The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-14
THE PASSING THRONG.

e. c. Allen. OF the klondlke Nugget. who
came down on the Dirigo. left again for the
north last night on the City OF Kingston.
and after spending today in We
tor.a Will take the Resale for
skagway. He IS srf as enthusiastic
an advocate Of Seattle and her Interests
as he was when his home was In this city.
lie Is delighted with the business outlook
here. and particularly with the establish
men, and successful working of the assay
office. which he thinks means great deaf
20 Seattle 30 far as her retention Of tha
Alaska ANA Yukon trade la concerned.
As an Illustration OF how the Seattle
assay office works. said Mr.. Allen. Il am
going. To take back this little certificate
WITH ma, and publish fun statement OF
&, Among the other stuff that brought
down. picked up 621e ounces OF what we
call IN Dawson town duet. 1t IS JUS; ss.fn-
ply the gold dust that cigculates about the
town. The amount that had represented
not less than ten different mines. all In
small amounts, ranging from s. 10 $50.
Now. "a you viii gre producing MS cert.ti~
cate from the assay Office. "this shows.
after melting and reduction. COS ounces
with a value IN gold 81 ss1l.b5 and ii fei-
yer 37.25. total. 1850 The charges for
melting and aFsaying. as you see. are lust
sa-5. leaving the net value a. s97ie5. or
value In gold per ounce OF siA4N iGas-
much as ti1e banks al Dawson pay only sit
per ounce for small holdings. ! hope TO
SHOW those who have smsIl plies Of ias.
10 handle that IL viii re 90 their interest
70 bring .hexn direct 10 the Seattle a@say
aTlce. I think that there viii Go not fewer
than $50 people who will come out over
DE Ice from the Yukon this winter. each
one OF whom WITH have a small amount Of
gold 10 be handled. In the aggregate, OF
course ts's viii amount. 10 a handsome
sun ana II will not 10 my fault II {; 60es
no, come TO the Seattle assay office ! asn
simply delighted with the returns which
received from that one bstie assay and atm
all the more pleased because IL all came
about as a plain. ordinary business trans
action of course you VIII understand
that what we cal! ,own Gust il o, the very
poorest quality.
Another fact which shall carry back
with ne and -: before our people.
il one that may Influence more than one
traveller soatawAsd 70 come 20 ssa;t;s
That - tnat Canadian Bills circulate hsFe
freely 81 par This - 4 tart that IL nc,
generally known 8. Dawson. ! saw several
hundred dollars deposited hare today Ia
Canadian talia and there wss no discount
whatever o. course yogr people here know
iris. bat the people sr the Yukon valley
9on'. know e. an9 Il they accgEa 9iats SUMS
in Canadian currency the an6ucssnen. has
been held cut 10 then, .Aat they should go
20 Canadian towns 70 dispose % II. shall
see that trey are -: ss-Agat On that p-oins
al any rata
United states Dstrtet Attorney w Il
Gay. who has been attending Tire session
Of the United STATES ecurt IN SPOKANE re-
turned 10 Seattle yesterday morning tor
the purpose o. a-r sirg before THE circuit
cour. % appca1s sEe case ot the United
States agai-s. w. q fst@Ts !. was Mr..
Gays .ntsrrion 20 r~t5rn &c spokane Iass
evening tu. ere argsr,sr. lasted 100 long
ana ns wax compelled 10 remain over until
today. He says TIA; The criminal business
10 coma before ,hs graz. .ury - spokane
VIII be very large The court sas aos YET
get down % work In earnest
Major c. r. Howss. Of Boston. II regis
tered az thn Easn.er-Gra59 hotel He n
touring sas Psc!ao ccass ca eaaiisess a-sa