday viii 10 headed with -
ara Z
Portland can carry $50 passengers. - in
Ire aret class ard as steerage. All the
UTst class eErommofa lions are taken and
only 10 Few etesTAce be~ths are left The
Norih AmfricaN TRANSPORTATION 4 Trad
Ing Company aas been reQsjng freight
for several DAYS Much of he Portianis
cargo VIII ho I'm provisions The cam
pauy Is sending iu three times es much
foGd Is En z0y PREVIOUS YEAR 70 guard
0gsiuat starvation Tire queen scaeg-
ulad - start or Friday sas room for
none hut steerare p2ssengeis. The aIst-
10 is In the SEN fS shc will have
ttty horses 8s part Il hep cargo.
gcw Hts nratms cut.
Among the many Seattle men now in
the Elou5,<e is Arthur calhoun. son os
rr g. Z Calhoun. FIis people received
letter from hiTu ~ tha Portland II
Vas writers in June. ana he haa not tliea
vr7rhed tha e@ateF Of fhe excitement. but
he writes Interestingly of III trip
lla sH3 ais usf.rcr. *. : f,-kriige. were
oas rutur-- timber one day so make oars
fog the no1t thes Bad constructed 90
'~aE3 Iav fnkeS TAu3crnian and Ese1-
Hett. Calnern was welding his aE
wtT0 Ae hear9 voice ir the wooded
HtfasfE1f-S cr .lE offt 80 f4ns hGlf sn.
Euian-" Calhoun G-nuCrd hls AK and
laoAat N7 rha waH he saw p vita ana
hatrY tn&,i3sal approaching bim-it - ts
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