The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-06

Movement 50 the kIondfke-Mines of
SoutheaStern Alaska


I steamers City OF Kingston Resale. Far
ralon. Elder. Resale and Queen. have
I brought upwards OF So people from the
Sound ports and San Francisco, together
with horses. cattle. sheep. etc. during the
past few days. carrying about the entire
cargo in each instance TO Dyea or Skag-
uay- Those landed at Dyea are getting
over the Chilkoot pass all right. but none
I have as yet got over the White pass via
Skayuay. and al the world wonders
why so many thousands have allowed
(. themselves TO be inveigled into attempting
70 go that way. Many horses have been
ruined By The raire and the men know
they cannot get through. so that many
have had their goods carried around 10
Dyea. but IL is expensive and large per-
ton Of the army Of travellers have no
money for such purpose and just what
such unfortunates are gong 10 do is a
mystery. They are now eating up sup
plies which they expected TO use in the
Yukon country. and when their stores
have become exhausted they have no
funds to provide more. a winter outfit
for going into the interior is quite differ
ent proposition from what these people
have AZ present
Quite q number of Juneau merchants
have sent up a stock or goods to sell at
Skaguay and small amount of lumber
has gone up so that Few shacks can be
erected, but the inmates of the hundreds
of tents are but slightly provided TO with
stand the fierce winds and storms Of the
country. Quite a number have turned
back without allowing their outfits to be
taken off the boat bringing them up. and
many are dropping out from the camp.
coming TO Juneau and finally returning TO
the States.
A New York World representative was
In Juneau few days ago where he pur-
chased a ton of powder and other supplies,
which he took UP 10 Skaguay and there
intends TO enlist the services OF several
hundred men for the purpose OF building
tran over the White pass-this viii be a
very good thing for the people who will
control that pass In the future The I'M
fortunates who are now stalled there and
are willing to put in their hard work
building this trail Will, If they succeed in
getting 10 the lakes. have other troubles
10 occupy their minds so that they cannot
bother themselves as TO how the trail is
managed in the future-their interests
cease when their outfits once start down
the lakes
Apparently some such move was ex-
pected by those who own the controlling
Interest in that place. they evidently
fully believing that by getting a mass of
people quartered at the spot some active
individual would start the bali rolling
and, calling for volunteers. make a good
road without ii costing those most inter-
ested single dollar. and the facts show
their judgment of mankind was based
upon a pretty clear conception OF how
things would eventually turn out
But next year will see very few go that
way, as such improvements in the way of
cable-gearing now being arranged for the
Chilkoot pass by responsible people viii
cause all to go by the old we'll known
dred years and always will be the best for
anything but flying machine or looomo-
tive.
In Juneau at present there are quite a
number of we'll known mining men who
are DESTROYS of procuring for the eastern
market some of the valuable mining prop
critics OF southeastern Alaska. An i'm
portant sale was made last week of a
group OF mines at Funter bay Admiralty
island. There are quite number of fine
claims in the immediate vicinity of Funter
bay, some of which have already become
well known in the mining world. A couple
OF prominent citizens OF this town have
secured options on over a million dollars
worth OF the best available properties in
us vicinity from Berner's bay. Sheep
creek. Douglas island and Sumdurn Their
intention is TO be at the Butler hotel Sc
attic. early in September where they have
arranged TO meet eastern capitalists and
submit these propositions. showing UNI
questionable evidence of the richness OF
the lodges and disposing OF the mines for
cash. This viii prove a very good thing
for Juneau, going far 70 maintain this
town as the business center for all mining
operations in this part OF Alaska.
Both the Bald Eagle and Sumdum
Chief companies have just struck very
rich hedges. and the Jualin and Comet at
Berner's bay are surprising their previous
rich outputs. IL has been stated that
there would be upwards OF a hundred
quartz mills between Juneau and Seattle
before five years have elapsed. and the
present prospects and Lctivity in mining
circles would indicate that such a condl-
ton will be fully realized.