The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-29
THE PASSING 1HRONG.

who are registered at the Butler.
MI Clarke is an expert mining engineer,
who is especially interested III gold dredg-
ing enterprises. For the purpose Of get
ting acquainted with the streams OF Brit
ish Columbia and Washington. he lately
made trip up the Fraser river 10 tho
mining districts along the boundary, and
thence across the line into this state.
Il see no reason why people should want
70 leave this section Of the country for the
Klondike." said Mr.. Clarke The mining
districts I have visited In British Column
h.a and Washington are good enough for
me. believe from the investigation have
made that there are streams in this state
and On the other side OF the boundary
whose beds are rich in placer gold. which
VIII some day he proved by the people who
will go after il. The quartz properties I
have seen here are OF great promise. am
convinced that the people OF this section
and of British Columbia scarcely realize
what they have as mining country almost
at their door
Mr. Byass was as enthusiastic in his
praise Of the mining districts OF the state
and Of British Columbia as Mr. Clarke
They will remain here day or two on a
business mission.
W. y. Long. better known as Billy
Long, returned from the North on the Far
aiion last Friday. He is particularly well
known in this city, at one time being one
Of the best lightweight, wrestlers of the
Seattle Athletic Club. Mr.. Long went
North during February and worked for a
time in Skagway. While there he formed
a partnership with four men. and together
they all went to Dawson in May. They
had only been in Dawson eight days when
the report OF good finds in the Atlin dis
trict reached there. Without any preliyni-
naries they set out with all possible speed
TO retrace their steps and get to Atlin.
They arrived there during the stampede.
and succeeded liz getting some very good
claims.
They have nine claims: three on Wright,
beginning with is above: three on Otter.
beginning with Is above, and three on Ru-
by. beginning with 40 above. They dug
down in the gravel and were satisfied with
in the district. while MI Long and two
of the others came down TO spend the win
ter in the states. All three will so back
III February.
Mr. Long. in speaking of the district last
night said 1T is undoubtedly splendid
gold country. The fact that of all the
prospeetors who worked In there none has
a bad word to say. is proof of the good
qualities. As TO there being plenty Of room.
for those who intend 10 go up there in the
spring, / certainly believe that there Is
large crowd. There are many. many creeks
which have not been even prospected. The
country Is q good-siZed one. and IS in my
idea the place for young men 10 go TO. or
course the older people will find IL to their
advantage to go TO Atlin. but what / mean
is that the young men of Seattle ought TO
take advantage of this country and get a
stake for life.
1T is the belief OF all the Northern mer-
chants that there Will be a great rush in
the Atlin district, and they are preparing
into the district and You Will be able TO
take a good-sized load into the country.
Just before I came down. | worked for
while in Skagway. While there. saw Rob
Webb. He IS night clerk in the Bannick
hotel and has pretty good thing. He
told me that it was possible that ne would
join the rush TO Atlin in the spring.
"One meets Seattle people all over the
northern country. It is quite impossible to
get any place where few Seatteites are
not there Already
Charles G.. Debney of San Francisco.
formerly a We'll known young business
man Of Tacoma. is registered with his
wife at the RainierGrand. Mr.. Debney
went TO Alaska in the spring of 1896. and
was one Of the first arrivals at Dawson
from Circle City in the spring of 1887 He
made several locations on Skookum gulch
and other gold bearing streams in the dis
trict. He was for a time connected with
one of the big trading companies of the
Yukon, and later launched into the mining
business for himself. He made fortune
In a few months. and Is In the states en-
joying himself.
1.-The point OF view from, which one looks
at the klondike district has something to
do with mans opinion of the country
said Mr.. Debney. Il am not given to
booming Z, any county ats but have no hest
are all they have been represented by re-
sponsible people. and that the future of
the camp Is one n OF great promise: Inc me
some time TO come. Mining In the Kion-
dixie has become systema,Ized. and those
who follow II on business lines do not fall
Mr. Dehney, with his wife. has just re-
turned from a months stay IN New York.
After a few days visit here they will 20
to San Francisco, Mrs Debney is Cali
fcrnian.
DR.. w. c. Alexander. Of Wellington, New
Zealand is a late arrival at the Butler
from London. He has lately made
three months visit 10 England and is now
en- route 10 his home in the antpodes.
New Zealand has the finest climate IN
the world and her 10000 inha hiiants are
comparatively prosperous and contented,"
said he The trade OF Wellington and
other towns In the colony IS Furnishing.
and is continually growing. We have sew
eral things in the colony in the way or
social reforms which you in the States have
not vet adopted, namely. woman suffrage
| and state ownership of telegraph and rail-
road lines. These. TO you innovations. seem
| 10 work well with us"
DR. Alexander win leave today for San
| Francisco. where he viii board a steamer
for New Zealand.
Robert Wingate, the weil-known Taco
| ma banker. was In the city yesterday on
business Tacoma IS looking up said
/ he at the Butter last night. much interest
| is being taken just now in the reorgsniZa-
| ton Of the Tacoma Land Company. which
/ IL now appears VIII be made II IN the gen
| eraf belief tina. the reorganization OF the
| cornpany which has large holdings OF Ia
| coma property will be Of great benefit TO
| the city vexatious litigation VIII he at
| an end and the company VIII be In shape
for future enterprises
| Personal.
| Mr. and Mrs g. ". Meyers. or Lester,
| registered last night AT the Butler
| TT Malone .ha uver-tn0-rn Pierce o0t:9-