The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30

Aktte HAS bESH w4sab2 ek118StFs1 &sss
mlsrspresenied sn this co.umas Of many
Eastern rewspspsfs.- said 1'resi r. tsras.
81 Haserhil- Mass-. 20 y Post -intssiissneer
reporter st the Hotel Bruaswick yesssr~
6av. Il nearly decided nos 10 cofse TO
Seattle TO oetnt after I read az snssryiaw
IN the Haserhiii Gazette. in which James
Packer. who eiaimsd 10 hzss remained IA
your city for s~o months. made y num-
bar Of statements in which ae npoks 81
II ~ q very tfisparagsng manner. He sasd
that person while II Seattle xss charged
exorsitAnt prices for hoard aud Lodging.
And thai half Of The time !: was impa&~
sihss 10 ind place to aassp. Ar matter
81 fast. he sid. . fortune would be re-
CURED 10 1--we In Seattle any icnGth IT
esne. He furthermore said that . man
Vas liable 10 remain In Seattle for a num-
bsr Ct weeks before he would be able TO
secure arcommods tons on . boat goiEg
90 Alaska. ] arrtyei In Seattle yesterday.
and can truths1ily say that during the
short time have been here I have found
that ! can live here decidedly cheaper than
can nj 1lxserhsis. and the aceomsnoaa-
tions are equally a. good AZ obtained
there ~ mueh htxher prices.
= Rave siec aAesrtssred that II In pcs
W. w 1EttfsE accommodations a43 - NxAi
bound fer Alaska at almost any time. and
that a klondiker can he oEsfst,sd here as
chap ~ any place know Of.
II wish you would say something In
your paper about The frequent misrspre-
eentatfoHs made BY Packer. and I will
Nsnd paper to the Hayvrffii Gazette.
- not believe In misrepresentation. and
that - why I desire TO have the peop..
81 Hayerhiil understand the facts AZ they
s~ts$ ~
sachusetis for the kioasi.ke. bull only got
a. far az aeatfie, I am unable TO under
stand why he did not make ths trip TO the
interior. unisas Il was because he became
hcmessck and lost his grit. May other
peouie or the game caliber as Packer are
writing setters 10 newspapers In the East
telling the same story. simply because
thes become frightened 1T the sight Of a
enow-cappai mountain. and fhe quicker
their stories are corrected the better IL
win be for the general welfare OF Se-
attic.
Mr.. Gray was accompanied 10 Seattle by
James n. kiiner and J. Fred Gordon. and
they viii walt here far the arriva, OF a
party Of three more from che same city
These three gentlemen were unanimous IN
the statement that the excitement In their
state over the Kiorslike liz at fever heat
and thar large parties would shortly leave
for Settle for the purpose OF Quitting
A party of fffteen win start from Havsr-
hill. Tn May and 80 to the interior by way
or 81. Michael.
''Ths death rate In Skagwav has been
greatly exaggerated said j. F. Connolly,
who re;urnsd yesterday on the Humboldt.
Many people are under the impression
that people are dying hv the dozen. but
sncs- Ia not the case. The death rate IL
eNrsnaratively small when the population
Of re town IL taken into consideration.
evsf can say without varying from the
fyats that the average number Of deaths
tNas sness- we'll for the health Of the
community"
Dr. 'awe. g. Rowan now registered at
the fs'ai Dtiler. wsll leave on the next
srin - The CITY Of Seattle for Dvea. and
make wnick trio to pawscn In company
WITH r w -ohb who owns property on
Hunke~ Or. Rowan WAS FORMERLY located
r. Juneau, and when the mad rush 10 the
E'ondlke commenced after the treasure
shin came Down from 81 Michael. ne Join
~ the thronr with the result that he II
row the ewner Of elsim No e above on
Henaexa.
J. q. Hestwood and Louis Rhodes vet
Gran Yukaners. are nj the Hotel Stevens,
having returned from a trim through va
rseus nars. ~ the United States. where
they were looking after matters pertaining
10 taeir claims IN the Klonilke. The~e
gentlemen arr quite uncammuieative snt
~ l. known that thew are the owners Of
claims Mes Fl ard 90 above on Bonsnsa
ana THAT they win soon be wealthy. their
cssims having made an unusually good
eAewin.
W. n ssowdea. ~. owner ~ property on
BONANZA Hanker ard 1ola Bottom VIII
leave the latter narf OF the week with n
PARTY ~ old yutoners for nysa ana pro-
cesi from tier. M fast IA possible TO paw-
rnn. This j. about the time OF the wear
whea the els-,igna' yukeners take their
departure and II h understood sha. manv
St therA have engaged massage on the next
trim RI the City ~ Seattle.
''raekinw fresu pvea TO Lake I.inaeman
r. onlv rlxhs cents pap round" 7ald mar
from sksxway Yesterday THE rate II
very eAssa and nsosp%cttve KloraiksrS
viii have no trouble In getting their oat.
sis hacked sver the pass at thai ngure as
shsre are uen asxs and rack trains - "a nj
tas issie ana anxious ~ tassn AZ 'he cppav-
tmnity Ia Do the work Mast Of the gold
ss~kess wha lefs Seattle have pushed
through "a tast as thss iSss~is'ss cess'i and
Tire hackers eFe new awaiting the arYtsa
o. more boats"
nlM Sherman. awnsr OF clAlu, No a be
low en ranansa. g So iesve shortly 20 ths
klsSilss aeceYd1nK RI letter received
from ei~s ms friend ri anCe ~ sAa hotels
Sherman was nus AZ Tire isseky msn. wAe
efrisea IN IRE kAonajke With the first rush
aaa his sarIy 4fse@sfAnSa On the seems
Yssaa alFn n rich msan.
James = nenEsr Howard Tesaad ans
Thomas Rrows. ~ Sessns&a sAa.. ere -
TIRE iayeess etsies IN TIA coal producing ~
e'an ~ Pennsylvania have decided 10 cas-
their fortunes II Alaska. They arrived YES
tersiay IN Sesgtl@ ana wisI less na sifas r
having fhssr ea:nls ana starting north
Trey say sAes Seattle - tatsess more atNass
In SAs East thea sssv ese@r eEsy 1n sAe fss
rsna cSs@s ard thar s*era % s~saais fseu
Eastern peaazxfNsass hsV.> already 81
esssesi ~ essfa ssrs IL satat.
r l. fFeealng fs thN e8yarca sEvns ~
parks ~ Eass seekers sns aes IL s~sTfse :,
Sesfsse fsssssa ItseS4ssgx Mr. Fys@isag swI
untssrxst sas statement sAax st EAST ! N,
rsosas fsesa Alssxa~Fsv yozsnGY woaisi se 4
A.aNss ara naess 90 sasns weasd eatis Il
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