The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

~ He first Of the Alaska gold epoch has passed 1t
I'm just since the ship Portland hauled
V alongside Seattle dock bringing thrquarters of a mil
non IN dust and nuggets from new land of gold The
miners who struggled down her gang plank, staggering
fooghs OF the world From being obscure unknown they
morning Byron phrases
fuent from the little
,est earth At the breakfast table on The. morning
July Is. 1891 majority people o
United States talking about the klondike.
Forthwith ensued order Of things which the
Pacific with powerful commercial
sent t OF profound interest throughout the ned States From
brokers' Offices of Wall the yi
the land found topic of conversation and many
goal embraced cases of society
Men who have lived through Of
new gold 1eds back as far as the days Q" ~ in California are
tony the that ,his respect
Alaska and the konb uneqnaled the history
madd representatives. from every profession and aocaon known
Bankers and bootblacks
bs figured side by side Men resigned prominent and lucrative
Try plor,d country Mayors ega
aud bank cashiers took berhs the Alaska
To those who watching carefully The drift of
very apparent: First gold
Grating wider interest than subject that had before
American people for quarter OF century Second this
h fair excite the kcenest possible rivalry between individuals
and competition
profits grow of among
ealeing of trade and bases of supply enjoyed
camcrial geographical position comparable that of Seattle
spite the malicious whic
stop misrepresentation
f there existed throughout the United states degree of gno
concerning Aka and the Yukon country that absolutely
pang would amusing grave
Issues and involved the possible peril of hundreds of human lives
FUNCTION OF a NEWSPAPER
In regard least of these points there has been
Important the situation than the Post ntelgenccr,
has TO he recognized authority Without blowing its
horn has straight ahead publishing the Not
has the North that has fully
local columns, while the time has maintained trained
corps special correspondents at all important in Alaska and
the Northwest Territory. is generally conceded that the
Special klnik editions already issued have done much throughout
fln i..
supply, departure for the kondt addition pre-
local special
c from time to time reviews and statistical tables showing the
relation Seattle the klondke trade and has had drawn
b. illustrative of life the trail aud the
s amp also purchased for its especial number of
accurate maps. these printed
columns dsspate the crude Alaskan
geography gained solely from the outline in the old Biographies
Is maps unn. districts have been drawn by actually
ground and they have been found reliable IN instance In fact
Of has generally
THAN the Post ntclscnec from Alaska AMI the knd
that these have made this
saity Subjects connected with the gold discoveries thc
lar Northwest This authority has been generously recognized NJ home
and abroad North South. Perhaps
Story that attracted wide attention III" Post ntel@tns"r center
tr kouk, Of The arrival of the
Portland year ago story widely read and quoted and
formed M innum,ahle special dispatches sent from seattle
all The Large dal II did much {" direct public az
non the point Of arrival and departure for III" North
sst enterprise displayed hy the Posi- nJci2,necr gathering
t story w> universally ny newspaper With ia
can corps of trained newspaper VAT
~ or catch the expected steamer the Post n'I-n'r
abr ~ucy authentic acntnt Of tlr discovery
a - the vud Mild has followed up this with constant special
tr>ponIu aI the fullest and ohtanahc
In line progressive policy the Post Iniri@,nor J. the
F hr">pr send correspondent 'o - N'I "'~ S'" 20
nmlary fr>t Gold boat ~ouavard tWo
h4F} t. Charles T. Burnett specifically r t> rlfi">r
1 &Sa 'le gab. .a> rely on their accounts
EFFECT OF THE WAR
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