The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-06
SEATTLE Is Ill naI.


oo4neetow one - TIE 1aegest bns-
asrs - Eases the Bssesaes - AAas-
han--Gan rssneiscs xst In H.
swift Water BIT' Gates. Of Eldorsdo
fsane. u anxious 10 get back 70 passcn.
Accompanied BIZ party Of friends ana
busin1Gs associates. including four men
so1 three women, Gates h In Seattle buy-
~ outdts 81 provisions and clothing pre-
pasAsegy 70 the trip over the trails 10 the
Yukon The greatest sport which Daw-
90 has produced ID rushing things- He
= feverish with desire 10 once move shoot
ahs bcfllng, curling waters Of the White
l5sfse Fnps6s asd of Niles canyeu-
Al this haste and nervous strain - due
= the fact that Gates owns seassy half
g tbs big stack Of gold that has been
1n1Au ont at No. u On Eldoeado creek.
90 ~ . hal dozen OF the greatest gold
peoducefs In the district He owns Other
psopeeslea which have yielded F.chly this
oeasen q the yellow metal. Two ciatsns
- The beach on Eldor2dS. ADJOINING kos.
s snd (the Berry Bros, c.aims). have
6Ao received. e10o TO the pan on bedrock.
dates believes that his shars In the
pSd1luct al the claims In which he V in
ter1oked and from those OWNED entirely
" himself may reach ezje.oee This n
uhy h Il anxious TO noat down the rush
Ing Yukon and pile up the dust and aug
oeks In old t0fnnto and kerosene cans.
peeparxtory to bringing II out this faJ TO
ugc - packet money tn the DIG cities %
s.DWtft Water" lolled In an easy chal-
III ~ rom at the Butler hotel yesterday
nftefnocn and told a Post -inte:ftseneer
reporter his plans. 'sYou know that I am
president of the Alaska Transportation.
TF11In9 and Ntning Company. he seid.
'sWe intend to start BIG store in paw-
soo Ny associates have over 90 tons Of
pfuQist0ns on steamer or stored with one
q the trading companies al the mouth Of
fhs YuEon. We viii 70 r,ght over the
tran into Dawson this spring TO ret things
nssrted % that when the first of our river
sfeeuers arrive In the summer we can
hanale The stun.
Then am anxious to zee the cleanup
on No. II E:dorado, and on tho claims
whjeh own ON Sulphur, E,dorado.
ifuhker ana BONANZA. The miners a.
the Klondfke win take out Soeeoo,ooe from
theF mines this winter. You can max.
ausa Of that. / do NOT say that All Of II
WIN b. brought outside. I want TO get
my hands on my share a. Il.
I'VE are takjng some lsdiex VITA us.
Me- Mrs. Gates n not q member OF the
parry. These are my friends who are
VIA es. They are rood Iot OF men,"
0kfes was faultiersly dreesed He had
Ms snseothiv brushed si.k tie handy on
the dresser, FJis dark. wavy hair gives
hi face Boheujlan looS. which 10
NJ hs, - -
6ia1k eyss. He wore q aari beoadcl0lh
veok ana trousers. with d wide and shin
lar yexpansc OF shirt front, On his feet
were patent leather shoes
s1t0tfse Ii q pretty rood town" ss,d
01ioe, pafronisingsy. II have not seen
much Of the town a vet. but understand
II = III firht. Yee ne are buyfnr : con.
ol6efablo proportion Of our outfits here
practically an ~ our provisions and a
goQ6 share ofs our clothing. Prices are
ri9l4f, and the merchants appear to have
Inst ts,e artio.e1 that are required"
Counartng the Seattle outfltters with
ean Francfpco. Mr. Gates aid that the
fecilft y possessed by the seattle mer
chapts were 20 much better thar tbose Of
the Oar Francisco outfitters 'as 10 nah >
It decided advantage FOR 4 Klonds,xer 10
buy here. DR.. n. n. q wooif vho !.
associated with Mr., Catss echoed thi.
sentiment. declaring that the quality and
var3ety Of the ALASKA soods efsere6 here
was much better than could ~ found In
0an rranr.sco Mr.. Gate. slinched the
fnAo~nernent az aeAttsa - ~. y,,.tu va.
kon oufflttfYx city by "a wing ina. the NOR
chanss here knov how, "a mack fhe ~o,.x
they sel, n, they car, b handled 4, srav-
eiinw OVER the summit ~ the C.ht.rco,
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