The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

George 4. Bracket, builder Of the Brack-
EFT wagon road al Skagway arrived in SCI
attic yesterday morning on tAa steamer
CITY Of Topeka. lie viii visit various
points In Canada before returning 20 St
Paul and wilt he accompanied by his
G&asafer-in-law, Mrs. T. T. Bracket. who
has also been in Alaska. Mr.. Bracket was
asked yesterday afternoon by a Post-Intel-
hsencsr reporter whether the construction
Of the White Pass Il Yukon railroad would
result IN the abandonment OF the wagon
road, and he said
The abandonment Of the wagon road
depends mucl, upon the development of
Alaska near Skagway. Providing local dis
cover.es are made the wagon read wall not
be abandoned"
In speaking OF other matters. Mr.. Brack-
EFT said About loo people from the in
terror were aboard the City OF Topeka
and the Resale when the boats left Alas
"A, and | was given 20 understand that
nearly all OF them had money 4 number
of men from Victoria said they would go
back at once with about twenty tons Of
supplies each. and while at Skagway made
arrangements to have the freight hauled
over the White Pass &c Yukon railroad.
Good reports We're received at SlSag-
way from the Pine creek 3lgSines. Men
carrying dirt from bench claims TO the
creek are able To earn from SIS to so per
day. was reliably informed that nuggets
OF the value OF from s. 10 s. have been
taken from grass roots along Pine creek"
Mr.. Brackett also said that the White
Pass & Yukon railroad would be in opera
ton from the wharf at Skagway 10 tae
cutoff" a distance OF fourteen miles. to-
morrow. or q, least that was the intention
when he left.
Mr.. F.. II. Wishaar. the well-known
newspaper man. returned yesterday from
II nine-months' trip through the Alaska
and Northwest territory mining districts
OF the Yukon. Mr. Wisaaar left Seattle
last December FOR mid-wnter trip over
the ice 10 Dawson, going by way or the
White pass. and as special corre-
spondent FOR the Post-Intelligencer
is the first and only newspaper
man who ever made The perilous trip
through 10 Dawson over the ice. walking
every foot Of The way. His numerous let
tiers descriptive of the trip. the country
and the various mining districts visited,
published In these columns from time 10
time. have proven interesting reading and
he returns we'll stocked with practical IN
formation concerning the rich sold fields
OF the Northwest n batch Of interesting
marine and mining news brought down by
Mr.. Wishaar from 81. Michael viii be
found in the local columns OF this issue.
Mrs. eastman X. Davis. OF st. Paul.
Mimi, arrived in Seattle from Alaska on
the steamer City of Topeka. Mrs. Davis
is the wife OF United States Senator Davis.
who was appointed a member of the peace
commission appointed BY President McIkin-
ley. ~..s..s
Mrs. Davis returned to st. Paul In the att
ernoOn and before her departure she stated
TO Minnesota friends. whom she met dur
ing her brief stay In the city. that II was
her intention 10 accompany her husband 10
Paris. She left Washington. ID. G.. some
time ago with the Mark Hanna party.
which made a tour OF Yellowstone park.
and upon her arrival at Livingston. Mont
she decided to make a trip 10 Alaska The
other members OF the party returned home.
County School Superintendent John l..
Tate, OF Pierce county. visited County
School Superintendent w. J. Meredith yes
te:day at the latter's office.