The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-23

sorry notes CT snort tirze s0r cur Interest
ard We dropped out. When ire first note
became due Z was said a. Rose1fsidt's
Office. II the Chamber OF Commerce build
ing that hc was out CO town. Mr.. Bishop
went into 2 hGilding scrozs the stree: and
saw Er. Rossnfeidt sitting ln his office.
Papers we're then pat IN the shsrins
hsads RosenfeI5t tired 20 get out Of he
building - the back door. bat fhe sheri-
chased him through the building and final
IT, got service. That ends nay connection
with the case I understand that Rossn-
ffldt came 70 Portland about three weeks
ago"
When azked about ITS opinion as 20 run
ming snow ard ice trims 20 Dawson. Mc.
BAILEY said he did not think Il prac1ica nse-
In the piaeriss The land was levsg and
regular roads were MADE for the trains
- travel over. In Alsssa the conditions
Ters entirely different. The locomotives
we're undoubtedly al right under GER
tain conditions.
Arrive i'm Dawson February %.
The Snow and Ice TRANSPORTATION Cav
pany under NJ Rosenfeldt's management
vas one o. the best advertised schemes IN
the country and much was said II a
general way 10 bring Il As closely as posi-
ble 10 the government relief expedition.
Their circulars gave the officers a. fol-
lows: President. Joseph Ladue; secretary
and ,Eafiic manager. Marc NJ Reynolds;
genet al manager. F.. J. Rosenfeldt chief
engineer and general superintendent, ~
rus kobineon; superintendent OF motive
power. George 7. Clever.
The ruhiic was Informed that the 'pio.
nesr train" OF the snow ad Ice Transpor-
tation Company was scheduled to arrive
at Dawson about February =. Tie cir
cular said:
and twenty-four cars, divided into six
sections. The train wig bs divided into
four sections. devoted 10 passengers.
freight. fuel and all necessary mechan-
ical equipments. Ia addition 10 several
hundred men as a regular body Of en-
pioyes, the United States government VIII
send troops direct from The war depart
Enent and select corps of engineers. who
VIII occupy ore section Of the train 20
insure safety TO passengers and watch
over supplies to be shipped TO those per-
sons now there whQ may be in need OF
food and clothes.
Passenger accommodations will be in
| box cara, double boarded. with plenty q
light, Kept clean and warm. bat passen-
gers must supply their OWL bedding. All
trains viii be supplied with u physician
and necessary medicine.
THE supply Of food viii b wholesome
and abundantly sufficient IL must be
| understood as before stated. that every
passenger Is 10 render all assistance in
his power 10 aid in reaching the point OF
az working parties. with relays, VIII be
in order when required.
AN additional feature OF our service IS
that AS soon as navigation opens. during
the summer months this company win
inauEurata It's exclusive water trauspor-
tatlon with line Of safe. comfortable
with the Snow and Ice Transportation
Company trains to the interior points
OF the Yukon and Alaskan districts
- special feature OF this company will
1 be 20 furnish supplies 10 its patrons
throughout the year at the lowest pos
sihis rates. delivering the same ~ the
head ~ ~ rivers as far as navigable. by
/ their natboat service In summer and Ice
/ locomotives So winter
''The rosie selected is rs follows Leave
Portland Tor head - Lynn canal then
q point between Five Finger rapids and
Fore selkirk preferably Fort Selklrk
From Fort .Seikirk 10 Dawson on the
Yukon river"
The pioneer train" has not reached
/ Dawson yet. almost a month after sched-
ule. bat what Is more, has not even LEFT
Seattle OF Portland. Il vas learned from
n reliable source yesterday thai the sail
ing date had been changed as follows
January - February 9 % February r.
10 February "a. % February q. Agent
Smiley cannot name the boat on which
the expedition viii leave.
with Damn on the sun.
a Post Tntelllgeucer reporter had a talk
last evening with AR Smiley. The whole
AFFAIR IS ridiculous" he said ''Th" com
panv rs a legitimate one and 7 am salts
rel ~ Manager Boscafeidt's good lnten-
tcn~ lie came over 20 seattle for the
pfrpcs" Of charteriug a vessel 20 50 out
wlth the expedition. but VAS disappointed.
The f8ct that Mr.. R0senfeldt has been
lanr3ng thiry-oue persons IN Portland
dnra thr first az tho month. when the ex-
petition was 20 start, Is proef To my mind,
'hat he Is honorable. The company hes
rieh' ar nine sngw and Sec locomotives ~
/ Portland They were delayed twenty o.
tlFs .u transportation.
AS to the failure ~ the expedition 10
etsrt e mus. he admitted th8t due allow
ancn MA h7 made. c0us dsrry The delay
in che arrival OF the lo- ematives. Il was
Nr. 81 senfeidts intention. Il hr could not
rct l1af. to pay The passengers fares N
s-1te regular steamer. AZ ,ac outside not
91ra than af'y tickets h3vs bsen sold. The
nv has "a contract vitA the govern
mt"t - take In about lie tons q pro-
Visions.
- am w]lIns 20 have my record laves,,-
Estea am roe , sNiudler. ard 7 have
dome nothing wrong From che tfroe / VAS
r years ctd up - the time ! became y
J worked ~ the New York Herald 7 have
also rFlartTi ea gre New York sun
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roh SHEER ~ "a weekly paper called the
Saturday Afternoon
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