The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-01

- Ohm LONG ard Alfred Sheen ar
rived IN Seattle yesterday from
Victoria II. T.. anGi registered az
~ the Eeattse. They are Just ost
VIZ from Dawson and are On their
way 20 Los Angeles. LsSng Il an
osG-fiue placer miner, RsYiBs followed the
mining excssesnsnts IN CoI9ra.o and NOR
tanS thirty years ago. II late years ne
has follow 81 the occupation OF BUILDER.
.tFrera what have read" said Ar. I<oas,
81 ~as led tc believe that tae kioaGiss
vas what we called blanket clsssnss.
From ray observations Of actual CONDITIONS,
boweyeS / aas con 2inced ffax they are
more pocaety tfsan any ot9es sEsf saw:
There are many problems 70 be sosg ea
IN connection with prozfssSti1A II .ns
Klonalxe. Ia Montana a4c CDioraG1 We
could pug several months provisions OF a
0ayuse sad go out into the mountains ato
Otay- IL we did rot find anything ~e were.
at least. not subjected 10 severe naresnips
and could prospect thoroughly. How Is
II In the Ei0UGikef A man cannot take
win him more ttSan two weeks PROVISIONS.
Aas at that ne IL Gindersd greatly oy nat
urai conditions In attempting to open Up
q pr0specE- All these problems fnus 10
ecnsSeeree when speaking Of the kiondiks.
WHAT one ss48 says another VIII ss,9ts.
a. II a f;,.3cisis mater q, make statements
the universally OF which VIII ce aaf.itsed'
One mars expeTieiss - BOT taat OF an
other. Personally, would say TIA. ~
loon ascension which was the talk Of the
ceunsry before and after II took place
yaat and excited crowd gathered 10 see
the woraesf1! exhibition AZ the gas
sweiIea the Zig Tag the excitement became
snier.se and when she lines we're cut loose.
osse fellow jumped into the basket unln-
vsfea The balloon was zip az great
ha.ras for a long time but finally it came
dawn bringing its unlimited guest sxiely
back His friends congratulated him on
his experience and asked him now ne hte.
one such trip In your life That 10 tsse
way feel.
Mr.. Sheen was a well-known Arizona
newspaper man before he settled 10 Los
Angeles. lie owns some claims In the
kj1ndike.
C. c. cortest. who has been Visiting In
Wha;com fse The last week. passed
through the city yesterday on his way 10
his home in Eugene. Or. Mr. Corbett
thought Whateom was Hsesy Sound
town, and especially just now. az II Is the
occasion OF The Northwest fair. ut Is sur
pricing ho@ much Interest ig manifested
By The people up there, lie said yesterday.
EVERY one seems 10 be working Tor the
good OF the cause ard there Is perfect nnr-
mony. The exhibits were arriving liz mag
nsficent form when 7 isff. The hortiessi-
turaI department is going 10 he a geod
one. AZ one goes into the room where
this exhibit is KEPT, lie passes beneath an
arch built of different varieties " apples.
At the top are displayed some magnificent
Baidwins One of the iaseresting exhibits
= a HtDnSi VI tAe '4siHFia. 1890 > s'as
ship There is a curnef band III Attend
ance and evidently the fair Will be huge
success Whatcom does good CONNER
cIa' business. and III my mind II is
hustling Western town"
A. T. Ellis has just returned from the
north. and according TO his statements
'6wiftwater' Bill; Gates II no longer known
hy that eobr.quei. IL Is rather silent
Water at present. Gates made big
suurt while ne had money" SAID Mr. Ellis
'sbut when a man throws his money away
by The thousands, no mine il golag 10 keep
him spending In that fashion very long
Mr.. Gates was big man once, but he IL
not so much now"
Mr.. Ellis resided at Juneau for ten years,
and when the gold stories came down from
the north he took his pack and was one OF
those who got there In the first rush He