The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-14

| A1'slAgencer reporter he said:
| In company with a party ot twenty
| toar men came TO San Francisco about
! the middle OF last March In the schooner
| Thomas q. Nsgus from New Haven. cona.
| TIE party WIS known as the Elm City
Mining Company. We had purchased the
schooner IN the East and intended q
cruise about the Alaskan coas, IN TIE
| vicinity Of Copper river. We lef, San
Francisco April :. ard after pleasant
voyage arrived a, Tyonak May l.
ON arriving at Tycnak We decided 20
land ard examine the adjoining country
for favorable indications. with view Of
stalking out some claims. i. was arranged
that one-half o. our party should follow
the course OF the Sushitua river into the
interior. while the other half was TO re-
main az Tyoaak. / was among the men
who remained behind. The division OF the
party Who went up the river made good
progress. and we received many favorable
reports from them by men who came out
from that section. They reported the
travelling 10 be easy and abundant with
game. Many people. however. were said
to he prospecting along the river. and no
locations al that point could be made.
Shortly before l left TTonak l received
word that our men intended going up the
| river as far as the heaawaters.
shortly after arriving q; 1yonak we de-
cided 10 send our schooner back to San
Francisco, and return on one OF the pas
senger carriers when we decided to leave
the country. 1 Gid nat so up there 10 hook
for gold, but merely 70 see the condition
of the country. l did net remain at 1'yo-
max the whole time l was in the north.
bu; made trips to orca, Naldes and many
nf fha ltrta settlements close |
vas there no recent strikes were reported.
II am free In saying that the country in
that section of Alaska Is not nearly 50 bad
as is represented. Although / did not 40
any distance In the interior. l talked with
men who had spent several seasons on the
rivers and showed no signs OF giving IL up.
/ 1t Is no country, however, for tender
! foot, and most OF the complaints regard
/ ing the condition OF affairs up there come
from men who have been raised at tire
/ sides and not have seen the rough side or
/ 1fe.''
/ Mr.. Rodgers Is accompanied by twelve
/ members OF his party. He leaves shortly
/ for san Francisco.
Among the passengers who arrived on
! the City OF Topeka Tuesday was P. g.
| McLa-an OF Baltimore. who has been at
| Cook inlet. and intends TO return there
| shortly He is Interested in a Baltimore
( company, OF which II. A. Parr, the wheat
/ merchant is president John X Cowen.
/ president OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
IS vice president, ard Col. George r. Tin
| gle. Is general manager.
| "Our company Is developing n large low
| grade free milling quartz property on Snug
| harbor Cook inlet. and intends 10 erect
| stamp mill this season. We can work the
year round as the climate is much warm
/ er than IN the Interior. thanks 10 the
! Japan current. The placer miners general
| ~ are doing well. taking out about sic a
! day per man In most cases. The Polly
| Mining Company which Is composed Of
/ five men, has five claims and Is taking out
good money by sluicing. The miners on
| Bird creek, where good discoveries were
! made last year. are taking out good
| amounts OF gold, and IL bids fair 10 be
very good paying creek. The water IS I'M
| usually high this year. making work rath-
err slow. The only people who are dissatis-
| fled are the tend-r!eet, who went up there
/ 10 pick up nuggets on the beach and are
! known by the miners as trail-chasers.
About one hundred OF them came back dis
| gusted on the Topeka They ara the peo-
pie who say there is no gold in the coun-
| try"
| NJ. q. Goldstein, one OF the pioneer the
atrical men on the Pacific coast. Is In Sc
attic in the interest OF the Pacific Elk,
| published al Portland. Gol1ssen was
manager Of the Bittner T'heater Company,
ana next season will find him at the head
OF another organiZat ton.
'The first time I visited Seattle was six
teen years ago ana played IN what
was then known as Yes.er haE," said Mr.
Goidsiein. 4 was alsp here ten years ago
with The Chicago Comedy Company. Il
was just after the fire. and the only theat-
/ ricai place Of AMUSEMENT was Germania
| hall. II would be foolish fer me 10 even
! attempt To sieacriba the changes which
have since taken place. bat on my very
! next visit / predicted that Seattle would be
| the rival OF Portland and eventually fe
one of the largest cities ON the Pacific
coast"
Mr.. Goldseen Is also well known in col
| orado. having been late manager Of the
Grand opera house at Cripple Greek. Dur
| ing the late presidential campaign be was
a godhug. and on election nigh; he had
the courage 10 applaud for Mckinney.
| Such an aCt in Colorado was then ccnssd-
| cred an offense and ne wot1d have been
nobbed had 1t not been for the police.
Z. L. Becker and John ]. Corbctt. who
| passed through Seattle las. er,rinr M their
! way to Cook Inlet returned Tuesday ard
| went East yesterday afternoon. Both
| gentlemen live 5n Schuyler co4nfy. New
| York Mr.. Becker having been supervisor
O Ssff-kHF 0Ni1@ts3R 8NG Mf tNfff"ft HaF~
| ing held p similar position IN Reading.
During their short sefourn 81 the north
they have taken up fo}r claims which
! they tntnk are we'll worth developing
/ They ara enthusiastic 10 the outlook far
! the Cock Inlet country though they con-
/ ceie thaf il - not poor mans country.
/ Aut requires money ard machinery for de-
! velopnent There II no dauht whatever"
sad NJ Becker, That There .ts gold there.
~ = Sc n
any direction. it - almost impossible 20
strike pick 0r shovel iu tne dirt with
out turning Up gold colars The country
has q great future before 4
NJ. Ee~k.r's father d3ed a fcw weeks
. seo. B01a Nj Becker AMI Mr. Corbeft
( expect 90 rstarn north a~ Soou a. thsy ~ Il
! arrange taei~ aTa.Te IN 5re East NJ
! Cor$ett goes direct 20 New York city
! where 3t x pTo.4s1I2 he Wei organsze- q
campany for 'eve3opuaent work In the
+ Ceok in,et co3ntry.