The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03

station and blacksmith shop, but We also
without treSna.sing apcn the laws OF pro-
priety that we have received orders from
Secretary Of the Navy John D. Long to be
in readiness to start for Manila n any time.
Acting under these orders We have just
completed the work Of provisioning the
boat with a four mouths supply, and IL
We are called out We expect to go TO Ma
Mia. / have a knowledge OF the CORE
srondence that has taken place between
Washington and Seattle. and while l am
NOT at liberty to make known the nature
Of IL, / believe that we will be called upon
soon 10 take part in the war The Perry
has been Inspected and found 10 be In first
class condition. and we are now awaiting
orders. The Perry, I believe is one OF the
best war boats Of its kind In the service
OF the United States. and think that 4.
would bear close comparison 10 the Man
hing or Hudson. OF which so much has been
said and written
We have been informed that there Is a
scarcity OF boats like the Perry In the
Eastern waters. and for that reason the
secretary Of the navy instructed us 10 h.
IN readiness 10 go 10 Manila and lie In con-
dition to remain there four months
Il can also say 80 the Post-InteINgencar
that DIT. W. l.. Ludlow n popular Young
man or Seattle. who II capable II, every
way, was yesterday appointed surgeon of
the Perry 10 succeed DIT. w. c. Tucker. OF
FORT Townsend. who resigned his position
IN order to devote his entire time TO the
practice of medicine at Port Townsend. Or
Ludlow Is anxious - 20 To Manila and
orders to move TO the Eastern waters can
not 20 received TOO soon 10 suit him. We
expect TO remain In Seattle for several DAYS
and hope tina; our destination when we
leave again viii be- Manila. instead OF Port
Townsend
+. l.. Leslie. an Old Washington miner
who Tor many years lived In Seattle re-
turned from Kent yesterday, Mr.. Leslie
has been prospecting IN the southern ;art
OF Oregon lately. and yesterday be said.
There are only a few mines in Oregon
and they are paying small dividends From
mining standpoint Washington is away
ahead Of Oregon. Oregon will have a
good fruit crop. bu: II Will not begin 10
compare with the crop In this state.
expect that the Monte Cristo railroad will
surely he reconstructed. and for that rva-
son VIII leave shortly for Everett ard
prospect III that part OF the state"
George II. Allen. who wen: north several
months age In company with hts brother
and G&ca F. Hickman. writes Z letter
from Lake Tagish. in which he SAYS they
have reached that far in perfect safety
Ihty carried a complets newspaper plant
H-tA N4ftH ttEf fANGHN 10 PUBLISH the
kisndiks Nugget when Dawson Is reach
ed. II WAS expected that they would
reach Dawson not LATER than June u
Very ltitle progress had been male on ac-
count 81 cncountsFin< See foes. lie SAYS
'FAe the part 81 our tourney has fusi he
gun The weather is nice ar! hslmy, lust
a ntue warm, ard very little 10 Go bat
raat along Win TIE breeze Probably
..t<o beats have sailed through this lake
In shs pas, fey days. AS sit here I can
count ATTY sails ~ sight, II Is something
worth gong males 10 see this moving feet
moving fcsar3s the gold ns{as Tne saie
ossaaes this rush IN the kloneg.as 20 A,
an0tAor time he writes 30 tse eHsct that
TagtSh pest ~ reached. ana continues:
Tire Canadian government aas Jos;
here. sa2 every hoas sss "a ee .rspectes
far whisky ard other cenfrs hard.
Boats tleA 9p along ins
ssa3Fe for distance o. about
two miles as3 packed lsse ssarfi->ss al taat.
IL - haFa - estimate ere number bat
think there has net b@Sn sess snAa -
here s; one Sine A. there are o0Iy foa~
fnS r~,ssaa Officers. Yea CAT see t5At sAe
DELAY ia INDEFINITE Mosquitoes snd gnAts
are ALREADY giving rs a go>4 deaf ~ Frou-
Nj | presume thsy will sacE become al
ssas,ss sntaieraese TIE oug~ok for cur pa
per seems 10 he favorable We PROBABLY