The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-20
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Besksd - Sail Tonight, But nsy
p Delayed Until Tomorrow.
TAKES EASTERN ooLpHuNrEas


There's ons advantage In gong - The
Kotsebue SQUAD country" said pilgrim
60 that unknown Lard OF great riches yes-
sssday, land thai u that IL Amt over
crowded. ike the K,ondiks.''
He was . New England mechanic. a man
Wao had been employed fer years Ia ens
Of the busy factory towns Of Msasachu-
sests. and he had just paid SIS for .
Gcket 70 the Kosxebue sound country On
shs bark Guardian. Tying at the White
Star dock
Yes he CONTINUED. Il became con-
20 20 to Dawssn. NY. whAs rush there's
Been tiais season 10 the kiondikss l
suppose that every creek that's gos gold
IN IL within iD0 niles OF Dawssa has been
al taken up by this time
Wks.syer else there 10 to be said OF the
Kotxspue sound country and It's fabied
valleys. ribbed with tae precious gold or
lying n heaps Of yellow beauty uEdeF tie
ehaiiow rifles OF the glacial stream. theirs
= no denying tine fact that kosxebue
his tbs call on Dawson. Cock inlet and
the DINER 99Ei3Ez1 faB1S % sAaG 0ofl1s ~
least Tor the present.
The bark GUARDIAN viii; I'm al prabab!.-
~ get away fer the north tomorrow.
Ghe II booked to sail tonight. but there
ars almost always unlocked for delays
IN leading the personal outfits and be-
3ongIuks Of y crowd Of gold hunters. ana
in fssr case Of the Guardian the rule seems
10 be observed. There are 10 passengers
On the Guardian. AL OF them bound for
the kctzehne sound district. The ma
3orIfy Of the pilgrims VIII ascend tns
Eowak river. which emnties into Holman
3nset just at the Arctic circle.
To get to Kotxebus sound the traveller
usust pass through The gates 10 the Arctic
ocean. the Berinx straits. The gold fields
lie on tho Arctic circle. and even extend
. hundred miles toward the nortt. from
that Line, beyond which the earth ard sea
ate frozen fast in winters wise for nearly
thrss-foufihv OF the year.
Perhaps ons-iifsh OF tae Gslaxdian's
paessngers are from The New England
e.ates The largest single party OF god
hunters haiis from Boeton, HaverEin and
Lowell Mas. There are ten men In this
party and tbty have purchased Of Seattle
outflfslnS fsrms outfits OF provisions. cloth
anx and miners goods snfiicians 10 last
them two years. They are going pre-
JaNsed 10 bury themselves IN that far-away
land Of glaciers and gravel beds unit;
twice the earth has trzyersed III orbit.
and then II they haven't made a fortune
they viii be ready 10 return TO New Eng
land and be content 10 I've there their
Remaining aays
II. J. L. wesiey of BOSTON, Mass, Is
81 the head OF this party of ten New
EExInrdsra. According 10 the doctor. he
and bis associates are not going IL blind
In ssse Kosxebur round country by any
mesns. They have a friend in tho%e
waters rbo Is thoroughly familiar with
"a. country ard wha know. positively.
says DIR. wes.ey. that the streams are
rich Ia go.d.
"tapf Cock has been master OF a what
tnx vessel IN Arctic waters for thirteen
years hsxt." said DIR Wesley al the gruns-
wsek hotes yesterday, In discussing the
plans or his party. ''fie il a friend Of
mine AMI he has written TO me. giving
definite Information conserving the rich
nsss OF the country. After reading his let
tsrs I determined 10 make = trial for a
big stake In the country myself The
other members OF The party were anxious
enough 10 10 10 Alaska. Some of them
lad planned trying their luck on tho
Yukun. hut ne all determined after in
vesslsatioa 10 travel together 10 ko,zehue
opund
.st.aps. Cook lives AZ Rrockton. Mass.
Uts8 Aft-tN zttts WY NE4f. TIC %ttffuS Ek9
winters in Arctic waters. He has told
me thai the Indians OF the Kotxeh.e sound
CStsatry hiring PAGER god In large guam
titles ffcu the streams OF the interior
He has ifadsd with these Indians every
year and has always brought hesns Some
~ the gold that GENES from there Can't.
Cook IN the master OF one az tbs finest
eteam whalsrs Oh the Pacific coast, and
when 40 arrive I'm ketxehre sound he will
direct us what route to take.
"Esch member Of our party has snen.
esoe 10 Seattle in buying provisions and
csoshing for = swo years residence IN
that country. We are an thoroughly
p.tased with the treatment we have r:~
cetved NJ the hands Of the Seattle m p.
chants. We have learned one thing. a;la
that Is that this ~ the ehcapsS. city In
which 10 purchase Aiasks goods of any
~ th~ county. Ard the goods we have
bought are al of tho very best
The majority az the Guardians nae<en-
GERS have eutfsssei IN Sesstsr. and usually
they have taken more than 4 years sup
p.sss,
Following g a llss OF the members OF
Dr. vssiey's party;
w. A. Heyt. Julius J. saaiins and Al
fred Maud. all Of Lowell. Mass: pr. J 4.
Wesley. Or Boston. William n. Stanley.
or Portland. Ne. T. II Hardy, OF Malone
n. r.: Homer belong. OF rIattshurw n
il Fred Gray. r Gordon and Henry
KGiser. ali ef uayerhiii Mass
The Wesley party has trim little .sea.,,
launch. u feet icng. \ feet BAN ard wi,h
draft os - inches T,ry Mill ,ska Eva
fishing dor.es and viii be PREPARED ,, as
c~Dd sse river quickly and with confer.
CAPT James e. cages IL the Commands
~ the Guardian. which Is ~ CSC tors re,
register She ufl. carry no freight xsva
the miners eesflis. consisting OF a1ssu. So
tens.
Complaints against the <sawortA frse<s 80
the Guardian have bern nsaae by certain
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