The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27

After travelling 5000 m.lss .sroagA tss
interior OF Alaska, establishing seven ns'~
postofIiccs on the Yakon river and s.x
others on the coas, and In Southeastern
Alaska, postofsee Inspector john y.
Cium who wen, nprsh sfom Seattle .Ast
March 10 reorganixe tho United s:s;ss
postal service In The far norIh. has ss-
turned 10 this city. He.was enc o. 'es
passengers on the City Ok Topeka. wa.ea
arrived from Juneau last night.
Since leaving Seattle Inspector cium Ma
Travelled altogether Io,ose miles In she par
formance of his duties. over loo r,.les
OF the distance was made on the Upssr
yukon in q Peterborough canoe. aec1si-
panied only by his son, young man -
years OF age.
Inspector Clam says, with a sigh az sat-
isfacslon and with considerable msSss.
pride. that his work has been ..ei dora.
lie claims that II the contractor -aa -
20 carry the malls over the route y ~afe~~-
ee by him does his part equally wsal. 40
trouble with Alaska mails IL q .s.sa.. -
The pas,. Ba; Inspector CluG - rot 20
certain that the contractor. Z. e. G'cs-
arisou. win carry cut his bsg ';na -.as'as..
The condition In which tas ..~,vss:er
found affairs al st. Michael gss Ta.
promising. ard Inspector C.um. er hs
arrival at that point. forwarded 10 9rs.-
lrgtan by the first steamer a full rio.s
OK Contractor Richardson's alleged seaa-
cuencies. There also he started t.-e &C.
cnmulatei mails of weeks up the fifsr
hy private carriers at the expense @: -,
contractor. II IL 90 this feature ef b.
Icing 1ourney OF paatofflce inspection =.
establishment that Inspector cIum awe.s
With most satisfaction.
Something New in Postal History.
inspector Ciusn describes In an interest
ing Kramer his rapid transit system OF
postofhce essa bi.shmont. 1. Is something
new IN the history of the postal service OF
the nation. The government at Wash
ington had al length awakened 10 Ihe
fact tha, the conditions In Alaska cof.s<-
quent upoa The discovery or re s:ur
parallelea riches or the klont.sse hsai
never been duplicated. To meet snesc
conditions Inspector CIam was sent into
,hs new territory clothed with authority
such as has rarely II ever. been given 10
ore man Ii tho service before.
In the years preceding the discovery of
the Kloudlke, Mr.. cIum states II had
been the cheerful custom Of tho govern
r,ent to aiioi about three years to the
establishment az IA postofaee on the Yu-
kon One Summer the wouid.he poat-
master would send In his application.
The uexf summer he would receive his
appontme NJ, with h,s ofaclal bond in
blank. wi;h Instructions 10 'iu 1t cut and
return IT IN ordsr 70 receive his commits
H,on. Some time in the third summer the
p0nimaster's commission would arrive.
By thai time. the tradition of the DEPART
sr,ert goes. the new postmaster would
have been eaten up By Se&rs. died Of Old
age or scurvy. have iefs the country.
Ths system was not brilliantly success
f9L
Hat insp,ctor Ciam changed all that.
In compact form he carried with him
80 Alaska complete ousfis fer 1he es:so-
fshmeat Of pos;ofnces. fesldea post
oface supplies. saon as stamps, postal
cards aaa what no, ha took with him
dating aad caace.inx stamps. keys for
asal sacks an a dozen ard one things
ot ttsas sors fut nasat important ot al.
she articles IN h.s og1es wers blank bonds
ard commissions for the poasmasiers
Tzsese Inspector tfgm waa given fuu
poser . select. spgoint ard commission.
attn ~ ogs 10 say Kim nay. Hss waa
sae entire authority usually exercised hy
the TTvs'aens wifn the advice Of scors
@ ss}3er4.Daies Aaa the direction az con.
sressmeH ~ al Kinds &, politics
Po.tanie~ In Twenty Mtaas~s.
Tas rev system worked Ska charm.
Inspector Ciym Says WHAT h2t .ormsr1y
taken three yesss was a-osnfFIshef In al
most f~w nsi1gsee - i q fac: voseAed
fgr ssy Inspector cum thsi enc Yukon
poz;o@iee vas ess e8sAe3 reaay fer husi-
rf9a "a iwertY agsasses. The llftla sseari-
80 mercy snevasi her ngse against thA
bank. f4e .nspeesoF Jumped ashore. se9ee..
s-t a ilke1y looking cttizez. ard mace rim
goztusaxtsr. sEnacss ~EYly-ni5ly. A;ssso-, Re-
f9s@ ssss Ioan>zsion - sha sown esulf a.
seroh.a 10 eos on ard aea9eS, tHe nas
possTAztss vas se9I s1and,ag sy lis little
h4au Of of.ca uArac1nrnasix ae1sv nc&n~