The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-11

n whale Of the Alaskan steam pees'
% Australia. arrived IN pon vs
nesning with the latest nsss . coDe CIV
Aom Dawson and Circle cry. The men
I'VE sidney c. Barrinxsoa and =. :. "ah.
nom Dawson. Capt. r. I. Barneste' 81
Ilelenz. Mont and pr. y. Z. Wa'
rum Circle City All Of the qaafssste nsse
Aon- well Ia their respective districts ana
n beoaxh. back spms aooey. sid Bar
ftnston was among ~ last nen 70 ieavs
passon AM brings sssseas ~ 70 Aaren Y
Cant Bane.te ~ ~. Watkins left
Csrcle CITY on Febsnasy and Dawson on
March u. Theu isnx IMP ms made safe
= ne, An easy ~ ~ ~ mseilsnt team OF
esur native 6am whIeh cApt- bsrnsets
owns The team b admitted by every one
q - ~ nnest ever getfen togeIaer -
IL iasoflos. Try vers p.ssce,sea irem sne
sAief 81 the PoecuDfne rivss Indians Al
fn Seskisr OF his Alastan experiences.
Cart bsrHette said yesterday 10 = POST
1nfeitiGeEcer reporter:
ave IL, Seattle Auglst Of last year On
me steamer Cleveland. On arriving NJ 81.
Michael We found tina. there Was no river
eteenR<r On hand to take ~ up the Yukon.
Not wishing % g1ss - the trip. sixty Of
tie passengers rot together and purchased
IL little river steamer 81. AiehzeL Tbsg
blasted me captain. md eut e IL ttx0
owners picked q volunteer crew we
skaysed IN the Yuhon Au4 made e4ee1len4
prneyen When we reached the Yukon
Aais they told u that the water was toe
~ spd that we would no; be able TO con-
unue. Ths transportation companies'
hats had been able 70 get up no further.
hired q plot and aefarn,tno1@ - pnsf
HEAD. We had not gone far when the pi-
ii thought be could not ind the channel
ma threw up the wheel. We could not
sake him take q again. - ! tcok hold and
nsaased 20 get through to Circle CITY.
kad nsysf been over the rvg 4sfore. but
~ ~ steAming was Ar. g. pix out M
80 Clrcla City floating Ice caught - and
- wess froaen IN. Had had three days
pors could have made Dawson easily.
at nm tha 6lMppointnent Of not be-
- anlo 10 reach the Klondike waA very
s3eas Nov the 81. Michael passengers
are rot sorry. The American side Ii good
enough fof us Nearly ali OF the sixty
Who &sut north on the ST. Michael have
made ncney this winter. They own good
enim1 hat pay very well and are working
hard. few wen. down to Munook, but
III majority stayed on Birch creek. or
later want 70 American river. Tho winter
has heen pleasant one, considering where
We are. and there has not been Q single
a<aih = aecident
Il jDsss noet Of the time since last
] GonA ~ 8 S 6i8 lSs1n - Is NAsf
lsnud N the prusrects are excellent on
The Asanches OF the TAnana as well as on
e(Aee treeks on the American side. ] win
- ~ agaiA IN short time and certain
~ win nj stop In the Northwest terri
roanidwabss work haa been done this
year N American creek Only about Nifty
enlm1 have been worked TO any extent 20
NJ ods the river IL mostly located. The
cenefs u the ciaime are very much scat
Wssd Amer!eHu creek claims are rich,
very rich. On bedrock the gravel pans
from three 10 sax ounces TO the shovel A
Grest deal Of geld viii he taken out OF the
district this year.
Many Of the H. Mlchaers passengers
are al work on Birch creek claims. Sew.
erai very rich creeks have been found
sscas nx,y miles from Circle City They
sn Asessdor and Mammoth creeks. The
AFTER aovs INTO Birch creek Tales that
'ns bireh creek district has played out are
xssaoR sounaatson. "A nan. can make.
rscs.
We have the finest dog team In the en-
ur Yukon country" continued Mr.. Bar
ussse showing up four OF the largest and
yten&esf coxs one has ever seen II got
tneR trus0 an cid Indian chief. and the
sesn cannot be eQuaiea 'Mankey' Is the
80 M the pack. Even after his long
~ rom Circle City, on short grub ara
xisds II hard work he viii weigh near
peaafs Spot 10 another very fre
His father WIS a Wild wolf. and the
ssusns hsd great time training him.
~ 49, hSs knew what II IL 10 he tired.
We asa considerable trouble on the way
W 5eer Monkey from eating the
We PASSED. He Is always hungry
- sstiid down hers, very sasflY :,
lie Australia iefs Ekagway "Wednesday
ssashson. Her trip down was ssorn,v ard
eae ~ss obliged 20 put into revs~
sa anchor She came Down The tnsaae
~. se and being SO long had consider.
essHef islaadsr had reached pvea 4,
assssv eendsslen While AZ yarv..
80 ne escked cato stnken YcNa ara
ga orc OF her propeilers She nrn-
saesH north an.ier cne prspeslor
- AasaSiia ereuga. the Following
.. G. Harper. II. T. Clark
sx.s aAsnsr A. G wsltaa. S, r. Rich
We ~, DELANEY Mrs. Mcdonald. ID
H.-,ss..Vs and wife, w. Mat:ock. { n.
4 ~ 20 Rrown ;. C. Rarr.nxt<sa
wa,ksas = Z I Bsrne,te. DR.. n. r.
~ ". Stevens.
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