The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27

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- - 80 sAs sar TIE water = ssrT
- 81 failing The grosree1 for
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srcufa ws get ever TIE @i~fF'l-4ls@ ssslN
s..-v.s err vay this n1orrirg, arc -hies
- - - ~ vorx. place or Tire wnols
- wx rray Rave no further serious d.
acplty -
v.fneafsy sgrtsrnesr !. So p n
w. .,serrr* as heer raafs We failed
=, =. re- a rro~zf certainty tina. vs can
y.s xsf az re river IN thfs boat a. TIRE
s-szent sfa~s e water u s. rot hkslT
,haf v~ shaif Rave higher water this SEA
xen Ger. carr end ] are TOW arranging
for smaller bost Or . raft b which .
rel bark r. x1nsck creek. where we sssA
probably sysn1 ire winter.
Thurs6ay. September :
Ger. Carr. Preston and myself. with two
rrafans ~nent yesterday afternoon anf
fhss rna~ning bngfSfng sart and now tns
wafer IL falling - fass that Capt NH
fearing that ire steamer = r. danger -
getting ezugff here. has decided 20 6ls-
<kxrve M sulk ~ her cargo and 30 hack
sorvr me river. We have stopped work
or our raff. which was wsli towards com
raefson ard shall stay By the steamer
until she reaches Hur0ok. perhaps. far
we have been here several Days ard stu
ere I'm stats OF most perplezing uncsF-
faIrty.
September =
After 6Ischargsng the larger rart % the
cargo yesterday e was reported that tsFo
Nor who rad been sent out for the pBT-
rsz~ had discovered = channel by which
the boas could get around the bar. ard
yresfof bark rnrse The cargo This morn
ing a. 4 o'clock we tried the nsw channel.
tsif fhsre wnH go, sufFlelenf water. 50 again
we Put back 10 Port Yukon. Agaia put the
cargo or shore and n s n. m. turned the
ssxaruer's bow down the stream. bound for
ST. Michael. Gen. Carr and I shah stop ~
narook and winter. unless some lighter
DRIFT boat will serve 70 ges through 70
Dawson. A, Fort yukon we bought pro-
visions enoz5rt and have them with ns on
the steamer 20 last ne ~ least ten months.
long pazt the time when the steamers wih
get up TIE river next summer
7 saw Fred Gascn at Fort Yukon, lie
lad charge of this compnny's store az Cir
eie City and IN eoHIpaay With another
man came down the river in an cpen boat
70 meet this steamer. He has grown much
stouteY Ii In fsne health and seems 20 be
fs lose wtsh this country.
Tho weather has been delightful ever
since we left st. Michael. Bright sunny
days NTH cool nights and splendid ex-
hiiatsons Of the Northern lights.
Rampant City.
We arrived here Saturday evening at 10
o'clock. Between that time and Il We got
cur bagsAge and provisions on shore. and
Carr Preston and myself started out ~
q seB.Fnils tramp TO stake claims. We had
a white guide. and each had claim To-
Gated before yesterday morning. We got
back here about p. m. yesterday. and as
we had made about twenty miles over
very difficult trail. and had slept none the
night before We retired about last even
fng and slept soandly until this morning.
We are all perfectly we'll and to-day are
building a cache for our provisions. Tom
and tao men are out on Hunter creek.
building a cabin. He left the day before
&c, here. so ] have not seen him yet. but
a miner who came in from the creek last
night reported him well and hearty. The
miners call Tom "the kid" and he Is a
favorlte with all Of them. II II possible
that Gen. Carr and I may get through TO
Dawson this fall. We think well OF the
claims on Hunter and Little Munook. One
OF cur Seattle men. Steve Peters. has con-
eluded TO return home. and viii probably
start down the Yukon IN an open boat in
the morning hoping 90 catch steamer at
Sc. Michael. II we winter here I shall
probably have chance to send mail up
the river, 90 be taken out hy the United
States mail carrier from Circle City. We
are now living in tent and are very COM
Portable. Gen. Carr Is a good cook
washed the dishes this morning.
Wednesday. Sept. s.
Tom came IN from ciakn yesterday lie
II ar hearty as = buck ard you should see
him eat He consumes more IN one meal
than he did at home In twenty-four hours.
The steamers Healg and Alice arrived here
today from St. Michael. bringing passen-
gers from the Cleveland and fonr or five
from the Humboldt. ". a. Harrington.
Prof Bray. Mr.. Sloane and his son sam
are Ia the crowd The latest news from
home leads ms TO believe that Seattle has
gone crazy. II Is really too bad that 50
many OF our good men are on their way 70
this country. for they viii suffer great prl-
vations this winter aud meet with serious
disappointments next season. IL they should
De so fortunate as TO get through the win
ter. Il should be borne In mind thar only
ons kiondIke has been found That the
paying ground there was all taken last sea
son, and that no really fieh discoveries
have been found this seasoa. Many people
~ ST. Michael today, and many that are
hers for thar matter. would gladly be al
home again. and much better OF they
would be. too There Is no pastofIice here
and therefore the United States pouches
cannot be unlocked and our letters must -
DO miles ~ he river 20 Circle City from
which poia. | nope ghey will be returned
70 a&
September L.
unui today We have been using q Dor
foNec stove, hut last evening the oRner
came for st. Sc sc umpacked ours and ta-
day baked the first batch - bread ia g.
II Is aa Tom says "A dandy" We paid
81 Tor y, white Il would sell Tor Seo. think
OF a. Xeu cant imagine how surprised
Wa when / heard Cot WashbuFn was on
his way here. az course. We were greatly
disappointed lr ogir failure Ga fraca Paw
cen, hus The latest reports from that place
indicate that we would have been unable
10 Water there. because OF The lack ~ peo-
visions. Foag fuen from circle city reach
Cd hsge IA a small boat this morning They
report thai Il wlg bo Impossible far ans
- the steamers 80 get past Fort Yuka~
his season, and that au agent of the Alas.
Ia Commercial Company has seat swg
assa ~ the river Ear The purpose % warn.
sng ths people AT Dawson 20 Gee from
starvation before the river freezes 4 tht
tepert Be true. and ! cannot doubt C. Il
= probable that large humber ~ ~,
DAWSON people viii come here Tor Oh.
wnter There VIII he po lack OF Zoe.
here We aFe new Twins in two teacs
one Tor ca1k.nE tho other Tor sleeping ae
epfnne'fattan an the stveF hank but we
SHAH have oBr cabin cn Hunter CON
piviod this week. and then We shah give ur
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