The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-04

- NN-soS ~Atrstessr fha- TIRE rfDr-
srfies ne examined were al xr.o-s a.
though held high by the ovws~. g.
SIDERABLE money viii have "a ). i-x~wrsss
~ the development Of the mines nrr,r.-
Ine promises Of the pro~p~cts sithe..sh 4,
: All a flsse shipping proposition n - re-
,atson To tide water AID good place. "a
lead. S0S %
While Mr.. Burieigh was On The ,.i.rs
s nf news OF the rich goid strikes
=. o.e Cpp"T Yukon district reached he
coIpsf mines, and he says that N al
very percepsibie effect The mora .hat
Ihey heard the more pronounced w.
Tue feessng Of uneaglnszs Mr. Rrrsss0h
says mat ne expects diversion ~ -
Festmsnt n Washington mining pYon..~-
ties ioT The next two years At the era
OF That time ne expects that the t,4st af
IN. %, properties IL this state win receive
liberal attention. Al prs-.n. oua,.v
msEing IL suffering from tie plaTsr T.re,r.rs-
sitions OK the Upper Yukon which are
absorbing ali of the attention
III e Hart Merriam Of Washington
~ G.. who Is the head Of the Tinted
states biological survey in AZ the Hut-
Ter. He has just returned from > sesns,-
the tour across the Cascades around the
base or Mount Rainier and through TIE
oiympscs. Or. Merriam was accompan-
oy quite large party. and during
mss tour collected many rare sD@efEuane Of
mammals On MOUNT Rather alone tn.
party collected 90 mammals. Including
some thirty special The work an ira
olympic mountains was exceedingly IN
tefesttng on account Of the isolated con-
dlficf1 OF the range and from the fact tha.
no collection OF mammals had been pre-
f.olsiy obtained from that region. al
Though the surrounding country has beers
"a tx tfSs1
went In by way OF Port Crescent. which
liz the easiest and best entrance. He
took hts own pack train and reached the
ridge In two days from Port Crescent.
travelling 70 Mount Olympus, which IN
itself is not q peak. but continuous
ledge or range.
In addition 10 Paradise valley on the
southeast slope of Mount Rainier. the
party explored the southeastern slope
known a. Indian Henry's happy hunting
ground, whicn was found 70 be most
excellent camping ground. Or. Merriam
and party are enthusiastic over the
mountains Of Washington.
Gen. John II. Bryant. president Of the
Seattle & International railroad and re-
eeivcr OF the Seattle Coal and Iron Com
paby. returned Thursday from a business
trip TO San Francisco. HIS mission south
TO the company's strike at The Tssaquah
coal mines. in which he was successful
Since his return 10 the city Gen. Bryant
had not famiiiarized himself fully with the
settlement Of the strike. and declined to
discuss the affairs Of the mines.
Senator George Turner, OF Spokane. ar
rived In Seattle yesterday morning from
Tacoma and left last night on the Kingston
for Victoria. He has been in Olympia and
has spent very little time at his beautiful
place In Spokane since leaving Washing
ton. u. C. Senator Turner stopped IN Chi
cage on his way West on private business
He expects TO return 20 Seattle again in
about ten days.
c. p. YanaeIi. son Of Coroner Yanden.
returned yesterday from Phiiiipsburg.
Merit, where ne has been engaged in set
ting an estate. Mr. Yandoii says that
several OF the silver mines have shat
down on account OF the low price In the
silver markct He thinks Butte the
liyeliest city west Of Chicago.
General Manager j. Kruttschnitt Of the
Southern Pacific railroad Is making tour
OF the Northwest In his private car Guada-
ioupe. and was I'm the city for a short time
yesterday morning MIR. Kruttschnift Is
a new official OF tho line. his office having
been filled In May, after being FOR some
months vacant
Allan Cameron. district freight agent ~
the Canadian Pacific. is in the city on =
business trip. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Cameron was a visitor 70 the freight Offices
OF the Seattle & international.
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis VII
20 10 Spokane today where he viii deliver
the Labor day address.