The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-06

On the steamer Valencia. sailing fpo0
Seattle shout April {. Caps. A. K Aos-
crombie and the osfscers. soldisfs. lAe-
1enders ana reindeer comprtstne fhe GoV-
esnment expedition for the exptorstt0n sud
survsy OF the Copper river country. WI
salf lor Port yatdes. TIE stores fer tho
axpoAit5en have arrived here ard VIII -
psaee0 On board ship within q few days.
Casa Abercrombie ard fo0r Ofncefr q the
exped16oo arrived in Seattle yesterday
fsum vancozver and are registered at ths
Dut19 hotel.
capt Abercrombie u one Of The mast IN
pcrtans In many respects that has svse
bssn dispatched. to AlasikA Ay The eosswS-
s,ene. The men OF the party have been
choesa with particular reference to their
eb1i.ttes 70 Withstand exposure and fatigue
onelAsnt to travel through the Wilderness.
OuA Anndrea head Of the government REIN
dsss. oathsrsd in Northern Europe by the
war department NJ such great cost. have
besn placed II the disposai Of Capt. Aber-
crombis. and the party will be supplied
with the services or twenty L4spps a. herd
ers and drivers.
The Post-Intelligencer has alread. pub
lished in detail the objects Of the Aber-
Crouabts expedition and an account OF the
travels In Alaska Of the leader Of the ex-
pedition. the sAlue OF the researches to
be made BY the members Of the expedition
= tncalcuiahle. A Typographical and geo.
logical survey Of the Copper river district
II 20 be made by competent and scientific
men. Particular inquiry will be addressed
to the question Of routes into the interior
Of the country and the passes most avail
able 70 the gold Ernter and the settler. In
addition TO this. the expedition will gather
data concerning the mineral resources and
characteristics Ct tho country traversed
showing the location OF the deposits of
gold. copper. coal aha other valuable mlr-
erals.
The reports to De made BY Capt. Aber-
crompts on there EneE will Ice directed to
tae secretary OF war and published for the
Information Of the public in due time II
- ~ x the government went ahead iato
this new country 10 lind out Its advantages
ana general characteristics. and then sup
piled the prcspeetor and the gold hunter
with Information which q private fnit-
stAuaf could get os;y after montha of ex.
psrience and at great cost OF labor and OF
money.
The reports concerning the country to b,
explored. AZ above osstIined. viii be sup
plemensed by reports ~ 10 the Ash of the
country, Its forests. It's animals and feath-
efed inhabitants and Its grasses Hav-
ing In mind the possible construction bv
AMERICAN capital m a railroad through
American territory to the Yukon. Cant
Abercrumhie will make valuable ohserva-
tons on this line and his reports VIII, CON
vey attenuation az to the possibilities for
such . road and the most practicable
routes.
The officers Of the expedition have been
chosen with an eye TO peculiar f,sess for
thstr duties. Capt. Abercrombie. as every
ono KNOWS. Is an experienced piainsmau
ana Traveller. Ills knowledge Of IN.
country. gained In "A former trip through
the Copper river will be If great
assistance TO him. The other officer Of
the expedition who arrived here yesterday
are: '"'
Lieut. +. g. Lowe OF the Eighteenth in
fantry, at Fort Bliss. Tex, son,xraul,tea,
engineer of great experience and caffar!s.,
Lieut.. j 6 Cashier, OF the Fourth In
fantry. OF Fsrt Sheridan. III who Is like
vtse typographical engineer
Mr. r. {. Schreier. OF Washington II G
geological engineer chosen for the mr.
pose Of this expedition on aceotn, ~ hls
esisciAl qualifications for the dusirs h. u4l,
discharge.
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known as yellowstone Kelly. one OF ,ha
most noted Indian Fighters aud scouts J.,
the United States. Kelly went all through
the Sioux campaigns TIE man r,lfs,sea
OF Den Miles He rendered Gen. Miles
such valuable service that tho latter ,e,,4-
Undertook n campaign against the 1r,e;srs
thereafter without the help Of Kelly ua
accompanied Gen. Miles during sll.. Ia.,,.r.s
uff through the Yellowstone nasin,, a,
park. serving as chief OF scouts This No.
sit:on he also held during the Indian wars
one inoarrirg great exposure ia ,,anea-
and .cesselass work ~ the most difficult
kird so
k-lfy Is fall OF "reminiscences az .hosa
DAYS. rye N tat siight, but s'ralgh. as a
ponas tree He Is silent aiu,,x. - So
tacssSf.s. His dark hair. $treaket wssn
gray. ara his ifcn gray mustaehe arr. tna
Only evidences ahou; Kelly OF ma a-s.sn.
camtnSns thrcsigh which he has PASSED Ia