The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-12

I'll the last seventeen months OF
IL his LIE In Alaska returned
home yesterday To q reporter
yesterday DR.. Mckinney nh:
am now looking for new countries 20
conquer. and with that object IN view I
VIII return 10 Seattle In q short time
and start for Honolulu with . party that
IL to be taken there By Donald H. Smith.
city passenger agent Of the Burlington
route, on the schooner General Mcpherson.
which win arrive soon from Kotzebue
sound TIE party will leave Seattle and
VIII take q large cargo Of freight which
Is 10 be purchased here. / was well satis-
Ted with my trip 10 Alaska. but ! now
believe that the new possession OF the
United States is also a good country ana
for that reason / viii 90 there"
Dr.. Mckinney has property in Alaska
which he believes Is rich
Thomas Maloney, a prominent fusionist
leader Of Olympia. Is in Seattle for few
days.
i think the fusionists are in good work
ing order and will make splendid show
ing this fan" said Mr. Maloney The
campaign will be short and sharp, bu, 1
do not think q heavy vote Will be pol,e5.
kloHcike excitement as that il Ia an OF
year. and In these cases history a.waya
repeats itself. Not more than soo0o votes
VIII De cast, in my estimation"
M MaIeney spoke very highly OF the
new assay Office.
There is something that / consider a
great victory for the West he said. NO
one party was responsible for the securing
OF the Office. but all combined, irrespective
he u..lf Of
Why, l think the assay Office is equal to
having a mint In Seattle. and am confident
,nat the city viii derive great benefit from
~. olympia is not getting much gold from
the hiondike, only one man having come
uhoer my observation, and he only by hear
say, Who has brought out anything.
Things are bright In Olympia, however
ahc look for an era Of prosperity all over
the state. The opening of the rnints In
india to the free coinage Of silver will have
decided effect upon the question In our
own country. and may result in an inter-
national adjustment of the matter"
Republic is still keeping pace with the
other recent established cities Of the
state, said r. c. Edwards q prospector,
VINO returned from that section yesterday.
The town Is not overrun with laborecs,
as most Of the buildings necessary have
been erected and the carpenters have left.
prospecting Is steadily going on. and on
the Mountain Lion another body Of ore
was found early in the week. The new
discovery Is Of great Importance. as the
quartz assays from s35 to $45 a ton Work
VIII begin shortly on the Tom Thumb
shaft, which is down forty-fiye feet on
the sans Poll the tunnel Is in over 40 feet
and the ledge is not far distant. In the
southern part OF the district the Republic
mine will ship about 300 tons to the smeI,er
this month. and the expectations are that
they VIII give as good yield as that for
July. The shaft on the Princess Maud is
down about fifty feet and the ledge is GER
tainly increasing in value. On the Black
tail drifting has been done. Republic is
fast becoming one OF the progressive MN
ing camps OF Washington, and 1t will be
heard from shortly as good producer
One of the smallest men that ever made
a fortune in the Klondke is Charles No
ie.n a Swede. He has just returned with
$4,000 in dust. nuggets and drafts. and
yesterday lief; on one Of the overland trains
for New York. He viii sail from there
for his native country. He said yester-
day:
Il am going TO Sweden TO get married
but after the marriage / will come back
20 Seattle and make another trip to Alas
ka with my wife. / Will live in Alaska
permanently. because ] believe ii is 1.le
best country in the world for a poor man
A poor man has an equal chance there. II
he is not successful In locating a rich claim
he viii have no trouble In finding employ
mept a good wages, and that is more han
can be said Of many parts of the United
States"
Noiein said that he would likely spend
the remaining years OF his life in Alaska
and that he would bring a number Of his
Il al
return.
Two lawyers who have figured proin.-
nently in the politics Of the state Of Wash
tngton were visitors In Seattle yesterday
They were e. =. Sullivan. OF Tacoma. and
ex-Supreme Judge Stiles and they were
two Of the busiest men at the county court
house during the day. The object OF their
visit Was TO prepare a transcript OF the
papers for an appeal in the famous Hart
Rucker case. from Snohomish county, tried
before Judge Jacobs last spring and de-
cided In favor Of Hart. the plaintiff The
two attorneys represent Rucker In the
case, Mr.. Sullivan Is one OF the leading
Republicans Of Pierce county and was de-
teated for governor by John X. Rogers In
1896
{. ;. farwood, Of the Canadian Bank II
Commerce. sailed last night on he
steamer City Of Seattle for Skagway. He
VIII go over the trail 10 Dawson. and viii
probably remain there this winter in tha
bank. Mr.. Yarwood was the bank of6-
Ger IN charge Of the treasure brought down
on the steamship Roanoke on her first trim
He IS one OF the most trusted officials Of
the Canadian Bank OF Commerce and has
held many responsible positions with that
corporation.
Il expect 20 go In by way ot the Skagway
tran. he said yesterday. Though | NAV
change my mind and go by way OF pyea
No, do not expect 70 come out again over
the tran in charge Of the campanys god
There Is as yet no responsible express COM
pany by which The bank can ship large
amounts In bullion over the trail IN
derSiand there is now a large amount ..
money nj 81. Michael. which may come
down on the Roanoke"
Louis Fl Adams and wife. Of Portland
are registered AZ the Hotel Seattle. Mr.
Adams Is controlling stockhoder in the
Portland Transfer Company. and is now