The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-11

I'VE game w.shin ore day OF IRE
fastest rseord sysr made In one trip from
Dawson, ard also escaped the avalanche
on the Dysa trail by she same isngsn OF
time" sasd b. F. Griffith. OF Everssi. to
: Poss-Inse.iixenee reporter yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Griffith ard his partner,
John Doyle. formerly deputy auditor OF
Everett. and w. A. Langyiie, OF Port
land. arrived in Seattle yesterday on ths
Dsrixo, and are ameng the very Latest
arrivals from the kiondike. This trio
Of young Yukeuers were among the throng
Of gold seekerx who ieft Seattle last July
Tor the frozen regions. and while they
decline 10 place a vals:e on the.r aoldinss
ssxhss have acquired. they say that taey
- not regret having made the trip.
Their trip from Dawson 10 Seattle WAS
made for ihe purpose of transactins some
business relating TO their Kion1lke prop
esfy. anf when thai Is accomplished they
-wlii return. They expect TO be abe 10
atari from Seattle for skagwsy In three
xesks. Mr f;rifsish said that he and his
partner passed Sheep camp iast Saturday.
and he IL unable 70 give any iate ns~s
regarding the Dysa tfali horror Mr..
.Griffith says. however. that when be TEA
6kagway sixty men were reported dead
and many others Injured.
! Mr. Griffith. In speaking for himself and
bartner. said. Eve ief, Dawson on March
@3 and were nineteen days in reaching
psea. We we're travelling seventeen srd
= hal! days. TIE fasIsss time ever made
from Dawson to Dytz vas eighteen days.
no, yGn ssf. that sc made the next quick
eat Tins by one day. Tire record Of
eighteen days - sbfst hs Bob AEgiay and
Jack O'Gara. 10th OF Juneau. ! have
not the slightest doubt but that we would
4ave lowered the rssprs. had we been able
% keep pace with our dogs. Before isay-
sAnE sIlawxsts VIC purchased tour hounds at
= cost OF As09. and ] believe they were
ffe fastest dogs that ever made the trip"
{ Mr. Grlfhth Wis asked TO place an syti-
.5mate on the amount of gold that he be-
4.eved would be brought from the k.oasiiks
Wy way IF 81. Michael. and rs saia THAT
Is very hard question to answer but
] believe that the estimate OF $1,000 oo0
made by es-Mayor Wood was very con-
1erpative. l wouid not bs surprised IL
ths amount that viii be brought down
c.iu reach sis.oee. eco. while John Heaiy
And Capt. Constantine. who Is at the head
of the police authorities place the value
of the gold now on the dump al $sn.oD0 100.
The people on the outside will be sur
pflsed when thsy learn the amount OF gold
That viii be brought down on the :irst
boat Alone
s. When asked for information regarding
ANY new and rich findings, Mr.. Grsfiilh
stated that rics, bench dlggngs had Just
been discovered between the Little and
Big Skookum, but. said the Ksondlker.
''ycu can expect good results from Do
minson and Sulphur. As matter of
1aef. there are only a few creeks in the
kiundike which ars not showing up well.
Mr.. I.aTgyi.ie. one of our party, has good
progeny on the upper Bonanza and
Skuokum. while my holdings are on lien
dcrxon.
"our party brought soe letters from
Z pawxaa. and We shaJ maj them today.
We NOT only carried these LETTERS free,
but agreed ia bay postage stamps besid -.
We passed the Canadian matt team COM
ting ou' ~ the Bsg Salmon The train
consisted of five dog teams and the mail
VII he the lasi 80 como our overland. as
the next will be seat ont by ;ha ali-water
route.
Everything in Dawson IL now quiet.
ard II would be- a hard task To find A
mer- orderly town. THE action OF Judge
Metsaire IN sentencing Ed Lord. formerly
bartender nj the Log Cabin saloen on c..
iutnhis street. To five years iniprf@ aren't
Tor stealing s1s,n 900 Was sfYecsuai In putting
stop To all stealing. Matters will ha
aafet in Dawson until she washsnt IL
made. ard taer there Will dauntless he
a complete transformation Many f,illa-
snRs arr being erected, ard Lumber for
the structures IS being hanlfd hy dog
teams The number OF dog teams used
Tor rbss purgose. II quite isrge hat /. Ia
.ui3essfhse for faose people engaged In
thst ha%.ne*s 80 eVeg hsein "a furnish suf-
Hsssn' lumber A mar from Ohio hy shs
nsme 81 Hanna. who eiiselsssns any reia-
ton &c Mark Hanna. Is building a hotel
wA3.s other parties are erpcsing an ansra
hausF- Three sav$uisls arc in operation
ard here 10 work fer "a many more
Nj. Griffin says thar the people in The
interior have no sdeA that such vas.
mssliltues 81 pes3pie ate On their way 10
the kieadte, b0t be SAYS where is room
far them al. aud thar Nhen they reach
Alaska they ear scatter through the
neunsaifs ana thcn net be able 10 ind
each ether.
from the feat ~ Lake I.efsarrs clear
Through Nr crjYflih said en,Aa bgnr-
sffkerr reminded f.e ~ crowds Of r,.orla
have seen or the streets Q; Seattle run
prtg 10 a sfff.
The Trio % hiendikers n1cs "Kgl'' Exam
a, rsvc FtnxeTs
ssvtsssth IL a professional h'eycfA rss4r
ard IS we'll snawn among NE cyclists %
Seattle.
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