The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25
-Four More Dawsonites Reach Sc
attic on the Topeka.
EASY WAY TO ACQUIRE CLAIMS.
Burned Out I'm Dawson. These Men
Return for Further Supplies-No
Pro.peetor~ With Less Than 600
Pounds Allowed Ia Pass Taxish-
Juneau With 100 Tons Of Supplies.

Four Dawson miners. who started OUT
December is issT. arrived here yesterday
afternoon al o'clock on the City OF To-
peka from juneau ard siska- They were
George Barrack. r. e. q. Berry, Archie
shsip and J. F. Bertram. All had been
burned out IN the Dawson fire. and have
returned to Seattle for another outfit.
Bsrrack said yesterday at the Northern
hotel that he and his partner. Berry. had
been In the country but two months.
They had reached the mines with COM
paratiseIy large outfits and had been able
10 trade provisions for interests In claims
Fortunately had six boxes Of candies"
said Barrack. "and sold them out al 81
each have a good interest in claims
on bunker and Quartz creeks and in the
kiondske district, I am going In again as
quick as ] can
Sheip was the party who last summer
made trip 20 the Yukon with United
States mali. He left Dawson December
!. and two days later Berfram started
j. Il. Sachant. q Dawsoni;e who came
down on the last City OF Seattle. also
reached this city yesterday. coming over
from Victoria.
According TO late aivIces from Lake
Tasssh. prospecting parties with outfits
Of less than 6ee pounds to the man are
being stopped by the Canadian customs
officials a that point. A relief expedition
with To- tons of supplies has been started
on Is way 10 the kiondise by B. NJ
Behrfnds and A. c. Van Doren. Of Juneau.
They do not expect 70 set the food 70
Dawson before Juae. but. even at that
are confident q getting TO the mines as
early as any other relief expedition.
The crowds which reach pyea and
t.~-
moving up the trails. occasional delays
being caused by the raging Of storms on
the SUBMITS The tramways at Dyea arc
being slowly put In shape 10 handle
freight, They win not be ready for opera
ficn for several weeks yet. Good progress
r. being made with the Skarnay road.
Pres Decting gErsies are now striving to
get through with their outfits 10 Lake
r4nderman, and will there await the
breakup IN The spring. when they Will
feat down the lakes and rivers TO Daw-
scr.
Among the returning passengers on the
Topeka was Edwin Gcodall OF Goodail.
Perkins Co. san Francisco. the agents
operating the vessels or she Pacific Coast
as~a nship Company He has been a.
Dyea and skaguay inspecting these ports
ard fani'iarizing himself with the situa-
tor. fis said yesterday that from Seat
he. Tacoma Portland and San Francisco
the Pacific Coas; Steamship Company win
soon BE in a Tsosision 10 handle 100 peo-
rIs a rnep,h for Alaska.
Following Is hat CT the Topeka's pas
ssrEers for Seattle. Mr. and Mrs Edwin
Goessan a. J. Hayward. SIR. and Mrs
r. -. Mcdonald Charles r. Coogan F.
w Mcffsr. ". 8. johnson. Phil Binmauer
Mr. and Mrs. J. wian, IL r. Hoggett. r
~ Hesisn Miss Willie Ireland Mae Fos-
ter. r g Clark. Mrs. J. r. VIM. Oscar
Meyer. a E. Bailey. r. r. c. Berry,
George Rsrraek, NJ u. Mercer +. A
Geek Mrs {. n. Carleton. Archie Shelp
J. T. E%rsram. W. II. Madison. j. c.
Smith Gus Fisischer. Charles Ring and
four second class