The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

Theodore Jerolman, OF Boston. Mass,
Is staying at the Occidental hotel awaiting
the arrival from San Jose. Cal, OF his son
and brother. Together they viii leave Sc
Attic on the Cottage City. which is sched-
uled to sail on Monday next, for the head
waters Of Copper river. OF course they 60
TO prospect. They will leave the boat a,
Pyramid harbor, take the Dalton trail to
Dalton post and then work westward TO
the headwaters OF the Copper. Part of the
outfit Mr.. Jerolman brought with him from
the East. but the greater part he is buy
Ing here In Seattle. The party will go
well QUILTED and prepared to stay
through the winter IL they cannot get out.
One OF them at least viii make the effort
to leave the country before the freeze sets
In and two may remain there. Mr.. Jerol-
man has been for years a lumber mer-
chant In Michigan. ana has seen hard
service in the wilds OF the great pine
woods that cover vast areas Of that state.
His experiences as a lumberman viii stand
him In good stead in the rugged gold fields
of Alaska. where he expects TO encounter
great hardships.
i. ]. Caron, OF Graham, n. H., has just
returned from the neighbornood OF Dyea
and Is staying at the Hotel Diller. He
went to Alaska a few weeks ago as one
OF a company of Eastern men to locate and
work several claims near the summit.
He was grubstaked by the company aud
intended TO stay In the vicinity OF Dyea
throughout the summer months at least
and develop the claim. His health broke
down. however, sad he was compelled to
grubstake another man IN his place and
return TO Seattle. Mr.. Caron spent nine
days IN Sheep Camp recuperating and
settling up his affairs. To q Post-Intelll-
geneer reporter he said taat life at that
place Is surprisingly quiet. Some Of the
saloons are sti.l running ard several
gambling houses are playing all kinds Of
shelf games. but for all that there is little
trace OF the hustle and general excitement
one woud naturally expect 10 find In such
a place. especially since the exodus of the
gambling element from Dyea and other
surrounding towns. which, he supposed.
had found shelter AZ the camp. He saw
no exhibitions OF lawlessness beyond the
shell games. He said:
The principal business OF Sheep Camp
when I left there seemed 10 be the buying
and selling Of outfits. great many min
ers came In while | was there. faded and
disheartened. anxious only 10 sell the rem
nants OF their outfits for enough 10 get
them out OF Alaska. A great many more
were rushing into the land OF gold and
hardshps and some OF these were only
partially outtitted There you have the
supply ard demand, which Is manipulated
by third parties. who make business az
Ii and also a profit that Is sometimes very
fat. do rot wish 20 be understood as
bringing accusations for the purpose OF
dissipating In small way the glamor
which overhangs the land Of hidden treas
ure. Whatever evil condition obtains
there Is only the naturai effect of cause.
For myself firmly believe in the future of
Alaska. hat nc man who has seen even
little Of the perlls which beset the seeker
after its yellow gold can forget that the
same glamor which overspreads the land
has sometimes been frozen shroud."