The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-09
THE PASSING THR0NG.


passenger agent q the Great Northern
railroad Al Seattle, who was IN Boston en-
kl0ndiks business yesterday. told q Her
aid reporter a. young's hotel that ne
would not b surprised II s.en persons
went into the mining regions next sum
mer
The amount Of travel which the rail-
road expects % handle in the spring IS
parity shown BY the fact thar Mr.. Ste
Yens came East. accompanied by MI. r.
l. Whitney. general passenger ana ueket
agent a. 81 Paul. for the express purpose
Of acquainting the agents in this secslon
with the exact condition OF klocike trans
portaticn.
"He said thar il was estimated that be-
tween the time when the steamer Port-
land arrived al Seattle with 50 much gold
aboard IN the month OF July until early
IN September, there had been some sou
outfits sold, AID each outfit would aver
age in value about 500. The travel in the
spring. he thought would be enormous,
Judging by the VAST amount OF correspond
snce which was passing on the subject
'One Of Mr.. Stevens agents who was
sent up TO the mining country wrote back
recently that the Chilk0ot pass was clear.
everybody having got through. On the
other hand in the White psss there were
s,ooo men waiting, the place being impass-
able owing 10 heavy rains. There were
leo pack horses in line over distance ~
fifteen miles. The men were discouraged.
and the agent thought they would not be
able to get through this winter
Ar. Stevens said that the route by wav
OF St Michael was the easiest. passengsss
taking boat from Seattle TO ST. Michael,
being then transported up the Yukon river
On small steamers to Dawson. Even after
the travellers by the other routes got
through the passes. they had still TO meet
the rafting places and portages. The cost
OF Transporting 100 pounds Of freight by
way OF St Michael would be about $780,
and through the pass s275.
The official added. that on account OF
the local demands al Seattle for steam
boat accommodations. passengers from
the East should make provision for them
selves beforehand"
Judge w. G.. Piper, Of Moscow. Idaho
who is spending several days in the city,
visiting his sons is guest, with Mrs.
Piper. at the Rainier-Grand. He is an in
teFested observer of the progress and
prosperity of Seattle.
The people of Seattle" said Judge
Piper. do not know the great amount of
interest their city is attracting abroad
over in Idaho Klondike and Seattle are
always spoken of in the same breath. IL
my opinion that Seattle viii handle nine
tenths Of the Klondike trade. If she does
not, Ii viii be her own fault"
When asked about the decline of the
silver craze in Idaho, the judge said that
with wheat at Is cents bushel and all
other farm produce selling ar a like ratio.
the farmer nor no one else had time to talk
about silver.
Mr.. Piper was elected judge of the See-
ond judicial district OF Idaho I'm 1890 and
reelected in 1884, having the honor of be
ing the only Republican judge elected IN
the state at the latter election.
Capt. Mahony the Cuban officer who Is
now in Seattle collecting funds for the in
surgents. was asked last evening whether
the change Of ministry IN Spain would be
likely 10 bring about any immediate
change in the Cuban situation.
If, as seems probable the new cabinet
recalls Weyler," said the captain, the
fighting viii probably be carried on in
greater accordance with the rules of civil
lied warfare, and there may even be an
armistice for few weeks But the Cuban
leaders will protract no conference which
does not promise the withdrawal of the
Spanish troops and their absolute indie
pendence.
Senior Sagasta has mistaken the temper
Of the Cubans. His policy as outlined does
not take into account the bloody chssm
be -ween the mother country and the coll
ony; the hatred which they feel for her
is epitomized in the hatred they feel for
Weyler.
The popular demand for conciliatory
measures which overthrow the Conserva-
lives was only needed when II could no
longer be ignored and no one knows bet
ter than the overthrow ministry that Il
is everlastingly too late 10 make amends
for the wrongs of a century. These pro-
1essed concessions are but the beginning
of the end. the final expedient Of impo-
tence confronted by destiny"
Capt. Mahony has on exhibition in a
First avenue show window a large Cuban
fag and a rnschete. which ara attracting
great deal Of attention.
Henry Collins has returned from the
Swauk mining district. where he has been
for the past few weeks. With Mr. Collins
came Gin Andruss. son OF the dentist OF
this city, who had been engaged by him
10 do assessment work on q claim. Last
night Mfr. Collins said:
AT the end of this month work viii
practically cease on the claims in that
district on account Of the snow. At
Meaghersville there are about 500 miners,
and about third of them viii leave the
camps for Euensburg or Yakima. / LEFT
on Tuesday, and on Monday Mr.. Eenton
took So out OF his claim Ills shaft is
down los feet and uo to now has been
averaging 81 400 a week. There is a man
up there known as Mr.. Black, who lives
a sort OF hermit life. and the talk Is that
he has taken out 10000 this season.
Charles Bigney has a claim next TO Hen
tons, and he Is now making a good deal
The twelve Cinnamon who are working
the dirt on the stream are taking out good
pay dirt. but when questioned they say
that they make about - cents a day.
They have a tub IN their cabin that is
pretty full Of something, so they must be
making more than they say.
THE country is rich. and Il II was beset
with unheard Of hardships one would not
bs able 70 see anything but miners rush
ing there. All a prospector has 20 have 10
60 TO work there Is a little grub and a
good pick and shovel"
Ancil 3. Ball. Of this city, believes that
q good way 20 advertise Seattle IS for peo-
pie who have come here from other Sec
lions Of the country 20 send letters back
70 their home newspapers. Tie has been
doing this himself Mr. Ban once lived in
Warsaw. Ind. and the Northern Indian
ian of that city has been publishing let
ters from him which have been well re-
cefvea IN a late issue the Tndlsnian says
editoriaIly:
cit Is about time for another letter from
Ancil b Ball, OF Seattle, Wash. Located
a. ne Is al the principal Quitting point
OF the Alaska gold seekers. and careful 20
give only the facts. these letters OF Mr.
Ball have been perused with great inter
est BY the people that formerly knew him
and even yet, for that matter. Thus
far IL is clearly shown that his advice 20
gold seekers has been good and his com
ments clear and f0rcihle."
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