The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
IN uRR 1 Contract.
GAIT. HARRINGTON CANNOT GET
HES LAUNCH To SHEEP CAMP.
I'd Pestmase~F at <ksxway-
Chaag<s Msae upy Bssp~csov G1aa
Late Mafi I'v0sa the Interior.



sKAGwAY. April xa-capt. Ia. Bar
r1gxton. who starred fer the KloHd.ke
with the steam launch Aaniaa. has nseE
with both trouble ard adventure. He
has run himself into difficulties which
win cause hisa serious delay srd perhaps
entirely change hss plans. Tie taking
a. 80 large and bulky piece % freight
tnt0 the Yukon country over the passes
as the launch Aaaila was considered al
spost impozssbie. even for 30 determined
euf there is here doubt han ever ef the
stsccsss at the undertaking..
Upon arrival NJ Dysa several weeks ago
Capt Darlington hired packer 10 trans
port the launch 70 Sheep camp for the
sum at esae and the snoney was deposited
with . third party IN escrow. TO be paid
over when the contract was completed
Up In the canyon the boat stuck fast be-
tween the rocks and could not be- taken
omv further. Capt. Harrington had the
launch brought back 10 salt water
The unsuccessful packer who had failed
TO get the launch over the trail got out
attachment papers, and went 10 the boat
TO serve fsAm. Capt. harrington was
on watch. with one man TO help him, and
when the Dysa packer attempted TO board
the launch he was fhrown into the waller
by the owner OF the vessel
Hcssillsiss have been exchanged back
and forth sfnse, but no further viossncs
has been INDUCED M
George ~. Wright, recently OF Seattle.
has been appointed as acting postmaster
q Skaxwax by Inspector Ciusn. The APP
pointmenf will have 10 Ae confirmed at
Washington. ID, g.. bat there ~ no doubt
that air. Clnn's recommendation will be
acted upon fasofabiy. Mr.. Wright took
charge today, and tine eiiIzems hope and
expect that The postosfiee will be run on
9 better basis In the future.
Ar. Wright has had six years' expert
ence In the postal service. one year Of
which was speat In she Seattle postoffce
lie also bears the distinction OF having
organized the office here last summer.
whAn the town started. and Or. Runnalls
WAS selected TO handle the man In the new
camp.
Postmaster Sampson is stili absent In
the states fecuperafsng bis health.
Iuspector Cium has established a daily
mall route service between skagwag and
Hyea. Heretofore mall that has gone
from enc town TO the other has done SO
by way Of Juneau A contract for carry
Ing the malls to and from The postoffiees
and the steamers has been let. Mails
are not 10 close at the postofiice here
alter until one hour before the departure
Of steamer Tais will do away with a
condition which has caused the citizens
great Inconvenience. Letters have almost
invariably been mailed on the steamers.
which, on account OF the long wharves.
have been difficult 10 reach.
inspector Cium has established post
Office at Sheep camp and appointed Jo-
seph G.. Brown as postmaster.
Mrs. Richards, postmistress n. Dyea.
sieoires to withdraw from the office. VIII
steel WITH doubtless be her successor.
Miss Clara Esrheart has been appointed
pessmIstsvss at Wrangai
Canadian mali has Just arrived from
Dawson. n.aeteen days out. The men in
charge had difficulty in getting over the
rotten ice IN the river
Miners licenses VIII be issued in the
future Mt both SUBMITS, az Lake Bennett.
at Tagish and nj Seairk. No provision
has set been made for issuing them a.
the summit on the Dalton trail, hu; this
win soon follow ,n al, probability.
Inspector Jarvis VIII be In charge Of
the squad Of twenty police just sent 20
the Dalton cache police post.
The Canadian Information bureau. which
has been in charge OF j. +. Whftes2de a.
this point. has been discontinued and
Mr.. whitsside has been sent To the White
summit.
Inspector Cartwright has been put In
charge of the mounted police at the White
pass. and Capt. Strickland has gone To
Bennett.
Canadian mail OF Al pounds, In
charge OF a dog train OUTFIT started Ter
the Interior yesterday.
The bark Mercury has been raised and
foeaea 10 a sand beach down the canal,