The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-17

While the government officials O, both
ire United States and Canada ar,t no
end ot private individuals have hesn ass-
tatsd with the question IS 80 WHETHER
the employment OF the reindeer frsnsffer
tarascus) VII Be practical for CARVING
supplies 70 Dawson over the SHOWS, ar
other branch OF the deer family. the
Aces Machlis CHE Elk. commonly ac-
copied as Cervus Alces, has bsen settling
other questions for themselves uo ara
down the ungraded streets Of the
metropolis Of the Northwest territory. and
IN the guiches and on the river bottoms
% the god district The members os
the fraternity Of the Benevolent aud Pro-
tect;se Order OF Elks, both here IN Seat
tie and all over the country, will be in
ferests6 in the news brought Down from
dawson by william j. Jones, OF the POST
InteiligeDcer Alaska News Syndicate,
that the Elks Of Dawson have organized
club. and that when he lef, they were
arranging for a ball 10 10 given on New
Years day. Committees had been ap-
pointed and a great deal OF interes. ia
the wonderful social event was being
worked up. People who know OF the
order. surrounded by all OF the benefits
or civilization, can imagine the import
aBce that would attach 10 any social
function that the members OF IL would
stand sponsors for n place Ike Daw-
measure O. restraint imposed by custom.
and there Is little doubt that the Elks'
bail a. the big mining camp on the Up
per Yukon has gone on record as the
greatest affair OF its kind ever held in
any town on earth. The fact that the
club has been organized In Canadian ter
Fitory precIudes the possibility OF lodge
work unless dlspensation could be IS
sued 10 Circle City, and then an allow
ance, by special dispensation, for work
10 be done upon properly qualified can
didates across the border. 1t would be
interesting II a lodge could be organized
in Circle City, and there Is no reason
why such a move should no. follow in
time.
AT present there is not single lodge
OF E2ks in Alaska. although the matter
OF organization at Juneau has bean dis
cussed many times and can hardly fall
10 be brought about during the present
year. Authority 10 organize at Juneau
has been issued al least once during the
past two years. bat that is as far as mat
tiers have gone. Now a big crowd OF
Eiks has found itself in territory be-
You'd the jurisdiction OF possibility 10 do
lodge work. and in lieu of such has or
ganized itself into a club The officers
are: W. c. Wilkins, of Allegheny. No.
$50 president. and G. l.. Cole. Of Seattle.
No. 50. secretary. The membership. at
Der 81. consisted OF thirty Elks from all
over the country. with others coming in
daily over the SHOWS from the passes.
There are az least loo ia Seattle today,
en- route 10 the kiondike, who Will
sooner or later become identified with
those already In Dawson, and the club
proposition seems to be the most logical
solution OF the question OF fraternal as
ISOLATION as few are inaffiliated or would
care to Withdraw their membership from
their home lodges TO e.lter one III Alaska
SIN. there IS a large element of those
willing to become Elks. that could be
drawn upon from the gold districts on
the American side OF the line. and at
every one OF the trading posts on the
Yukon river there ara many members OF
the order. particularly from Seattle lodge.
ex-Cov McGraw. who Is at Muuook
creek. is a well known member Of No.
g. as Is also Col. Il. &. Washburn, also
ar Munook creek.
Following - ne full membership of
the Dawson Elks' Club;
W. <. wilkins, Allegheny, Nc. 339; G
T.. Cole. Seattle. No. %: r c. Gardner.
New York. No. /; T. II. Cain, Portland
No. liz: ". II. Mcmahon, SEATTLE, No. =,
7. l.. SimoBs, Grippe Creek. No. 3l6; T
&, Ludlaw. Aspen. Col, No. 224; G
Hammer. Tclcdo. O, No. &c: It. j. Nor
gan. Seattle No. e; J. s. Thagard. Port
Townsend. No. "a; William Emerson,
Fairhaven, No. 19{. Joseph Barrett Fair
haven. No. 19i: y {. Schow. San Luis
Obispo, Ne. 81: Edward Levin, Seattle.
Ne. 81: Harry Fazon. Fa:rhaven. No. l9i;
]. NJ. Yates Grippe Creek. No. $40: Frank
Martin. Tacoma. No. III; Charles Robin
sen. Tacoma. No. IL: Dick Marettas,
Denver. No. l.; Daniel Sinors, North
Yakima. No. SIS: James Hagan, Seattle.
NJ. q: Ben Everett, Tacoma. Ne. IL:
Tom Subemisky. Seattle. Ne. g: +. L.
Whutamore Seattle Ne. a.; Capt. L. p.
Minor. Seattle. No. -: Alex Ranke. Sc
aEtie. No -: Bro. Turner. Phoenix, Aria;
NJ 7. Nagel. Seattle. Nc %; \. NJ
Brown North Yakima. Nc SIS; Col c.
+. Treat, Seattle, No. =.
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