The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-24
PICTURE OF SEATTLE.



multitude 0f pilgrims after gold, from ev-
cry cline on the globe ard frCTn every sec
ten 81 the Uaion. The twang Of the Yam
kre and tha dfawl Of the Southerner are
heard dwelling on the words "Klondlke'
and gold 81 the hotel Hobbies. ReprSsen-
rssiyes Of London syndicates and OF New
York mining investors aoonob with Ten
6erfees from Kansas and the pakotas.
CoAor IA added 10 the cosmopolitan gath
eT.5g when steamers landing from the
North bring with them brightly CARRIED
men fresh from the ;rail, their heads COW
cred with yellow far caps and their bodies
clothed with the spotted coats OF The car
iooo and seal
In nearly every little town in the val
lays between Seattle and Tacoma are 10
BE- seen new vegetable eyap0yators. Farm
ers have found stimulated market for
their potatoes. carrots and onions Hen
Trutr properly evapoTated or cryStalEZed
is in prime demand. All the produce Of
ths farmer brings the highest price In
years and all because Of the hordes Of
klondikers that have swarmed here from
everywhere IN the country.
The steamboat managers work night
and day 10 handle the crowds Of eager
passengers while the railToa9er exhibits
letters from the general agents of his
company in the East showing that hun
dreds have already been booked for trans
portation 10 Seattle. and more are coming
The livery stable keeper has been
showed 10 a position Of relative ohscurity
by the man who trains and handles dog
teams. and the harness maker now de-
signs small round collars and broad
bands OF leather for the Yukon dogs
So great has the demand become for dogs
to draw the klondikers' outfits over the
SNOW trails Of Alaska that all the alleys
and vacant lots of the suburbs Of Chi
MI
been ransacked for the animals The
man who allows the collar of his bow
wow "a slip off stands a good chance OF
finding him hitched UP In some OF the
numberleSs dog teams trotting about the
streets OF Seattle
But the dog man has his rivals There
IS the goat man. with teams Of silky
haired docile animals. who declares that
the dog man is a finn fla MINER For
what" says he. ARE YOU going to do II
you run short of meat in the Klondike?
Are you going to eat dog?" To which
the dog fiend replies by saving that ne
Is glai somebody is going to take goats
into the gold fields because when his dogs
get hungry they will find choice ribs OF
goat pretty good munching for a cold
country.
Montana horses. burros from Mexico
and mules from the rocky dedles of COL
orado-are all pressed into the service
or the army of gold hunters IN getting
subsistence and supplies over the snow
and Ice plains Of Alaska. Fer the aver
age klondiker wants 10 get as far down
me valley OK the Yukon a. possible be-
lore the suns of June release the great
stream from winters strong letters.
The meek-eyed reindeer. shorn Of their
antlers, are being brought By shiploads
10 help get food into the Yukon Even
the etks Of Washington are being har-
messed TO sleds- The other day a man
brought beautiful pet elk 70 Seattle
from Hood canal. He sold II for $50
and then wanted 10 take il back because
he had been offered N75 for il later In the
day But the purchaser wouldn't sell
Tor he found some one willing 20 paw
him 500 for the "crttur."
One Of the problems incident 10 the
migration Of thousands Of KIondkers
Ferthw2rd has been that Of sleeping and
eating accommodations. The hotel men
have found the Yukon movement A VERT
able treasure. Yet at no time has there
oetn dearth Of room. fer with character
lstlc energy and enterprise. the hotel men
OF the city have made adequate prepar4-
lions for the entertainment Of the throngs
OF visitors. and have harbored them COM
fortahly and without confusion. The res
taurant man has seen and Laid hold of
his golden opportunity. The hungry have
been and are being fed. and at prices that
compare favorabiy with those maintained
in the largest cities IN the country
The measure OF profit that the rairoa Is
nave derived from the tremendous travel
That has only just started 81 alnost ines,i-
mable. Not road that enters Seattle nor
the connecting lines have allowed the time
10 pass without making arrangements for
extra equipment and the movement 10 the
Northwest is now approaching in Is pro-
portions the Christian Endeavor conven-
tcn travel Of last summer 4 very con-
sentative estimate would place the number
or people who have come t. Seattle during
January a 1000. These have been brought
By the Northern Pacific from The East,
from the Southeast by the Burlington and
the Union Pacific from Portland. and 10y
the Southern Pacific also from Portland.
and the Great Northern from the East. OF
this 10 200 possibly ~ per cent. have come
from California. the remaining SO per cent.
being from other sections OF the country.
and the total amount OF fares. assuming
that q possible II per cent. was drst-class
was over $235 0oo The estimate Is low
one and - based upon Seattle travel
alone. IN addition % the fares paid thou
sands ~ dollars have been paid for excess
baggage The heaviest travel u cyDectei
% occur between February Is and April Is
has q great business VIII undoubtedly fol-
low the last-named date and last through
ours in connection wlth the problem Of
travelling accommodations and the vast
sums paid 20 the railroads o. that many Of
those who are now in the city and VINO
have formed no inc1ns.3erabIe portion of
the travel 0f toe past month are only tho
advance agents - parties Of from half a
dozen 70 90. VINO are about - start for
tuis city. The estimate Of the people who
have come "a Seattle during January does
not include local business nor the taol-
a nds who are arriving every few days oy
steamers from the SCUM.
The marvellous transformation brought
about py the Kl.udlke fairy Is visible in
aI its greatness IN TIE tr4nspor .atiou bUsi-
ness. Two years aSo there was hut one
established lire Of steamers plying bee
t~eeu Sea.tle gu0 the ports ou the south
eastern cuast ot Alaska. Today there are
nearly a dozen. In the seasons 81 1853.
the Pacific Coas. Ste4m11in Company en-
gagged in "a war with an opposition COM
pauy. operating ne steamer MN.ap8. hut
the wreck " that vessel So gear ago pat a
stop 80 all tho competition
~ r.. SECS walls In Puget sound there
were UuoTvd unt4i Inc r3sn began .sst fan
a dozen or more handsome costly ana
w-ll-bui.t steamers. TEeY We're modern
in every respect AMI well adapted 20 serv-
fr..a frs q ft.