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Seattle, Wash. sept q. The follow.
Ing letter has been received from
slsguay, Alaska. dated August -.
Sylvester scovcl. of the New York
World. landed yesterday morning at
Skaguay by . specially chartered tug
from juneau with two tons of blasting
powder and the necessary tools b.
equip seven complete crews for rock
work on the SiSaguay trail
la the evening there was meeting
at the foot OF the hrst hill. attended
by oscr 800 miners. who organix.d for
The work In front OF them aud elected
an executive committee. consisting OF
James Christie. of Portland. president:
Philip Adams. secretary. &. \. Cramer.
of SEATTLE. Mr. Iieacoek aud Mr.. Day.
a. superintendent who selected expc-
sseneesi men for tlse work GA VI. r,ek
hills. aud veteran loggers sor the work
Of eorluroying the marshy places.
There wcrc 20 Canadian mounted po-
lice al>o ON the trail They have
pitched in with . good will. aud say
that the building Of this trail now will
enable them to get ia the 20 tons of
provisions Ia time IL build aud prov.-
sion the mail stations in their terri
tory ~ that they can operate dog teams
all winter. and they agree 10 deliver
the mail every two weeks from the
klondikc to the American line. Work
l. iu progress for IS miles along the
trail, and all travel aud packing has
been suspended until II il completed.
There have been some kicxcrS. as
usual, but they are 50 much in the mi
nority that they have had u submit
While believe this trail will bc com
plet. in ten days ~ that travel eau be
rcsuned, don't start for this point ~
p-eting 10 get over for at least 81 days,
a. II will take that long after the trail
j. completed to get all the miners ovcr
who are now there. Tuerc would
never have boea - much trouble for
small parties but the swarm Of people.
" per cent of whom were ten,l-rfeet.
and knew nothing about packing aud
mountaineering, has been the cause of
congestion at this point
Not nearly ~ many discouraged
prospectnrS arv selling their outfits
for a song n has been reported. but a
guoi many who started for the klun-
dixie have given up that idea. have
turned town site buyers and ARE crcct-
tu.r al Lfu.t. - h.,tftt,.r. ..I ..t.t
li>hing themselves for the winter A.
best they eau. One week ago lumber
could be got for So per l.O01. Now 1t
is $50. aud none for sale even at that
hgurr.
Rubber boots. heavy shoes aud oil
clothing are ia demand and fetch big
priccs Hardware of all kinds sriis
we'll The Alaska Pacific Express "a.
has made arrangements 10 open an
office here aud has appointed n +
Battin, formerly OF Portland. agrnt
The steamships Queen Of SEATTLE, Alki
aud Danube. % Victoria. have landed
over 100 passengers, 500 tons Of freight
aud 800 horses and ma les since August
-, aud still there j. more n follow.
The hlondiiss excitement has turned
the attention ot the whole world this
way. aud will result in opening this
territory as nothing else would have
done.
on board the steamer Queen on this
trip are two parties, one organized in
Chicago. consisting of four gentlemen.
comprising doctor, lawyer. commits
sion merchant aud aSsayer, all under
the guidance Of l.. l.. Bales, who has
spent the past eight years in Alaska "a
a trapper. hunter aud guide. They
will stay along the coast in the Alex
audrian archipelago this winter. and
in the spring will thoroughly prospect
the Copper River country. The other
party is headed by 4. II. Fisher. of
Los Angeles, Cal, and will push into
the Copper River country this winter.
J. NJ. HAaGERrY.