The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-05
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stronger this feeling ripened into . pas
JOB property. Leak asked the young lady
to be his hrtdA
History does not record the language
used by the principals at the de-
movement OF this romance The an
swer must have been favorable,
for few days later. and before the ply
sscian had tod Mr. Leak that be was
cured. he and his wife occupied swell
apartments at the Hoffman.
The marriage Of their oad-time partner
came as thunderboit out of a clear sky
TO the other Yukoners. "Sigger Jim''
Danghtray. Il In said was one of the first
TO earn OF It. Word was passed around.
and then Leaks companions OF the camp
IRE and trah filed his apartments with
the choicest flowers in Gotham. and there
was an outburst OF cheering and good
VIII in the parlors Leak had engaged
when the bridal coupe arrived at the
hotel
II have never been interviewed since I
came out from Dawson last October. said
Leak In q casual manner at the Butter
hotel yesterday. THE interviewers were
continually after me in New York. but
escaped all OF the newspaper men.
don't like to be interviewed. Let some
one else tel you Of the country. I have
nothing to say about Il. Yes. 1t treated
me pretty weli-it's a good country. I'll
say that. But don't put anything sensa-
tional in the paper"
Being assured that he would be quoted
fairly. Mr.. Leak finally consented to give
some account Of his experiences in the
Yukon. Now. first of ALL" he said.
don't say that took OUT cool million
in dust. as did one Of the New York pa
pers. That il untrue. My interests In
Dawson were secured late IN the season
too late for working the mines that year
/ first went into the Yukon in 1856. twelve
years ago this month. I Travelled up to
the Stewart river. No, I never found any
fortune there. Tom Boswell. who lives
in Seattle. and one or two others, took
out some gold. about seen each. from
Steamboat bar. Then, when they found
pay at Forty Mile. / went there I was
IN the country three years. but did not
find anything very big.
Then I came out. That was nine years
ago. Three years ago i went back and
landed at Circle City. There I engaged
In business with some success till they
made the big strike at Dawson. l went
over the ice trail with ccg teams that
winter arriving In the Klondike late In
February.
''No: I cannot predict what the amount
Of gold will be that Is taken out this sea-
son. would not undertake to do that
to work on. The camp Is al. right, how
ever. 1t IL the greatest mining camp In
the world. TO my notion"
Leak confessed TO be the owner Of No.
81 on Eldorado creek and to having inter-
ests in other properties In the Klondike
district. among others claims on Sulphur
creek. the rival Of Eldorado. He s asso-
ciated with Oscar Ashby. well known on
the Yukon.
The Eidorado property has been work
ed all winter by a large force OF men
under Mr.. Ashby's direction. No. 81 Is
one of the famous claims on the creek.
Ear.y prospects were as rich as those on
the Berry Bros ground. where the gold
was taken out almost pure by the shovel
fui.
Mrs. Leak accompanies her husband
They went directly to the Butler from
the overland yesterday snorning. Mrs
Leak Immediately retired to her room
She was taken with the grip several days
ago, and this. combined with the fatigue
of travel. viii confne her to her apart
ments several days. She does not fear
the hardshps OF the trail. but on the
other hand looks with anticipations OF
pleasure on her approaching trip to Daw-
SON Mr.. Leak said yesterday that they
would take only such articles as they
would require on the Journey and that
they would not pass the winter In Daw-
son,