The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-31
THE PASSING IHRONG,

IHt PhSSNG IhRUNG.
| a. Z. Shegan. OF Montreal, Wholesale
spirit merchant OF many years standing.
arrived from the East over the Great
Northern yesterday ard is stopping AT the
Rainier-Grand. He says that while hun
dreds OF people In Canada are on the eve
81 departing for the gold fields of the yu-
kon. the migration westward has scarcely
begun. 1T Is natural enough to suppose
that the ma ority OF the klondikers from
Canada will make one of the British Co.
, iumbia cities their port Of departure
said Mr. Saewan yesterday. This is not
because Seattle Is not widely known every
where in the dominion an important
Yukon Quitting and trading point bat
because the Canadians naturally feel like
travelling over their own lines and pur-
chasing their outfits of British Columbia
merchants. I came Wee from Chicago
this time over the American lines for the
sake OF varying the monotony OF travel.
at is now two yeats since | visited the
Pacific coast. and / have already noted
the great increase in travei In this direc-
ton and the signs of wonderful activity
and enterprise on the streets OF Seattle"
Capt. j. ". Troup. superintendent of the
Kootenay and Columbia river steamers
for the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany. was a guest at the Rainier-Grand
| last night. Capt Troup was stationed at
Nelson. j. C.. until recently, when he was
removed to Vancouver. TO take charge Of
the company's Alaska transportation bust
ness. Capt. Troup said to Post-fnteiH-
geneer reporter last night that the com
pany is having u number OF lght-draft
boats built 10 run up the Stickeen river in
connection with railroad that is 10 be
constructed from Telegraph creek 10 Lake
Teslin. lie said he knew very little about
the railroad project. but that he is super
intending the construction OF the boats
himself He says the company is having
two vessels brought around from the Med
iterranean sea TO be put into service be-
tween Victoria and Vancouver and Alas
kan points. These vessels are 400 feet I'm
length and much larger than any OF those
now in operation on the route.
r. c. Diehi John r. Potion and D. D.
| Sharp. all of Montrose. Colo, arrived in
| the city within the past few days on their
| way TO the gold fields of the north. Mr..
| Diehl Il a dry goods merchant. but expects
| To employ himself prospecting for gold for
few months at least He said the party
would not start from here for a month
yet Its object in coming here so early
was to get Information about the country
and the method OF getting into il. Not
withstandiug all that has been published
on the question. he says there is a woeful
lack of reliable information in the country
farther east The only way to learn the
facts, he thinks. Is to come 10 Seattle and
investigate by contact with those VINO
have come down from the Yukon.
! Last week there were many visitors
/ about the University of Washington.
| Worthy Of particular mention was the
visit OF Prof. Angelo Heilpin ard Lieut..
| Samuel Endrekin The former Is profess
sor OF geology IN the Academy OF Sciences
| Philadelphia. and is well known for his
research and writings in the field of nat
ural history. One OF his recent books IS
The Earth and Its story" a text on E..ol-
/ ory for high schools ana colleges. Lieut.
I Endrekln has made for himself some rep
! .utation as an explorer Both o: these gen
/ tlemen were with Lieut.. Pcary in the lar
/ north.
| Capt r. J. Rathbone Of Portland. super
/ ntendent OF The - Il. 4 y. water lines.
was ut The Rainier~Grand last night and
spent most OF the evening In company
/ with his old friend. Capt. j. w. Troup.
/ Capt. Rathbone said he had been I'm the
/ city two.or three days ard expected 70 re
turn TO Portland today Tie just came MP
/ to attend 10 some business In response
/ 20 question 10 the amount OF traffic
| between Portland and Alaskan points.
| Capt. Rathbone said the vessels now on
the route were refusing freight every trim.
! but they run HHe or ten days apart. lie
said II was the intention to have ave
/ days service established before iong.
/ The Engireering and Mining Journal II
/ New York. publishes in the issue OF Janu-
/ airy \ tNo-page article ~ Henry Lanaes
4 professor of geology and mineralogy in
! the University % Washington The title
/ of the article is The Deu rrec Lode
and accompanying II is = cut ~ the Deu
! Pree mtne aud tVamWax This Journsl
being the greatest mining peTsodicai in The
3 world. the publication ~ X of this article
is 81 no smaA Importance 20 the mining
interests Of The state Of Washington.
The advance agents ~ a party en- rou:e
+ for Alaska have arrived in ballard and
. are stopping AZ the Denver house. They
/ come from West Palm Beach. sontasrn
/ Florida. Those here ara z. u. RatelG
J. NJ Mclean. =. ; Fowler and : W
+ Fowler. They az once commenced the con-
. strpctioa % a boat - take them 10 Alaska
Lieut.. = T. Aa8i-. ~ the United states
/ army Is In the CITY from san Diego cal
Mrq Aaafr and their cAiIf accompanies
BIN They ara guests o. tire RaiGicr-
! osTaa1.
Frank Bowman. o. Astoria. IL ~ TIE
Thomas Germ. Of wa0a waila. Is a; the
! tNa Stevens
q shr Dilier iss: night
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