The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

tent and pay sxorbitant ground rent for
the privilege of setting IL up On some
body's lot Why. II I had not ha4 my
baggage checked through / should have
gotten of up north here and gone TO VIC
roria or Vancouver II seems 10 me IL
was a Tacoma paper we got on the train
that contained the worst report We
were agree1bly surprised on our arrival
here TO find the conditions SO vary favor
able for strangers.
Mr.. Lawton says the number OF people
coming from .the East has been under
rather thar overestinated-
j. l. Daube. general manager Of the
Red Line Theatrical Transfer Company,
OF Chicago, Is in the city with view 10
the establishment Of large mercantile
business here. Mr.. Daube is stopping az
the Occidental hotel. In response 10
questions by a post-Intelilgence reporter
yesterday ne said: Il have come here
to look after some interests / have had
for some time past. and also 70 make an
investment OF an unlimited amount IN any
thing IN which / see a chance 10 make
money | represent syndicate that Is
ready 20 back me for any amount I may
think proper TO suggest as an investment.
The plan is TO establish some kind Of q
mercantile business on a large scale.
II am agreeably surprised ~ the ap-
p@arance Of things. You have q great
city. | expected nothing like ii before my
arrival. i have travelled all over IL and
consider II the San Francisco of the Pa
cite Northwest. I cannot say positively
yet. but think my trip will result in
bringing a large amount Of capital 10
your town. I expect 20 remain a couple
OF weeks looking the field over before
going back
The theatrical transfer business is only
d single branch of the institution or which
Mr. Daube is manager in Chicago. His
company really does an immense general
transfer business. and Is one Of the larg-
est Institutions of the kind in the country
Mr.. Daube also has large interests in
other lines of business. He Is financial
hacker for a number OF leading theatrical
companies, among other things.
Gordon G.. BEETLES and Fred Stevens
the two Yukon pioneers who have been
enjoying themselves for the past ten days
in Seattle. will leave today for San Fran
cisco. Thence Mr.. Stevens will go East
visiting his mother. who lives in Mon
ireal. Canada. and whom he has not seen
in many years. Mr.. Stevens intends to
DO what seems to be an Impossible thing
He will return to Seattle and make a
round trip to Dawson over the ice be-
fore the river opens in the spring. II
have ten of the finest dogs In the world
at juneau, he said yesterday. The
outfit cost us 81 600 In Dawson. The dogs
are of the Malamouth breed, and they are
fast travellers and strong. hardy and
well trained. | will start from Dyea and
make the trip over the ice to Dawson
and back before Navigation begins on The
Yukon Don't you think / can make II?
Wen, watch me. It's easy when you
know how.
Mr.. BEETLES first went into the Yukon
in 1881 and Mr.. Stevens crossed the d.
vide into the interior in 1889. He came
out four years ago on account OF sC>ir-
vey. due 10 the shortage of a variety of
food Both members of the Yukon
Pioneers Association.
C. o. Treat. e. Heidacker. Daniel
Hayes. Jerry Dwyer. George Smith,
James Rutledge. Patrick Moran, H. NJ
Talbot. l., r. Minor, f. w House and
Bert Prentis. of Manchester. Conn; Clark
Smith of New London: J. A Carter and
II w. Smith Of Athol, Mass: William
Delaney and a. h. Cross. of Naugatuck.
Conn. compose a party of New England
ers who arrived by the Northern Pacific
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
who made a remarkably short run from
New York city to Seattle in less than
five days. The party came IN special
tourist car from ST Paul and is bound
for Copper river. They viii purchase
their outfits In this city.
Charles A. Mariner. IA prominent mining
engineer of Southern California. is in Sc
attic for few days preparatory TO going
north on a business trip. His des;inati ton
is Dyea, but he VIII touch at other points
on the coast Of Alaska. Mr. Mariner and
Mr.. l. A. Nadeau. the general agent of
the Northern Pacific. are friends of
many years standing They went to
school together back in Michigan. and
until Mr.. Mariner made visit to Seattle