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


George W. Dickinson, general manager
OF the Yukon Company. arrived in Seat
tie yesterday from Chicago and has taken
active charge of the company's offices in
the Burke building and its affairs at this,
It's main Western Office and terminal of
its Seattle-Yukon line Of steamships
With the announcement Of the organiza-
ton Of the Yukon Company and the fact
that the company had contracted with
the ship building firm of Moran Bros. to
construct a fleet of sixteen river steam
ers for the Yukon Company, 1t was stated
that Mr.. Dickinson would reach Seattle
from the East and assume charge as gem
eral manager January l. He anticipated
this announcement trifie and yesterday
afternoon a Post-Inteliigencer reporter
found him al work In the offices OF the
company on the second floor OF the Burke
building.
Mr.. Dickinson was for several years as
sistant general superintendent of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company with
headquarters In Tacoma His jurisslic-
ton extended from Helena, Mont, 10 tile
Pacific coast, and when he left the service
Of the road. he had earned a reputation
as railroad manager. During the past
year Mr. Dickinson has been engaged in
handling some of his mining properties in
the Kootenay district. During the past
four months. Mr.. Dickinson has been in
Chicago. and has devoted much of his
time to acquiring information concerning
the movement of gold-hunters to the
West, which many expected would not
begin until after the first of the year. but
which has been in progress for several
weeks past.
The results Of his observations and in
quiries in the East Mr.. Dickinson puts
into concise language, He says: IF 10
per cent. of the inquiries that have been
made at the offices of the Yukon Com
pany. particularly at Philadelphia, Chi
cago and Pittsburg. materiaiize. the esti-
mate that / have made 10000. will be
found to be very conservative"
Figures From Great Authorities.
My information concerning the Klon-
dixie country" continued Mr.. Dickinson
rs based largely upon the reports II
Henry Bratnober. the Rothschilds expert
10 his employers. the London Expora-
ton Company. and the reports of William
| Osilsie, the dominion surveyor to the
government of Canada. Mr. Bratnober
/ says that the placer output of the klor-
dixie district for the next five years will
astonlsh the world. At the expiration cf
that period. he says the output of the
quartz mines will make that OF the placer
beds seem small. and dwind.e into In
significance. ogilvie. in his report, places
the output of placer gold very high and
demonstrates 10 his own satisfaction that
Ess bu aA he
lode Of the whole country. establishing
| by personal inve stigation the location and
| value of the quartz leads lie says that
| the lower grade ores do not fall. as a rule
! below SIS per ton in value. which is suifi-
/ cient to make very rich mines. while they
! run as high as so TO sioo 70 the ton. Some
! specimens have been brought to him that
assay iato the thousands. hut he places
! no special value on this. as he doubts the
quantity"
Asked az To the plans Of the company,
/ Mr.. Dickinson said that he was here for
| the purpose az getting the Yukon Company
/ organized and in operating condition.
| "our efforts for the coming year" he said.
! will b. directed and confined TO the Yu-
! kon river and The line Of steamships be-
| tween Seattle and 81. Michael. We have
| three large ocean steA 'nships fully equal
| IN any on the Pacific coast, besides six
| teen river steamers twenty-four harces
! steamers have been chartered ON the A.
] lantic se9hoara and win come around tho
| Horn. arriving IN Seattle IN ample time
for IN. opening OF navigation. The stsam-
ships. which are 10 ~ built by the Rolc1
! ShipAui7dins Company will not be- COM
pleted IN season for this years business
! toul fer iui>on Steamers.
'The three ocean steamships vii have a
| passenger capscity Of fa00 each with
freight CARRYING capacity ~ l $50 tons A.
thu ciose OF tho season on The Yukon. the
steamers Will be placed on the run between
Seattle ard Southeastern Alaska points.
- believe that the steamers NOW on the
/ Yukon river consume wood which is cut
I during the winter at various stations alonE
tho river or supplied from the drift wood
ia the summer. We VIII burn coal In ot,r
! river boats. Aaou, tn@a tors ~ coal vii
~ taken from Seattle each season fo- on,
| river steamers. which viii ~ sufficient q
! las, us throuEH me four or ave months
seasNu on the Yukoe
My idea IS 20 accept this kloniike i'm.
I migration movement a. something that has
come n stay. and with that in view. I.
So that al! parties seeking Information
J concerning that country aus aarlvfnr hers
personally should g"t nothing AsIt the
,rVth snd square dealing \ Few favo-a BE
| letters scr; Fast ~ parties who have Eons
| lNto the EoJd YvgI@n. having oaf5i;ttd IT
! seattle VII 81 much fartaoy than thu
practice ! found sn vogue in Chicago o.
giving free lectures cn the g0ld country
outfits etc winding ua with tire Statement
! that san Francisco IS the o1ly proFa~ place
| - purchase oU;Hts. a Eeo5 maay IRE
/ spon~faAa statements are being made -
people WAC are advising Fasteners wht
| contemplate sNire IN TIE gold fehis what
IL go ana where - go"
! IL conclusion NJ Dickinson Sstf chat -
was glad ~ observe TIE appearance n
! activity khAt marks the streets and bust
/ ue>@ houses II Seattle. ana the evident a.t
| - prosperity 10 ~ seen here He said ira
! in Cairs<9 srf throughout the Es>f Sea
| tla q well kuoaa au8 Spoken OF in c~en
! o~ci5au with the Alaska travel aFd traffic
| ELEGANT Offices fer rent low. sum
! van building.