The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-27
al nRRlgaL At CIRCLE CITY.

dixie Travelled ike an electric shock But
long before this. early the fan Or
lS4i. was established an American town
called Circle city almost N the edge ~
tn" arctic circle. aoout ! 500 m4ses from the
mouth of tho Yukon. II Is on the west
bank where an elevated tableland bor-
oers the river. ard IL Il Just within the
tukon Hats. circle tfty proved 70 De- the
distributing point for the vast region or
Birch creek and viii without doubt be-
come thu metropolis OF the Yukon. pFin-
cIpally because 1t II on American soil.
There il no natural advantage 30 put
ting the town just where II -. only that
there Is small bend of tue river lust
out II reach Of the rash current. wh'ca
makes very nice iaailng place for
small beats. for mile back 81 Circle
city nothing but al even country can he
seen. yet TIE greatest Interest lies liz tie
fact that Birch creek is distant oaly eight
miles across low aivl8e. ana. " course.
- All gol1 hunters EIrch creek wouid he
the point of Interest Tor this District.
An Indian aud hals-breed took oay the
first gold en- HircA ereek n q point aew
named r,tkas Point. No5w outstanding the
great klendike excitement Where were
this season about eas Thousand miners
working oG btfch creek. The creeks
around Circle Ctty o0 which Ec.d has
been found sga Hlreh. Aasts'oa (which
horn. lgeaawued. Mammoth. Fercupiae.
Harrison. Miller ard taele. 70 the mir
ers en- tness creeks tne question II trans
poTtstion * ~ tte sueat $ftal tulpor, arrc.
for Z uoW costs about So % nsve tao
pounds - provisions caFftsei from circle
City 81 Isireh cfvek ~ pack horse.
wonder that already some ore hiss rot
fatFN~iuced the patrnt Etsle taFra irto
Alaska. IL Is fust 50 shle - withstand
ths cold "a heFss ar deg aad hfs long hair
would ryaaer Asm almost lr4pa- sseis %
'he mosquito. tse could e.so btea hEusrIt
81 winter rrovea3eF without terv na.h
assistance As ar innovation. csc 70 The
weil-k8own haH3s eE Circle CttY had
q moose. that he hsd taken Wasn = ease
tr4sine1 - = come "a Ne.l-1eE aVef f~tft
animal The animal performed autta a
few ooEfsesl 70 efs rst4oes such az haHf.-E.
weed. etr. l. f0ssat have s.lu been
an ornament 20 its kint hsts 20 wa shot
ey q oeUcssgnsf. Who hs4 heard ~ the
marvellous game - Aisska. and - course
wanted - gry his haa8 az shooting the
astsae. Tire o2d Inhabitants H0tet thAs fa.z
raan from the states had good leaI Jess
!a.fsm~r, than Araor.
AZ Clrvse Cgty "a pastasHee hAa taen ez-
tsslishea ~ the United states ana an
}eiy IL 1877. tha frs Tnftes States man
srstte9 thsTe Before ;hAt private enter,
prt~e hs3 rontr,site-s &c mails These
foe one trsp from 3uaeau Is circle g-str
In Jet faesv wsa ar1v ere TRIP made wffa
American tail waals TIE Isanaefaa gov
sT7nasns made kATve.
The lusfAsvs saaEe ere tes. r1sts and
nearly al tAs YuAe# river taats hsvs
lHsaan or Esksna ras sas G3.s. kss.a
ere eSnss aiay appreciated d the V4kru
Eats These So HT tae - era So
miles Aons- an1 Ehesv Villa ezaafs veas-
length. MANY cs@tsn teaf tbs YuSeu ea.s
veE@ a. oae tsgEsa v&st AXE gst,ea .at5..s
Fhsn suv f~ess wsssr - At esi@.srx t-.t+,.
~ ona desiring 80 - a.sss As pr,sf,- arr
The Theory 81 $50 Eteat fzke Z esssstf a5-
NtSo re - kresraer esaak Frrs.,As~
eS-4 e1ssrs Iifeh creek as = s,s..s.s ~
-sFes N tsaxih. 10 the exrter.-r II AS
- 81 10 attle Interest. LEttEa xosf hez
>~se eSGae - tAss creek sut thtexS -
nnrs sres fer integest - fse st9fent
Ia re s~rf.fofv between - AEt-hess
afd 'trc's CITY = EseSalatAca - fa,e
~sftss A0f =: last sac nAtlvsx r.er-s
i r1en sd wsTk Scr tAefn a. ans g Ill.
nsseSs always hsgsse=s tls@f sha 49, s-.es-,-
= 10 tse rswvg vi, rexea f~rr.s se.e.-
- sasee : veF1 lftssa 8Anxsr * a ~-s-..t-..
.. ts->a s9Hrsy kere. And scsrcsss- 49,
e. Starvation.
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