The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-16
COMING on EVERY TRAIN
RIsH TO THE GOLD FIELDS 10 VOW
ON IN EARNEST.



sections yesterday arc brought in about
gG people. One section consisted CT eleven
coaches. carrying - passengers. over ~
per cent Of whom we're bound for the
Alaskan gold fields. The second section
consisted of the mall and baggage cars
and TAO tourist ears. AS Tar as could D.
learned. all the passengers bound north
ward we're making Seattle their point Of
destination. soz the purpose OF oatf!tting.
r. c. Stevens general Western passenger
agent of the road. In Speaking OF the rush,
said 10 a Post-inieIiisencer reporter:
Il do not taink The low rates eur any
figure with the kIondikers. Many had
made provision before the rate took sffest
and do not think IL has stimulated that
class o. travei q, all. do no. think Seat
tie has yeg felt the effect OF the eat rates.
Tie klondlhsrs wGuld have come any Nay
Possibly the cut rates have caused them
10 hasten their trip. but tina, IL al
Il do net think the Seattle merchants
who contributed To the advertising fund
OF the city can ever thank Mr.. Brainsrd
enough continued Mr.. Stevens. Il
think he has proved 10 be one of the best
advertising men the country ever had In
deed. / do believe in continuing the ou-
reau. Do not LEI the good work stop
now"
Mr. A l.. Calhoun, of Coadersport, Pa,
IL firmly convinced after examining the
Quitting stores OF Seattle and having
equipped party for the North. that q
man who purchases any part OF bis out
at ia the East makes . serious mistake.
Three Men. sent North by company
CT which / am secretary. purchased all
but few minor articles in Seattle" he
casA Eas stfk at
priced things al Buffalo. at Chicago and
at ST Paul and after making an exarniri-
alton OF the stores here, ! became thor
oughly convinced that we did the best
for ourselves In posiponiLg our Quitting
until We reached Seattle. Some OF the
few articles that We did secure In the East
might have been PURCHASED cheaper in
Seattle
The three men sent North by Mr. Call
houn sailed on the steamer North Pacific
and are bound for Sixty-Mile creek. They
are T. r. Jepson VI u. Benson and T..
Cavanaugh Mr.. Calhoun says he Will
return to Seattle early In June with
large PARTY bound for the gold fields by
way OF 81. Michael.
Patrick Calvin. one OF the Bonanza
kings OF the Klondike. has arrived from
New York en route TO Dawson. Hs is
accompanied by Mrs Calvin and they
are az the Butler
Capt. " Hodgson Capt. Smith. Doc
Rec and c. Boyd started fer the coast OF
Alaska Monday night on "A six months
prospecting trip. They took the little
steamer kodat and Will make ii their
home while they prospect all the streams
between Juneau and Copper river. The
Kodat was formerly IA tug boat on the
Sound. but has been built up - that She
IL now suited for Just such trip the
one mentioned Her gross tonnage IL ..
tons and the measurement over all is 80
feet The party IL a jolly one ard ex-
pevts to lntermtngle It's hard work with
considerable sport
party Of nine Kiondikers. headed by
Paul Woodwork and e. &. Smell
registered AZ the Southern. They are all
from Michigan and expect to get start
ncrthward this week, Their destination
will he copper river and they will spend
the season prospecting It's tributaries.
\ party Of thirty invaded the CONNER
cial hotel Last night. THY came from the
last via the Canadian Pacific and from
Seattle viii separate and 30 their several
ways The party contains four klonjk-
ers q \ Alien, If Jarvis. Me. Capt.
feoriu and - y Elliott CT Portland. Ne
and II. Storey. of Canada They viii
outfit III Seattle and proceed northward
shortly u. +. Wiley, OF Los Angeles.
was one % the party AMI stated "a a
Post- tnteiiiEsncer reporter that there
weys. ro Klondikprs on the ! ain who went
- Vancouver. Their were nine people
bound for Texvd1 isiand who went 50
/ Vancouver. The Northern Pacific train
! o. Monday brought in is9 passengers and
@en the day previous. many Of them Klon-
/ dlkers.
\ party u Illinois kionaIkers i Al the
! ss,uthsra They are T. T.. Mickle. Of
/ Pleasant Plains. J u C4tIin Of Boards
/ iowu: William GrsT ard Charles W
] Fisher of Ashland.
! " II Exe-ten ct Wheeling " Va.
II n. Fitch and J l. Hamilton of Great
Fails. Mani. r. & FarDSwurtn. ] \ ~
iiost = & Lockw sost : = Mst7arg0 au,
Z q =, Bennett of HALEY \. y constitute
( = party ~ klorfikeFs that Is registered
~ the pcc teetsl
. DR.. Lyons