The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07
Educated at Carlisle, He Goes tt
Alaska and Gets a Fortune.
COMES OVERLAND WITH GOLD
Reported Discovery of Golden GRAY
ell Running DO Cents to the Pan.
on Dyea River, Near Canyon City
-SkaEway Postal Service StfH
Very Bad-So1diers Helping POST
master Distribute the Mails.

The steam schooner Navarro, Capt. Hig-
gins, which arrived here early yesterday
morning from Skagway. had an INTEREST
Wrangel. He was John johnson, full
blooded Wrangel Indian. who had just
returned from Dawson with quantity
OF gold dust and several drafts for large
amounts. johnson is thoroughly Amer
:canized Indian, having graduated from
four years In Philadelphia. He stopped
off at Wrangel to visit relatives. The
Navarro also brings the news of reported
gold discovery on the Dyea river near
Canyon City. The find is said TO be
causing considerable excitement, and al
in claims.
The Navarro's Indian Klondker left
Dawson early in March and made
quick trip to Dyea. coming up the river
alone with a single team OF dogs. john
son talked some with Purser Ketchum
who had charge OF his gold dust between
Skagway and Wrangel. The Indian
claimed to have one clam of his own and
dixie region. He had only been in the
interior year, having come out from
the East to go TO Alaska. ketchum says
that Johnson is well educated and writes
and talks English as fiuently as an edu-
Gated white man. He has almost forgot
ten his own language, not having lived
at Wrangel for eieyen years. Johnson
told ketchum that there were a num-
Der OF Indian and half breed claim own
ers in the Klondike. He said that most
OF them liked liquor too well to save any
money, and that their claims were rap
idly passing out of their hands, because
they disliked to work
According 10 reports brought by the
Navarro from Dyea the gold strike near
The head of the Dyea river promises 10
be of considerable importance. 1t is re-
ported that as high as 30 cents to the
pan has been taken out a few feet be-
low the surface Bedrock has not been
reached yet. The strike is near Canyon
City. and every foot of ground that seems
az all likely To bear gold has been stake6
out.
The postoffice service al Skagway and
Dyea Is still the cause OF considerable
complaint. After 4 steamer arrives with
a big batch OF mail II is usually two days
before it Is distributed in the office. Then
II takes TWO days more TO hand II out 70
the meg who line up IN front Of the deliv
cry window. Several outside parties have
established delivery routes. They charge.
II u said. - cents a week for the service.
Fly some arrangement with the postoffice
officials they get their mail before any
one else and the SUBSCRIBERS derive the
benefit. Small boys at Skagway are max
Ing some money out of the ina bi,ity nj the
poStoffice 70 handle the mails. They get
in line and soon as they sc. near the
window offer 10 sell out for Is or . cents.
The United States troops have been call
Ell on several times TO assist In the work of
distributing mail. but without experience
they are able 10 help but little. Skagway
people look for better service when Spe-
cisl Inspector Cium makes his report.
A number OF the steamers or the Alas
kan run have been cutting rates from
Skaway to Seattle Secand-class fares are
as low as Sla on some boats. and first-cIass
passage Is given for SO The larger COM
panies have not yet begun TO cut The
Navarro brought down eighty-five pas
sengers. most Of whom are coming out for
short visit or more supplies. Several OF
the passengers were sick and have given
up the attempt 10 reach the interior. The
Navarro encountered strong head wEds
on both the up and down trips She leaves
for the north again on Saturday.
Her passengers included: w r. Moul-
ten NJ. w Pitt. y. y. Cla-scock. \. J.
Bapsti, Frank Syiusti. Nj l.. Kaufman
Charles Shannon. A r. Wray. Jonn jail
bert II. W. Rutter. q. A Soderburg. w
II. Britt, A Swanberg. J. r. Morgan. j.
l.. Hart, Il. r Kline c. w Howard L.
Stenger, Joan Berg, Hugh Tracy. William
BAILEY. j. x. Bower. VI. : kione. Peter
Olsen. George Andrews. G. w Custiu.
Frank Connolly. ID. r. Wetts. NJ Grant.
~ Gfanis Mr.. Buchter. George l.. Bug
zard, NJ. + Mackay Waiter isaker. e.
CTusty. {. '. Chisholm. II. NJ Divers. A.
=. bu Bols. a &. Beanhae. MIR. Harkee,
NJ. Y. Thompson. Charles RoStin. Charles
Ha!f2enny, John Alexander. H.. * David
sen H. II. Da-key. James Madleck, p. II
Ift2emag. George Fraxell and wife, james
" ooGs. T. F. keykerdaI. G~or-t Icke
ana wtI@ H. Fountain. George NJ Eeng,
j. u Ifchstart. George p Fapltr,, p r.
Peter. II Herr, George Mich. John Fes-
ter Fred Brinda. r Prince, f Rschlna.
G. Gioiant, N Grechina. ". Bea!e. James
Knight, Charles Geloch and .. :. Fur
tong.