The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19
mn on alaskan GOLD.
xyE OF LABOR DEFAATMExT
~.rrEs ABOUT alaska.
rxhsusfive and Interesting
1919 IN the May Bul1etin, In
-Ha~h He Describes seattle and
-. yartsos Routes To Alaska.

=. Nsy Bulletin Of the department OF
-, ,sgssd every alternate month. con
- ! very exhaustive article by Sanue,
: ySuuhasa. an ernpioye Of the bureau. en-
- .~rps Alaskan Gold Fields" Mr..
e.sss, passed through Seattle on his
:, n the Nondiks In the fall OF 1897.
:. aous several months In Dawson start
= "a Dyes August e with four Indian
.1a,s and TX months p~ovisloas He
....e passon In thirty days. Later he
$500 - Yukon 20 Circle City. The
- = founded on observations male
= " Durham hsmsek and from facts
.e1er>d b. him from merchants, miners,
.1uAers Of the Canadian police and other
~ informed people In the interior
n, uunham's article. which comprises
"a rrus4s part Of the May number Of the
rdleta, tSsngs the report Of his obser-
,.s.us down to January 8 last. The book
sssnsne . vast amount OF information
ecnsfsan9 tho trails from the coast to
~ sppss Yukon river. prices OF outfit.
~ articles requires and general descrip-
- 4 the various most important mln-
- districts on the Yukon both In Amer
tas and IN British territory. Tables Of
sfse3es required for a years outfit In
A,unha srs given IN full detail. Prices
= stapts articles Of food and clothing In
- sussr!or during the period when these
~ scarce, form an interesting part Of
oe work ard many personal incidents ana
ssrsxivss are contained in the book which
eaTen II greatly and make /: more OF a
e1Gssins article than a dry report from
o. government presses.
saattiA v prominently mentioned several
cnm throughout Mr.. Dunham's report.
H tsgins BY mentioning the arrival Of
q ssa9nsr Portland at Seattle with her
a1o 4 treasure. Flo says: ION July II,
Dc stDauer Portland landed at Seattle
VII scna sixty miners from the Kion-
On md bringing gold TO the amount Of
uEM This news was SO skslfuiiy
Asudb1 hv ths snterprtsinY newspapers
netvaA.ca week thousands Of men. many
q whom had never taken hold of pick
q shosel With serious Intentions in their
M. vcrs making preparations 10 60
b tse new gold fields ana by August ].
De most dramatic .s not the most extern
~ Uodus since that OF 1s4s was wei!
m19 way The contagion spread 10 all
dnDM aborers. clerks, mechanics, bank
u PHYSICIANS. professional men and min
kxs Il the gospel and even Federal cfYf-
- wers charmed by the alluring picture
nH Asy resigned their positions TO I'M
oage The hardshfps or the periious jour
~ y the klon9ike''
~ punham describes the various trails
sNgsh. He himself travelled over the
DyW tail ard thence down the lakes and
01sppRr waters Of the Yukon to Dawson
a interesting part Of the work IL a dairy
- assirs this journey.
osSsM 81 handled skiifully and I'm an
hsRasas manner The high prices paid
81 hhH, spr Doctors visits and for SUP
~ ~ hnds are given Then follows
Asuoebn OF tho KIond'ke. together
wa very thorough account OF the
WecG Streams in the district tributary
b csvNa.
WAAls Information supplemented by
eaSs6 or good maps tili tho pages de-
wfN % description OF Forty Mile.
Csrss City. American creek Henderson
6st. Inihn river and other mining dis
~ Alaska and the Northwest terri
WY IA Inv tsst3 Oh
oeeAiny In the book il better written or
ROW Interesting than the account OF the
departure o: 2iso ''jestitutes" from Daw-
IA October 1. when IL was found that
~ camp would be short ~ provisions ow-
nc to thu failure OF the trailing steamers
% Grass the bars above Fort Yukon. Tho
bahe trip down the 'oe-clogged river
~ rerticus I'm the extreme and the at
ssneAns circumstances makes the MARIA
M especially readable. Mr.. Durham
eays q the 10 unfortunates on the Bella
xAs accepted free transportation out Of
Mwscn.
"A significant fact ELECTED by careful
fncairy was that many had signed 1tt!-
tsus names 10 the transportation agree
oA1s fearing that IA possible publication
Z The names Nigh. reveal TO their loved
snss At homo their unhappy predicanent
md perhaps cause needless anxiety "a 10
sAsir condition. Among those oonvef@ed
With were three physicians who by their
and diplomas showed that
hey were skilled IN the practice or their
Procession: one having given iii n grow
sse practice III Chicago % seek wider
afsi more profitable field in the kiondike,
! matchmaker with ss.0fa worth ~ fne
watches whi,h the lack of supplies had
prevented him from d.sposng 90 u al
vantage st Dawson and half dozen
sarners from Nebraska. Iowa an3 other
eates. a hank clerk from Boston wao had
isc &.@o position these and