The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
THE PASSING IHRONG.

Mr. J. g Mccoy Is registered al he New
England. He arrived in the c5sy Saturday
on 1he steamer Albion from sGagway, after
having made a tatsie attempt 20 re7ca
TIE gold fields al the headgatsrs Of the
Copper river. He says that party from.
St Louis. under the leadership OF Peter
Busch the sen OF The snA- G-rni, i.olatre
brewer, had an exceedingly hard trip and
lost tie greater portion Of their ou.nt IN
their enisayurs 10 cross Valdes glacier.
The party has returned East. Mr.. Mccoy
also states that a party under the leader
ship OF Capt. WSsz, An old miner. and
pioneer Of the Copper river district. had
70 turn back and return home, owing 70
the great tllaw inland. which prevented
them from moving any Of their provisions
by sieis.
t.sIt is an impossihl,ty,'' Mr.. Mccoy said.
.for any one man or set or men 10 trans
por. provisions into this country By MS
own strength sufficient 10 last him a period
OF time 20 make successful prospecting
tour OF the gold fields.
II was told by old miners before I left
the states that the thaw commences about
SIX weeks on the coast sooner than IL does
inland. l found when | attempted 20 cross
the summit that the thaw had already set
in there and on the coast the winter had
not broken.
The only manner m which goods can
be taken in Is by a team or good. strong
mules or by pack train. The men on the
trail are thoroughly d.sheartened and are
daily turning back. giving up their out
fits for transportation money"
Mt Mccoy says that Capt. West Is con-
ternplatins opening ND a summer trail over
the Valies glacier. Most OF the men now
on the route ara anticipating this and are
awaiting Developments.
George II. Cunningham. James H. Moore
and T. j. Butler have recently returned
from Wrangel, where they abandoned
their outfit TO return home. They an
nounce that the Canadian route TO Daw-
son is an impossible one and that great
suffering is bound TO result 10 those who
have taken ii this year.
More than a dozen men I know Of"
said Mr.. Moore. have reached Dawson by
this route. only after having abandoned
all or their provisions and supplies. save
what they carried on their backs. The
party / was with got as far as Telegraph
creek, but turned back after making a most
careful inquiry into the remainder of the
journey. 1t is impossible TO use sleds
and the water is two and three fee; deep
on the ice, am convinced that this route
Is not feasible one and have determined
to reach Dawson via ST. Michae. and the
Yukon as soon as / can raise another
stake
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Magee and daugh-
ter and Miss Stedham. of Pittsburg, are
guests at the Hotel Butler. Mr.. Magee is
a brother TO Chris Magee, a prominent
politician of Pennsylvania, and Is largely
interested in the various street car sys-
TENS In Pittsburg.
Carni Dibble. of New Whatcom, was
at the Hotel D.ller yesterday on the way
to Tacoma to attend the knights Templars
cenclave. Mfr. Dibble is delegate from
the New Whatcom commandery.
F. NJ. Korock. OF Portland, general
agent of the Star Union Line, Is in the
city.
J. W. Peck. OF the Merchants Dispatch,
was over from Tacoma yesterday.
A large party OF prominent railroad Of
fcials will arrive In the city this evening
at $40 o'clock. a telegram received IN
the city yesterday by E. E. Ellis, general
agent of the Oregon Short Lns stated
that W. II. Baror2ft, president and gem
erai manager Of the Oregon Short Line;