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


and Australian mining fields ard the min
ing brokerage world of Great Britain's met
ropolis. For this reason | have had Sailor
BIZ stand for his Photograph for You 10 Mr..
Barley, the Official photogra pher Of the
White Pass & Yukon railway.
Sailor Bill came down on this road on
mis- way In from Dawson, dressed in furs
and Fnackinaws and rubber boots. But If
you look for him in Seattle, substitute IN
your mind the latest mode of tall silk hat
for the fur cap, everything from oyercoat
10 shoes of the latest style, enough jeweiry
to start small store, and b:g bunch Of
red roses over his heart. That is William
James Partridge. Esq. ne appeared
among the millionaire mining plupgers of
Coolgardie In the afternoons OF 1885 In the
mornings he wore d red shirt and carried
a pick. and was a prospector These sud
den changes of characteristic attire excited
much comment, and the Coolgardie Miner
had a witty scrsed about il. But ne could
never change his face sad that esteemed
contemporary. That was as unalterable
as the ten commandments. and a ID sight
harder 10 break. 1t looked as if you might
rest the pyramids of Egypt upon il and
bruise nothing but the pyramids His mouth
Is tender and expressive organ. II looks
like buzz saw when in motion and like
the coffin OF a Christian when in repose"
This was really intended as good ma
tured sarcasm. and Mr.. Partridge accepts
II as such and laughs heartily over il. He
has a strong face, a handsome profile that
would be hard but for the good humcr that
shines through his dark eyes. and the smile
that Is ever playing about his mouth
Although he has been a miner the best
part Of his life. having buried his father
in the Ballarat cemetery in 1859 or there
abouts. the company that he has mingled
with during the last eight years OF his life
has made It's mark upon him. As Sailor
BIZ he may still pass as q miner outward
~. but his address and cultured speech and
accent. his witty stories of adventure In
which the personal pronoun cuts no grea.
figure, show how his character has readily
expanded with his success in life and rank
him with the leading industrial tnanciers
of his time.
Mr. Partridge came hes. last May as
the representative of Col North, a brother
OF the nitrate king, and otheg capitalists
He has bonded number OF placer claims
in Dawson. and also some quartz PROPOSE
tions. AS he came down the railroad in
his furs and mackinaws, he was showing
some very handsome peacock quartz from
ledge near Rink rapids. This ore is sad
to run 80 In gold, and Mr.. Partridge has
the belief that Il is good proposition. He
has also bonded an Atlin quartz mine and
several placers there AS he came down
half his attention WAS devoted 10 his sack
Of rock and half TO the railroad, and ahou.
the latter he seemed unable To find words
to sufficiently emphasize his admiration
OF IL.
Il never expected to find 1t more than a
mere fImcrack mining camp road" he OBJ
served but find II one OF the most sub
stan,ial road beds have ever ridden over
II is what was wanted to develop this coun-
Try. In Australia ana AT the Cape We had
railroads quite AZ long. and longer on
much less mineral promise than this road
has PaidY OF course they did. They are
paying now. every one Of them
But what We want in Dawson Is a wire
You want stock exchange there where
aciuai knowledge Of the mines VIII fix val
ues in which the public can have conf
dence. But this would be no good without
q wire. Why. II one ge,1 an option there
now. II will run cut before he can conr1,l-
n.cate with his people In London ! don't
see why the Canadian government hasn't
put In a telegraph line But although It's
klnnolke revenues are enormous Il has not
done a thing or spent a cent But a tele-
graph line, as private enterprise would
BIZ "A big winner"