The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-17
BRACKET IN POSSESSION.
GETS Sk aGwAY WAGON ROAD
AFTER A HARD FIGHT.
Out Of COMMUNICATIVE Appointed
-brackett Arrested for Contempt

George z. Bracket Ia now in fulI posss~s
Son % the Ssagwav wagon rad. after .
hard fight against receiver appointed by
Judge johnson. OF tha United States court.
az Siska. He left Juneau for skagway last
Saturday ami had the authority of tae
court 10 take possession % iae Toaa. The
agas il and oas % court was an interest
ing ore. II h well told by 5. I. AtwaRer
wealthy Rochester. " Y. business mar.
prsse-s. and who has been ia the ncr;h 1og
the past six weeks Mr. Atwater returned
tuesday On the steamer City of Seattle
and said 20 a Posi- -Iutelligencer reporter:
The fight agains; George r Bracket
20 gain possession Of his wagon road Was
the most iniaaitolss ever waged against an
honest man, The receiver was appointed
without notice hesng given To Mr.. Braek-
ext or the other parties concerned. Because
he would not turn over the road 70 shs re-
ceiver. Mr. Bracket was arrested for con-
tempt Of court and cited to appear on sun
day morning. June 5. another irregular pro-
ceed'ng. When he firsally made mis- snow
ing In court Judge Johnson could DO aoih-
1ias hnt discharge the receiver and order
an accounting OF his actions
Ise scheme 20 get coafrol of the yai.a-
bic wagon road property was formed by
charies ;. Moody and his two partners.
Bullen and Began. Five msoaths sgo Moody
started 10 work for Mr.. Brackett "a A la
oorer on the wagon road He was then
raised TO the position of tirnekesper. When
Mr.. Bracket sent sI0ooo In currency 10
SkaSway. Moody and his partners started
a bank with the money. II was Skassway's
hrst bank. The enterprise was looked on
With favor and soon carried heavy demos
It's They began diseoanting time checks
Tor labor and supplies issued by Mr. Braek-
EFT. In short time they gathered up
sS,SS IN time checks and claims Some OF
tho labor checks were discounted % per
cent
With these checks 20 back them ND.
Moody went 10 Sitka and applied 10 Judge
Johnson for a receiver for the wagon road.
He requested that Began a Skaswav sa-
toon-keeper. he appointed Judge John
son made the appointment, and the re-
ceiVer started for Skagway 10 take pos
session OF the road. Naturally Mr. Brack-
cit was much surprised. and at first re-
fused to surrender his poperty. The re-
ceiver finally took charge hut not until
MIR. Bracket had been cited 10 appear
before Judge johnson for contempt of
court The order called ror an appear
anee on Sunday. but this was no more
Illegal than several other things that were
done. Bracket saw that II he saved any
thing out OF the road he would have to
get II out or the hands OF the receiver.
The matter Was finaiiy taken up- on
its merits before Judge Johnson. and the
clainfholders did not have peg 10
stand on The court issued an order re-
moving the receiver and ordered him to
make an accounting to Mr.. Bracket al
Juneau, but he intended to go 10 Skagway
at once and take charge Of his property.
Il have private letter from White
Horse rapids. dated May q, which saws
that out OF io5 boats that tried TO shoot
the rapids up to that date forty had been
wrecked In nearly case the boats crash
eli into the rocks. owing TO the men at
the helm not being familiar with the CHAN
nei and the contrary currents of the rap
ids. Although hundreds of dollars worth
Of sappliess had been lost, no one was
dsow9scd from the forty boats. Many
were rescued by tmsse on shore.
On" man who WIS rescued had lost
everything he possessed. He had packed,
heavy outfit over the Skagway trail
last winter. but arrived at this lakes too
late TO make The trip down 10 Dawson
His boat was one of the first 20 Leave
Lake Bennett. When he reached the
head of the White Horse Rapids he start
ed 10 shoot the boat through, but was
unable TO make it The craft struck n
rock and sank with his entire outfit. He
saved hsmseiS by strong swimming The
next day he was found on the bank of
the river about to take his life There
is now trarnway operating around the
rapids. and / understand the Canadian
police are dissuading prospective Kion-
dikers from attempting TO shoot the rap
ids
Mr.. Atwater was accompanied by his
wife OH the northern trip. and viii leave
for the East later in the week. They are
now at the Rainier-t;rand hotel