The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30
OLDEST OF klOIIIR
JAMES KELLY. AGED xt~~
YEARS. COINS NeRrr
lie Has Already spent r.,
d"""s Service In A,..s.
veying for We.terr
to Europe. via n.-.

James Kelly. OF Trinity c,,,,,.
ma Is about the oldest mar .s... -
"a north this year In sees J. "a -
Is headed for ko5zehue so,,s,, = seA s
hFing on board the I.eslsa \ saS s17
loading for the land Of ur,s,as..s s4
Use. This viii not be Ksassua 10
per'enee in the far north. ara - asss 4.
ne ~iu come through the a.. Va ~
eEder as many Of the volumes. e N
are going after their for,rn.~ sssa IL
d'een years ago Kelly sa,rss
uIsIon sem out by the Western Y.. . -
graph Company from San 800 N
'iie purpose o. surveying she hs- ~ =
stheife Of reaching Europe ~
across Bering straits and IA. ~
siotkla. Fer four coassnnaus - - y
WORKED IN various parts OF A..s.sn =
keily said regarding his experss,r--. =
fost-inteIhgencsr reporte. y ss,s,.;ss . !
The four hardest wears a, -. =.
spent in Alaska i'll the seryirs ~ ~ ~
ern Union Telegraph cornuarv ss.a ssA
teen years ago three or fomr ..sS Sl =.
were sent north from San rrsr.s ea'ssss
me purpose OF surveying route q, ! S s
u WlFe 10 Europe VIA the Bey.ns ,s,. .
= iauiioet .. ooats were sen, 10 f,r'rss s
III charge Of Col. Buckley. TIER % s..' !.
earsoes OF wire. which was aae.S - !.
bultdins on the shores or tie j. -.
IT can be found today. The .shIps - 20
survey the bed of Boring sea "a -
Joined q survey party that wa !. -.
from point back in the snss,sss -
Cook inlet We Went north h ~ -
OF the sea expedition and Va. -.
at Sitka. For several years M -
on the survey during the un.ss 4.
spent the winter in lonely cans- ! !.
interior. Our base of supplies - -
long way from shore, and We -. - -
ont of reach of the base.
FINALLY we worked our way ID a. -.
of kotzebue sound and spent n.y.
in that section. We did NOT have - !.
mine for gold. but found pienfy q =
cations that gold was TO be haA Il ~.
quantities.
We were finally taken acfo~ -
sea and landed on the Siheriss 49, =
started into the interior, and vers -
Go miles back from the coas, "a r
reached US that the company ~ 49,
10 abandon the enterprise. NJ ~ ~
TO the coast after much hardshio. ~ 1..l
" reached San Francisco. Snre - !,
have been mining in Trinity eoustv a..
fornia. | heard of the rush d Thn1A
and kotzebue countries and annlhee.,
the good indications We had ospl ~
surveying. | arranged TO pres - "a.
ing Interests in California. al1 sa i
leave for The north in fen IN
.'Yoa may think II strange ~ IA
OF my age TO try TO gain fortuna & ~ -
north. | spent four years Ii ~ ssfu
country for the small wages ~ u a.
Western Union, SO do not hesilats 8 4
back on my own hook With vidcns Z 1
golden fortune before me. dan'i ~ d
go into detail regarding my knoul1n 4
the kotzehue country. Many ma ~.
believe there Is gold these, ana ~ 49,
Of statements would not change thtk ~ |
ion. Those who want 70 20 A1fth 81 /
not be persuaded TO stay q honA snfnI
it goes. For one / ans going u tTy =
luck. and l don't expect 20 leaye ~ ~
IN the Kotzebue country.
Kelly is a very striking tEdivi11 n
hair is perfectly white and 4 49,
tache of the same color covers \ G(tx |
lip. HIS face Is furrowed ws0@ 6lkhs
and evidences life spen, In - vsA |
He was once a very strong max - kn
a wonderful amount OF vitality i41cHt |
his Is years. lie is a practical ml3 ~
VIII have no trouble In getting ~ %
out IL ne finds it. Kelly Is golux - !
with confidence that he will - q %
by the principle that he knows ~
care for himself in that country - = |
escape many OF the dangers thai -
and inexperienced men would run =