The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
THE PASSING 1HRONG.

Joseph l.. jerks ls a guest at the occi-
dental hotel. but il must not be inferred
from that fact thai he e q transient Wis
tier. On the contrary, he has determined
20 make Seattle his permanent honae and
20 conduct all his operations IN the Hoodoo
mining district, at the head OF the Paloass.
from this city. getting al his supplies here
and shipping all the output OF his mines
% this city. He had In hs hand yesterday
a receipt from the express company for
nearly 81 go which re has Just brought
out. He sees no valid reasJr why the en-
tire Psiouse trade, much % which now
goes 10 Portland. should not be diverted
20 Seattle.
SO far as am concerned" said he last
night, my own mind was made up some
time ago. and have been buying al nay
supplies. both for my store and for min
Ing operations. here In Seattle. the only
exception being the single item OF rubber
boots. which did not find here TO suit me-
Yes. 10 Is true We are work ng over what
might be called old ground. bat Il suits Us
very well. We have 10 go down little
deeper and 70 Use better facilities that Is
all. Last season we took out abou.
81. ESQ"
Henry STEINER one Of yesterdays pas
seUgers on the City OF Seattle. Is at the
Rainier-Grand hotel. Mr.. Semer left
Dawson November g and says that his
trip out was uneventful- Better time could
have been made Il the weather had beeEi
colder. There was open water between
lakes Hootaiinqua and Lebarge and there
was very little snow on the river banks.
The trip out was made with dogs and
sie6ges Mr.. S!emer says that II was SO
warm that one night 1t rained. He states
that ne has done very well, having gona
from Colorado 10 the upper Yukon, arriv-
ing there at the time OF the earliest dis
coveries He has claims on several OF the
most promising creeks. He did not bring
out more than enough gold 10 tide him
over the winter. which he expects 10 spend
in the san Juan district in Colorado. The
market price in Dawson for gold from al
creeks and bars is 81 per ounce, and he
expects 10 get that price here.
A well-dressed, good looking woman was
walking up Second avenue about o'clock
yesterday afternoon, paying no attention
10 any one but quietly picking her way
through the crowds that are always found
on SeattIes streets A group or men were
standing at the Second avenue entrance 70
the Hotel Butler, and as the woman passed
one Of the men remarked: "Wnat pretty
KIondike widow II reached the ears OF
the woman, who turned like a fash and
singled out the man that had made 1t. She
iabhed al him With her umbrella, evidently
aiming at his eyes. The fellow put up his
arm in time to save his face. but the UNI
brelia struck his hat and sent II spinning
out into the street. The woman gave one
look around her at the crowd that hao
gathered. and dashed up the street with
her head in the air
A. Olsen, OF San Francisco, Is guest
at the Northern on his way 10 Alaska
Mr. Olsen, after looking ever the price lists
sent out by Seattle. Portland and san
Francisco merchants, decided to purchase
his outfit here. He said last night:
Il did not consider II advisable 10 pur-
chase nv outfit at San Francisco. Prices
on the things most needed In klondike
outfit are higher In San Francisco than In
Seattle, and the merchants there 90 not
seem 10 know Just what Is needed. san
Francisco Is making desperate EFFORTS 10
get a portion of the Klondike trade. Inc
crowd will certainly come to Seattle.
.rro,g the Klondlkers now In the city
are u. ". Thomas OF Chicago, and Z. H.
Wharton, of Des Moines, both at the occi-
dental. Mr. Thomas has just returned
from, Dawson and is on his way 10 chicago
hut he expect 10 return In the spring. Mr..
Wharton Is bound northward.
Personal.
George f. Brown. OF Hamilton. Wash. IA
al the Di!ler.
George Chapman and J. a. cooper OF
Sn0qualm.e. are NJ the Dllier.
James Mcconnell. Of Mnnes polls. Is Wis
lting In the city and is al the Diller.
Henry Proteau. the well-known Alaska
miner arrived from Mount Vernon last
evening.
7 A Clock, general agent 81 the Wis
conssn Central with headquarters at
Portland was in Pioneer Place yesterday.
Mr. Clock fs one Of the rev men now
representing Eastern lines IN the North
west.
James F. J. Archibald. business manager
OF the FFawgey company, arrived from
Portland last right and has arranged for
the opening Of the company on sunday