The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27
THEY ARE OUTHTT|NG BY THE HUNDREDS IN SEATTLE,
From the North; From the South; From the East, and
From the West Come Men Bound for the
Great Yukon Country.

ours was a trip of reconnaissance. so TO
speak. and we will so back East tomor-
row To make all preparations to start for
Seattle in about three weeks. There will
be six in the party. and we viii come d.
rectly to this city TO purchase everything
We need for the journey north.
'As we came West we inquired for
prices of Alaska clothing and provisions
in Chicago. ST. Paul and other Eastern
cities. After we arrived on the Coast
we visited Tacoma and Portland. Then
we examined the stocks carried by the
Seattle Quitting dealers. We are thor
oughly satisfied that this is the place TO
come TO prepare for the Klondike
Hundreds of people in the East are
getting ready 10 come to Seattle on their
way To the North. l know OF a number
Of parties In Buffalo that have been or
sanized. They seem to be more inter-
ested than do the people of the West
Seattle will get the bulk of those coming
from New York. Practically nothing Is
known of any other city on the Pacific
coast"
Mr.. Thompson remarked tina: what Mr..
French said of New York state was true
OF Ohio. There Is nothing like the in
terest that has been aroused Throughout
the East over the Klondke and the w.
kon country Eyerywh here is the same
feeltnS-thas fortune awaits the man who
VIII go IN search of 1t in the golden
North I came tn Seattle "a r.oL -.
the matter and to find out for myself
what was the best Quitting point. l am
satisfied that Seattle is the proper place
10 come to-"
Charles penham. representing the Alas
Kan Bonanza Mining. Trading and Trans
pogtation Company. OF Chicago. with w
l.. Eoser ana W. q. McHardy. sailed on
HE steamer Excelsior Tuesday night for
Cook inlet via Portage bay Mr.. Dem
ham spent several days in Seattle. He
stated here that his company Is having
n steamer built NJ the Marine iron works.
Chicago for service on the Yukon river.
and VIII ship 1t 10 the Coast in May. He
said tina, his company would bring 100
Jet in April ard that another party Of
seycnty-five VIII come West with the
steamer Row being bu.lt at Chicago. about
May j.
Three Los Angeles men are in Seattle
purchasing outfits for Alaska They are
l.. 6. Loomlz. Charles Morai. F. Bene-
dc and Mark Warner. They pay the
Same jrlb1te to Seattle and the mer-
chants of This city as has been offered hy
every son Of the Golden state who has
ha1 the goosi fortune 10 put of MS buy
Ing until he touched az Seattle Mr..
LOOMS was formerly q police captain in
Les Angeles. and Mr. MoGat was an Off
ceF IN ;he detective corps~ The members
of lhe PARTY have purchased all their pro-
visions and hardware in Seattle
p. y ward aGa }. II. ward. 81 See
York. city. and } II. McDouald. 90 Mon-
treal are IL Seattle en- their way TO the
klenatke They have Purchased their
oatatS ia ssas.ls ard VII san on a steam
or leaving Fchruafy :. a. conversation AZ
the Occidental hossi thty said that they
were g-eatly surprised 20 find Seattle such
Furnishing city. X = larger and has
much aaer buildings Than they saucl-
pated.