The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25
THE PASSING IHRONG.

II. II. Dearborn. of this city. has just re-
turned from an extensive trip through
England and the East, during which he
made a number of observations on the
trend of trade and travel as relates 10 Sc
attic and it's connections to the north. In
an interview at the Rainier club yesterday
Mr.. Dearborn said that Seattle is the most
talked-of place, both at home and abroad,
of any on earth and il is believed generally
to be the coming metropolis of the Pacific
coast. At Liverpool and London. accord
ing 10 Mr.. Dearborn. there is as much in
terest in the Klondike and Alaska as there
Is in the United States. and many thou
sands are preparing 10 migrate for the
gold fields. Capitalists are also interested
and steamships up TO 5000 tons have been
chartered for this trade.
Mr.. Dearborn has been in New York city
for the past two months in conference with
capitalists on the sale or lease OF his water
frontage for wharfage purposes. He also
had several interviews with the Cramps,
OF Philadelphia. He says they are pushing
work on five ocean steamers of 5000 TO Sou1
tons for the Alaska trade. San Francisco
is making every effort TO induce the own
ers. the International Navigation Conn
pany. to run from that port.
For the past seven months the press has
kept up fever heat all over the world
and railway officials have been kept busy
answering inquiries about the Pacific
Northwest and Alaska. They say II one in
twenty who write for information 30 north
over half a million people will be added TO
the population of Alaska this year. Sales
of railroad lands are also brisk. All the
transcontinental lines viii run two through
trains daily.
Mr. Dearborn met Andrew +. Burleigh.
president of the Yukon Company of Seat
tie, ut their Offices in Philadelphia. This
company had a magnificent display of arti-
eles labeled Dawson via Seattle in the win
dows OF a sixty-foot frontage on Chestnut
street, near the Continental hotel. and are
advertising Seattle extensively. He also
had an interview with Joseph Ladue Al his
Offices in New York city. Mr.. Ladue said
he would arrive in Seattle within ten days
and open Offices.
Charles +. Coogsn and Edward o'Don-
nell OF Chicago, who made a flying trip to
Dawson last SUMMER, arrived from Ju-
neau yesterday on the steamer City of To-
peka. They have been examining some
mining properties on the southeastern
coast OF Alaska. q district with which they
are both greatly pleased. They spent sew
ersl days on Baranoff island examining 4
new ledge OF quartz thar has been uneov
cred on tho shore Of the Island. The ore
| has not Yet been asSayed. Sad Mr. O'Don-
nell last night: II believe that the min
| eral belt on the southeastern coSst or Alas
/ ka VIII prove 10 De tAc greatest ttAAft1
| mining district IN the country. The re-
| gion has not Yet been pTospected. while
| the mines thar have been developed have
| proven great dividend payers
| Cyrus +. ClGpp. or Port Townsend, Is Ia
| Seattle on a flying business trip. The
| northwest counties are beginning 10 take
| some interest in matters political" ne
| said yesterday. 1.-The members OF the Re
| publican Association formed in that part
/ OF the state soon after the last Republican
| state convention are beginning 20 watch
| matters. They are getting together and
are already beginning TO figure an-
| preaching events / do not know VIVA; the
| northwest viii ask Of the next state con-
ventlon bat there is good reason for be-
| Heving that there will be unity OF action
! and cohesion OF purpose on the part OF the
delegates from that section
Day Clerk Benedict n tha Northern IS no.
| benedict in the common noun sense Of
that word He is old enough. hut ne looks
| very youthful. Thereby hangs a tale The
| other day stately dame swept into the
| Northern lobby and approached the desk.
| she had nor met MIR. Benedict and seeing
| him AZ the desk she took him for , bell hos.
| Little boy" said she, when the clerk
/ comes IN please tell him 10 make out ms
| bin Slnce then BENEDICT has started K,
| grow fnoust2cae, aGG The hays aFoaaa tne
| Northern smile Qaietiy. Mr. Renessict is
| popular enough 20 smile at the.r smiles
John I. osirander. a prominent Demo
| erai. formerly connected with the Seattle
| land oface. has rendered his resignation
| As United States commissioner fer the
! district CT Alaska. win headquarters "a
! Juneau. and viii stare early ia Feoru-
| asy for the kiondike. He will be Sc
| co1pa-ied rs AIRS ostva udsr and By Dr.
! ard Mrs. Wyman. also II Juneau.
Personal.
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