The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-21

nieS. one organized 10 DO uuS-iseSS AZ
Alaska, and the other composed OF Cana
dian capitalists and connected in some
way with the Canadian Pacific railway.
OF course the men here. from Sir Thomas
Tancred down. are as mum as oysters
when approached. and all that is known
is mere speculation. There are number
OF reasons fer believing that the survey
ors We're sent here by the Brstisn-Yukon
Company. which company proposed such
a railway nearly year ago. and whose
president. Mr.. j. II. Escoime. was lately
here. This company is organized sepa-
rateiy In Alaska and in the Northwest ter
ritory. and il has ample capital to carry
out It's plans A further straw pointing
to the British Yukon Company as the
hacker OF this railroad movement is the
fact that 1t claims the greater part Of the
towns.te, and confidently expects to eject
the present citizens in time. by due pro-
cess of law.
On the other hand. IL is said by those
presuming 10 be posted. that the money
for this survey is coming from the First
National bank Of Chicago. and that CO.
terie OF railway men, consisting of Marvin
Hugh.tt. president OF the Northwestern:
W. T. Baker, president of the Chicago
Board OF Trade: +. T. Jeffries, president
of the Denver & Rio Grande railway: f.
c. Peck president Of the Illinois Central.
and Lyman j. Gage are behind this rail-
way proposition. II Is learned. too. that
Sir William Van Horne has guaranteed tbs
projectors of this road right-of-way
through the Northwest territory. All
these things point to the theory that the
projectors are men who have not previ-
ousiy been identified with a railway
scheme in Alaska. The strongest reason
for believing that the latter party is be-
hind the move IS that the chief engineer
OF this party is Colorado man, Mr.. Z. C..
Hawkins, who has had long experience
In laying out railway lines, In company
with Mr.. Jeffries.
A small snowsl.de on the trail near the
summit. OF White pass demolished the
Ford hotel yesterday. The slide was OF
small extent and K happened that the
house was directly in the track of the
avalanche. No one was In the building
al the time. 1t WAS used simply rs Il res
tauraut, and was not occupied at night.
The owner and his assistants were sleep
ing In the clubhouse nearby. which hap
pened to be In sheltered position. They
were not touched by the avalanche.
r. r. Reed and l.. A. Davies have just
come out Of the Walsh and Lake Greek
districts. They lefS the former stream on
April 5, and intend TO return very soon.
They say that there are forty-five loca-
TORS on Lake creek. which Is four miles
long and Is staked from the mouth 10 the
summit Walsh creek is fifty-tive miles
long. and Is staked for thirty-.iye miles
OF that distance. A good many of the
first ones 20 stake on Walsh creek only
took up ioo-f foo; claims. but since earning
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have now been given the right 10 so up
stream ana stake $50 feet more Mr. Reed
says that he believes that the ice will be
out of the river by the time he sets back.
which will be about April %.
Peter Anderson. boatmaa, was
drowned during the late heavy weather,
While attempting 10 bring passenger IN
a row boat from Dyea TO this city. The
name Of the passenger. who was COM
mercial Traveller. could not be learned.
The two men started out with trunk.
The WIND and waves upset the boat when
some distance out, and the men were
thrown Into the angry waters, Both men
swan around for "A time. and the passen-
ger happened 10 get hold OF the up,urned
boat and chung 10 II until ii foated ashore.
Afterwards his trunk washed ashore, but
the body OF the boatnan was rot found.
The bark Mercury still lies on her beam
ends IN the water. between the two outer
whaTves. Much of her deck load has been
taken off In lighters. and attempts have
been made 10 turn her around broadsile
10 the slope Of the bottom. 20 that she
may be raised. Her masts are In the
water. and the tops of them reach SO close
- the wharf OF the Alaska Southern
Wharf Company that e is with difficulty
that steamers are landed. MIR. johnson
cal stx II.
hut other old salts reiterate that tae Mer-
curry is lost. She stood the heavy sea OF
The past few days very well. though the
w2ves ran very heavy and pounded ths
bark severely.
number OF the leading ciiizeus OF
Skasway have organized 3 commercial
body 10 be known as the Commercial Club
IL proposes 70 advertise the city and LIS
advantages as the gateway 10 the Yukon
country.
William N.ersr, son OF ex-Speaker kle-
'e-. OF Ohio. who Is IN lail here awaiting
trail fer murder. will III all prohahil
soon secure his freedom. Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney Daily is convinced that
hieftr Is innocent OF the charge. and viii
move the committing magistrate for a
hole proseQni In the case. The i've wit
nesaes who sw09e that kiefsr WAS stand
lag at the deer of the saloon from which
point they claimed ghe fatal bullet was
Fred. Mr. Daily says he finds 20 be per
TeciiY unreliable WHh these tao wit
h*sseS not - be believed. a coasletioa
~oeid - impossible, for there are a dozen
DINER eNe-aita~sses Of the shooting who
declare that ksefSr l. not the guilty man
he body Of Pat Brennan. the murdered
mar. has esw7 hBritA. the expenses Of the
hafiai being met by public contribution.
q G. Rritfala. OF Bristol. Nova Scotia.
dked st the hospital OF spins! meningitis (
Wednesday. he wzs brought IN from ID. /
trast suffering from the disease aaa grew /
worse aasa he died. The Odd Ees,1ws zs,sg i
tSe Knights Of PstAias order. tech charge
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