The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-24
TIL PASSING IHRONG.

I'LL | nOOMu lunUm.
TIE loshy and tyarro5sn os the Butler
hotel ousrlg the past two DAYS pave k~esn
Ise seess y gathering fogetn.sr o. pse-
.saitsstee soups OF rugged. hearty saen.
Toe Most o. them just from TIE Yukon.
These E1el are strong as n. s,eth= IL
.hS days o. Attiia, rugged a. tas eariy
BrlEoFs- asbd entirely free from care or
ToooieNof any kind They are enjoying
respite from the hardships OF Alaska.
appedSsfas inelr palates with good things
TO est and drink a. different as possible
from the rnonottrous hgr ~ fare which
prevails the Teaf round IN the Yukon
beans. bacon and black coffee.
NOTHING r too good fer these hardy
sons o. the frozen 1orth. Expense Is a
mere incident. the ratification of their
WHITES OF pleasure s~erything. Some Of
them know from e-parfes.ee ehe very
extremes OF hardship n the Yukon: they
have touched the dephx Of want in a
country where there nver was enough
OF variety Of food, ara they have en-
5oysa a view from the oprnost peak Of
easy afnaenee They AZ not al rich.
III the ordinary sense Of the word but
get any three Of them oge.her In a
room, and TO express in terms their COM
hined holdings in the Yukon placer fields
would require the use OF six rocs! figures.
Saturday afternoon. after me arrival
OF the steamer City Of Seattle Niger
Jim DaEghtray and - crowd o. his boon
compani0nz descended the stairs into the
EFillroom. In the meantime vord had
been passed around among the Yukoners
In the city Of the arrival Of Da1ghiray
and several old-timers from DawSos. In
a little while every inch OF space In front
Of the bar was filled with men. Laughing.
'ioshing' and drinking hilarious. but
-r~Ks - l.. -
Between drinks there would be rating
exchange Of compliments and jibes. win
now and then recall OF some amusing
experience in the Yukon.
There are in Seattle today half a dozen
Of the Yukon Pioneers Association, be-
sides number Of oid-time residents Of
that region worthy 10 be called veteran
frontiersmen- Perhaps the oldest OF
them in point of residence IN
the country. Is Frank Dinsmore. who
came up yesterday from Sag Francisco.
lie heads the list with eighteen years
residence in Alaska TO his credit. The
other veterans. notable for their long
term Of residence IN the north, are George
Medlock. pioneer. Billy kaufman who
Is also member of the Pioneers Associ-
alton. Gordon Battles. Henry WifIet.
French Curly DE I.orge /. j. Baker
Carl Hunt. Andrew Olson. james Dauxh-
tray. Napoleon Dnpras and Jack Dalton
ffobaoly at no one time and place WAS
there ever greater number of Yukon
veterans gathered together outside of
Alaska than Is here In Seattle now. The
majority OF them are enjoying themselves
In their own fashion. and most of them
are preparing 10 return to the north as
soon as the season has advanced a little
That Seattle is the established renfez-
Nous for the Alaska miners Is thoroughly
demonstrated by the fact that here are
congregated such Il number OF expert
enced and seasoned veterans from the
Arctic circle.
John +. MaIoney. the weli-known juneau
attorney and capitalist. returned yesterday
from an extended business trip 10 the prin-
eipal cities OF the East. II was amazed 10
learn OF the extent CT the Klondike ex-
element in the East" he said last night
at the Butter. In New York, Phnadel-
phil and Chicago the people are talking
little else. Seattle and the Kiondke-these
form the subjects OF inquiry from every
one with whom ! came in contact.
There are all sorts OF transportation
schemes abroad in the East many OF them
without any backing financial RESPONSE
bility whatever. Capital. while willing TO
take hold Of legitimate propositions is con-
servative and wary. II is made more shy
by the fact that there are so many stock
jobbing schemes afioat. ] would not advise
any klondike claim owner to try to dis
pose OF his property at present in New
York.
1T Is evident that the early estimates OF
the number OF men who are coming to Sc
attic on their way 10 the gold fields were
none too large. The movement seems Ia
have already begun. and there Is no doubt
that the bulk OF the klondke travel will
come this way
Charles r. Lord district attorney of
Muitnomah county. Or. spent Friday and
Saturday in Seattle on business connected
with an important criminal case. Mr..
Lord is one Of the best known Republic
ans in Portland and stands high in the