The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-27

Within a week. or at most ten dayA
upwards Of ssaa men will he breA<tin9
the mountain pass between pyeM> ~ the
head OF Lynn canal. and Lake Lander.
man. where the Ciondykc Scld huntor
Sosns in ey the overland route eIic0un.
seFs the hrss navisahle water. This nN1n>
her Is considered reasonable exttu1ates
for with the sailing OF the steamers To
peAa and Islander on "Wednesday nearly
l-ssa people viii have lafi the sound foe
the north. Hundreds had already starto1
from Sstka and Juneau and other pulAkn
In Alaska when the Topeka sailed last
week.
THIS immense exodus Of people north,
induced by the wenderfal aecounts o< tho
richness az the Clondyke tiExinga. 70 bur
a small fnrerunner of what In to colnn
dnring the next twelve months. This u
the best Judgment OF all who are In cAono '
touch with ths movement north. and ~
btScd on she increasing tide Of humanltY S
pouring into Seattle from every sertion &
Of the country. Ii Is sustained by the
growing number OF inquiries recntve0
daily by business men. supply houses Ard
transportation officials. How long the
movement will continue. or what will nlti.
nhstefy be the number gosng into tho Clo0~
dyke, is beyond the power OF even thn
best posted of men to estimate with ac~
curacy.
Certain u is. however that today the
attention of the civilized world il turned
10 the new district in the north. where
untold millions OF virgin gold spread out
Ia giitiering masses under the beds OF Icy
streams. wait hut the Pick and fire hra6d
of the Ciondyke miners 10 bring them iuto
the uses of commerce.
indicating the widespread Interest felt
I'm every section of this country In tho
new gold discoveries. the following tele-
aiirp1ENf fr4 he Int,
and which Is only similar to hundreds re-
ceived In the city daily. In given.
Duluth. Mimi. July eG
Please wire best Judgment whcther
small party leaving Duluth by July n win =
he able 20 get through and reach Hsnneff
lake and beyond before freeze MP. taking
from Seattle three tons ontfit. Arc stores &
able 70 supply all demands for goois ana
outfit at usual pricesT
"NEws-TRrBuNE.,s
Tho fost-fnteiligencer wired reply
stating that II ths party left Seattle nee
later than August % II would get through s
safely without being interrupted by icc.
This, OF course. prcsupposed the taking
Of the overland ronto from Dyen~
One feature of the present travel ncFxf
To the new Eidorado OF the Northland Il
found in tho large number OF horses that
are being carried. These will be used
In packing supplies over tho new tran
above pyea. which II l,l0o feet lower than
the old trail over the Chilkoot pass, 30
far can be secn now. there n no rea-
ron 10 believe that difficulty viii be ~.
periencsd In getting nj; tho supplies ~
ingoins miners over the tail by this
means. A new pack train Of thirty
horses has been set At work. carrying
provisions for miners who have no horses.
Many gold-seekers leaving this city have
supplied themselves with pack animals,
which will be sold when Lake Linder1ana
Is sd ard On N a sod he ~
have no horses. The difnenlty. II would
appear lies In the possibility that tharo
VIII not he sufficient feed at tho pass FOR
feeding the pack horses during tho busy
season.
when They Leave.
SO many new boats are being put e.
the run TO Alaska that II seems 1tfIicuIt
10 keep all In mind without tho aid 0f q
memorandum. Tho following list ul
steamers, with sailing dates. viii touch
~ pyea and skaguay. unio&s otherwise
specified:
city Of Topeka flor juneau. -. July s.
Islander tfrom victoria),...........Ju July r.
Rosai'e July ~ 4
Al-hi ..-..... .............. ...-....AuG0f6 ~
willamette ......s.... ........s...sA AuGuek y IS
Queen .,........... August 3E
Mexico ......,....... .............Au9u1t ~
Topeka ..,......... ....s.,,.......A August ~ s.
Eorahe ......s-.-. .,.......-+..,.Au4u1k ~
"papa" Cobb's Htg Lur1x.
The local friends o. Papa" Cobb havo
followed up his career In the far NORTH
with great interest and from tho latest
reports from the gold fields he will -
turn 10 civilization next fall with 4 story 4
that viii pat In the shadn many OF IN
tales told bg returning rukonerx. and
with fortune that will make old Russell
Sage. tlso liberal New York banker. wish
he were close relative OF the great fo0t.s
bali player and baseball catcher,
The poet-inteisgenr1r published brief
statement recentiy from q special c0rFe-
spondent al San Francisco 10 the effect
that Cobb. who IL row on the Ctondyke.s
! refused s21.0o for half interest In itfn
claim. A letter from Alaska states that
Gohs, would be foolish 70 give up = half
satereas for less than sto.o69. ana .ey&n
then some of the cienayke miners say ~
would make mistake.
-Four sears ago co5b was ono Of The best
known young r~n In she city. He cAsn4
here from the East. where hs made 4
record as an sil-y0und athlete He IL a
syrtdUat~ cf Harvard. ard was for n long
tire student al the Harvard divinity
school While attending Harvard he play
ri quarter back On the football team ana
was regarded cne os the best In The
history of Harvard foosbeii. lie came 10
Seattle st the instance OF rho 9. A. G. and
won iatsels On che diamond and on tha
football field. For time he Rad charge of
the Sporting ami society COLUMNS Of tisa
oil Telegraph. After II rassssf csas of sx-
lgfhnce Cohb announced that he was
hard up" tic psft In several months IN
sporting editor Of an afternoon newspap<r.
ASrU1 two years ago he was seized with
ire A}anka fever. he went north with
Alex nATke and several others II In raid
that f.aoh rrrnsfnAf with them fof
u fs@ months. but last fall
found hlmseif wsihou. any part
ners He organized exploring party
and VAS fortunate enough to get Ia On
the Ciaadske nns Prenchnsan who
came down on the Portland says that
Cobb r. the man sfo actually gave Ell
dorado creek the name. He and his party
located on the creek. and oBe night after
several pans of rich dirt had been tsken
osit Cos5 according TO the FY&nchmaD.
said 20 his ner; Boys. wa hav. found
a body 81 wzt9r that in going 70 make 10
rich. Tna creek will become famous ana
ws want "a give her good name
would suggest that we cali her EIdorado."
What Cobb said vent. ard after that
tfgs cresk. now SO famous wss known So
Ei1erado. Every member Of t.obbs party
took up claim and ops stsfy from Daw.
son Ctsv - 70 the effect thas Cobb. ny
rtSni as discovery. has been allowed. IN
adsiss0n 10 his regular claim. an sxtFA
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