The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04

clear the track at Tester way. over which
TIE Northern Pacific train had 10 pass
People. during ali this tine. were 1zmme1
ia the spaces between the three trains
and were never o1t OF danger.
At the Northern hotel are Edgar G.
Snyder ard Stephen Is. Davis. jr. two
who arrived IN Seattle yesterday over the
Northern Pacific. having visited several
points IN California on their way here.
We have some business matters 10 al
tend 20 here and in Portland" sad Nr.
Snyder yesterday. NO we are not going
TO the KlondIke. although Connecticut
VIII be well represented IN the tnrong Of
god seekers from the East When we
left there several parties were being
formed 10 come 10 Seattle. / know OF two
myself that viii start In z few days for
this city. where they will secure the neess-
sary supplies The large emigration from
New England is accounted fer by the de-
preston III manufacturing lines that has
prevailed there fer some tine pasg. Then.
you must remember, there are not 20
many chances III the far East as IL the
West for the young men. Seattle is known
In New England a. the city Of chief i'm
portsnoe on the North Pacific coast.
Every one speaks OF Seattle il connection
with the klondike. ard / was prepared
10 see just such - busting. busy city as
you have here
Texas does not inteHd 10 be left out In the
rush towards me kfondks. Some OF her
sturciest and weil-known citizens are at
present IN our city making preparations 10
start for the Copper river district George
Hogg. from Dallas Frank Newton and
=. W. kearny. from Gan Antonio, are the
pioneers from the Lone Star state. They
say that hundreds are going TO follow in
their wake. and thar before many more
weeks have passed Texas VIII count many
OF her sons Drawing the trials and danger.
attending the trip TO the gold fields OF the
Yukon. Joining the party on their trip TO
Copper river viii be Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4.
Downing. from Boston. and ii. Prince, of
Colorado
g. ". kearny is d grandson OF the
famous Gen. kearny, the hero Of the
Mexican nar and the first governor OF
California Gen. Keafny was the first
American 10 carry the national flag across
this great continent and make il respect
ed BY ali the people who then lived in
the great west. Gen. Phil kearny was
also an uncle OF the future klondiker.
and he. also. Is famous among the many
uoDle-hearted soldiers VINO fought for the
Stars and Stripes during the dark days
or civil war.
II Chittingham Mills could put into book
form ali he knows of placer mining u
would till several volumes OF interesting
reading matter. No man In Colorado or
Idaho is better known than Mr.. Mills.
who has spent almost half century In
the gold-rlbbed Rockies. He has mined
along the great American divide from
Mexico to British Columbia. At the age
Of 70 he is as hearty. strong and vigorous
as many man at So Mr. Mills came TO
Seattle for the same reason that has
brought countless hundreds Of mining men
here--the gold excitement. Il am not
going to the Klondke. although i may
change my mind before the spring is
over" he said yesterday. Il am thor
oughly 81 the opinion that all Of the gold
in the Yukon Is not confined TO the klon-
dixie the vicinity Of Dawson. New
discoveries will be made perhaps of as
great Importance as the kiondike'
Mr. Mills viii remain here several
weeks. Part OF his mission here Is 10
examine some properties on Cock inlet
for large mining syndicate.
Carl L. stebbins of Springfield. Mass,
arrived in the city night before last on
his way 10 the KlondIke. II is now a year
or more since he was IN Seattle. and he
says that he was not prepared for so
great A change for the better. Seattle
Is on the tongue constantly In the East"
no said yesterday afternoon. "and IL talk
is any criterion by which 10 20. then the
rush TO Alaska is yet In it, infancy"
StebbEns was thunderstruck to learn that
what he considered bed rock prices In the
East did not get down to the prices In
Seattle. He purchased q rife in New
York city at price considerably below
the regular retail figure. On arriving in
Seattle he went around TO the stores and
found that In one instance he could have
purchased the same kind OF a rife for
less money than he paid in New York. In
other places the price was as low as in
New York. Stebbins lived at Lake Cush-
man for several years.
A. b. Jones. a prominent Spokane at
torney and mining man. is guest at the
Butter Mr.. Jones said he had just
dropped in for a few days 10 look over
the iiveliest city In the state. lie said
last night:
seattle Is certainly going hard pace.
would like to see this entire northwest
nh up and Il The people would take a year
To IL the result would he much better
''Rossland viii develop into one Of the
greatest mining camps in the world con-
tinued MIR jones. They are opening up
Il camp there that will not be mined ol.t
In two centuries. Mark my words that
In the next ton years RossIand alone VIII
produce more gold than all the camps Of
Alaska and the Northwest territory.
There are fifteen mines in that camp that
VIII In 4 few years be operating smelters
Of their OWE and keeping them busy too.
The placer gold catches the crowd bat
pital takes to quartz every time
w T.. Putman. 81 Milton, OR. returned
t. Seattle yesterday from a trip u the
Baker river mines In Skagit county Mr.
Putnam said last night 10 rost-Tnteili-
gencer reporter:
Il have been AZ Mayheu's camp on one
OF the small creeks on Baker river sor the
past few DAYS. The miners have n last
found n machine that VIII save the fine
dour geld which Is found IN large auan-
titles In the gravel. and have sust con-
ple;ed surface tests which give from -
cents 20 81 - TO the ton The dirt car
be worked for about - cents \ ton and
the miners are much encoura ged. II is
sixty feet 10 bedrock NJ this point 80
Taker river and The digging viii - richer
with depth The fniises are "a little over
Agteen miles from Hamilton \ gv~7t
many people are goiag IN 90 locate claims"