The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-01
THE PASSING IHRONG.

From M~>sreai Canada, to Seattle come
six hardy French Canadians. on their way
TO the Klondike. They did not 60 to YAK
couver or Victoria TO secure outfits. as
over the Canadian Pacific but when they
came 10 the Coast. after looking about
them. they ccngregated in Seattle and viii
buy their entire outfits here.
r. Rinfret. civil engineer and gradu.
ate OF the College OF Montreal. is . MEM
Der OF the party. He told Post-Intelli-
gencer reporter at the Northern hotel yes
terday that he was web satisfied. He and
his party he said. had done the best under
all the circumstances. II know we viii
have to pay the duty on our American
OUTFITS" he said. but then, as the van
couver and Victoria people buy largely
from this side, I do not believe We shall
lose much by the operation But We are
getting good supplies of every kind here.
am well satisfied with the stocks car
ried by the merchants OF Seattle. We viii
secure in this city our fifteen months pro-
visions, and other supplies sufficient TO
last US two years. We will push right ON
into Dawson and make that our mead
quarters"
Mr.. Rinfret comes OF the race that has
ever been on the frontier in Canada ana
the Northwest. The party includes the
following: ]. /. Desehamps. J. Deschamas,
E. Rainville. J. Loiseiie. J. A. La Piante
and r. Rinfrei.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Peter Olson OF
Denver. COL arrived in Seattle from Fl
montcn Canada, where he had been TOT
ten days. making inquiry into the over
land route via that city 10 the klondike.
To a Post-Intesligencer man Mr. Olson
stated that he has made thorough IN
vestigation of all the known routes into
the gold regions OF Alaska and had come 10
the conclusion that that via seattle ana
Dyea was the better one. Furthermore ne
believed Seattle the proper city IN which
70 outfit Mr.. Olson said that ne came %
the Coast In the interest OF large oooy
Of Denverites who proposed in short time
to push through to Dawson ana beyond.
He left for Denver yesterday afternoon in
order to report the situation TO ms COM
panions Without invitation upon the point
Mr.. Olson stated that he believed from MS
INQUIRIES at San Francisco, Portland. VIC
toria and Vancouver that Seattle was ger,
tiny three-uuarters OF all miners who had
QUILTED for the Alaskan digginss. As 10
the Edmonton overland route. he thought
1t entirely too long.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Blake are regis
tered at the Butler. Mr.. Blake Is super
intendent Of the mills at Port Hadlock
and Is chairman of the Republican central
committee OF Jefferson county.
George w Hazen, chief of the weather
bureau service OF the United States. Is here
from Washington on official business for
the department. He Is staying at the
Butler.
PersOnal.
Mrs. E. B. r. Grant il guest Of the
Diller.
VIM. A. Hadlock. of Oakland, Cal. ar
rived at the Diiier yesterday.
Frank WiikIson. a prominent citizen OF
Anacortes. registered at the Hotel North
ern yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Riemann. OF Snohomish.
are visiting friends In the city and are
guests of the Diier.
John r. Mening. of Duluth. arrived I'm
the city last night on short business trip.
He is registered at fhe Hotel Northern.
Capt. Howe. OF Juneau. who Is 70 guide
the United States army exploration party
that is TO go into the interior OF Alaska
from the Cook inlet country. Is at the
Northern. He has lived In Alaska for
years, and Is wei, acquainted with the
greater portion OF the country which his
division OF the exploring party will cover.