The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15
s,.udormed From a Busy Camp
70 Smoking Ruins.
.srs SPREAD WITH THE WIND
city Of seattle brings the
-ssu,~~ Reyes Tells Of the
.xse~ens In Alaska Over Grand
-. Arsten-Nethods nj whisky
s~reEi<r.-Her"n'" Fleet Report
- ssfe Ut Dixon Entrance.

r.-c.o CITY. six n.Blez above Dyea On
3 s. r-.,,k.scs trail. was converted from
- r.mp OF 80 trstia oitants into Pile
1900 ashes by a disastrous fire last
49,. .sssrroof1 according 80 aavices
-, d,xn by TIE steamer CITY of Seat
= .ssea arrived early yesterday morning.
.....-, OF the fire reached Skagway
= ..,.s.se,,e Just before The steamer left
..v nesxe- details were obta;nat.e.
= ,syss were lost. bit the damage %
.rnxrsy Is considerable.
,u~nr sbs Csty of Seattis's 30 pas
-.~<r. we're Attorney Crews ard At
..-rsx I<sfdy. Of juneau. who left the
..us~ Al Victoria. They are on their
-. "a washington In the interests Of the
..<sr,ed skagway officials. They also
-. a veil laid plan. It Is said, to have
s.x.&s STATES Attorney Burton E. Ben
=. renewed and Col. Ls<idy appointed
!. Il. mace. II is said that they are pro
xtsed with a number Of afidaytts con-
@.rssar the attorneys official acts.
,suux.ng report regarding the Moran
sysros company's river feet which brands
a uaiouaded the stories. continually be-
! Iax sens Out CT Fie;orla, that the vessels
vxs badly damaged while crossing Queen
css1e,,e sound The Moran feet was
ses between MARY island ard Ketchikan
~ Sunday morning and ssgnaied the
4tta All we'll"
m report Of the destruction OF Canyon
G. as bro1ght down on the City OF
sssir d rather Incomplete. 4 few maD-
s,sbesese the steamer left Skasway the
ssr.ef the fire WAS teiepi1oned over from
pTeS The FIRE broke out early in the af-
tssrDr In a largo frame building near
tas ester OF the town. The day was
ssLy mi the flames spread with great
nsaiss through the dry frame buildings,
Eaay 0. which had ten, roofs. The larg-
esi bs.sang burned belonged 60 IA prom
iaefs ,Iatker named Noyes. lie had
hTe BAR ard some store buildings, all
q whsea we're destroyed. Ills live stock
NOD supply was burned. The power
saass OF tie chi.kooi Railway and Trans
gers Company WAS IN great danger. bat
~ employees saved IL by forming a
saske: brigade.
Canyon City IL located ON the pvea
assT SIX nl.lsss back from salt water Il
al the shore end OF the big canyon
"a, ieasis az 10 the Chiikoot pass. Many
tae iFsighter1 have Their barns there
- some TAO hundred people were living
ne camp last Friday. When the rush
sssftse ChiIkoot tsa.I was or Canyon CITY
.ea nsaHy more Inhabitants ], marked
re sonf where packing became dfficn.f
James heyes' Statement.
All Alaska l. interested In the visit OF
AesfHey Crews. OF juneau. 10 Washing
ea city. James Reyes. Of skagway. who
cane down on tbs City OF Seattle. was
sTsn yesterday by Pos,-Intel.lgeneer re-
porter and said
The whisky ring In Alaska Is very
sssash worked np over the activity of GER
a'n officials and the action Of the grand
ls's The saloon men who have not been
l&fsFed by TIE customs sfsicers are. ready
: said. TO testify agains. the ring. and
NsFf warm miN-uf Is locked fer They
ssNs been compelled II is said. to par ex-
eiHfsat prices 10 the Skagway Brewing
eaiapany Zoe whisky. owing In a monopoly
sa'ca that arm had, Attorney Crews was
ssasPisyed by Deputy Collector Floyd. OF
sKassay. and the other Indicted officials
aslsnd them Tire grand jary also
t,.sai In an Indictment against him.
The whisky smuggicTs have a clever
II OF getting Wet goods into the coun-
Ntas 40
rs are effective. The goods are ship
80 skagway. billed for some point IN
nas ,cftawest territory Taen they are
al t,s'and for the trip cc-oss the stretch
-. Nd States territory. AS soon az
.Ae - Is released on the summit. or
h,rs ling detail % inspectors starts
~, " Risky IA started towards Skas-
,ss6 'oTcnp!ne hill. on the Skagway
s;A,s. ~ 1--we Rall0rs III whisky was
W. ,'., .''u' ls1nd when ca.re away. II
~ ualy inteadCtl for The, Canadian
- t'eVeners Were simply waiting
Tr,o,.,.' :, pan it back - skaxway.
sr.nsr NVS,t former SkarWav customs
~ - "it Recently testified AGAINST
a, S5.,s,'"~ 5uG before thc grand iury
ns,s.,,' .'S* ittn Watching the goods
hls 80 s,'rso' t'eyd removed him frcsn
-. - 80. 'a' los.iita Kay claims - he art
~ Vh INSTRUCTIONS fYam ! s,,9ssd cen. =
b,s,c, : ~ |@hFat who is nav ~ Wash
"s'oa CITY rehtta, ,,,,es..,.. -. ~ ~
'h" n"esa ftr~s
several - ,se paa~.,,.~,s - a.. .,...--
., g u 'ae suesess II ,hs Moran river
..s '''sNo< Gaetn Charlotte SQUAD
80 s.''nS - n.l,s IA sher nar.h rbrso
' s'e'h'sfA He~c a; ke.chikan -.
tas et Noel 1s,.. IN