The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
BEACH, MINERS START FOR THE cHlLKoor PASS

IDENTIFY prospecting. I met Harry Struve
and Sam Williamson holding a coroners
Inquest over big pile IF bacon. Joe
Chilberg, OF Olympia, brother OF Andrew,
and l.. NJ Atkins. OF the same town. who
was police justice. Justice OF the peace and
agent of the G. T.. II. were clearing up a
house lot on the outside OF the town. as
sisted by ]. II. ChIiberg. OF la Conner.
where he held the position OF postmaster
and also agent for the %. ~. r These
gentlemen were all happy and say that
they are doing nicely.
II made Inquiries OF all that I met re-
sarding the trail and there were so many
conflicting stories that I concluded to hit
the trail myself, as they say here and see
how Il was So l took a long breath and
started. The road for the FIRST four and
a half miles has a grade Of about one per
cent. In places Il is sandy and quite good
but at least three-fourths OF II is a heavy
sticky clay. and the ineesSant rains for the
past i've days have gotten II In an indie
scribable condition. The mud is from four
to ten inches deep and as II IS in;erspersed
plentifully with stumps you can partially
imagine its condition. All kinds OF We
hlcles are passing over Il continually. from
4 heavy wagon drawn by two horses 20
the light two-wheeIed affairs that you see
on exhibition In Seattle. Some OF them
are drawn by horse, some by steer,
and, In several instances. I saw them
drawn by men with ropes around their
body and another man behind TO guide and
steer them.
Scarcely q Rod Unoccupied.
About two miles from town they have
bridged the skaguay river and here all
wagons have TO De unloaded and the goods
carried across The bridge, which Is about
so feet long. by hand and then II Is re-
loaded and carried TO the foot OF the hill.
which Is about four and one-half miles
from Skaguay. They are getting 81 Tor
a twn-herse load 20 the hin today Near
the bridge IL another large settlement and
q tho foot OF the hin Is a town nearly or
quite as large as Skaguay. and along the
whole route there Is scarcefy a rod that
has not temporary squatteT. or pile OF
supplies.
Near The bridge met Linn Reife.
of Seattle looking the picture OF health.
and ne says he r. right on top. also
met young Pscey whose father has the
grocery store near the bridge az Latona.
and Mr.. sauls. formerly private detect
i've in Seattle.
At The foot ~ the hiH they had
guard 90 stop all packing beyond that
point for three days as the tran had be-
come so bad that IL had got 20 he aban-
doned or Some radical repairs made
was accompanied thus far BY w q. era
ham. % Tacoma. aealeT IN lumbar ana
shIngles.
IT was a sight Of life time here.
Horses. tents feed. supplies and men
were piled together in Rn apparently hope
less tangie- a drizzling rain was falling.
Stubborn fires were snouldering and sput-
sering ard men were standing or warSer-
ing about as though they were dared ~
TIE obstacles ahead. couldn't help no
tlcing the tired, hssgard look on almost
every face that I saw, IS though the load
~ anxiety ard care was more than they
cou}a bear As yet there has been 10 sick
uess hut ( am afraid this mental strain
and hard work ln The cold and rain will
cause a great deal az sickness lster The
ouiy Seattle mar that noticed here was
" Y CroEieT former RIAL contractor. lie
aaa8 ha VAS deing as Sell as could be ex-
peoted.
steer rs West seattle Bimn.
90 wrssa THAT could describe 20 you ne
trait Tor tha neNt two miles Imagine the
sseepest PARK 81 The hiGT AZ West Seattle
and extend s. up until * reaches an alu-
tuae q from less 20 20 feet. ZEzag
fran 40 this eout three feet side ana
tAsn cover g wtth oolsidcrs from THE slre
81 yepf head 10 hUga masses weighing t,Fo
az threa cons. Cover he surface - tHcso
ara en- every aperture wlta s'tH7y slip
pery Taud ard yea WtB have some tsea
81 shs easiest grade 90 the SkaEusy srall.
= had xcEe bat a iItJle nay before
heard votce fNsag Though; sounded f8rui-
Lar ans craving around a boulder I saw
lack AaentEouasry In his Stcry. F,e bal
Ter Or ffsesn nen a. WorS, ara. standing
IN alsaut f0ot 81 sort raat. w.th tha rain
trimming tavn his rack. Re imagined BE
zsas Cleaning - Side 81 tha Coast line.
In ne fEaFae3ssta vicinity was Ernest CIV
sns. JEAN s3Tknar ans Pete HaFFla al
working Fer Gear Gse. A Httie farther on
: raet J = Martin tToas eur Issaverwersa
assee ~so sad ta2s FeTryran and Jho
rest - the men were on he tran segzs
where al wesl ara hearty.
'Ahove sere SAH8 heroes eaxsn - 20
seen ard within a sAnTt distance counted
tour sa2s bad xAIlSa azA bxa@<a SAeir lsgs