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srEAMExs.
PACIFIC COAST sTEANsaIF %.


The Companys elegant steamers UNA
lila, CITY OF PuEBLA and wALLA
WALLA leave SEATTLE for San Fran
CISCO. via Por. Townsend and Victoria, B.
e, a. a. n Nov. 5. 10. Is. % 3. 90, Dec
., ~ ~. 3. %. Jan T. Q. ~ 49, "a q Due
Al San FRANCISCO a. m, Nov. 5. e. Is q. g
Zee Z .; %, is, q 2. jan z, Z, Il Il, z. q,
Fe5. l. Leave SAN FRANCISCO for Sc
attic via Victoria. b. c.. and Port Towns
eng. A. a. On, Nov .. Z. T. II. z q Dec
Z Z. ~. Il z. n, Jan. 1. 6. II. js. q, Is. 81,
Due az Seattle p. m. Nov. 5. 10. Is. o. Is. 30
Dec 10. Is. %. q. 3d. Jan. T. $. IA, 10, "a, g
the eiegan, steamers CORONA. CITY
~ ~ Topeka. AND AI-KI leave SEAT
T. II Tor ALASKA a. m. Nov. I, ., II. Is. q.
ae 90 Due back at Seattle Nov IL. is
r. . Dec 2. 8 IL. Is %. q. Jan. g T. Il, IT,
q =. Feb. ]. s. II The company reserves
Iignt 10 change without previous notice
sfleamers. sailing dates and hours OF SAIL
j r TROWBRTDGE, p S. Snpt., Ocean
Dock Seattle, Ticket Agent e0s First Ave
.GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Gen.
Agts.. San Francisco
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HHN2dAfuHA


SAN FRANCISCO Dec fe-The bubble
in the Chicago whea. alarke, appears 10
have been pricked. May and July deliv-
cries were lower. Tae local market =
;resghts. BARLEY is also quiet Light re-
cespss in oats today. No change IN prices.
Fioar-Net casa for family extras. s4-sa
wheat-Shipplng. slHls fer Ne. l. and
a.4si. for choice; milling. 81. *sSst. asa,
Bariey-Feed. sa8sAc; brewing. $.ee9
.oats-Poor to fair. s,.oes7.,os: good 10
choice. si.es,ss,ifsS9: fancy iced. si.iSfsl -,
gray. N.isisSf,.f-is: milling, Siosisssi ,Ieas:
Surprise. 81 aasI.S 81; black. for ssed HSs6S
Receipts.
Flour-ouartsr sacks. IseS; wheat. CEN
tax 4s;aA; barley, centals. ~; beans.
sacks. MS: potatoes sacks. Alsa. onions,
SACKS SACKS i srsn ssess s ss na Ts;
ilis. boxes. 30; wine, gallons. asa.
Closing Quotations.
>, Wheat-ouiet: December. sl.as4: May,
Rarley-Inactive: December. size.
norn-Iarge yellow, sA9s5c.
Bran-$lSoo.
Wool aud Hops.
Wool-Spring-Nevsda. Ii9I3c; Oregon.
12ai4. FaIl-Soathsrn coast lambs sn9:
n1sl2c: mountain lambs. NslIsc, San Joa-
GUM plains. sasac; Humboldt and Mendo-
cino. l4alSc.
Hops-old crop. nominal: new. leGlic.
Produce. Fruit. Etc.
| Middlings. ssaOasl2a so per ton.
Hay-Wheat, $l2t0Ffi5a: wheat and
! oats, siL0oellS.?a: oats. Slo.aiss tStN: best
barley, slo.1oT5l2oo; alfalfa, sSeosIs.5e: Glow
er Ssa2o; stocks. &,ooaeeo: compressed
wheat, si2.eagll4.oo; straw. per bale. 500 iac
Potato5ss~Early rose, s1gi4Sc per cental;
river n9rosnks. 4eaaoc per GENITAL. river
n, =. x.
per Genital SiverSkn onions. N,5nSfl6s:
string beans. 59tac ; per IL; tomatoes. $50
g Se per box; o1i green PEPPER lssS9 ,qi nss
l5c.
| Apples-Choice. 75cGs1co per box; COM
mon. 2SU5Nc per box; strawberries. Sa00t3
/ $50 per chest: cranherries ss.oods So;
grapes. ordinary. soa4oc, per box: pears.
Bartlett. 75cGsi.oo per box: ounces. 5oal4oc
per Ssx nsyss e sp psr Is sH
can lines. re-pack. se0e9is.0o: bananas.
s.eea,2.oo per bunch; pineapples. s2.ooQs leo
Ba,ter-Fancy creamery. eeGeslkc per III:
do seconds. aina5c per In: fancy dairy, &c;
do seconds. lsa22c per ID.
Chsese--New. l2c per 10; old, loGilc per
ID: California cream chedder, ltfilac per
10: Young America, 1s9isc per 10; Eastern.
r, .sstss5rs. ssasss FER dozen ,,;,,d fancy
dozen; ducks. 2oa2Sc per dozen.
Pouitry-Turkey gobblers. 1l@i2c per III:
turkey hens. 1iGl2c per III: old ROSTERS,
g. l5fi4.G0 per dozen: young ROSTERS sS.50Sp
400 per dozen: small broilers. s250af3.25 per
dozen; large broilers. ss.aaGfi.7s per dozen;
fryers, $s.so140o per dozen: hens. $1,000
$50 per dozen: old ducks S.SaGii.5o per
dozen: young ducks. ss.5Daf4.5o per dozen:
geese, H-2sg1.5o pair: gosllngs. H.2Sai1.7 rs
a. pair; old pigeons 800 a pair; young
pigeons. H.sSGi50 pair.
Exchange.
Sterling on London. sixty days. $4s3k;
sterling on London. sight, sass.
Financial.
Silver bars 49,. &1sIDrafts-Sight -. 10
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,rba ~s-tb.yyesssrn Line comprises ever
g aaa ,..,tes Of perfectly sariipped railway
a, ttlsnol. rova. Wisconsin. Atchixna.
=, Sorfh Dakota. South Dakota.
49, 49,, and wyonsing. II operates ne
sness ,raIns IN TIE world. The service %
. 800 ssi,waukee ard all the principal
ss.,as :, sns East and Southeast Cannot
be surpassed. Insist on hasiSs ySaI ps .,s
VIA .sThe North Western. ". -.
Commercial Agent. 90 kIfss asshSss /.
Tia
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STEAMERS.
FIT on THE FLYER.


SEATTLE TO TACOMA
Four round trips daily. except Sunday.
In one hcu- ard twenty-five minuteA
THE STEAMER FLYER
Regular daily trips Seastie-Taccma
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY, MAYA
TINE CARD.
Leave seattie-5:i5. HE a. M: as. SIS
.. N.
Leave Tacoma-s.so a. NJ. I. IN. p. a.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Seattie-7:35 a. n; Y m. p. N
Leave T4coma-e:10 a. m. f.3e 80 p. a.
Landing at Northern Pacific wharf. Ta-
coma. and Commercial dock. foot o; Ma
ron street, Seattle.
Sundays, steamers Flyer and State Of
Washington
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,-oDT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
Fof'i INGTON ROUTE.

srraNFe MARl + PERd.EY
LeaNss fr- SYLVAN Grove pors White
,,n L. :. Dry Dock, Charleston
Sidney Trasy,en .r Sis sans1s. dai'y e1
CeSt Ss.aare,rtiavr Al 81 =. IN. sundays at 90
m, pctnrning. leaves Sllverdaie q; 100
y ~ Dry Dock $50 a. IN Saturday nights
=, W.. Sif,ersfale 500 y. ul.. Dry Dock 20
- M Telephone Red Isl.
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KRusE LINE

s..or,sh.r Cleveland leaves Seattle ser
So Era r,ctss>o pece inter L. CAoia. IN,
steerREe. 81 49,. - Sx4ss. sra
1,s~arna peceuahsr ~ Freight. 3 t'onfec-
go u,aae for all ruset sound ports
stesner Ieakne viii make regular trips.
49, dates see r. L. GAME, Agent.
Telephone. piEe - ArAaSto0 @'SSA
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PORTLAND. Dec. 10-The English mar
kets closed lower today and charters
closed higher than they have been for six
years. and these two important factors in
the local wheat market combined to In
fuse considerable weakness therein. Ex-
porters made no change in their Quota
tons. Walia Walla, 73Q731zc; valley and
bluestem 76J76isc
Cleared-Nor blk Ophelia, for Queens
town, IS. 415 bushels wheat; Br sh Bar
dowie, for Queenstown, l2s, ae6 bushels
wheat.
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r,,porcu Nrvr STATES.

-t-asafg - zS.S3.sp ss
49,. ir,..ts,ssS tr, totals because coats
d. ossar tens than clsarings.
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San IftAN ISLANDS

STrANER LNrEA TfsUMfsUN.
Carrying United States man ,Isi leaves ssr ssy
$3.50, [s~A., srS Thursday a. Il o'clock mid
,,,Sp, for rort Townsend, San Juan stands
sYl New whatcon- Retarnias lssxes
s ~ a,ss m J X. Thompson, man
s,,er.owner fAlly- Bogarius i Co. agsais'
ses., AK Telephone. Main n.
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MARKET AND TRADE REVIEW.

Seattle. Dec 10, 1887.
exchanges at the Seattle. Tacoma Spo-
hane and Portland clearing houses today
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poI,r TOWNSEND AND WAY PORTS
steamer fdano leaves daily. except sun
"a. ~ = a. m; Sunday direct at a. m. !:
uus,urrt,r direct. leaves Port Townsend a,
4 n. N.
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Transacts q savings bank business ex.
clusively
Deposits received from 81 to $40. 900
Interest allowed per annum: Six ner
cent. on term deposits; per cent on or
binary deposits
Dividends declared last days of MAY ana
November. Loans made on real estate or
approved colIaterals only.
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PACIFIC NAVIGATION co.

Seattle Everett & Whateom Route.
State of Washington leaves Seattle daily
except Saturday at 10 p. m.
Seattle Everett and La Conner Route
Steamer Fairhaven leaves Sea ftle dai,v
excep. Saturday, al 10 p. n.. calling at Ev-
erett going north Monday, "wednesday and
Friday: going south Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.
Telephone. Main 2Is. Yesler dock.
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WOOD CANAL ROUTE.
= lfAtf

NIFAMF.EN AE4I.I =
,..x.. Ga!hralth dock. foe, o. Washing
Re, ssreet. TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS and Sat
toa a. I o'clock q. m, for kingston.
ntu.ss r,h,e Ssah%ck brin1on. Holly,
pswa,te, Iallivanp Fails. Hoodsport and
Gnsn,, i>ity Returns alternate days
Sni"a u TROCTMAN. Master.
srsie,hore. Red III.
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TACOMA WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET.

TACOMA, Dec. 10-Wheat quiet: non
inally unchanged.
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]. G.. CARROLL. Agent.

cesw,h,cher's Wharf. Foot Of Union ST.
Se'''' Telephone. Pike s5
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TACOMA. SEATTLE. VANCOUVER
STEAMER UTOPIA
VIII sail from Coiman dock every Mon.
day and Thursday az p. m for Blaine
and Vancouver Fare 10 Blaine 81 90.
Vancouver. 500.
Telephone Main s.
A. p. MAXWELL. Agent.
Cclrran Dock
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SKAGIT RIVER ROUTE-Steamer City
OF Champaign. Weekly Time Card
Leaves Seattle Dec. at q. m. Dec 3
at a. H. Dec. II at a. m Leaves
Mount vernon Dec. at a. m, Dec. 10
al a. m Dec. Il at a. m. calling al
TuIaiip. Ssanwood, Fir, Skagit city. Mount
Vernon and Avon.
at City dock Telephore afain 81 H. n
Mcdonald Master. ". p GILKESON,
General Manager.
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TINE SCHEDULE.
In Effect Sept. 18th, 1897.

TRAINS LEAtE - SEATTLE
For Spokane, Rossland. S.. Paul
and East -. ................... 400 .. m
For Portland ........ .......... $50 q n.
.Eor Olympia .............. 200 a. m.
For Aberdeen .....,... .......... $50 q. "a.
For Tacoma, 100 and $50 q. m,
400 and -. .................... 100 D. N.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE.
From Spokane. RoAland, st.
Paul and East .............. .i1:5e q m
From Portland ..... ............. 6:D6 D. m
sFrom Olympia ........... sos D. M
From Aberdeen 49,. ........... Cos .. Ia.
From Tacoma. S:I5 and 1l:59 a.
a.. s:tso and -.-.-.---.-.-..-....... $40 o. n.
'Daily except Sunday. All others daily.
mis- card subject 10 change without mo-
tice.
Through tickets to Japan and China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates, routes. and other information
call on or address
I. A. NADEAU,
General Agent, Seattle.
CITY Ticket Office. corner Yesler way
and First avenue.
Depot Tirset office. corner Western Az
enue and Columbia street.
A. ID. CHARLTON
Assistant General Passenger Agent
No. 2S5 Morrison street. corner Third. Port
land. Or.
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PUGET SOUND & ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

PUGET SOUND & ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
VICTORIA ROUTE.
steamer City OF Kingston between Ia
,s:sSpmIEy = SEATTLE = ssIAr ii :ssppn
s!5amlArlii0l Victoria MlLvl s:ooam
sDaily except Saturday.
This steamer furnishes tirst-ciass accom-
passsage1s and lsavss from Yas s,gh wh ana
Sasttle. FOR Victoria. AZ 10 D. m. and for
Ti passsns e. s;n fp 3 M v,cor. can oce,v
staterooms until a. m.
For rates. tickets. etc, inquire Q:
Agent Yesier Wharf. Seattle.
General Agent. N. p Ry.. Seattle.
WASHINGTON T. Alaska STEAM
CITY OF SEATTLE
10 hours
SEATTLE TO DYEA and sKAGuAY.
This magnificent steel screw steamship
WIN sail from Seattle for Juneau. SkaT-
uay Bay, Dyea and way ports. December
Her Recommendations are unrivaied. She
Il the finest. fastest. and most comfortable
vessel on 'h,; ros.s In eo Mssp Nth
PANY will operate their elegant and fast
sailing steamship
ROSAIIE
From Seattle December Sth, at O'Clock.
fer Juneau. Skaguay Bay. Dyea and way
ports
c. n J. STOITENBER0,
Gen ticket agt. under N r. ticket OF or
CHARLES e. PEABODY, Manager.
PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
TNGT0N ROUTE.
STEAMER A. X. ROBINSON,
Carrying u. S. Mail
On Port Orchard and Port Washington
route. leaves City dock, foot of Main
Euroheu Brick Yard Bremerton u 81
NAVY Yard. sidney, Charleston. Tracyton.
Chico. Siyerdale Leaves Port Orchard
an m e ". Robinson. master. Lilly.
Rogardus & Co.. agents. Telephone.
Main ~
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A l. A S X A.
Alaska COMMERCIAL 8. s. co.'s
STEAMSHIP FARALLON
JUNEAU. sKAGUAY AND DYEA

December .. and every Il days thereafter
passenger accommodations are AL Am
ME room for freight and stock.
For freight and passage apply TO
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STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
gTRs. GARLAND AND EvANoEIA

Seattle and Townsend Neah Bay Routs.
Steamer Garland leaves Tesler dock Sum
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays at u.o
p m for Port Townsend. Port Williams.
Duneeness Port Angeles, Port Crescent
Gettysburg, Pysht. Clallsm Bay and Neah
BAY: returning arrives at Seattle D. IA.
on opposite days Steamer Evangei leaves
YesIer dock for Pert Townsend. Port An
geies and Victoria Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays at SD y. m; arrives Seattle
alternate DAYS at 25o D. N.
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THE SEATTLE MARKETS,

There was no change In the condition OF
tns local market yesterday. except the
sharp advance In evaporated fruits and
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DOMINION OF CANADA.

Totals. Il. s.. 81. - 90. - ~ ~ -.
TOTS sa,.glde NY. a. sss.Z8 $50 80.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental block, Seattle. Wash

p moFFIcERs; AND TRusT ;a:s 5000"
Jacob Furfh .-.-..-.... President
Arthur A. Denny ............yfce President
Jonn Leary 1890. Second Vice President
James r. Hayden. Manager. Cash'r. Sec'y
Frank I. Blodgett. 49,. Assistant Cashier
sigmund Schwahacher. John Collins
e. c. Neufelder. J. T. Greenleaf
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Sterling on London. sixty days, $Ssk;
sterling on London. sight, $is6.
Financial.
Silver bars 49,. Ssis IDrafts-Sight -. 10
Mex. dolls -. 476p4,i.l Telegraph =. :. i2ia
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Hank CIearinxs.

The following table. complied by Brhd.
street. shows the hank clearings 1t
eighty-seven cities for the week ended
December 10. with the percentage Of In
crease and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

the tenderfeet. One fellow in here the other
day who had a dozen lean, hungry-looking
+ounds that didn't look as If they could
have pulled pound with which he sad ne
was going to pack his outfit over the hills.
There wasn't one of his dogs that could nave
packed its own food for oneday's journey.
It is undeniable that the fever is spreading.
One of the most curious exhlpltlons OF 1t Is
the way in which it has taken hold OF several
old Juneau men. There is great deal OF
talk even among some of the business men
here about. going in, but most OF those VINO
will go will have business schemes as well
as the prospect Of getting claim. George
Rice is going in TO start brewery at klon-
dyke His outfit will weigh in the neighborhood
of thirty tons. A part of it is already on the
road across the divide Lew Pond has gone
in to engage in the manufacture OF jewelry
from native gold. Another man has gone out
with a big outfit to open store at Sheep
Camp until the rush is over and then PACK
what he hasn't sold on into the interior. One
man is going in with big stock OF dry
goods women's wear, and notions. He
thinks he is going to have it all sold, SO
that he can go down the river to. st. Mi
chael,s in August. There were about forty
women who spent the winter in the interior,
and perhaps as many more will go In this
summer. If they all purchase complete outtits
from this enterprising and hopeful storekeeper
he NAV realize his expectations. Three differ
ent outfits are arranging to drive in beef
cattle during the summer. They figure on
taking along in the neighborhood of 400 head
altogether which, if they succeed, will go
faa toward supplying the camps with fresh
meat next winter.
There is still considerable travel toward
Cook Inlet, despite the derogatory reports Of
last fall. The season is so bad about Turnagain
arm, however, that 1t is doubtful if the men
who go to the inlet country this year meet
with any better success than was had last
year. Some men who are going in this year
are going to try hydraulics, and it may be
that they will succeed.
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THE PRESIDENTS LETTEas ARE
HANDLED LIKED TH0sE OF
ANYONBIELSE.
IT HAS 70 BE slFTED.
THE PRESIDENT r1aR-
sONALLY,
CURIOUS METHODS OF ADDRESS.
Requests for souventfS and Omces-
sitting the Lettera--How They
Are .Answere4.

Special Correspondence d the Globe
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The mail Of
the president Of the United States re-
ceives no more consideration from the
postoff1ce department than the mail of
any citizen. All official mail is handled
together, but 1t is distributed no more
rapidly. and delivered no more prompt
ly than the mail addressed to shoe
maker or merchant or millionaire.
There is discrimination in the handling
of two classes of mail in the Washing
ton local postoffice. A special delivery
is made at night to the hotels, and a
special night delivery is made along
Newspaper row.. TheStrafsient visitor
and the newspaper correspondent at
the capital are favored above the presi-
dent of the United States.
The official mail is separated from the
unofficial mail in the local postoff1ce
for the convenience Of the clerks and
carriers No delivery or mail is made
to the White house or to any of the
departments. Each department has a
wagon, which is sent to the local post
Office two or three times a day for the
mail. The letters have been separated
in the postoffice, but they are rehaudled
in the mail division Of the department
by special set Of clerks, and by them
distributed to the offices for which they
are intended. The state department
wagon takes the presidents mail to the
White house on it's first trip, about 8
O'Clock in the morning. At IL o'clock
and at o'clock in the afternoon
mounted messenger from the White
house comes to the postoffice puts the
mail in his saddle bags and returns to
the executive Offices This messenger
is a colored man, who has been in the
service of the White house through half
a dozen administrations.
The official mail is separated at the
postoffice by five clerks, who stand in
front of Identical cases grouped to-
gether each case containing 1O4 pigeon
holes. The upper left hand corner Of
each case is labeled Auditor Treasury
Department" and each Of the other
pigeonholes is labeled with the title Of
some official. These labels are made to
correspond in all the cases, so that a
clerk separating mail at one case can
work as quickly and easily at any
other. e;.e.,-. fts4.sas a.
AS fast as a pigeenhole is filled the
letters are taken out. A strap is put
around them, and under the strap is
slipped a label. Then the package is
tossed into one of the bags which. hang
near the cases. - Each Of these bags
contains the mail for lone department.
At whatever hour the head of the mail
division of the department chooses he
sends for this bag, and another is put
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 2.-Miners
are swarming in here and Quitting for
the Yukon and Cooks inlet in greater
numbers than ever before. Even last
years phenomenal rush for the gold
diggings is far eclipsed this season.
The reports of the wonderful strikes
on the Klondyke are turning most of
the travel toward the interior, but
there are still good many men who
do not accept the reports which came
out from the Cooks inlet country last
season, to the effect that the diggings
at Turnagain and Six Mile and on the
Kenai peninsula are played out.
Every steamer that comes up from
down below is crowded to the limit OF
its capacity. The last, Mexico, brought
UP 400, and all accommodations are re-
ported taken for several sailings. The
crowds on the steamers are SO great
that the main saloon is turned into a
berth deck every night, and, when the
/, miners have filled UP the tables, they
bunk on the floors. Most Of these men,
who have learned something by preVt-'
Gus experience, are getting their out
fits here in Juneau, but there is the
usual proportion Of new men and ten
derfeet who are bringing their outfits
with them, and they are already hav-
ing the customary experience of throw
ing away the large proportion Of what
they have brought from below.
1t is reported from Dyea that
steady stream of miners has been 60
ing over the pass for snome time.
The ruSh has hpan So great that it has
been difficult to get Indians to pack
freight. and considerable difficulty has
been experienced, particularly by the
greenhorns. Archie Burns went up to
Dyea a little while ago with new
scheme of transporting goods from The
head of the canal to the lakes. AS
long as the snow lasts he will use
sleds to a little distance beyond Sheep
camp; as soon as the snow goes out he
will use pack horses. He has arranged
to use tackle to move heavy loads up
the steep inclines on the pass. He has