The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Hunt, Mrs. w. X sIanSsn. o. l. Bafey'
y. w. Fischer and wife. Mss l. A<asSof'
Miss 7. HaIber. Fl. wiiIsst J. =. Eaaher.
W. II. NcCanS and wife. Eddie Mccain. J.
4. Casxrer. a. WaIbert. j. r. Stewart, T.
II. Trenehzn, q. T.. tsfsssag. ], FOX. An
drew WATSON, j. ". KEN, ". r i@oez-
wood. w. II. Beard. vs.. T. aanIng, r.
Decker. G. p Porter. A. y. EsH9fi r
AIspaueh, J. chrssssHsen, Miss Ann3s s'c-
Cam, and nine ssooEd-ciass
The Richest Party
The richest party of KioBaikers mat
came down or the Corona -As nfa1ed u
Joe Brand. one az toe luckiest Of fse CO
timers IT Dawson. who mas ETeat Fepa-
tstt0u ~ = ''h.gh roller srEszng La~s"'a
gamblers and variety wornea The Erssia
party was ar11ng rae asst TO leave the
boat and was driven 70 carriages 70 tns
Rainier-(SrarG hotel with seven BAGS Or
gold dus. and great rolls Of blankets ana
furs. The only woman who canns out On
the Corona Mrs. Lot KsileF. was ~tth this
party. Every one OF them had JAo0s2his
Of dollars In gold and drafts. Gf2d tSo %
the party at least brought Out over 20 "9
each. They oEn up 20 having S-9.vs ia
their marty. but those who came cut Nth
them and know Of she riea cis ms tHsy
sosd before leaving Dsys1E. aa| s+Sht11
would be nearer the proper amount
A they left the s=1k and went INTO The
hotel eacb OF the seven, ex eept TIE SoInan,
had q sack which Contained sold dust las
etfonx young fellow rad tSo. the smaller
one the property Of Mrs. Keller. As quick
ly "A possible the geld was placed tetiB3
the desk. and then each CHE OF TIA partS
produeed their drafts, which represented
the bulk OF their several fortunes. he
men vert Immediately 30 the barroosa.
while Mrs Keller Was shown 20 ner apart
menfs. The crowd stayed with the gold,
The hotel clerk opened the sooE oi tire
biz safe and was ready 20 taEos in the
sackx He stopped down for enc Of the
largest, but met with a resisianee that
startled him It was fis first experience
with sacks OF gold. HE made another at
tempt. and. Of course. picked az the sack.
lie handled II as though Il was a sack OF
-four.
joe Brand. the leader Of the party. was
found iater In the evening In the bar
room by q representative Of the Post
Inteiiigencer. He Is typical Yukones
and lived In Alaska a long TIME before
he went to Circle CITY three years ago.
When asked for a story Of his trip cut,
Mr.. Brand said:
DraaA Tells HIS starry.
sOur party left Dawson December IL.
And made the trip out IN tuenty-sHVen
days. We did not try 20 make fast time.
having Mrs Keller with us and an exeep-
tionaiiy heavy outfit, Besides the gold
dust which We brought ots In larger
quantities than any OF the others. | was
leader Of the party. which WAS made up
OF Dan Campbell. OF California, l.. sedgs
wick, j. Il. BreiBer. Of Wyoming. w.
Jenkins. of Ontario; George Baker. Of
the Alaska Commercial Company, and
Mrs. Keller.
IAN Ia our party. with the exception OF
Baker. have been In the country from
ers on Bonanza aud EidoTado creeks We
sold out nearly ali our interests befora
leaving, 6segwiek and Baker are the only
ones going back. nj least fer a time
In regard 10 the amounts We brought
out ] would not care to give a detailed
statement. but sou will not put IL 70 high
II you say there was sgsa $50 In the party
We brought OFT no less than that any
way. do not know the exact amounts
|. that the others have. After a man has
lived In that country for three years. if
ne II at all lucky. he gets tired of the
grub and the winters. and loves. "a a Ger
tain degree. that desire for gold that IL
driving so many men into the country
this winter. We were all old friends. had
money enough and decided 10 come out.
30 here We are.
We had very ordinary trip out aud
did not snffJ hardships of any dsscrip-
ton. Mrs. Keller walked most Of the
way Tor. although We had fourteen Of the
best dogs that ever pulled sheds In the In.
terror. there WAS no room far her | an,
9oing 20 bear the Salvation Army now.
concluded Mr.. Brand. and the richest
Dawson party Of the year flied out OF the
naf room, and started out To see the city.
Mrs. Leu keiirr's Trim.
Mrs. Louis Keller. a weiI-kaowu var,.,v
actress, the second woman out Of Daw.
son IN midwinter. trippsd down the gang
plank OF the Corona al the Ocean dock
oetween two OF her miner friends She
WAS deliberately gowned and wore an ex
pensaye ssalskin Jacket which she had
taksn IN from san Francisco last sep
tsnls+f. She is a small woman Of sisn-
der build with q wealth of dark hrou,,
nalf and big brown eyes She did no,
LOOK Hhe a. woman who had lived on
Asehaike. food since last September and
VINO had Just completed an sssl mile ,ri,,
up Ine ley Yukon and over the sshtikoa,
20 1sea She looked more like a tour
%, sast back IRON tFtp Oh a comfortable
Alaskan steamer. Hut then Mrs keller
mad something To- take her mind m a..
=haraa'sins OF the tr4H for she knew mar
as soon sc she reached Seattle she y.a,,i+t
ossV'11 the wife uf one Of the weaIflr.st
ynhns men that ever came aut ~ th@
n'ehalAe' This Was the feason she made
ing ZIP oar vita the bridegroom .,-,,e.
N Asrsft.
WICK. wyoming hoy who SOLD his a..
ahFa creek claim few DAYS before staYt.
he ont Tor an Immense sum NJ more,
iass had almost siasl eos hetws,-,, tns,o
Tor welding tyip and ars going ,,ars
20 hawscn when they have pas eaats -
nsohp.he geld on the bigger TOXINS IN thq
United States a. ''''
Mt Keller. soca after her arrival IL tho
CITY. Went 70 the Seattle theafer "a s.,.,,..3
the evening. She was sesn a,.rl-~ g.
evening" by past~iHtellfEencer rara,t~,
TO whom she said. 49,
u nfn went 10 naWsaa Iaat 2a.tsr,,her
1rarn san Francisco lifa uot tblek / ,,.',,{A
r. haAs TIP oat over the Ice IN 4ni8vg.a..e
.si eisrunssst aslces were sueh thsf | sfe,,t.44
te cufne, The grub Was thr .s4.rS. go.
stsout living tn that country Yan "a, Sd
.S yen went 80 matter nae rsIrt-b
tnpss.N fea 81 Nodf friends have II is
great mace 70 make ftt.sfsry .sees..ss -. a.
hsie variety huslnt 81. 1 vSeifsa stx 44st
s.ngrc are hetwesn 9u0 anA - wtsyla4s Ia
srss~soh All az wAara are rsakkas rs-..,.,S
Ihey came iR large numbers sss ssts..,,se
De raen treat vaa BETTER an sfs~r. .ts,,
sn .ssg Ess',F1s g ih@ s'lies ~,
aAr asa fourteen Na'sa dogs - s,or,,A (,t.t
via. aat thtre WIS li,lc room n, thr Vi 4
Tor ne WITH ai} the bggtfta 4aa sef8 s4,.st g..
Hfaeshts l walked meg ~ tAe utv IT,
ssatn sssae tae sUt az ft3rs hefsr.s sv1,s.
ing aitd ! 5.d net 4Ifg al al sr,, "a
cold l wsH ga back aeate "a -, -
ssst,sV.d WITH lavson and tes Kfaot.ke
VAR vas Before J }eft san Frs uc}>t>o
AitheosA Mrs keitey wop@a sAy ra.Asa~
fssafs8ns The wedding grepozs;i.2, A. =.
,s'td tn&t Nc cerea 2sy wi3l take rlaez nor,
Ia 4 few DAYS
Olsen, >Nctle. Fortune sso. s,lo
T. Seattle man belongs fhe bonn -
aafi0g brought back saars. s9i3 fran, rr.
ht9Hdike Than Suy othcr fu3tesfual tAer
ha@ ~ como osfs ~ she narfA1arH tf...
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