The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-25
Eld IND EUROPE.
r. lEsss on THE kLonoike.


n1cu1t would be the task these days TO
~ = man just back from the East or
ope who would not sAy, In eTect-and
II t&1ing the truth VIXEN he said it-thaI
s ~ eyes Of the world are on Seattle
{ xauk-0ov. G. III. Macintosh. OF tne
orthwest territories, dropped into Seattle
+ rD4ay night, and yesterday afternoon ne
~ fof Regina. Before departing ne said;
hnre IL no doubt that Seattle has
|xnt reputation in the East and in Europe
Fl 1pIendidly advertised and Fasteners
A Unropeans speak well Of 1t. / suppose
S 1o7nrgeiy due to the fact that the peo-
II ~ this city pull together. Iney hshl
~ politics. and sometimes they nave
Il culfy IN eiecting 3 mayor, but when
III n c0ubmcrcial interests OF the city are AZ
nike the people work in harmony. me
{Seax Yukon boom is going TO build UP The
3243fe1 az the Pacific coast, and particularly
SatfJe.
Iho1e are strong words Of Endorsement
~ Xome from such high official. He is
81 a6ian, holds a high and responsible
1ce under the Canadian government, and
wnnko 70 see Canada and Canadians adj
ES1ce but he admits the greatness Of Sc
q HE, ~ her high standing as CONNER
E%1n1 city IN the eyes OF the civilized world.
ETnA says that this city In particular viii
E1vauce a. a result of the Yukon rush.
Gov Macintosh Ii just home from the
ksf and Europe. The last time he Wis
E61A 6eattle was shortly after the Portland
/ arrived from the far north with over a ton
~ eold aboard and startled the nation with
sNf0F1Ns OF truth concerning the rich gold
163de OF the Yukon country. There is no
|0ahAr man In ali the Northwest better
+ Sot4d on the gold fields than Gov Mack
toeIl. and everything he says about them
E8Scefvee from the reading public The atsen-
Effon which words from such man de-
G4rte.
h Delore leaving for Regina by way of the
EEsAnAdian Pacific yesterday afternoon Gov.
E3factjntoah nat In one of the easy chairs
M the nainier-Grand and discussed mary
k4&tnxs which bear directly on the Yukon
1unfry First Of all. Gov. Macintosh
f~6yn That Europe Is excited over the geld
ta06lda az the north. and capitalists repre-
Es00otine many millions OF money will be
39tntested In the country within less than
M yeaF.
The European capitalists" said Gov.
EWaOklntosh. .sare a conservative people.
&4f1se, they are very mich excited, but
xh6y win make only such Investments as
zA4fu III their mature business Judgment
flng them good returns. Blooms no longer
@nE11e them Business investments must
e genuine TO receive money consideration
Hmm than. They have Investigated the
Z Nixon country, nre satisfled with II and
I'M invest their money.
sFrobahIy $lo0.000 600 OF capital Is repre-
neslted In their Australian and South
8 African investments. but they want
&hafUe 6outh Africa Is constantly In
Il touhle. Internal friction Of some kind IL
%aVfays 10 be found and that IL one reason
1h4t makes European capital desire a
q chance. The gold productions Of Austria
I1A arc NOT what was expeeted. and con-
4 noquNntly that country does not possess
q lhs charps ior nsgopssn capital that ',..
1nvcAlmeTit. and no other country holds
lent such alluring Inducements as does this
Hfeat Yukon country. You VIII find ere
11ng that capital win tie reaching out In
On directions that lead to the Yukon.
Money will be Invested In transportation
1chemes. Some will be spent In prospect
ing and In buying CLAIMS and In half
& 4 ghnnared other ways. l have reason 70
believe that SOM. big boats VIII come
around the Horn TO go into the transpurta-
/ 1lOn business. ] have no doubt that, If
ppss!blc. a transportation company or two
& nav engaged In the Alaska business VIII
D IL bought out. Whit. In Europe ! heard
IS N many people who are Hitting out expedi-
Aipr.s 70 search for gold in the north. This,
VIII come to America IN the spring ana
rrcsecd ut .snce 10 the gold fields.
AZ have mid before | believe that
4iicre II plenty OF gold M there for MI who
80 after II. OF course there win be nome
failures bur not many. believe tina, .hs
fields Ia the north win result In giving the
Yukon country a permanent population OF
1900 or t0et0. II Is good country 10 iEve
IN. ] know the country. and / know M
3 about II. ! have In my possession two
i boolss filled with answers 10 question.
u which have asked met who know evers
Inch OF the country. The climate IL al
right and the hareships are not what some
Z have said they are.
1t Was 10 be expected that there won't.
Z b Aome suffering after last summers rush
People were warned To stay away unles,
d 4hey had plenty of provisions. hu, In fac,
81 OF this and other warnings which wer.
4 given all the publicity possible. hamault,
rushed I'm there by the wholesale / "a,
y that there IL talk of the Canadian ans
i United States governments uniting In send
4 tng relief to those now at Dawson Aay,
4 serious doubt as 70 whether there T. M,
4 greAt shortage Of fool 1T Dawson. and
i 4eGl sure that there Will he no Starvation,
# There wss more fond I'm the country tha,
many thought, and much went I'm {ierin.
& the summer and fall
s Gov. Mackintusb IS very much snfcresta.
In the relief expedition which tho Init,
B States government IL about to send nartl
IN behalf Of the Arctic whalerS he think
. that there Is more than possibility tkt
u the expedition will he ahle To render relss,
Il 10 the wifaiers. zone thing Is certain b
4 said. "ani that II that your Eovernn,er,