The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27

WIS hzs been ii SEATTLE for the past two
weeks making arrangements for the de-
pzrture of the expedition Mr.. Niles said
yesterday: I'VE have not yet closed =
deal With the owners Of any beat TO carry
US TO our destination, but we are figuring
with several and will know definitely IN
few days.
Our vapor launch was brought 10 Be-
attic from Port Townsend, where II was
built. b George j. Henry, an engineer,
who win accompany the party and pros
pecs with the others. Our outfits VIII be
purchased in Seattle. and wiz include pro-
visions 20 keep Us for eighteen months
George Clark. wealthy dour mill ope-
rator af Storm Lake, Ia, who Is grub
stalking a number OF the men. Is also al
the Globe and will remain In Seattle until
the party leaves for the north.
A party OF FIVE prospective Kiondikers
from EIkaart Ind, arrived In the city
yesterday and are registered at the New
England hotel. They viii outfit and start
from Seattle for Alaska.
r. NJ Aaher. OF London. England. who
recently came to this country, arrived In
Seattle yesterday from Vancouver and Is
a guest OF the Hotel Brunswick. Mr..
Ma!ier represents English capital which
George E. Back weii-known Boston
business man. Is in the city making ar
engagements for the accommodations of q.
party Of twenty Massachusetts kiondik-
ers now On the way TO Seattle, and of
which Black is the manager. The COM
paEy viii build iight-draft river steam
er here and ship il in sections to the
mouth of the Yukon, where II will be put
r.
the river. xftH large outfits Of tools, CLOTH
ing ard proYisiong and a large amount of
goods for the establishment OF tradings
posts In the interior Al. of the goods
and ths oa,fts wifi be purchased in Sc
attic. according TO statements made by
Mr.. Black to friends in this city.
ID. II. Ptngree, general manager OF the
Boston & Alaska Transportation Company
arrived In the CITY last evening from Bos-
ton, where he has bean looking after the
construction Of part OF the fleet of crafts
which the company will operate between
Seattle and st. Michael. Mr. Pingree has
not been in Seattle since 1853, and IL is
difficult fer him TO realize that 1t was Pcs
sible for such a growth in the city to have
taken place since that time
To a Post-Ir.eIl:gencer reporter who in
tervfewed Mr.. Pingree last night he said:
THE merchants OF Seattle have no reason
to fear that the number Of people who will
start from here To the klondike will not
come up to their expectations. The ex-
element In the East Is as great as ever,
and when I left Boston for Seattle meet
inss were being held regularly by clubs
and organizations, the members Of which
intend to go 20 Alaska. AT this early date
coo people OF New England have pur-
chased tickets from our company TO go
north on our vessels and inquiries :. for
infornia ton regarding rates and complete
data concerning the trip are increasing
from day to day. ! can say with the
s.rictest regard for veracity that at times
the excitement In Boston was as intense
a. ii was In Seattle. and that IL saying
great deal. The fleet which will be ope-
rated by our company Will consist of four
ocean steamers, five river steamers ana
four barges. and there is not the least
doubt in my mind fhat the aecommoda-
liens will not be equal TO the demand made
upon us from people in all parts of the
country. Our first boat Will leave Seattle
May 90. and VIII be followed by another
every ten days until the close OF the
season.
..There seems to be some talk In Seattle
about business falling off during the past
few days. and / was surprised TO hear
II. as the reason for this depression was
caused by the snow b.ockades through
now on their way, and when II is possible
for trains to run regularly you can expect
the usual rush. OF course the reports
sent East telling or the enormous death
rate in Skagway had the result OF keep
ing few people away, as did also the
report that the passes were biockaded.
The railroad officials in Boston, before
left positively refused 10 answer any
questions pertaining 10 rates to Seattle
and other starting points unless they were
certain that the inquirers really intended TO
buy a ticket l might add right here
that the low rate offered by the railroad
companies TO aiI Western points has also
had something 10 do with the temporary
.ull. as many people actually believed that
the competition would become so Keen
that the rate 20 the Pacific coast would
10 "a low as ST. Low railroad rates are
OF no benefit any way you take them, and
believe they have injured business In
all QUILTING cities.
Mr.. plngree. in closing his remarks. said
that every city. town and village In New
England would send their fnll quota OF
rsople TO Alaska and that he Is In po-
si,.on 70 say that the bulk OF them VIII
outfit in Seattle.