The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

,.vs shortly bef3re O'Clock his morning
- fsgfy-Gva passengers on board, one
a,ec. from Ia Hzeu. sAs vas iRe last
...srner 10 Eeaea the Sound from Lynn
Z ..naI ports. having lef. skaEway Sunday
i .e.rna,n. Tire features of the news she
,asxty, were. The arrival Of II. g. Petit.
i !, suo,,osnish City. from Dawson. Major
tv.,st's arrival at Lake Bennett. the muir
sr Of Gambler sam Roberts last sunday
:, ska9way, aad tbs fact that the notori-
:. .soapy" Smith. ex-conyict and all
.rsosd criminal has been ordered TO leave
osxsgway.
Tas Roberts murder wss committed
..yy Sunday morning. lie was running a
s.mbl.zs game. and was shet by several
,.kn gho held hiGa ap IN the early hours
y s,as morning as he was entering the door
&. his cabin.
A. the time. Il is said. he had bag o.
Rsaasy on his person. and tne highwAYmen
.neY II. They demanded that he snrreti-
lar L lie refused. and one OF the Grim
ks.s,. drew his revoivor and sent a bullet
csasA,ng through a vital patt Of his body.
= pobe.ts PARTNER rushed out OF the house
snd the h!gawaymen took their depariurs
uvnhoat searching the dead name BODY
zoe the gold.
/ IN connection with this latest crime to
- = sad al the door Of skagway. 1t . stat
lea tia, the COMMITTEES Of ioI called on
t.soapy' smith Lars: Saturday afternoon
Ssna todd him that he wotaid have 10 lsave
N,osn within tweuty-four hours. Smith
Sass Ia town when the CITY OF Seattle
LII, Sunday afternoon.
In. c. Petit. who came down on the
Teay Of Seattle went into Dawson last
Is<psanber. arriving on tho 18th OF the
1reaih He made the trip In the interest
Ies 81 Paul ana snohom.sh syndicate.
tsss returns. it Is said with interests In
,snty-cas claims in the i<londike dis
uiet.
4 Petit said 10 "a Post-InteIIgeDcer r.
rwier -Four creeks near Dawson whicll
aaaye hitherto been on the doubtful list
are now named am0ng the bonauzas.
kay are Dominion. Bear All Gold and
f4alphnf The work recently done on
them s.ess great evidence as 10 their
!. iehsess ghrc was great rush To
tRassbud creek. gp the Yukoa. want
lup u Investigate. b4g found that il was
s.riacgally excitement. No shafts had
Ibssh sunk and there was little 10 Indicate
Eaas the creek would prove 4 r.ch one
Jf4fis-nine locations had been made on
Wash creek below the u K sslmoa. up
- the time We passed there TIE creek
fsas showing up very we'll averaging =
lesnts 20 tbs pan. aad bedrock not We. III
tsght We met people al the way along
Itae aver who had been ibid Of ,he strike
- MAJ. Walsh GA his outward trip. Thy
lvese making ali haste 20 make locations,
Al ef The Canadian police had gone down
.tas river u get n GA ,he new discovery.
lTaeEs had been very Wtle crime az Dsw-
tsaa up 20 the iia'e isf,. aud 30 muir
sesgs"
Ma Wash is uow ou his Ny out. hav-
Tag left niE Salmon three days ahead OF
IA,wood and Petit lie stopped "a, Lake
thsnneli. h@wever. and Was s,ul There
ashen the other Two cans lut
L TAsre Is said 20 hs much complaint about
s'Ae failure II mail - arrive a. Dawson
iffom the outside. ana according 20 Mr..
Fss,irs story. Il Was de- ycti without good
.fsason. There waS About l.eq pounds OF
saaEl taken ia ny Mai 0alsss party. and
4tt Fslnai,.s at ~ Ssss.,s,,, tf. 4.,te. -}..