The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27
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e. Northern VIII Bring in
) hat Many Passengers.
!, noxAoE HAS BEEN BROKEN.


/ a. ascussson which has been INDUCED
...s.w the past week by hotel propri-
Il -. .erehants ard others regarding a
80. = she Klondike rush and notice
! q s. xe.eeegsos In business was a useless
LSe.ss 4 words, 10 the opinion OF those
IN ..s.re ii cicse touch with the railroad
--.eniss and know Exactly how many
,.....ae err nox on the road TO Seattle and
IA ....,, 10 reach here on account of the
4 60, Northern railroad having been
\ ,..<k.ded BY Snow in Montana.
y - road has been bIockaded since last
3r...ssy. and the blockade was not broken
u ,,,rs MT night As result Of the block
-: = hsrsng been broken, the five trains.
al ~anvIne iloo people. will arrive In Seattle
i ,o61s he first having left Spokane last
nstt ~ -
NJ me d now reported as being open
= ..txssu Sc. Paul and Seattle, and II Is
sx,eri4 that the number Of people who
I = ~ ssslye during the coming week viii
c Il eats ezsred that Of the past week
, nk5ss4 c. Stevens. general Western
, -,etsaou agen: OF the Great Northern
4ro6d, nhen Interviewed b. a Post-Inteli-
i gsaew feporter iast night. said: Yes. It
80 net THAI the blockade has been
8 bsSkl4 md FIVE trains viii arrive In Sea-
lmerow. The first train 10 reach Sc
, 4anAfaee last Tuesday will pull into the
! 1depA senorrow morning, or at least we
49, aldstiy expect it 10. as it left Spokane
Iaat SUSt cannot say definitely how
AmA9rorle will come on these nve trains.
J Hsei believe the number Will be between
i n al lao"
n wealth OF George w. Johnson.
vstan fukoner, who Is now 8 guest OF
, - 10 hosel Butler. is estimated by KIon-
n d11u who are familiar with his claims
4nfiassr locations at several million dol
IN but his modes.y In the past has pre-
81 smtA him from making any statement
0nUfdng bis Alaska property and what,
~ M opinion. he thinks Ii is worth. Mr..
Jenson. however, has such unbounffed
I'VE The future or Alaska and his hold
80 tHere that he VIII leave for Dawson
oqeHuw morning on the Victorian ac-
Il smpanled by his wife and four children
~ Ma party OF six men. Mr.. Johnson has
4 r. returned from the East and while
q ihes he organized an Alaska mining ccrn-
SeHH. which has been capitalized at s.. oo1,-
lind In which are Interested some of the
HnM prominent and wealthy men of New
J 8lck Pi'fshurg. Pa. and Youngstown. o.
[N also Hugh Mcdonald OF San Fran
- whose name Is familiar to the read
0publie and who is known 20 be one
80 richest men that ever prospected in
property Of the company consists
! 1sa chain OF ten continuous claims on
H&sen creek, and Is the biggest chain of
4sAlms ever discovered by one man
~ johnson. when interviewed by a
II Mrlntellssencer reporter yesterday af-
J 3Aapon. said: Il have always made /.
ZME 10 keep away from newspaper men,
J 0& while was In New York studlousy
Ae2ded all OF them; but as | am 10 leave
! xitie for Dawson tomorrow I viii tell
~ what did in the East. wha. ! pro-
! salss TO do tn the future. and what prop
III have Ia Alaska. l was in the Yukon
nuntfy for a period Of five years. anu
4 he there | was successful Ia my pros
Atng, beating the chain of ten coRtinu-
~ claims on Canyon creek aud also three
Bssers on Bonanza. Skookun aud Do
4 1ssaioa. The latter three are being worked
~ two OF my sons. who went aorth with
3 sfvs sears ago.
=. ife Company | organized while in New
Hkfk 10 called the Alaska and British
esshwest Mining Company. and the sai
Ntovs are James ". Huston. Of New
Aift United States treasurer Under Pres
al Harrison; l.. T.. Cochran. OF Youags-
- o.. vice president OF the Commercial
fAsieaai bark and president OF the An
Nxs Brcs Rolling Mil Company OF
3 mss,oan; Hugh Mcdonald. or San
Tsase.sec; John A. l.. Campbell. OF New
IA OF Burnett, Ssayton 4 Campbell.
1sfneys, Leslie G. Bruce, or New York.
sBFisios Of the Turf. Field and Farm.
/ 10&se s TerrN of New York. q. w h.
afsen, OF Dawson. and Hamilton ),
Stkks. of New York. The Officers are:
fss&e G. Bruce. president: q. W. +.
Aason. vice president and te Idrni man.
4 -. George :. Terry, treasurer. Hamil-
4 fAS. Wicks, secretary.
s IN as soon as | reach Dawson | shall
! FTvsd to open the chain OF zen claims
X eanyoa creek. white nay two sons will
~ The three others 4 win be aceem-
sasa Oh my trip hack ~ Dawson by
wife and four children. Two girls and
4 eoys. My wife ana children are aux-
~ 10 50, and l aug more than pleased
aaAe them. a. 3; - nay intention la re-
ia n naWsog fer a. least I've years.
+ sais II New York could have SAID my
Z ~ Gains. bBi advises | received from
sens were @ the effect that the prop
vas proving 10 he more valuable than
tsasessd. ard could 81 sod for more
Uks n DAWSON Than IA New YORK The
ErRnsni throushoot all parts %: the
- over the kionalke IS not aeaiimE i'm
Nass. and You can expec; thousands
Scnss 10 come 20 Seattle and start for
EsSd tei1s IS Way of 81 M.chae,.''
Johnson originally Sause troya M.cht-
shsre s;s family remained during
I nv yvaFS he was IN Alaska. bug prior
Nsas aorsh he conducted a bank in
ts1asSa. tAs state. lie Is Well aud "a
fass known 10 many business men in
49, Mctsfegog, q candy merchant -
3 I@FspAia, IS "a guest AZ the Northern
\ Experts ~ reSnaia IN Seattle fer a
'ea days Mr AetsTvgor SAID
'sai; J 5rsivci in your city to-day
aSioDlshe3 81 the large number
q rNp3e "a the streets ana mare So
A. was .nfs~n.ea that she rush has
Na 50 great isgc,y IS he was a short
axe Hundreds a. people aye row
Il - Way to seattle / arrived on ;he
Am SSetae road and the fiYss sec-
~. tee tTatu Carried ssa passengers
sats St pasl"