The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
THE PASSING IHRONG.


H. He started from New York city On
June "a last and up TO date has made 40
miles a registered by bis cyclcsneter.
The entire trip which he proposes 10 MAKE
viii be 1900 or aeo0e miles
Mr.. Herer1 route - shown by the fol-
Owing cities. which he passed through.
Bridgeport. Conn; Springfield. Mass
Providence. Boston. Portland. Bangor.
Troy. N. T.. Niagara Tails. Buffalo. Cleve-
land. Detroit. Chicago. Milwaukee. Madi-
son. Winona. ST. Paul. Fargo. Biiiinss
Helena. Spokane. Paseo. Esisnsourg ana
Puyaliup. Frum Seattle ne - xo!ng 10 san
Francisco and south and east through
Texas. Louisiana. Florida and back 10
New York
During the long trip Mr. Sierer has been
held up twice. has had six punctures ana
has several times nearly starved oesweea
stations. He has q 2ls pound wheel anu
carries Exty-tive pounds OF advertising
circulars He has encountered nine snow
!. storms. the worst one being in the Hoossc
mountains The Rocky mountains. no
says. ere nothing to compare ID the Las
cadeS for difficulty IN getting over. Be
tween Custer ana Billings. Mont. ne en-
coantersd . severe snow storm. and aItes
wheeling over twenty-five miles with muea
difficulty he was Obliged to walk eleven
miles and lead his wheel through deep
snow. The best days travel he made was
los miles and the poorest =. the latter be-
ing in the Hoosac mountains Yesterday
was the wettest day he had come across.
Mr.. Sierer Gays he has previously taken
two long tripS-one on an Ordinary from
jacksonville. H.. TO Washington. l..R
miles: the other from Kansas CITY 10 Al
lanta. Ga. Q distance Of 2.2o miies'
THE people at San Francisco ara be-
coming excited about the Alaska ousi-
ness" said F. II. Griffith. who registered
from Dyea yesterday at the Northern,
and Is on his way back from the Caiifor-
MIA metropolis to engage IN business.
1.-THE Merchants Exchange has appointed
a committee to look after ii, but DO NOT
think their free excursion scheme VIII
assume any practical shape. Your mer-
chants are equipped for the business and
know just what Is wanted for an out
hit, but In San Francisco they are OF
fering some of the most ridiculous things.
such as q patent folding rocking cnair
and folding mattress. things which
man would be ashamed TO take on the
steamer when he reaches Alaska
You people in Seattle do not realize
what you have before you. / was in the
East three months ago and from what l
learned then and from correspondence
since my return West, l can say that,
while you think the excitement is hot hers
1t is only warm compared with the East.
I doubt whether your hotels can accom-
certainly you need more restaurants
, where people can get something good 10
eat nicely served. The majority Of the
people who come to the hotels only take
rooms there and get their meals outside,
| and very many OF them. you will find.
are accustomed to first class restaurants.
IT have decided to locate at Dyea be-
cause I am convinced that 1t has the best
pass and will get the bulk Of the travel
next season. It will be a permanent
| town."
Regular shipments Of ore from the
| Forty-fiye mine at Siiverton will begin
| In q few days, according TO L. A. Dyer,
| vice president Of the company, who is at
| the Occidental. I'VE have today shipped
two depression pulleys to be used IN car
rying the tramway over Marble gulch,"
| said he yesterday, land will start the
| tremway on Monday. We shall probably
ship fifty tons a day, for We have 4.ooo
| tons on the dump. Of which $500 tons Is
| shipping ore.
I'VE are running a new level from tho
| sixty-foot Wine, which was sunk in the
| lower tunnel and are finding better orc
| than above. We have eight feet OF ore
| there, three and one-halr feet OF II be-
ing Of shipping grade. We have erected
| camp buildings two and one-half stories
| high. are putting snowsheds over the
| ing altogether seventy men,"
Curtiss c. Turner, OF Omaha. has beer, in
| the city several days a guest at the But
Ter. and. although he Is reputed to be in
| teresting himself in the Yukon mines. he
| talks OF any other subject more readily.
People In our state are busy selling an
unusually large crop Of corn and wheat
| and paying off mortgages on their farms.
| We do not hear much talk OF the Alaska
| excitement. The good crop does not seem
| TO have had much effect in reducing the
| Populist vote. although It showed con-
| siderable falling of this year. A COM
pleta fusion Of the Populists. Democrats
and Silver Republicans was effected this
year for the first time.
'"The sale OF the Union Pacific road Is
regarded as very good thing Tor Ne
| braska- We have been longing TO see II in
| strong hands which would develop the
| property well 1t has been football long
| enough"
I'VE have been making some permanent
| improvements in our roadbed to protect
| 1t from the foods and shall be ready 10
carry q heavy business next spring said
| j. B. Croker. OF Everett manager OF me
Everett & Monte Cristo railroad. az the
Butler yesterday. I'VE expect to In
crease our service In the spring 10 aeeorn-
modate increased shipmer.<s OF ore. Tne
shipments from Monte Cristo ara keeping
up and will greatly increase after Janu"
airy. when the upraise of 100 feet from the
lower tunnel to the surface VIII be cofc.-
| pieted and will open up large ore bodies.
We also expect considerable snipiue ats
| from the Forty-five for the tramway Is
| about completed and will be put in OPP
| Grafton in a few days. The Independent
| shipped a test lot TO the smelter five or
| six weeks ego and Is expected to resume
| shipments soon"
J. ]. Benjamin, Of New York city. who
| is weil-known in the East as a collar and
elbow wrestler arrived In the city yes
| terday. His special object In coming 20
Seattle is 10 arrange a match with Col.
| j. II. Mclaughlin for any amount from
| 500 to SIoao. Mr.. Benjamin says that
| there Is no question about the colonel
| having won the belt that he desires an
opportunity 20 take away from him. Mr..
| BENJAMIN takes the position that the
colonel cannot, justly. refuse to meet him.
| having entered into match with Charles
| Moth. About eight years ago the colonei
| scored victory ever Mr.. BENJAMIN at
| Minneapolis. and Mr.. benjamin has been
| looking for revenge" ever since. lie
| thinks that he has been ignored.
"Our town has until late years been
| more Of farming community" said
| Postmaster w. r. Jaynes. OF Duncans, b.
c. a. the Butler, but Of late years some
| great discoveries % mineral have been
made on Mount Siceor. about twelve miles
/ from the Coast About two years ago a
| ledge carrying copper sulphide ore was
/ exposed by the burning OF the forest. II
| IS owned by Messrs Smith aud f3uzzard Of