The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-16
THE PASSING IHRONG..

1oe! manshs IN trying 70 get over
s tie ts ns hs has ana BEEN the in 0a ssas
He vert over both the chiikoos and White
and Is very well posted On their respective
merits. He IL ROW getting together
large stock OF general merchandise TO take
ss9 the d Ain country .esrs he has as sss
eiissies Tor getting over the trails, sub
tecs IN which 20 many prospective gold
hunters are at present Interested. Mr.. Ar
"Rnlly there IL only one way 70 get
into the Attn country In the winter. and
that 10 by way Of the White pass The
road. which carries aim ' over the steepes.
and toughest part of the trip. but in vim
ter he Iced not use the raiiroad II he
wants 70 do bis own packing. for he car
over the snow and ice himself. 1t u an
exoeilent winter trail oil the way. BY
way. Of the Skagway route TO Log Cabin
TO Attn Is from sixty-eight 10 seventy
more. By way OF Dyea In winter the dis
lance would be forty-eight miles to Log
to the foot of Of Lake Lindeman and then
back to Log Cabin on the regular SkAS-
way trail. This, an everyone knows. Is
the part OF the Skagway trail that H., to
"a terror I, is hills and chuck holes and
boys all the way, 30 no one viii attempt
that route. From Bennett around by the
lakes to Taku landing u at least 10 miles
travel.
made regulation which requires all per
sons going into the Attn country by say
OF the White pass to report to pay duty
at Log Cabin Prospectors have been
skagway trail that the officials were forced
TO make such q regulation They could
not move their customs house every week.
The route in Ii all either level or down
Attn. Packers at the terminus Of the
railroad are ready 70 take any goods with
out change or transfer to Atlin City,"
What do you know OF the =, pew Taku
II made a good many inquiries on my
way down about that trail. The answers
reminded me of the talk we heard a year
the Stikeen routes Nobody that / could
ind knew anything about the route them
selves. One man whom was told could
nearer to it than the mouth OF the Taku
river. l have had enough OF these pioneer
trails myself. and prefer to go the way /
know ! can get through
Seattle's. II 10 wonderful little city
and is going to grow immensely. no.
tice that scores OF absent wives are join
Ing their husbands there now. and It is be-
coming a city Of homes instead OF a
transient camp OF a restless horde 1t Is
full Of nice pes,i,ie, the rough element il
getting out fast and the business men
are becoming more and more stable and
sound.
II see many are planning to go into the
Attn country in January. In my opin-
ion, this Is very unwise. The men who
do so will only have lot of hardship for
nothing. They cannot prospect In winter
to advantage. March is early enough to
tween that time and May to suit anyone
hunting for cold weather. The prospector
must have water to pan out his dirt. and
the time the creeks are thawed out. in
stead OF three months before"
Heryey Nay, a Seattle young man, has
been In the city for over month recover
. ,Dk from IN the CUBAN csmpaisn He has
seen good deal of military service, hav-
ing been In the regular army for over
three years. He Joined the regular army
at the station in this city, and was imme-
diateiy assigned to the Fourth United
States infantry. then stationed ae Fort
Sherman. Idaho.
year and a half. when they were replaced
by the Fifteenth infantry, the Fourth re-
moving to For, Sheridan. The company
stayed there unit! April 10, when It was
orcered to Tampa, Florida. on the way to
Cuba When the army OF invasion. under
command of Gen. Shafter, moved South.
the Fourth was placed on board the trans
June Il and 70 the men began landing
on Cuban soil. Private Nay. in going
ashore In one of the boats, was handed
his discharge from the s..h army 5as re-
TIE regiment left Santiago to return
August IS on the transport Seneca. Nay
was suffering from malarial fever and OBJ
tairei his discharge ard came 10 Seattle
10 recuperate-
Mr.. Nay VIII stay in Seattle until the
different companies OF regulars are per-
manently stationed and will then again
enlist. He wants to go 10 the Philippines
He will have no trouble in entering the
service again. as on his papers OF dis
his services have been honest and faith
full
T. w Maxwell who was elected TO the
legislature last month from Pacifi., county
running ahead OF his ticket. was In tire
city yesterday. Mr. Maxweirs home is
at South BEND where he IL a member OF
thu banking firm Of Maxwell. Smith & &c.
and general interests of our section Of the
state are In better condition than they
have been i'm for years. Some OF the
tll'' mia-wiIiter season. but that does not moi
argue distress on their part. They are
simply following UP an agreement among
the shingle men OF the state to close down
IN oroer 10 control the market Some OF
re shinple mills are stiil running. The
lumber mills are az running on fun time,
and are doing Well"
As 10 the legislature Mr. Maxwell, ex-
pressed himself being decidedly in IA
vor OF a short session. provided IL could
he had without sacrificing necessary bust
ness He favors state aid for public roads
and SAYS the people % his county are in
special need Of good roads. He does not
favor the eholIshment OF fish traps. He
declined TO express an opinion on the sena-
torIal question. He has not committed
himself TO definite policy with regard
10 the oyster industry. but will bold con-
ference for investigating the matter thor
eughly before going to Olympia.
Personal.
J. C Rsaiman. Of the Readu1an ware
house left yesterday for the East.
Hon r. J. MeGiivra will leave this city
in a few days for visit In California.
+ A. Davies has returned from a trip 10
Chicago. 81. Louis. Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parker will leave
this morning for Chicago to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Malone Joyce. travelling passenger agent
OF The Missouri Pacific railway and Iron