The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
THE PASSING IHRONG.

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fe1,igencer reporter last night
Can't. Hursley ID from Sauit Ste. Maria,
Mich. OF which city he was mayor for
two years, his term OF office closing last
surins. He ss the general manager OF the
Goo-Yukon Mining Transportation Com
many, and president OF the Lake wawa
Gold Mining Company. OK Aichipscoten,
Ont.
/, Is as a representative OF the former
company thas he is now in Seattle nego-
sizssng for outfits that viii foot UP 81. 90
YESTERDAY be closed deal which makes
IN an important part OF his mission by
ehartering the schooner Louise ]. heaney.
on which he and his party viii 60 north
ward In the spring. taking with them from
Seattle ample provisions for a two years
STAY In ths Yukon valley, and all the ma
frria.s for building a river steamer In
which 20 make the voyage up the Yukon.
As Capt. Hursiey r. a veteran steamboat
mai with eighteen years experience In
tho practical construction and naviga tio1
az river craft he thinks he will be able to
eject a large saving by building his boat
himself besides putting together just such
a vessel as he thinks best adapted to the
waters Of the Yukon. He has contracted
for the material In this city, and will pu.
the boat together near 81. Michael.
~ reached Seattle last Thursday night"
sa;d Capt. HursIey. land my visit has
been one of the pasasantest surprises OF
mr. life The city with IT. progressive
business methods and its vast resources.
was a revelation to me. / have never been
In Seattle before. and can say In all sin
certify that ! feel as II I had lost fifteen
years of my life In not canning sooner.
The plans for our expedition are pretty
well natured. There are sixteen men in
cur party, and they are from the best fam
Ties In the 500. We have gone into this
snisrprse on a cooperative basis. Our
total equipment viii foot up t22.O00. The
era;sTiai for or steamer ] have arranged
Ter here and today closed d contract for
! cnartering tbs schooner Louise j. kenney,
on which We expect to sail North, leaving
Seattle April 1.
1--WE shall buy our outfits right here
A seattle, which, in my judgment. IL
the hest place i'm the world TO buy
them. since reaching here / have
written to our people, advising them
10 bay nothing till they reach here.
We had an agent In New York prfc-
fmg some ROods; hut i have received
letter from him since ! arrived here
ssatinG that candid dealers I'm that
city had told him that their special
Alaska goods came from this state
and could be bought cheaper IN See
attic than I'm New York.
NO. our destination will not be Daw-
con. We expect 10 stop on American ter
rtory FIRST and do some thorough pros
pecting. and we shall cross the line only as
last resort. Circle City will be our i'm
mediate destination. Two streams have
specially attracted us. Munook and Birch
creeks and along these we expect to put
Ia some good work. We shall carry a
steam launch. so that we can easily leave
party al one point. 10 reJoin Us later"
Capt. Hursley had many pleasant things
TO say Of Seattle He told with great AMI
nation Of his visit to one OF the docks
where cargo OF fish had just come In. the
Ike Of which he had never dreamed OF.
and the low price amazed him. There
we're 100 fish on the floor together no
said, ranging In weight from fifteen TO
twenty-five pounds. and they had been
bought for from 10 10 80 cents apiece.
Why. at home they charge US 20 cents
pound for those fish,"
]. II. Campbell. of Spokane. who is stop
ping az the Northern, Is, in common with
many thousands OF his fellow Americans.
Planning to 60 into the klnndike country
: this spring. Unlike the vast majority OF
them. however. he is going overland all
the way. starting out from Ashcroft and
going over tho old Telegraph trail with
seds and dogs.
II have just come out from over that
trail" he said last night. II have been
up as far as within reach OF Telegraph
creek and find that 1t Is perfectly FEAST
Die. Far from being rough trail. IL is
Just the contrary. There are no hills on
u ~ steep as these up which your Seattle
cable ears run. You must remember that
aoo.We was spent on that trail, and II
ought TO be pretty good one.
The way In which / came to 60 up
over the trail was this; / had a little
leisure on my hands this fall. and hear
Ing there WAS good hunting UP I'm that
Part of the country | resolved TO XIII two
BIRDS with ono stone by going on a hunt
!ag expedition over the trail l had fine
.9ori. mainly with caribou. deer. mount
ain sheep and few bear.
The latter. of course, were in their
holes but the Indians knew just where TO
mi than. What Is more. they were not
AFRAID 10 81 RICH. In after them. We
CAME to one big hole leading hack under
oVerhanging rocks. one or the Indians
.esk my Winchester and went boldly IN
The place was dark as the ace Of spades.
stayed AT the entrance. not knowing
Whether the Indian would bring out the
sear or the bear the Indian The Indian
simply kept the gun IN 4 firing position In
lfans OF him TIL he felt the bear and then
afta toree shots. for. IS he said, the bear
u'eu to knock the gun aside with his
.~hds lie eet the bear. a big brown
@aats. weighing fully 10 pounds"
AS e he rosste beyond Telegraph creek
F' tamDben would express no opinion:
aol eeald ne give any estimate 0f the dis
sshPe OF the time redEi'tG from Ashcroft.
oseaase. as he said he had hcen hunting
sa'hFf Than travelling. He will make MS
I mt Viii s~4 ffs1,ff 10
Alone
me annual convention ~ the Young
aFh CAYisttau Associations IN tho Pacific
northwest Field viii be held in Portland
sSssuaFy 6. : : aud o The convention Is
Usually held IN September or October. but
Ss eeen postponed 10 a LATER date 80 rs
!. nave L at the time Of the opening ~
We hs~ Y. ". - ~ building IT Portland
: mas been over seven years since the an
IA IA convention has heen held IN Poyt-
anu aad when the delegates from the
..9caauens on Puget sound reach there
- shi b" escorted tie 4 fine new hui'J-
tha, has INST been completed IS tha
- hahen, home Tor the Portland Y. VI.
II Games \. Dummet;. travelling see-
.SFy ser the association work ~ the Ia
va northwest. was In the city yesterday
eiefflak with Secretary Swift tn refer
:" ne a%tfeAUon from the SeStf}e
.0esauap. \ yate of Gre and on a-atth
ms been secured over the Northern
ae'ae ard entertainment viii be pro
sas Fa ~ the Portland association for all
ss&tes who may desire 10 70, catur-
~, AFTERNOON. January s there VIII he
ss. several essket-b ball contests ard other
,sesans athletic events. ana I, Is ths
80 y Secretary Swift ~ taiSn with him
e,ss 'o o9sSet-eAN team; Just % show the
49, 49, People N the Wehsoot city how the
Ae IS played h Seattle busters" The