The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02

rafIraa4 reggie there sserns 70 re h'sle
.sas,sst. and that he also managed 20 work
hsnzef anto the esteem &C very repn1aa'ss
pe-spse I'm Richmond ard ether points n
the South seems evident
Tfa srss Inquiry that was sens ouf con-
essniax Macdonald was directed 20 certain
railroad officials lr tie West 1t cane
from. toe r.ssr with 9 hsEs Macdonald n40
connected himself IN Richmond There
be proposed 20 the officials Of the Chesa-
p1ake IL Ohio. J. has been learned, tne
fo-rYsa ton Cf 3 party O. not more thaa
80 zehlch would be carried Though 70
Dawson, via Victoria Or Seattle. for the
Igs figure os slsa The route included
sssar.r IRE fsoua Puget sound 10 juneau
asa thence by railroad and the Taku river
to Laks Tesaln From this point, accord
Ing 10 bis scneme. Macdonald was 20 per
s,as'iy cos.asctv the expedition 10 Law
son b. steamer, down the HootaiiaGua
ard Yukc1 rivers.
MacaonnId'. Great Circular.
Circulars announcing the organization
ef lie company for the purposes named.
ard defining the route. as Indicated. were
printed and. II r. said. distributed widely
throughout the South. They awakened
great interest and sooa after they were
disseminated, inquiries for passage ard
particulars as 20 the route began 70 pour
IN on the officials o. the railroad COM
paniss. go plausibie were Maceonald's
representations and so compsets as TO de-
tails was bis scheme. that many people
with dreams az Untold riches floating be-
fore them, took up with the plan NO
small part o. aiacaonala's alleged graft
was the offer 10 take people 10 Dawson
for $40. a Ridiculous figure. Indeed,
was this fact. Il ia stated. that frat led
suspicion 20 fan on him which led to IN
y.stigafians resulting IN the exposure.
Had Macdonald placed the figure at 500
or 500. with liberal 'divvy'' 10 the rail-
road people in the East and TO the men
-sth whom he sought 70 ally himself, it
IL possible that he might have secured a
neat sum In the way Of advance payments
End raaae away with a fortune before his
mask was torn from min ard he was ex-
posed as q common s@fndlcr.
The circular. which was distributed
through the South and East. announced
the organization os the British Yukon
Transportatfon ard Trading Company
ard contained description OF the new
roats, sta Lake TeSlin and the f4ootaiiE9-
aua rtvsy 20 Dawson. Passengers were 10
he booked 10 tie Big Salmon. Mcmillan
poss for points on the river Of that name.
ssesart river. BonsnZa camp. kiondIke
river. Forty lille. Fort cadahy and Cir
Gle City.
The details Of the route were set forth
with great eishoratsnc@s II was stated
that the eompany's boats could not ac-
conmoda:e mere than a9l persons and
1ast the sale OF tickets would be restricted
- that number.
Here was where Macdonald. Il is be-
l.eqed by those who have investigated the
matter hoped TO reap a small fortune, lie
stated In his circular that OF the principal
sum % xiaa. 80 was 70 be deposited on
making application for passage His ar
raugemfnt with the railroad people was.
II Is learned. to retain half OF this adj
vance payment and give the other half
- the company.
Hundreds Prepared IN bite.
As II 10 stampede the gold-crazy people
OF the country into his net. Macdonald
the departure or the special party from
Richmond rates would be advanced to $50
and no tickets sold for any less amount.
The finai statement was 10 the effect that
tho party would be under the supervision
Of Macdonald himself as general agent Of
TIRE company ~ Juneau" For full infor-
nation as - equipment etc. Macdonald
Il IL said. referred prospective victims 70
the Officials az thu passenger DEPARTMENT
~ the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Com
oany This gave tone of official respon-
slhslIty 80 the circular. and il is 10 Won
der that hundreds were prepared 10 bite
~ the attractive bait. when. to the good
fortune ~ TIE expeetaut gold-seekers
Macdonald and hts nefArious scheme were
sxpases
Representations. made personally by
Macdonald % the Eastern men whom 10
hoped - Involve II his plans were 10 the
effect that hfs company bad absorbed an
If ihs important steamship and transpo~-
tatfdn ctf0ratiie7 operating between Puget
saoa9 and Alaska, He said That ~. r,if-
lsh Yukon Tra1sf ort8tion and Trading
company @ss another rane for the Na~fh
= Fserirsa TRANSPORTATION ard Trading
company, = eich was oneratfns a fir. ~
STEAMERS frora S sftIe 20 s. Michael The
rev orS fFtizefi7H - he effective January
; @N% f'f aisa re9resantsd th4t hls com
r9nY eouIra3le } al - ihs. haste ara r,,;oes
on she yekoc river Mac.aonefi ~ &c
stated ~Fat 81 fir as - arrange fer ire
nftoFfifs12fT7f7 ~ tttc p8Szaae fna1tnv ha-
tween she e8rsaos lfess - raffrnqtf IA kg~,
the chain 20 Seattle. ard the steamship
ijus 70 Alaska
Mae.ia-ala arrived ln racamoad Va.
early n Noe ~frh~r en8 ~ nn,c bfg,n >na-
TRt}ons L Is stated f},st ~. pfesentes1 HE
pres aecfaz tc the railroad officials and %.
r*Fed AeEfiaE Theq 81 set about pr!-f-
sHs FRA circulars a1i getting ready 70 ran