The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03

shall have competition very soon after
ward, If not upon our arrival in Dawson.
From the number OF people headed that
way there ought to be room for several
good papers
Senator ]. G.. Green, Of North Dakota
who administered a body beating to George
J. Renn.eks at the Hotel Seattle about a
week ago. lef. yesterday on the overland
for the East. Betors leaving Senator
Green said:
II will bring back to Seattle a large
expedition which win connect here for the
Alsek river country. The expedition will
leave here about July Is and land at Green
City, on Disenchantment Bay, where
have located townsite. i have a pack
train now al work taking supplies over the
trail Capt r. ID. Comlngs, OF Seattle, IS
making arrangements for a knockdown'
river steamer one hundred feet long to be
built by Joseph Flann. a local steamboat
builder. This boat will be able TO run one
hundred miles up the Alsek to the new
discovery. where the Sioux party took ont
5000 recently. l believe have found the
shortest route TO the Yukon and have made
arrangements for the construction OF log
houses at Green City and a, a point every
twenty-five miles apart. I will erect flag
stats at each point TO enable travellers
from the Yukon to find the trail BY the
route travellers can go to the head waters
of the Tanana, White and Copper rivers
with less trouble than any other way.
IF am very enthusiastic as to the out
come OF the country. While young in
years I have explored large part OF the
iron ore country in Michigan and have also
had some extensive explorations in Mon
tana- took saw mill TO Alaska last
February and Il Will no used for the hene-
III Of the North Dakota and Minnesota
expedition. which will Of course outfit IN
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less than three hundred miles from the
route taken by Prince Luigi, OF Italy. who
assembled Mount ST. Elias
@. Hail. a rancher Of Oriiiia, Wash, was
a guest Of the Hotel Diiler yesterday. Mr..
Han said:
AT OriilIa we have only a store. railroad
station and blacksmith shop. bat We also
have one OF the richest farming countries
in the state o. Washington. The prospects
for rich grain and potato crop are good
and we expect 10 have 4 decidedly pros
porous year. The people in the vicinity 90
Oriia viii come to Seattle on The Fourth
Of July and help 10 swell the crowd
IL n Carroll, a former rnanlSer OF tho
Chicago Board ~ Trade. arrived in the
city yesterday. and he expects to remain
in Seattle permanently. To reporter yes
teFday Mr.. Carroll said:
seattle Is very much Ike Chicago in
the respect that hundreds % people are on
the street all the time. and the business
men are constantly busy. 7 predict great
future for the city. and for that reason /
viii remain here"
Iletit, Spear. who has been guest Of the
Hotel Butler for the past few DAYS left
last night fCy Tacoma with TWENTY-FIVE re-
crui;S for the First battalion. second regt-
rlsus These recruits were examined and
mustered In yesterday T.seuf Spear will
return 20 the city today AMI receive re-
erySits at brigade headquarters lieut. Case
Is assisting IN the work % recruiting.
n. !. Hopping a contractor Of Tacoma
returned home yesterday after a business
visit 81 several aays. Mr HoprznE con-
fessct tia, this city Was destined 70 De-
come one - the most prominent CD tho
FsCiff- coast
$. F.. Wo0dsusa. tother-in-law % Clerk
Case. 90 the municipal court has been