The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-24
THE PASSING IHRONG.
Z. G. MILES G,

! ing about Dawson during the pase
summer. His business included
surveys q claims all along the principal
creeks and gulches. Like the majority %
Canadians who return from Dawson. NJ.
Baton believes that rae diggings are but
In their infancy, and that there viii .be
much gold taken on: OF uhe Klond-ke for
years to come. Mr. Balton has good rea-
sone on which to base this opinion. as he
has been on q majority OF the claims stalk
ed out this year and is in touch with tn
formation on fie n the goed commissioner $
Office, his con being assistant Commissioners
In Dawson.
There win be plenty Of food IN Dawson
this winter" he said to Post-Intelligen-
Ger reporter yesterday afternoon, and It
will be sold at reasonable figures. Some
people say the creates; fear Is from SEX
mesa but do not believe there will be any
more than there was last winter. and my
reason for thinking thus 10 that weA-buift
cabins have taken the place Of tents For
miles along the guichss there Is one con-
uruous string OF cabinA comfortably fit
ted up and wen supplied with food.
an inspector OF the Canadian government.
who has been In Dawson forsome zine look
ing into various matters. He informed me
that he believed the royalty OF 10 per cent
ehe Canadian government TO read 10 per
cent. on the net output. which would DO
very much more acceptable. He also made
an examination into the very crude mail
system which exists In Dawson This sys-
tenn il the worst I have ever seen IN my
HE. The mounted police don't seem to care
whether or not the mail is attended to. and
very often people are compelled 20 wait
weeks for letters. The Inspector OF whom
speak will no douht advise a change In tne
present system, as he had ocular demon
0ration that 1t was worse than bad"
ertons National Detective Agency In the
Pacific Northwest, was In Seattle Satur-
day In conversation abou, criminal
an exceptionally high compliment.
In our line OK work" said Catain New
ms. I'VE naturally watch every city
OF importance to ascertain what kind Of
criminals. Since the rush to the Klon-
dixie commenced Seattle has been con-
stantiy. before us because our advices
mas in the world were heading for there.
Il am not speaking from heresay when
! state that the most expert men in al
They have locked the s'1 ground f" over. bu.
so far as / have been able to discover
only one big job was done. refer TO the
got slo.eee for less than half hours work
and when everything looked as II he
would get away with it fell down and
landed in the psn!tenttary along with his
piece OF teweiry was Big thing in it
self. but TO land the criminals also made
1t a first-class job Il certainly reflected
great credit on the official acuteness of
those In charge Of the case.
Il doubt II the people OF this city real
lie the wonderful work that the. police
swept a crowd OF humanity through your
city. Police work does not alone CONSIST
In running down criminals after they
have accomplished their object: there is
/ do not pretend to know how this work
has been handled in Seattle but can tell
by the result that II has been handled
well
Il an glad to notice the business-l!ke
appearance In Seattle. have not been
here for some time, SO that the sights
every hand OF q steady progress / may
say the same thing OF Portland also"
A. B. Little United States examiner OF
surveys, has just completed a hard trip
through the section OF country about North
one more trip TO North Bend and his work
in that direction viii end. as that country
s now embraced in the forest preserve.
The claims he haze been inspecting on this
order wens into effect. consequently the
surveys had 10 be examined and approved
Mr. Little says the work generally is
very good and shows efficiency on the part
OF the deputy surveyors. There are seven
men IN Mr.. Lstie's party. During the
greater part OF his trip disagreeabie
weather prevailed. rendering his duties
very iaborious.
J l. Snerry. ore OF the pioneers OF the
Lake Attn district. is In the CITY, having
come down the City OF Seattle. and Il
registered at the New England He will
remain here for several days and then go
en- to his home In Portland Mr. Sperry
was formerly captain OF police in that city
He resigned his position last winter 10
Join the Alaska rush He has done Well
I'm The Atlin district. having one OF the
best paying claims there.
J. r Yaksy. prosecuting attorney of Kit
sap county. returned yesterday from his
Eastern Trip and passed through Seattle
on HIS way home 10 sidney Mr. Yakev is
one of the sta1nchest Republicans tn the
state. ard says that during tfle balance Of
The campaign he will take his coat off
and work for the success OF the ticket =
Mrs w ]. Ambrose. Mrs Williamson
and Mss Lain Moore left for san Fran
CISCO SATURDAY on the steamer Walia
Waila and ~iA spe:.d several weeks in
California.
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