The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-12
PASSING .IHROAG.


ra xaz received yesterday gro.n Dyea
~ nro9ress % the WhaIIey party OF
1F~srs-known Seattle men who left this
ID JANUARY Z for the KIondlke via the
&pof pass. In letter 10 his brother
A. WhaGsy, Arthur W. WhaIssy de-
~ some Of the interesting incidents of
Nrsp The party haG succeeded Ia
2.hsar Sheep camp on January - with
3Me.r goods and were then preparing 10
Bis e4dquarfsrs ard proceed up tns
-unsats the letter describes their an
are sssh a horse dealer en- The trail
he way We came near buying a
sr-so near that had not Mckay come
q we would have paid sies for tire plug
E.fsgares .hat we could Use the horse in
r5f.nx for ourselves and for others on
~ fraa ard then dispose OF him AT the
Ne paid 10 others following us Well
3aay spoiled IL all. aud luckily for u.s.
&.tsoked al TIRE ANIMALS teeth. ard then
y enes iis back and the poor brute near
ksef In Needless % say we did noi
the horse
"A whalIey says that A. G. Sands. man
~ 81 the Sunset Telephone Company al
Sc5ms. Is on the trail with men and
Aeses building a telephone line across the
skoos pass, He reports having asen
b Smith. formerly an eBploye OF the
k6enis al the court hous- wltn bis elk
rkgng a load 81 ! 80 pounds I'D the trail
u sled They expected 10 get their ous-
6u oeer the summit by the tine the letter
|eee.aed Seattle and all We're reported In.
Ree heaisa and gea satisfied with the OUT
Ak
NJ party consisted Of the following.
ka1ur ". WhaiIeg James G Whailey.
las Mckay George Miracle. Arehie
1ls,ia. and Bruce Dyer.
a. steamer city Of Kingston will bring
the city this afternoon number of
sssser1en representing the Victoria Chess
1sh who will meet players Of the Seattle
Taist and Chess Club In match. which
u1p>ie played at the Chamber OF Com
- rooms in the Collins hui.alaS The
D4ich has been in mplstsor fos some
me aud local chess circles are greatly
ntssested IN the outcome M~szrs 81
wHna ms. y. j. Perry. c. ". Rhodes, w
&1Akman. + II. Piper, a. Grannaaon. ".
q fsoih.rs. III NJ. II. N. and Capt. G. r.
c4rk will represent the Nictori. club
Ibe Seattle players will be selected from
ltkSfoliowing members Of the local club
Qtnsrs. w. A. Dlckey. A. Il. Peterson C.
sBasiey. X. W. Earto. Frank A Steele
Vs.- Lerch, DR. G. ii. Baldwin. Earl Jen-
- and l.. l.. Curtis
NJ. I. III, Piper OF the Victoria club.
y yell known among Seattle chess play
having formerly lived In this city.
h genera y ranked az one of the most
tafeul and accurate players on the Coast.
Messrs. Dlckey. Basiey aud Petersoa are
roAsdered az the leaders OF the Seattle
PLAYERS Play VIII begin al s.3e this after
moon and continue until at least three
T0upds have been completed Many IA
Grating games viii be played. for both
s.@--ns are strong and each Is eager 10
win. Every one who h. interested. In the
royal game of cstess'' IL invited 10 wit
n-f~ the match. sulich will continue until
= saie hour tonight Ladies' who play the
game are invited.
r. h. Porter the weli-knawn Juneau
fnialnk man. arrived from the North on
thss city % Topeka Thursday night AT
the Butler last night he said: Juneau IL
doing well Ia these kiendike days. Con
s!d8rabie Quitting IN being handled hy
the Insrchants OF The city. Many of 'he
Corona's passengers who lost their outfits
vert on 10 Juneau. and after buying fresh
outfits made the start anew. The city is
lively and prospecting.
Much interest Is being taken In the
quartz belt on the southeastern coast OF
Alaska. After all is said and done more
ra.stai will be invested IN legitimate min
M ventures in Southeastern Alaska than
N any section OF the territory. The rep
'sstntatises Of the capitalists are con-
gantly visiting that region. and develop
tNlt work is progressing all along the
ln.s The kloudikc may divert attention
or the time being from the great mineral
'elt that traverses the coast. but II is
los for long"
Mr. Porter said that Commissioner os-
Eaf- n
lfisss down town. where he established
himself soon after tho fire. The records
n the burned court house were taken ot
# THE vault comparatively untouched by
he heat and practically intact
The Mes; Rev. Leslie Day. one Of Spo-
aAss most noted characters has reached
cattle Oh his way 20 the kiondske Thurs
AK evening he was out tn big fur oyer
- After Day left Spokane The chief OF
SEce telegrsphed 10 Chief Reed IN this
ify 10 So If Day had two dogs. Scot ana
Kaiser" Detective Meredith found Day
nj asked him about the dogs Day tooh
Meredith down 20 he stable where he Kept
lis animals and brought them out for In
petition. Meredith yelled Scott" and
Kaiser until h. was weary. and the
loss only looked at him in ansazement
: ~. again they Ola not answer the de-
crfpsions given by Chief Ward OF Spo-
tame. Day says thar when he VAS train
nrsioE@ tn Spokane people used 10 stand
nut in front Of his house nights and veil
Edo Fsio." II didn't SEER, 10 make any
Inference who lost a dog they went 20 the
pofxe and said. Well Day Is training
logs for Alaska See X he has nay deg
bay saws that ne 8 going 20 remonSsrate
sea Chief Ward fer in~lnuatinr thar ne
deprived spokane Il some az ia tnergrels
snss Ward has been in Seattle, someone
has stolen one OF his dogs
" IL. Jeffrey. az Portland Ne. after
Visiting she British Columbia cities and
~ uand and Tacoma. hats decided t.
aring ats party of thirty men TO Seattle 20
purchase their outfits fer the l. Fofssiika
sok fields. Ar. Jeffrey VIII return East
n few days snd viii return 10 Seattle
Nth u party - thirty ki0ua!kerS in tine
% sail FOR Alaska early neSt month. -
Save Investigated the stocks Of Alaska
sotsts kept ley the merchants ~ both fhe
sssfiSh Columbia citlez" SAID Mr. JegTrs1
sssserdsy. "stsd / and that a nsan can huy
q much better advantage berc. Neither
pertlAad nor Tacoma has the stocks ~
srw upon such as are keet sn Seattle
an not surprised that sle hulk * the cut
sstlass i lone in his ct-y."
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