The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-02

river Contractor g1eaarsssoz Mr. CIR
Sos5 exf7tstns. haS taks- AZ interest n TIA
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company peors hsve taken = STARE "a
saE hsg sElzii esasrag-- Il 81 tae plan &
iae latter n furnish Contractor Richard
sgn wtb fa8da as nee3@s aas as%o TO a.
Iuw AlTi "a Ssse - tie csYrsgszszT's ste2 Is-S
during tAs assson 81 nax4gatfoFs 10 the
mutual advantage - aofa parties.
TIE plan has already bsea srsasagaraseai-
TIE Richardson a.artrace h. VIII he r.
98esT&@r-a, nGS t5sTae separate divisions
One contract - f1r tRso round trips
rEoatn eaets rnonth RI tae year. between
SzaeaG and Tassarz2. al the 1a0Gfa os gre
river - rle same narne. Another IS fer
cf7e round trip = nasrst5 <Ae ysar round.
between TsTazna Rna ST Michael The
third : for axe TDg4zd Tips by water Re
tween Seafzle and - Michael During
re Enoais q JsEY rae mails went n from
.38-F2aGs. bat EGEse sarsF CO. Last month.
however. three rails lad ALREADY sons IN
and sE0 came or % To- Jgnes y-Tara N
FuUte Nae- 5fg. GInnoid lett ssAgwaY
ag4G * 5z tte Intention II the contractors
tn raG foar ros3u6 trips a month ca taa:
route during tt2e season ~ navigation n
sgraaT 10 partially asorss for the failure 90
make inc July trips
How tine scheme VIII BE Worked.
Tnder ne arrangement made By Mr.
advanced ny his new hackers. nearly hals
Of which has already been expended IN
the purchase 81 dogs. sleeLs and supplies
far Use or TIE frozen rtYsr III the winter
months. Il ia on tals feature - Mr. Rich
aEdscns rev plans that Mr. G!nnnId
wakes eloquent. lie explains how General
Manager oliyer, o. the Navigation Gem
!asny. II already IN HE Geld on me upper
river. eSfG hllShi1g carrier stations every
iTty u.i"s ascng me trail. with storm, shell
{ofs "a 8 way between each. a each STA
iion large stock - provisions viii be
keia or md. All winter a man wlIl ye-
main n charge a. each station 10 care
s9r IBe 4a- teams and carriers.
The station keepers VII also be author
led % care fer travellers and sell them
provisions 4 necessity demands. A. he
twestY -flge nsle shelters onjy small sup
plies II food ard fuel will be kept On the
lower river four nen are now in the field
making IKE preparations for the winter.
These na!l stations. it is thought. will
revo!ut.cnize the winter travel in the va
kos. making 1t entirely safe and praesi-
cable. Jf- Giunold says that when ~
iefl Skagway th.rty-five tons Of provisions
rad been sent sown Ear distribution along
the mail rol.tsa ard thirty tots more we're
To- 20 north Oh the Cottage City today from
Seattle
The carriers On the roure viii be white
rnen or Indians. according 20 their indl-
vIdual ability. but each Will be accom-
panied by q Laplander. This Is n novel
feature arranged by SIR Richardson with
Or Sheldon Jackson. who has acted as
guardian TO the laplaGders imported by
the government 70 take care OF the Alas
kan reindeer herd. SIR. GiErold doubts
that the reindeer viii also be used sut Is
no1 certain on this point. 4 small ARMY
Of carriefs will be employed a the heigh:
of the winter season. when many relays
are necessary.
SIR. Giunoid. who Is an old friend Of Con
tractor Richardson. Is a Seattle man, and
lived In this city for ten years before he
vent north 10 engage in mali carrying. He
il a brickmason by traas.
Speaking Of The Richardson contract, As
sistau; Postmaster colkett. who has just
returned from Washington City. said yes
terday:
''Runors bearing on this matter had
reached the department which tended 20
leave Il wrong impression IS 20 NJ Rich
ardsons ability 10 fuIan his contract. They
ola not fully understand the adversities
encountered by Richardson during :3e life
0f his summer contract. and while they
realize that he has herculean task before
him Ii successfully carrying opt hls pres
ent contract they wish him all the luck
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