The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05
OUTFITS AND ROUTES.
-. STANLEY TALKS or BOTH
FROM MUCH EXPERIENCE
Why Seattle Holds the sdvssfske ="
me Race for Alaska Bmsisess-
Gold Brought Down Does sof IN
ns~.,. sne Amount Taken Out.

NJ. 81. EfAEfEY. WITT - = 7eN7--@.~-
orator IN fbe Klondsxz dfstrteT ana TIE
senior partner Of ssaaiey & wardos- Eho
hold 10 yees tn F.IderaGo creek sFsd In
feet Ia Bear creek. yesterday gave = post
IrseIstrpuc~r ressorfer bis views c1ncefFii'as
Alaska outfits ard routes lie sAaGi
.sus xsesfs concerning OUTFITS may be
sssrsssse<s en- In a very few words The II
matte extremes make Il necessary 20 pee
mare FOR very cold weather ard also for
very warm weather. The osftns "a ht'e
<soshfur ire sh5ui6 consist 81 ctetoins
teaf viii - a. near comfortable as pos
s4t4I< vrfatevev raay be the condition Of tire
xnather. have no new suggestions 70
make ON the point except thai In al proc
et,gistv b1forf Il is possible to get in II tBs
srr.as A number Of articles prepared
ugsrg,osoiy for the Alaska trade pa2y prove
70 BE- q success and In SONS respects
r9vointionizn outfittlag ss we have known
Il in the past
an regard Il, The best, safest and cheap
est route I am not prepared AZ this tine
20 give an opinion. ] might state mat
rxrnt through ~ Dyea over the Chiie1ot
mass 10 1se ard came out b. way OF -.
Michael Ia Jss5 bat there are large NUM-
Der OF companies organizing AT the pres
snt time to handle this business. One
proposes 10 facilitate traffic through this
PASS by the construction Of iram~aY,
another proposes to bald q road over
the White pass, while large number Of
others propose TO put steamers on TIE
Yukon river from 81. Michael Necessity
II the mother OF invention ard the rich
said fields In the Klonalke district have
opened up a large field for the inventive
ger.ns and En- many eases. By January J,
1sas WAYS and means heretofore eonsid-
cred first class may be out of date.
"As 10 my views or the ACCESSIBILITY CT
entering British territory III preference
10 American soil In Alaska. and AZ to the
relative chances OF success. ! might say
that that entire country. one-half the
slzc OF the statea. is d EolG-bearsng coun-
tfs, and eoloTs can b. found almost eyeFy-
where Until the Kiondike discovery tie
chief mining was carried or on American
soil and II may be that the next rich
discovery win he made IN Alaska. and II
may he that II VIII be made in the North
west territory. One factor IN this Il the
proximity ~ the smaller creeks To the Yu-
kon. Birch creek. a tributary 70 the Ya-
kon. parallels the Yukon for distance Of
nearly 30 miles. and its head waters and
small tributaries form the gold fields at
Circle City These gold fesds ere but
ten miles from the Yukon. though theT are
more than Too miles above the mouth Of
Birch creek. Practically the same NAV
be said as TO Forty Mile and Sixty-Msle.
and other gold fields that have heretofore
attracted attention. II seems from this
that the rich diggings are found In the
small streams. and they have not been
proepected except where they lay close 20
the Yukon. The same Is true In the
kiordikr district as Bonanza creek might
be said TO parallel the Yukon but short
distance away: In fact the most gold will
probably be found where the most prss-
pectinE viii BE- done
Seattle Has the Advantage.
"As 20 the relative advantages Of outfit
ting points. | might state that ! believe
Seattle has Hhe advantage Of any tther
point FIRST. because the merchants have
been IN this business for number of
years and thoroughly understand the
trade: they are in II now. and l believe
are prepared 10 handle any rush that may
come this way Again, many things are
cheaper here Than In New York city. while
nearly everything can be procured almost
as cheap. In fact. Quitting viii cost
less In Seattle than IN the Eastern cities.
and as the local freight rates or express
age would necessarily be paid on goods
from Eastern points. 81 is cheaper to buy
here. Again. the merchants here under
stand exactly what man needs and how
to pack IL I'm order 10 protect II from the
elements. Another reason II the fact
that nearly all the transportation lines 10
Alaska have their headquarters here. and
competition IN that line Is sharper than
from any other point.
Volume at Gold.
mo. do not think that the volume OF
gold brought down by the boats r. any
Indication as 10 what has been taken out.
I know IN my ease we have not brought
out one-half OF the 8old that we have
mined. This gold Is needed there as a
medium OF exchange. and while its vaiua
II frequently transferred 20 the states
through bills Of exchange. the actual gold
itself win remain In that country. as II
will not pay 20 ship the dust down and
the coin hack. The greater the rush the
les. gold will come out. "a everyone going
in VIII buy exchange on Dawson City or
some other point, and those coming cur
Will buy exchange on Seattle or San Fran
cisco. thus the gold will remain in Ehs
country 10 facilitate business.
''fshe main factor IN tho development OF
that country viii be she river boats al
various sizes, 50 that Il viii be possible
"a land supplies far up Tho large tribu-
tsfies Of the Yukon IN order that pros.
peesing may he carried on near the head
waters and IN the small branches. IeHvlll
be impossible 90 Eet toe many boats on
these riVers
''sfy son writes that saey opened NJ pea,
creek and find q surprisingly rich. aver
Hglng s. 10 the pan. This We aid not ex.
t'ests tAetuA IL Np AZ 4 speculation, hut 81
seems Co have proved a bonanza Ia
also writes thar the sold commissioner Is
collsct,ng royalty on wood, We have "a
pay nov = cents Per cord Ter standlne
wood and Is cents per cord for wood thai
+ down. and s. per set for cabin logs.
I'VE are constantly Watching devclnfs.
naents In the States. and when I get ready
q 60 IN next envlng | viii probably select
the hes, and cheapest route and viii tsks
supplies that VIII contain the very latest
improvements in the way 81 reduced
welsh condensed volume ard lasttns
qualities"