The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
CAPT. ABERCROMBIE.

1IIE fIrss complete and absolutely
~ authentic particulars % ting great
Vflb)l Interior Copper river district Of
NJ Alaska have pera furnished ths
razt-Inte.ligeneer by II. +. Nil
lard one ~ tie most prominent business
men ard surveyors 81 Wisconsin. Il Is now
definitely known that the famous Capt.
Abefcrombie expedition vas not a failure,
H. has been reported nui was success in
opening up pew iFaiia ard helping prospec-
tors generally.
Mr. Mliard servezi several terms IN the
legislature o. Wisconsin ard was mayor
Of Chippewa Fails that state. Tie spoke
forty-two nlshts for 3lckin.ey al inc last
presidential campaign, and expects 70 so
on tho stump again for the Republican
ticke. az soon as he returns. lie wen: 20
the Copper river country early last spring
a. To head Of the following party. Hon.
John G. Harmon. an ex member OF the
Wisconsin legislature. George Dickie. liar-
( =. j Iashway and has son, ", K Mlliari.
all OF chippewa Fai-s and Benjamin Hun
ter. OF BOYD WIS. They a.! afe at Cop
pr Center ana viii 40 up Copper river To
Lake f.osoio;a Tie nrst lct- Win them
are Eve Great Northern men anu VIII
Meolarty. JOAN Afnny and Ed. Dow. o.
Kent Ear Mfiani lett for the East veg
ter5iay. AID viii return ~ Alaska early Ia
the sp,aag.
lie sid to reporter:
.'14le prpspectors III The Copper river dis
construct a highway. trad or otherWsse.
frnta saldee TO the yukon. ny way OF Cop
per Center. ard establish postal route.
Tho pu~tai sssYfcp has been very uncertain
during the pas, year ana Il mas been DIM
cult and xpetGs3ye 10 r.celse OF send out
mail. The government, TN ~ngh the war
department. mas a.ready taken some steps
In that direction. sevffa parties having
been dispatched 10 the Alaskan coast,
among them Capt. Aherrrombie. who was
sent To Port tasdpS for the purpose. Under
general order No. & ~ hooking into the
feasibility Of trail. road or railroad. TAX
lux the topography OF tho country. dtvtd-
Ing his men into small detachmenss to ex-
pierre aide streams ard obtaining general
Information.
Lieut. Lowe 81 the Abercronbie party.
made "a trip over the glacier, down To
Copper Center passed over the Miliard
trais Ia Lake Mentisia. and Oh 10 the
Yukon.
"a Mr. Rafferty,. with small party. made
a two throe months excursion into the
interior. came down The Copper river and
back Ia Naldes
Capt. Abercromble. with a party. passed
over the glacier ana down u Copper Cen
ter. where ha divided his expe tit ON. tAktug
two men ard pack animals with n pass
Ing over the trail from there. up and around
the head OF silna river 70 the summit.
thence around to Mentasta lake ana Men
tANta pass. around Lake lso@alcta. hack
down en'f around the copper river 10 Cop
per teater following the river at! the way
down. thence down the Copper river 10 rs
mouth and over "a Falies reaching there
early tn October
Ano'her detachment CT his party cnt
trail along rhe lowe river. ZIP and OVER
the pass AZ The head ri that stream and
were working westward - Tenslns lake.
Tins trail get~ around the glacier and ptac-
ideally makes that shing of 3he past AZ
far "a trailing ~ concerned a eantintiAfloH
ana hsstermeut of this iraf1 ny the Govern
ment Is what the prossperguss are aekine
for.
The sri.~aeaew Accident
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under cfeaepe'a ns4Bieg eal ever thu bank.
where t3eAf S@gt@'e ~s Instruments an3 ether
AfttessN were ~ ~ III 5taf tfiaffy nt tGem
lost,
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dfNMhei ~ jumping {tafH the ia AMI
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