The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-14
THE PASSING IHRONG.

A new plan is on foot for the organIza-
ton Of a series Of hospitals az al the
chief points in Alaska. and the chief pro-
rnof4r OF the enterprise. Dr.. + II. Booth.
Is Row IN Seattle, Oh ms way nortnward-
III is our purpose" said DIR. Booth last
night 10 a Posf-inreiitgencer reporter, TO
organize hospital service al Dyea, Lake
Bennett. Stewart river. Da wSOn. Fort
Cudihee, Circle City. Munook creek and
Copper river. The first station TO Re or
gained will be a. Dyea- Our buildings
for the present will be small, aka feet.
since We think it better 10 build In an ex-
perimental way until the situation and
centeFs CT population in Alaska become
more definitely settled.
Our general plan Is very similar TO the
hospital stations that have been esiao-
lished throughout the lumber regions Of
Michigan and Wisconsin. You VIII OBJ
serve that We are not building or locat
ing az any point whore there is already
an established hospital service. as for in
stance, al Seattle. Victoria or Juneau.
THE company under the auspices OF
which We are working Is known the
Alaska Sanitary Company, duly organ
lied under the state of Illinois. with
capital stock of $50.0vo full paid and non
assesses bic.
1T may be Of interest 10 the people of
Seattle 10 know~ihat our entire Quitting
Will be done in this city. All our sup
piles. of every description. VIII be bous'at
here. and our general agent Will be sta
toned here All our agents will report
to the general offices here. The lumber
for our first hospital building at Dyea has
already been purchased here and Will be
shipped north from tails port
Personally | may say that l am de-
lighted with Seattle. OF course | was
prepared 10 see live. busting city. for
IN the East Seattle Is only spoken of in
connection with the kloudike. But the
volume Of business here. the number and
size OF the Quitting establishments. have
all far exceeded my expectations"
DIR. Brown is president OF the company.
and the hospital service will be organ
tied and directed under his personal SUI
pcrintendence. He is accompanied by his
assistant. Or. j. +. Brawand. Frank q.
Stevens. general agent, and c. a. Scott,
superintendent OF construction.
Hugh Murphy. ]. w. Fisher. John
Kuntz a. r. Hughes and Peter Hughes
are members of a party OF Mel -aska
klondikers who are IN the city purcEas
ing their outfits preparatory 10 starting
for the Copper river country. All except
the Hughes brothers are from Omaha.
Mr. Murphy said last night that while
there was no great gold excitement in
Eastern Nebraska, yet In Missouri and
Iowa thousands We're preparing TO come
70 Seattle on their way 10 the gold fields.
The Omaha party Will buy everything
they require here. and they all expressed
themselves as more than satisfied with
the quality and prices Of goods they had
purchased
Considerable secrecy Is maintained by
a party OF gold hunters from the New
England states which arrived in Seattle
a few days ago and is quartered ar the
stevens There are eleven Ia the party.
as follows. r. H. Co!burn. II. u. Banks,
+. w. Whitney. OF Springfield, Mass; +.
H. Whitney. OF Window, Conn, W. j.
Durham. Arthur p. Thompson, and +.
f. Hovey OF Hartford Conn; ". l..
Green. l.. a. Lahey. j. a. Weeks. +. ..
Hovey and u. W. Lewis. OF New York.
The members of the party are extremely
retieent as to their destination, but adj
nit that they are bound for ose sold
fields OF the North They are ,~gsged
In securing outfits OF food ana provisions
preparatory 10 embarEing.
Five mon from san Diego arrived from
the South last night and are here to out
nt for the Kiondike. They are: n. T.
Large. j. r. Wade. L. II. Moran, J. e.
Adair and II. J. Patterson.
, A party of ten mechanics, machiniSts
and professional mea from CasSnolis.
Mich registered at the New England hc-
tel last night. They are G. II. Ulomas,
DR. u. A. Link, G. Vt. Rivers. c. NJ. Starr.
George Goodrich. r.. stamp r. Schall,
W Brooks II. Searcy and W. Neal. The
leader OF the party Is Mr.. Thomas. who.
with his partner. Or Link. will take a
stock Of drugs into the Yukon valley.
The objective point OF the party at pres
ent Is rot Dawson. bat some one ~ the
camps farther north. The members will
do but uttle prospecting. relying on work
ing At their trades or practiclng their pro
fessiona instead. They VIII take in
large supply % provisions and win out
H. in Seattle. They sail on the mex. trip
of the Cleveland.
Among the various parties hound for the
Klondike ~ way ~ Seattle Is one Of forty
people from Gran. county Wis. due %
leave there February II. under the lead
ershlp or Mr.. ElweI who has already
made one trip 70 the klonaike. where he
has = valuable claim, IN charge Of
his brother.
william T. Reeves. prominent q. \
r man from sioux city. la. Is ~ the
Globe hotel with a party - six on his
Way 20 Dawson. He says that when he
LETT q big Joint stock company with fifty
members was b<ins organized 10 come
10 Seattle bound for the K,ond.se.