The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-25

Grand hotel are Capt W b
~ Williams NJ A walch ard P
j. Z. Horton. 0. Rampant city.
and John Stark and (. NJ. Tay-
lor. OF Dawson. These men arrived in Sc
ar;le on the steamer City Of Kingston with
the large crowd which came from 81. Mich
ael
Capt Williams IS an old New York man.
who has lived through sixty summers. He
went 20 Alaska on the steamer Portland
last year. While in Alaska re was for
tunate in securing three Claims, and Ike
the other four men who accompanied him
from 81. Michael. he deposited good-sized
bag full OF gold and several drafts. calling
for good amounts, in the safe Of the hotel.
Capt. Williams Is not inclined 10 exagger-
ate matters pertaining % Alaska. When
approached by a Post-Intelligencer reporter
he said:
Many who went ~ Alaska have returned
without a penny. wf.le others are indie
pendently rich. BY This time the people
OF Seattle are Well aware OF the real con-
dition now existing in the far north. /
believe that the seasons output Will not
go beyond s7.cooes. and that the output
OF the Manook country. where SO many
Seattle people are located. may reach
high as $4,000 I firmly believe that RAM
part City. owing 20 the marvellous richness
| Of the Manook country. will be one of the
biggest mining cities on the American side.
| II should be remembered that the strike in
this country was not made until late. and
| the pay streaks were not discovered until
much later. SO that 1t can be easily seen
49, i
the property.
1t should be remembered that man
meets much 10 encourage him, and know
Of many men who only this year went
through to Dawson from Seattle and re-
turned on the boat with me today
Capt. Williams is personally acquainted
with large number OF Seattle people who
have located on the Manook. ana states
that many OF them will return to the
Queen city independently rich
Moses Mock. sheriff Of Island county.
and his deputy, w. B. Marsh, of Island
county. arrived in Seattle SATURDAY. from
Wala Walia, where they placed Walter
Irvine. alias Elias Walter McNabb. in the
state penitent.ary.
Irvine X Will be remembered, was sent
up for twenty years for the murder cf
F!ndiay Garrison, whose body Was found
in an abandoned we'll on WILDLY island.
HARRISON Was persuaded 10 60 TO the ISL
and TO look at farm which Irvine claimed
to own with view IL purchasing II and
was there summarily disposed of. Irvine
did not cause the sheriff and mis- deputy
any trouble on the way TO the penitentiary.
Sheriff Mock is one Of the most promi-
nent Republicans in Island county. and
year after year has contributed time and
money in assisting the Republican party
in accomplishing such decisive victories
As have always been characteristic OF
Island county. To t-Intell!gencer re-
porter al the Hotel Diilar last night Sheriff
Mock sad:
The clerk. auditor and myself step down
and out this fall after serving two terms.
and after retiring from public service. we
expect 10 lend our assistance to the Re
publican party Ia nominating and electing a
tcke. this fall. Island county has always
gone Republican and this year the party
Is stronger than ever and the majorit!es
viii be surprisingly large. / believe that
the party is stronger throughout the whole
state than in any previous year. We viii
have 10 difficulty in nominating strong
ticket In Island county as We have plenty
Of good material and the Republicans
there work in harmony with one another.
Work on the fortiications AZ Admiralty
head is progressing quite rapidly, and /
believe that this Improvement will result
in marked increase in the population OF
| p,oyed. and large number OF them have
already announced that they have decided
20 locate there after the Improvement is
| completed. Business in Coupeville has al
| ready enjoyed an improvement. owing 10
| ne fact that many OF the men employed
| on the improvements come 10 Coupevi.la 10
| spend their money. Farmers. who supply
the storekeepers with supplies. are also
greatly benefited, az their products have
more ready and liberal sale | am also re-
| lably informed that many men who have
| been attracted to that part Of the state
| 10 assist in the harvest Will also locate
| there. so il Il quite evident that we are
! keeping abreast of The times and intend TO
| be near the head o: the procession as
possible Il is a pleasure TO notice that
| nearly every man who locates in Island Is
| a Republican,
Sheriff Mock says that no candidates for
the different offices have been announced
| out that the Republicans will get together
| IN due time ana arrange matters in "A man
| ner that Will be satisfactory 10 everyb body.
! Thomas Ross. OF Po-: Orchard. treasurer
| Il k.tsdp county. was Z guest o. the
| Hotel D.ler Saturday. Mr.. Ross ~
prominent Republican OF kitsap county and
| j. now serving his first term as treasurer
| tie said yesterday:
The Republicans in Kltsap county are
| stronger this year .han ever and I DO
| not believe tha; we viii have much Diff
euIty IN eiecting the entire ticket. In fat
! I an confident that the Republican feeling
throughout ;he entire state Is Stronger
taan ever and lock For 4 sweeping and
glorious victory for the q. O. +. business
| = BOW in better condition than K has been
or many years and there seems TO -
general belief that a Repuhiic an victory
Viii insure 4 continuance % the era OF
PROSPERITY A. are LOW enjoying
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