The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-12
FIRST DAHSOM M|llINER.
SEATTLE WOMAN MAKES 4 SIC
CEssFrL SPECULATION.
Hrs. Anne r.. Churrh, Who Ised tn
he ssenoarspher In the kfng
Csupsy TreeSurev's Omse-ssos she
Cleaned Tn = COnforsable Forfsne

The first woman 20 take goods into DAw-
son on = speculation and to make Il fae-
cess Of x wss a Seattle woman. For the
past six months she has been living at
akagway And although she has been out
from Dawson ssvsral weess. the citizens
o. that town have not quit talking about
her energy and perseverance,.
The woman Is Mns. Anne r. Church. She
IL young. bright and decidedly pretty. Any
one wao had business At the courthouse a
few years ago viii remember the ssenog-
rapsar a. tbs county fressIrers Office.
THIS Ia the woman who has just cleaned
mp . small fortune By taking a stock OF
millinery and fireworks 20 the kiondike
capital.
She purchaged big stock Of feminine
fiasry. including fuIl line OF bonnets.
sesns dress goods gloves and ribbons Be
e1des she had several big wasertlght boxes
o. fireworks and cannon crackers This
was attended To early in the year. Then
Game this problem of getting the stuff 20
Dawson.
She mad Il packed across the pass before
the Ice went out. Her fret streak of luck
was getting a job to cook for a party Of
eight men who were going down the river.
They agreed 20 take Mrs. Church and her
stock on their barge 10 Dawson in return
for her services. She was lucky again In
reaching Dawson the day before Dominion
day. This made her fireworks a very de-
ssrahe commodity. They brought high
Dsices on Dominion day. but like mat
ural born trader" she kept part Of the
stock for the Fourth or July.
Her millinery etsck was the first brought
m al syfrsz ~.
look al II. The bonnets were admired and
desired. Kiondiksrs who were trying TO win
Dawsons fairest variety actresses were
compelled 10 pay high prices for the hats
that suited their lady loves fancies. The
brightest bonnet IN the lot was Very much
In demand. and s8s finally sold 10 a wo-
man with money and vanity for slgo All
Mrs cnurehiz wares brought big prices
Fourth of July came and with IL nun
dreis of Americans from the mines along
the creeks They brought gold with them
and spent It freely. They made SO much
Noise with their guns that the dogs took 70
me hllk. ana Il Is said that a pack OF I 90
started down the river toward Circle CITY
u was then that Mrs. churcl,.s cannon
crackers, punk sticks. pinwheeis. rockets
and Roman candles were worth Their
weight in gola.''
WITH everything sold out Mrs. Church
"ts' e@a ieF SSsgwaS. She Is going In again
with another line Of spec.aities. She has
sixeti ap the situation and thinks sh. has
III on some out Of the way things that
pa"son,iee VIII be willing "a pay for.
a Seattle man .ssh0 returned yesterday
from the north talked with Mrs ChuYch
~ skaGway. She told him that she was
n'ia9se - sleep os the trip down the river
teeaase ~ worrying oyer the r,rohai,is re-
Fait of her speculation and the prospec; OF
,heif being wrecked She said that the
''Fer banks were lined with the wrecks OF
sfnaf beats ana that she feared tina, their
barge would never find is way through
lhs r"eks sas said iha. while she aae. In
lawson SIZE attended church AMI was sur
pfIsed 10 zee The nu4aber Of well dressed
Intelligent looking wnu,b, who a,,s,,is.,