The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-24

eraxe marty % sortuns-hEtr.ers bound for
ihe Copper river count-y IS fsat from Ssw
York ard Connecticut. which Is registered
8, the Stevens AID which vii SAT- from
fhia cs;y wIraln me next week OK ten
days. after having secured outfits q pro-
visions sne hardware calculated 10 last
etza cen months CT two seasons- The
ruembers q this party are slrcst without
exception men u means and Of marx IN
their respective communities. The greatest
sccr-cv r. being maintained b. the men
a. 20 fhel- plans or their ultimate deStin9-
sloa No single uerabsr CT the party can
De induced on any terms 10 discuss the
business pertaining % the expedition. but
Il Is known that they have definite spot
IN view ana have assurances on which
faey are prepared 80 risk good deal q
ar outlay Of time. money and labor. that
thsy wia find good placer and quartz
mining district
There are eleven members q the party
al tho Stevens. but more men are ex-
psets4 Within the next week, - that tae
party Will entirely iii small steamer or
sailing ve=se. This Is "a list Il the party
nov IN Seattle; r. H. Colburn and II. d..
Banks, OF Springfield. Mass. W. l. Green.
l. 4 LabAy. J Wells Frank .. Hovey
and y. ". Lewis. % New York ". j..
Burnham. Arthur X. Thompson and F. Z.
Hevey. Of Hartford. and F. II Whitney.
y W lHGsOf, corn
Samuel r AdaIr, ex-lleutenant Of the
Fifta United States cavalry. IS reported
70 De connected in some manner with this
expedition Nj Adalr resigned from the
army. after having seen eighteen years Of
service and ia widely kno.n IN army clT-
cies. At the Rainier-Grand last night he
declined &c discuss in any manner his al
isged interest IN the party.
A Harvard man discovered Eidorado
creek This wa IN the early days Of
the Klond.ke mining camp Two Har-
ward men inspired by the example Of
their fellow graduate sailed for copper
river las; night on the schooner Swan.
They go as the advance guard of q party
u 100 Eastern men which VIII b. gath
red here late IN May bound for Tho new
E!dorado which some men say rs located
IL American territory south OF the divide
that separates the basin u the great Yu-
ken from tho coast.
Samuel Chcw. 81 Philadelphia and l..
J Malone. or Boston. gre 8uated together
from Harvard In 1855 chew comes from
Gro OF the wealfbiest and most famous
families q the Keystone state. Mr. Ma
!aae Is equally well connected ia Boston.
both arc lawyers. but each determined 10
discard his books and 10 hide away his
sningie until they had made an attempt
- win a kindly glance from Dame For
Mr Chew and his party. four In all.
purchased outfits for year in Seattle.
AZ the Butler last night Mr.. Chew con
Fented 10 give brief outline OF the
plans Of the expedition. lie said: M.
Malone and myself are simply here - re-
connoiter the ground I'm advance 81
party OF 100 men which has already been
organized In the big cities Of the East
am not at liberty 20 tell you when the
party VIII leave the East. but they will
coma 10 Seattle. Personally, | know liz
tie Of the Copper river country. but
believe that there are opportunities In
where IN the Northwest territory This
statement IL based on Information. the
character Of which is very reliable but
81 which ] am not at liberty 20 speak
Mr.. Malone and myself decided 70 quit
the law, ~ least for a time, and 10 make
an attempt 10 get rich in a shorter period
than If usually necessary IN the practice
Of the law. Besides Mr. Malone and my
seif. ihe party includes NJ r.. Durgin. of
Boston. and Thomas Flynn. OF Phnadel-
phia."
At tho fremont hotel Is a party OF six
gold hunters from Pennsylvania, en- route
10 the Copper river country. They have
secured supplies Of provisions and cloth
ing In Seattle and will sail for the north
within the next week. In this party are
a A Kieidecker c. ieldecker and q
W. ireland OF Pittsburg Pa. + Y Akin
John Freeze and &. c Fulton. ~ Wash
!ngton, Pa.