The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-08
SEATTLE IS PRE- -EM|N[NT.
Il = to the Klondike as Is J0-
hannesburg to Africa.
STEAMSHIPS ALREADY STARTING
Rarr1 Write Returns From . Trip
- New York-Thts City Taiked OF
AInosf Exclusively N the start
lng Pofnf-Copital In Large GUAM
t1t1es Coning For Invextment-
Anyshiag Legitimate Can BE SOLD.

ssro properly appreciate the tremendous
interest tina. IL being taken In the gold
fields OF Alaska and the Northwest terri
tory a man must travel through the East
srn states. as have done during the past
six weeks. In that way only viii he form
any idea OF the eagerness manifested by
the people OF that section Of the country
ia the gold discoveries Of the North. In
this connection Seattle. Is spoken OF al
most exclusively as the starting and out
fitting poln. for the gold mines, and this
ia spite Of the efforts made by railroad
and transportation companies to pull pea
pie to other cities on the coast"
So spoke Harry White, ex-mayor OF Sc
attic Mr.. White returned yesterday from
& six weeks trip through the East, ineind-
Ing three weeks stay In New York.
People in the East have learned more
OF Seattle ia the past six months than they
previously knew of the whole Pacific
coast" he said. ANY man with a legiti-
mate Western proposition that viii bear
investigation can dispose Of II in New
York Seattle is regarded prominently
as the Quitting point for Alaska. All the
talk In connection with the kfondike in
Guides mention OF Seattle as the starting
point All this in spite of the fact. too.
that the Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe
and the Missouri Pacific are doing all in
their poger to force travel westward over
their lines Ia San Francisco. These roads
have agents all over the Eastern states
advertising San Francisco as the outfit
ting and starting point for the klondike.
THE Canadian Pacific. OF course. il try
ing 10 pull people over that line to Van
couver ami Victoria and at Manitoba they
are trying TO get people who prepar-
ing 10 20 to Alaska interested In the Ed
monitor route. They lave agents In Chi
oago. New York and the other leading
cities Of the East. Nine out Of every ten
men who are coming West next year.
bound for tbs KIond Ike. however. say that
they will go via Seattle.
AT the Office Of one of the big steam
ship companies of New York / was told
that they had received over $500 letters
from Europe inauiring for routes TO the
kiondike and particulars as 10 cost of
OntEtS, etc.
The exodus Of people bound for the
klondise will be not only from every SEE
lion In the United States. but from almost
every foreign nation OF any size. / re-
eelved letter recently from my brother
VIII II. White. who is now in Paris on
business connected with the Alaska. Yukon
company. He says that the people of he
capitals of Europe speak OF Seattle and
the Alaskan gold fields as they used TO of
Johannesburg and
Capt. Gritfths, OF the Thingvalla line
or transatlantic steamship. told me per-
sonaiiy that when he left Copenhagen on
his last trip tthis was q few days before
! left New York; his company had al
ready booked LEO Seanlinayians Cor
passage To this country who were des-
tined for the Pacific coast and the Alas
Kan gaia iieids. AZ the New York offices
OF The Boston Alaska Steamship Com
pany l was told that they had already
sold en- 1tgh tickets TO fiji two steamshins
ne Bfixnam, one of the steamers has
already left there for Seattle. I under
tsad She Is loaded with people and they
VIII all Quilt In Seattle Another steam
Ct VIII sail In Il short time all her acsnm-
odationa having been taken The com
FaHH Il preparing TO charter a third
steamer
This company, by the way. Is doing all
IN rs power TO push Seattle to the front
- A'i@ RukHfthA point. They are naming
ms city exclusively In their advertising
matter
~ hstls town IN Wisconsin. twenty
miles f~on ST. Pau, stopped a day vjstt
ing rttltlFe&, I registered AT the hn,aI
rom Seattle and durlrg the day fifty nco.
PIE called on me for Information concern
ths this state md the gold mines 81 Ans
Ia IN that town which contains , 0n1
people, two parties aEgrsgat ding thirteen
nave hlrsasy organized far ire trim To tbe
goid fields They ar having boats hutI,
at Racine and will outdt In Seattle
The HHn1c e9gefnesS that characferixex
the people Of the other sections Of tho
state prevails I'm New York Mr. Arfre,y
buckley. or our cofnnany, Srent threa
weeks at ihc Hoffman house. on ore f3a,,
S3one his callers Numbered leo peofle Ne
was compelled 30 change his hotel az
People Who wanted 10 learn Son1afhin., -
seattle and the klondike would give him
40 peace whatever
seattle Ia held IN high eSte-m IN .ha
metropolis. ~ the office ~ n W uar.,s
& co. which handled Some ef the hg,,5x
81 tais cify. ] was iait that the men Who
Nsca 70 complain nj their Western tnvss,
inen's weFe only TOO glad Ia 50. ha1s -
some Seattle papcr. or 10 become tr.sr
cs'ed IN any legitimate Seattle ea,ornrs.,
From the Investigations I made ia 80
EAST, believe that capital tn De- Sc. -,
titles VIII be Invested in business -,