The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-12
THE PASSING IHRONe.

New w natc0m, was at the Hofed Butter
yesterday to visit his son, George Knowles
prior 10 the latter's departure for Alaska.
New Whatcom.@ said Mr.. Knowles, SIS
progressing as usual and the merchants
have no reason TO complain about poor bus
mess. There rs no particular rush or
boom, but matters are moving along In
smooth and satisfactory manner and
everybody seems to have an air of pros
perity. While no real estate boom Is on.
number Of transfers have been made re-
Gently and look for several more import-
ant deals to be contaminated In a short
time. A number OF people from Eastern
states and other parts Of the country are
looking for locations and predict that the
population viii be greatly increased IN
short time.
Prospects for large fruit crop could
not be better, and judging from the APP
pearance OF the grass the yie.d Of hay
Will surpass In quantity all expectations.
Fairhaven. which Is only three miles away
and connects with New Whatcom by an
electric street railway Is also coming to the
front most admirably. Work on . new
cannery will be commenced soon and .
fruit evaporating plant. have reasons to
believe. will be In operation before long.
New Whatcom is brimful Of patriotism
and I don't believe there Is q man there
who does not believe that we can give
Spain good whipping and do 1t quickly"
Frank w Flint, OF the West Kootenay
country. b. c., is at the Hotel Northern,
and viii soon leave for the Klondike to
join his partner. George Tibbitts. Mr..
Flint Is a SLOGAN pioneer miner. but he has
decided to abandon the Northwest for AL
aska. and Ia now making arrangements to
leave for ST. Michael. In letter received
yesterday by Mr.. Flint from Dawson Mr..
Tibbitts states that he has discovered on
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tributary which Is rich in gold, and that
he has located four claims. The writer
says:
.aThe gold / got from those claims Is very
coarse. and We have the ledge where the
gold comes from. The ledge Is only four
teen inches on top. but very rich. When
you come bring lots OF provisions"
ID. z. Grin1ths and Jack Doyle of Ever
EFT, who recently returned from the Kion-
d.ke, will leave for Alaska on May 20. Both
OF these Yukoners were in the city yester-
day making preparations for their return
trip and IL their pans are carried out, they
Will reach Dawson City early In June.
They have a boat at Lake Bennett, and Il
ID the intention to have one OF the men
row at night and the other during the day.
In that way one can sleep while the other
works. Doyle and Grifiiths since their re-
turn from Alaska. sold some Of their prop
erty to Philadelphia syndicate.
]. T. Dickinson, OF KalispeIi, Mont, q
among the guests at the Hotel Butler Mr..
Dickinson Is on his way TO Alaska. where
he win try to make his fortune. To a Post.
Intelligencer reporter he sad: -
Il was q stockman in Montana. and I
now intend TO take some cattle from that
state through to the Kiondike. Montana
Is very quiet. owing to the attention which
Is usually centered upon the mining inter-
ests now being diverted TO Alaska and Sc
atfle. Many Montana people are now In
Alaska and many others VIII follow
l. w. Holmes. OF Ellensburg, Wash, IL
at the Hotel Butler. Mr. Holmes has been .
employed by the English syndicate which
Is to take 100 head OF cattle over the Dali
ton trail IN June. To a reporter yesterday
the Eliensburg stockman said:
Tho people OF Eilensburg are in excel
lent spirits over the good prices they will
receive for fruit this year. owing to the
failure Of the California crop. look for
good times in that part of the state. and
the farmers. as well as business men, seem
to be well satisfied with the outlook"
Hiram Gould and Daniel p Sullivan.
two young men OF New York city, are at
the New England Hotel and intend to
leave on the first boat for ST. Michael.
They expect party OF six New Workers.
to join them before they start Mr. Sulii-
van states the rush to the Klondike from
the Empire state by the ali-waser route
has scarcely begun.
Arthur c. Jackson, Who is to deliver the
lectures at the Omaha exposition illustra-
tive OF the resources and attractions Of the
state OF Washington. - at the Hotel But
Ter. Mr. Jackson says that he viii leave
for Omaha just al soon as the WASHINGTON
exhibit building is completed.
f. l.. KolIock. district passenger and
freight agent OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. arrived In the city from
Portland yesterday. Mr.. Kol.ock goes
north this morning
Two Caught, One Escaped.
Officer GiASenrk v,errgrr