The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09

cities TO divert travel fYom Seattle will
have bat litf!e effect. promise you. Fer
instance / was told that the bureau that
Was organized il Chicago IN the interest q
san Francisco has been abolished. Al both
Chicago ara -. Pan we NET the repre-
sentatives Il Inc dher coast cities We
asso examined the stocks carried by the
merchants in both cities. cney are max
ing tremendous efforts 10 catch share OF
the Quitting business. But l believed
that We would do better 20 wait until We
came TO Seattle. for Il struck me that the
merchants Of this city. having handled
the Alaska Quitting trade for years.
would most probably be able 70 sell VS. jus.
wsai Be needed and az as iGw prices as
anywhere ia tke country.
I've aaVe been hefe now twenfy-four
hours and ST. that time have examined
thoroughly the outatting establishments
of TINS city We are all OF the opinion
that We did Just the right thing 10 post
pgne making or purchases until va came
here On some Of the staple articles. Ne
have found thas Seattle prices are even
lower Than those asked bs the merchants
Of Chicago. We were hardly prepared for
this. but It Is true. In the matter OF pro-
visions We have found that We can buy
as cheaply heTe a. elsewhere. But what
Is rssse important than all i the fact mat
the oLtfiiEing merchants here are supplied
with articles which are absolutely neces-
sary 80 a complete outfit and about which
the merchants Of the East know nothing
" hatcher.
''it Is our purpose 10 take in two years
supplies CT everything. We have not yet
determined where we shall go, but We in
tend making foE the Copper river country.
Every one ia the East Is talking kiondike
and there Is no doubt bat that there win
be an immense stampede 10 the gold mines
Of that district. Now. that is the very
reason Why We are going To the Copper
river country. We want 10 avoid the rush
and be as far away from the crowd as
pcxslble The headwatcrs Of the Copper
river are located near tee sources OF the
Tanana and White rivers / believe that
II Alaska is as rich in minerals as has
been said. We viii have no trouble In find
ing g9ld on American SOIL
Five eager gold hunters from New York
and Pennsylvania who are guests at The
fremont are bound fer the Copper river.
They are: j II. CAul. n merchant and
broker Of Buffalo y. Y: Charles Jackie.
a hotel keeper of Silver Greek y. Y:
Hugo 4. j. Fenske. OF the same city. and
Louis Hanson and Peter Anderson. both
Of Angola. y. Y. They arrived in Seat
Monday evening and are now engaged in
buying two years supplies. and will make
all their purchases IN Seattle
Ola the right thing In coming 20 Seattle TO
outfit for the gold fields said Mr.. Caul
yesterday. THE fact OF the matter Is,
no other coast city is known in the East
as far as this kiondike trade is concerned
Literature has been distributed in New
York IA behalf Of san Francisco and OF the
British Columbia cities but the consensus
or opinion Is that Seattle is the proper
starting point In truth. there is no ae-
hate on the question Seattle is known
everywhere on the Atlantic coast. Port
land and san Francisco exist on the map,
bur not in the minds of the men who are
preparing TO make the trip West, on their
way 10 the gold fields.
You are at liberty to quote me as say
Ing that our party Is well pleased with
Seattle and satisfied that goods can be
purchased To better advantage here than
anywhere. This Is all Of the story. II was
IL our best interest to come TO Seattle and
did so. There are more TO follow us
and rs FAR as 7 have inquired they are all
coming 10 Seattle"