The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-10
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,atr,v reorse ard tne-e are thirty-fiee az
the foot o. MARSH lske. There axe al tFzsA
10 more below White Horse. GHa 'nany
others bayo gore into the H00tlll1aad
country 20 prospect G1rlng the "tuteR-
Harfttrr had heard 81 TO strikes being
made IN fhs HcotaEnqu1 or tributary
streams. but a man named Davis washed
81 a.. from the river bars last summer.
tlezsEt1rr believes .aae rich strikes VIII bs
made or the H0otaliaqua this winter.
Coming Up the lakes Hepburn aud his
partner, Angus Mccrea, ri Ashcroft. B.
=. stopped II Tagish house Tor TWO Gays
The weather was bitterly cold. the Their
fnomefer registering II degrees below.
People ware met making their way dawn
al along The route 10 the nesd OF Lake
Bennett Among the gold seekers was a
woman. who Was pulling her sled, all
alone and she Was making fair time.
The Canadian police ~ Tagish house
authorized Mr. Hepburn TO warn all per-
sons he met bound for Dawson 10 turn
back unless they had go pounds Of grub.
The police will not allow them 10 pass
Tagtsh house with "A smaller supply
Lake Bennett was stiIl open fifteen
miles from the foot on November q. and
the mercury stood At Il degrees.
At least .1s1 men are scattered between
White Horse rapids and skaguay- Tho
most of them are in comfortable quarters
these are suffering severely.
The Grand Jary's Work
There has Just been concluded IN juneau
the most sensational murder case ever
tried I'M Alaska. Last year W. r. Birch.
known among miners and sporting men
Slim Birch. became involved In dis
pute over a Decent dance ticket. and in
the row that followed he bit off Hank Os-
borne's nose. For that offense he was
mad EFtsa 4ax.tf N4ss fn-
three years.
While confined I'm the Juneau Jail he
vas released by masked friends and can-
veyei across 10 Admiralty island. where.
ia company with Hiram Scheii who had
lust finished term of ten months for
stealing at the TreaiweIi mine he took
refuge In an old cabin Four deputy mar
shais went ever to rearrest him, and In
the trouble that snsueti ". C. Watts. one
OF the deputies. was killed by Birch and
TWO others wounded
J. G. Ieasnre. of Oregon conducted the
defense. assisted by Attorneys Crews and
Teddy. District Attorney Bennett. assist
ed by his deputy. Mr. Daley. represented
the government. Self-defense was he
plea set up by the defendants: that is.
that the deputy marshats did not make
their Identity known before attempting
the arrest. The jury. after being out
eighteen nous, returned a verdict of mot
guilty"
First Deed to Land
The first deed to lands ever granted nv
The government to an American citizen in
Alaska, other than for mineral lands was
received last week by j. r. Efcherly of
juneau. and others Immediately followed
The government townsite agent. Thomas
X. Lyons. Is exceedingly busy getting mat
tcrs Strengthened out and collecting the as
he he 4,
delivered. He has placed the number OF
lots az 40 and the assessment IS u per
cent. or SIS, SO and &C. on the three grades
cf lots, The total amount subscribed for
the expenses of procuring these titles was
| sii COO.
| The grand Jury has brought In a number
OF indicfTenss against saloon men IN Ju-
| mean for selling intoxicating liquors. and
| each was fined so by Judge Johnson. The
| Judge stated thar he placed the fine 80 low
| for the reason that there is now pending
| Ia thu United States supreme court a case
| testing tho validity OF the law,
| The Passenger List.
Following II list Of the Rosalie's pas
| sengers for Seattle:
Or. Edward Bailey c. r. wernecke An
| gus MeRae, John Hepburn, A. A. Smith.
| F. W. Hart. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Davey. J.
/ T. Weleh, T. II. Scroggie, s. Trecartin. w.
| q. Castor, +. y Burns. Mrs. Church II.
| ". Pratt r.. starkwsather Allen Robert
| son. e. s. Lay. A. ] Stretch J. w. Upper
| John Cassidy. William Lewis o Haiver-
son, William Beck. a. y. TIsll. @. G. Shack
| Teton. c. Chapman. Fred Johnson j. w
| Trim. A. 4 stiles, s. J. Youngaulst. Peter
fongarn. H. Ilgow. J Howard. John
| Escher. G, A. Noble. J. f. Sales
Chlisoat Trnm~a, Club.
A club Of intending kiondIkers has beer
/ organized in ST Louis by S r Radcliffe
| under the name OF the Chiikoot Tramway
| club II Is an amplifcatton Of the ;ica
I that members OF large party trave
| eheap'y because If confessions granted =,
| transportation and Quitting coCcerns L
/ IS expected that tae club wi'i nunhei
ahaut 100 members. The frat party vi,
leave ST Louie early Tn January sor Seat
Ia Here they viii oattit and proceed
ing 10 pvea VIII cross Chilkoo. pass h,
one OF the tramwsya.
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