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

On the steamc~ ya.enGaa. sailing from
Seattle about April I. Capt A. X. Aoer-
cromhse and s:se ofYscerr. spidscrs. lap
laucers and reindeer comprising the gov
eminent expedition for the exploration and
survey OF tho Copper river country. will
raj, for Port yaldes. The stores for the
expedition have arrived mere and win b
ptaced on board ship within few days
Cant, Aberrroinbie and four officers Of thu
expedition arrived In Seattle yesterday
from Vancouver and are registered At the
Butler hotel.
The expedition which will - lesi HI
Capt Abercrombic 10 one Of tho most In
pcrfant In many respects that has eyef
been dispatched To Alaska by the gegefu@s
saert The men Of the party have been
chneen with particular reference to their
ebti:ssss 70 Withstand exposure and fatigue
lEcidens to travel through the wilass ness
one hundred head OF the government rein
deer, gathcred In Northern Europe by the
Wa department at such great cost. navd
bean placed at the dIsposai OF Capt Aber-
crmbie. and the party Will be applied
with the services Of twenty I.appss ak herd
err ard drivers.
llshed In dsta... the objects Of the Aber-
crosabte expedition and an account Of the
travels in Alaska OF the leader OF the ex-
petition. The value OF the researches to
~ made by the members Of the expedition
= incAiculat;e. i typographical and geo
logical surrey OF the Copper river district
= TO be made by competent and scientific
men. Particular Inquiry viii be addressed
t. tho question Of routes Into the interior
q the country ard the PASSES most avail
able TO the gold trafcr and the settler. In
addition to this. the expedition will gather
data concerning tie mineral resources ana
charActeffstics Of the country trayerse1.
showing the location Of the deposits Of
gold. copper. cosi anu other valuable min
efais.
The reports TO be made By Cant. Aber-
cro'nhir on there Tine. win be directed 10
TIE secretary Of war and published for she
Information nf the public In due time Il
= ~ II the government went ahead into
this new country 10 md out its advantages
and general chafaareristics. and then sup
piied the prcspsctor Ard the gold hua..r
With information which . private indi-
viduA could get only after months of ex-
psriehce and 1T great cost OF labor and of
uoney.
The reports concerning the country 70 be
explored, Ar above outlined. VIII be SUM-
ptsmensed by reports as to the fish OF the
country. Its forests, its animals and feath.-
cred Inhabitants and Its grasses. Hay-
mn in mind the possible construction by
American capital Of a railroad through
American territory to the Yukon. Capt.
Ahercromhie win make valuable ohs<rva-
tons on this line and his reports will con-
vey information ~ TO the possibilities for
SUCH road and the most practicable
routes
The ofhcers Of the expedition have been
choaan with an eye 10 peculiar fitness for
their duties. Capt AbePcrouhte. as every
one knows. i an experienced piainsman
and Traveller. Ills knowiedsc az the
country. gained In former trip through
the Copper river viii be of great
assistance TO him The other officers Of
the expedition who arrived here yesterday
are:
Lieut.. r. g. Lowe. OF the Eighteenth, In
Iantry Al Fort Bliss Tex. Typographical
engineer OF great experience and eapscsty.
Lieut.. J. G. Cashier. OF the Fourth In
fanery. OF Fort Sheridan. H.. who is like
wise typographical engineer
Mr.. +. G. Schrader. OF Washington u. c..
. geological engineer chosen for the rur-
rose OF this expedition on account Of NJ.
esrtrAsi qualifications for the duties ha vii,
Gsscharge.
I.astfy comes Capt w s. Kelly nc.,ar
known ~ Yellowstone" Kelly. one Of thn
most noted Indian fighters ana, s,outs In
The United States Kelly went all through
the Sioux campaigns the main reliance
CT Gen MiiN. HE rendered Gen Miles
such vaiunhle service that the latter never
undertook Sasnnaisn against the Indians
thesesf ter without the heir Of Kelly He
accompanied Gen. Miles curing the ra,.ar.s
trip through the Yellow stone nat,o,a,
park. servin. as chief of scouts This no.
assion he siso held during The Indian wars
one incas-fng great exposure 20 danger
and ceaseaess work CT the mort Difficult:
kfns
Kelly il fnH ~ "reminiscences Of ,h,..
days. Fe f. tail, slight hut straight as
palssar tire. He In silent ainnasr n bai-.
tarisurn. Ills dark hair ssreak~t ,va,s
gray. and Bis iroa srss n.ux.sche arr, thc
eH's rvteensss about Kelly % the s-,ta.ps
caGlpasErs through which he has ,.ss., -,
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