The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-02

g. ..rs : Marty CT i6a women 10 the
I'D Mrs. Julia Wdgary
'...... - I Poss-Tnteiiigeneer reporter
~ r.sss@r-srard yesterday afternoon.
IA. ssaushier IL 8 determined looking
"a. .4ta 4 decidedly Business air
~. - ana gives every indication that
-A be capable OF heading q ssili
e purfy Of the fair asx to the gold
ID. eAe 10 desired. Mrs. Slaughter
-sca1a, BAT has a large circle OF
-. 4 Seattle. especially among the
- IL TIE art musical and literary
~. xrs. Slaughter was prominently
- with shs art exhibit at the
-. f.ar. was the leaasr OF large
81. . so.,r,sss. who visited every coun-
= frope and she declares emphati-
-, III she win never be satisfied until
e,,Fss Alaska.
Z h.ss my pArty nearly completed"
p NJ Slaughter. ''and ! win leave for
- n few days to use my very best
- 10 induce a company OF twen-
&c. somen who recently banded them
- so~eshsr to 20 TO the KIondske. 60
-. - sxnedifior. If l am successful
~ srpeditsnn will be one OK The largest
49, nogsh. I am certain. however. OF
rs party Of Iss without the twenty
~. f1leero women l have bean advised
rx<fs rxrt.Q tv30
sruastranx The Chicago party. that the
- hare practically decided 20 outfit
1890. and one Of the main objects OF
~ to tAa East win be TO explain
= - tAs folly Of not coming 10 the Pa
- eoasf before making preparations TO
- oosth. as II hss been fully demon
ErnfA b the satisfaction OF everybody
~ Ms any knowletsgs of the Kionaike.
- many articles purchased Ii the East
-, rroyen 10 be utterly useless In Alas
frum Chicago / may go TO New
- aaA meet q number of ladies who
= thiuking Of going TO Alaska and II II
Ssh,e that some Of them may want TO
h nv expedition.
Emen are fadiy needed in the kion-
= ana have no doubt that every ono
~ roes north with me will return 10 the
|E4led eta;ea ws... a small fortune. Good
tnets opportunities are afforded, and
|nas of the ladies' In my party will lose
= time after arriving there In establish
- boarding Anssss and lodging houses.
-rnu undoubtedly know that hospitals
b badly Hssded In Dawson and other
|xgghSrn cfslss and | understand that
|Hysment ii OF foot TO have one erected
Il nsuacn, % you see tina. the women In
IN party Will b. right on the scene and
nye q chance 20 act as nurses al good
nees. 4 Aumi~r ef the ladies I'm my
nrtr are s;snoxranhers, while others are
Mpssience6 hofssskee1srs. Geoi house.
kepsr IN Ataska are al q premium and
ses.vs good rags. There are many 9TH
y psys by which a woman can earn
ncesy n Alaska In a respectable and
pFaaE manner and that Is precisely our
ehssa y making the trip. I receive many
Msss1 ham the women who are 20 he In
~ parry md the auestioGs asked In Some
i tbsm are decidedly foolish. but | tried
h iassrm them what to expect In Alaska.
Nd they are commencing 10 'agrs fatty
aepfeelase The situation. II II nair intesi-
stn 10 issve Seattle between Nay u and
3 and. Of coarse. we will take the all
sxstf route. as you know IL would be the
AkxAs q faolishness for apy woman TO
essmpt 10 pack an OUTFIT OF any kind over
eEEssF enc Of tie passes"
~ Slaughter also said that both her
ashef ard brother ar. artists ard that
- ssrtch-s she would obtain while on
" kacn5ke would be- Invaluable to tfenas
y a TIE past there has been nothing but
axstrzahie VIEWS Of Alaska and they
~ hos .. all expressive
W.. Slaughter ln conclusion said that
&c wusnsn in hsr party were from nearly
~ eeate IN the union small percent
~ e<iM from the state Of Washington.