The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
Dawson City No Longer a Provin-
oial Mining Town.
FIRE ENGINE. BANK AND PIANOS
These Iuxuries of Civilization Are
Now in seattle On Their Way to
the klondike Capttas-StceI Nault
and Three Burgiar-Proof Money
Mills and Zig Slovea, AL coins.

Dawson viii take several forward strides
from the ranks OF ordinary mining camp
towns with the. arrival &C the freight that
viii leave here tho latter part Of the
week for 81. Michael on the steamer
Roanoke. AS citizens of the richest gold
camp In the world. pawsoni,es believe that
Their town should have some OF the mod
ern Improvements that are not usually
found in an ordinary camp. Consequently
the shipments on the Roanoke are Of soma
interest
Just after the serious fire in the business
portion OF the Illondike capital last winter
the representative mtn of the camp de-
cided that they must have some lire pro-
lection. Capt. ]. J. Hsaly. who is at the
head OF the North American Transportation
and Trading Company in the interior. was
appealed TO and managed TO sc, an order
out over the ace for a complete Quit of
fire apparatus. This outfit arrived from
the East q few days ago and is now At
Yesler dock.
The most improved fire engine that the
American Fire Engine Company could
build is the chief item in the shipment.
1t is a steam engine Of great power and
is called the kiondke No. ]. Ii was
shipped out here carefully boxed. A com.
piete hook and ladder truck and two big
hose carts came along with the engine. A
large chemical engine OF the type used
sr several large Eastern cities completes
the paraphernalia Of Dawson's first fire
department
A. a,np as shs, anpara.us arrives A. vol
unteer fire department VII: be organized
and men trained In use OF the engines. 1t
will afford great protection in country
where fire insurance is unknown. The
buildings are constructed entirely OF wood
and in the hot summer months they are
as dry as finder.
Tho North American transportation and
Trading Company Is going to give up the
banking branch OF Its business and
through solicitation of the company tina
Canadian Bank or Commerce IS TO estAh-
lish a branch at Dawson. The supplies
and outfit of the bankers will be taken
North on the Roanoke. A large steel
vault In sections and three OF the most
improved steel. burglar proof money
chests form the heaviest part OF the ship
ment. A complete set OF banking books and
several hundred pounds OF stationery I'LL
several large boxes Ii Is evident that ths
bankers do not intend to De dependent on
the transportation companies for their
supplies A complete outfit OF everything
eatable weighing several tons IL being
shipped.
Four small bales iE an obscure corner
OF the warehouse represent an outlay Of
s.. i0e The bales contaig several thousand
gold bags and the last yellow nugget ship
ment out OF Dawson this season win DO
inclosed In their ample folds The bags
were made by the Russell Glove Company
after special design
Six fine pianos and two organs billed
TO Capt. j. J. Hsaiy are punched to-
gether I'm the center OF the warehouse and
attract great deal OF attention. Capt.
Healy expected 10 get these instruments
last winter but the failure OF river boats
TO reach Dawson caused them TO be held
here until this year. Two OF the pianos
so to Circle City: the others are for paw-
son.
Two complete sawmin outfits appear In
tho Roanokes manifest. One of the mills
will be set up at Dawson. the other goes
10 Weare. Both are the property OF the
company. Two large pumps and operating
machinery for hydraulic mining are billed
for Dawson They VIII De used. IL - said
10 develop some upland or bench property
belonging TO the company.
Mere canned goods and less -four is be-
Ing taken North this year by the COM
pany. Last year 1900 tons OF -four was
taken TO Dawson. but Il Is likely that the
amount shipped this year will not be as
large. Everything that can possibly be
needed by the miners IL being shipped
North. Two cargoes have already been
dispatched for St Michael ard the Roam
oke VII have 1900 tons more.
Three carloads OF cooking and heating
stoves are 70 go up this year to replace
the crude sheet iron camp stoves that
have so far been tho miners standby The
stoves are so heavy that 4 would brighten
n prospective kiondiker who was going
In via the lakes 10 think OF including one
OF them in his outfit. The ali-water route,
however. has always been the channel
through which iuxuries found their way
10 Dawson.