The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18

Mai f. S. Tagraham's party OF gold
seekers that Is headed for kotzebue so3sfls:
in the interests Of Prince Lalgi, OF the
Italian royal family, viii leave for the
North this afternoon on the fast schooner
Jane Gray.
fifieea strong men. some Of the most
experienced miners and prozpectors make
up the party that will fer two years put
forth their best efforts TO enrich them
Selves and to pour stream OF Arctic
gold from their Kotzebue sluice-boxes
into Prince Luigi's Golfers. They are
as Wei outfitted as any party OF the size
That has left for the north this year. It
cost the prince and other hackers OF the
expedition some Sleee for the two years
outfft. but there Is every prospect OF q
royal return.
Maj. lngraham, who Is In complete
charge OF the men of the expedition, Is
one Of the best known mountain climbers
on the Cast Time and again he has
assembled the higher peaks OF the Cas-
cades. and last year came into even
greater fame by plotting Prince Luigi and
party OF Italians of royal blood TO the
top OF Mount st. Elias. 1t was through
that trip that Maj Ingraham was able
TO interest Prince Luigi and his money
in the goldhunting trip. The prince first
heard OF the wonderful gold resources OF
the interior OF Alaska while north on the
Schooner Aggie on mis- mountain climbing
trip. When Mai. Ingraham decided TO
head party. Luigi was quite ready TO
go In.
Mai. Ingraham was seen yesterday by
Post-Inteiigeneer reporter and said:
After many weeks of preparation and
the expenditure OF some $lo00U our two
years outfit is now or board the schooner
Jane Gray, and Wa Will sail tomorrow
afternoon. The Jane Gray WI be at the
entrance OF Boring straits when the ice
goes out. We will go into the interior
az once and establish base OF supplies
by building large cabin and storehouse.
The building viii be frame and of suf-
'icient size 10 accommodate the men, as
Well AS store geventy-five tons Of sup
plies.
prospecting will be done under my di-
reetion on all OF the rivers flowing into
the sound. We VIII have four separate
prospecting parties. working in different,
directions from the base OF supplies
These parties Will be headed by C. H.
Packard. w. III. Gleason, s. w. Young
and q. III. Pennington. One party will
work with the launch which l have had
built especially for the trip. She Is
thirty feet In length. We viii be gone
at least two years, and Will do our best
to get gold ont OF the Kotzebue country
TX there Is any there
Two members Of Mai Tngraham's party
are keli known in Seattle G., H. Pack
ard has for years been a prominent min
ing man In Snohomish county, and was
one Of the first men to locate In the Cas-
cades. At one time he owned more claims
than any other man in the county He
formerly published the Weekly Eye at
Snohomish. Jack Lindsey, captain of the
University of Washington football team
for the last two years, Is also a member
of the party. The others are w H.
Gleason. w. A. Johnson, V ]. Smith, l..
III. Lessey, &. G. Smith. r. G. Little, S.
w. Young and w. u. Miiian, of Seattle:
&. III. Packard and q. IL. Pennington OF
Snohomish J. j. Lindsey, OF Everett
Horace Palmer. OF Lebanon. o.: F. c.
Sauisherry, Of Minnesota; A. Il. Dunlap,
or Dwight. Ill.
The Jane Gray Is IN command OF Capt
Crockett, formerly OF the steamer Towns
end. She has forty-one passengers outside
of the Ingraham party. Among them Is
Il party OF four from California. which
has just purchased big outfit here. The
men are G. W. Wilkinson, +. NJ TAYLOR
u. =. Spencer and r.. $. Taylor.