The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13
TO REBUILD MORO CASTLE.
Dawson City Has Enough Gold to
Do That Very Thing.
SO SAYS A RETURNING MINER.
Brad n. Cole Comes Back Overland
story Of the Ceuntry's Vast
Wealth-Nany Coaing Home Be-
By the Canadian Paciae Company.

There Is more than enough gold piled
up at Dawson to rebuild Moro castle
after the Americans knock It down. re-
marked Brad H. Cole. At Juneau. early
last week on his arrival direct from Daw-
son City. He had just been told OF the
bombardmens of the Spanish fort by the
American fess. and It at once presented
10 his mind . way IN which TO describe
the pile OF gold IN the Klondike.
o. J. Kendall, OF Portland. Or, who
arrived in this city early yesterday morn
ing on the steamer George W. Elder, was
talking with Cole when he made the re-
mark. According TO Kendall. Cole with
one companion made the trip up the Yukon
river in twenty-five days. They started
up before the river steamer Ora reached
the lower river. but passed her going down.
Both men told officers of the Alaska
steamers that there would be shipment
Of gold this year both up and down the
river that would be almost beyond belief.
The men are known as whisky runners,
and being compelled to make quick trip
out brought no gold with them. Both re-
manned at Juneau.
Men From Copper River.
TIE big steamers Cts Of Topeka and
George W. ElGer arrived in ne local port
early yesterday mo:Eing. They are OPP
Grated by The Pacific Coasg steamship
Company. Both had good passenger lists
AZ Ire men left tire beats and scattered
about town hey had TWO different tales
of hard luck TO ,ell Mos, OF them were
from Copper river ws:h the usual story Of
no god beyond the glacier. which they
worked So hard TO crcss. The other crowd
told of the perfidy OF the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company IN connection with The
5,ickeer route 10 the interior. The latter
came from Wrargel while the Copper riv-
er crowd had made their way TO Juneau
ana Sitka on small steamers.
According to he officers OF the steamer
City OF Topeka. which was on the excur-
SIAN run and called at A!aska's capital,
the big fight between Collector Of Gus
.oms j W Ivey and his enemies in and
cut Of the whisky ring is practically at
staudstili, owing 20 the collector having
u.
ehaei 1t il said that some OF his enemies,
about whom Collector Ivey has talked, are
going 10 swear out a warrant charging him
him with criminal libel and have him
brought back from the mouth Of the Yu-
kon. II possible.
Many Boats Passed.
The City Of Topeka brought down nearly
$50 passengers. most of whom were from
Juneau. The George W. Elder left Sitka
day after the Topeka. and brought 81
passengers. of whom 10 were booked for
Portland The Elder leads 500 tons Of coal
for Astoria and will leave tonight.
While in the north the Elder called at
Ki.lisnoo, a fishing station about 90 miles
south OF Siika. and took on a cargo OF
fish oil. On the run south the tug Tacoma
was passed in Queen Charlotte sound on
July TO- southwark bound with the bark
Mercury and a barge in tow. The Mer-
curry was dismantled. The British tug
Car, with the barge Transfer in tow. was
seen the next day near the entrance OF
Queen Charlotte sound.
The following passengers returned TO Sc
attic on the Elder:
r. Mand. J. T: Miner. ]. 9 Bosler. T.
r HUDSON. d. r. Williams T J. Nelson
r W; Hoag. G: R1ff, Mrs George Bach
ley. H. j, Kendall and wife. ". p. Nor
gan. ID Rowley. A. wanamaker. J. Wise.
E amms a m Eassn B. VAN Cor ao4.ss w.
W Rnckins. r. H. Woodman l. z.
Brooks. G. II. Hamilton, victor Bennie
W. A. Cray, Fl. J. Gray. II. Fl. Horton. l.
l.. Clay ". q Wingren, 7. Copley. I'D
Lyons, u. T. Kerr. ". Wadhams ani
wife. n Poston ard wife. Low Hung. r.
O. Emmons, f.. f. Emmons p Murphy
D. r. Russell. II. Gates, A. w. Dereter.
G Burdtck, w. kowers. A. Lewis, r.; f.
Curtis. H. T.. Burdick. Or. E. b. Burdick
W r. Rrust j. Johansen. F. Marshall
r Heating. W. Breckenridge. J. F. Smith
F. j. kolasch, l.. 3 Cousins Anderson,
q. ". Rcdez. W. w. Young. NJ lines
Peter Eales George p Bentley; F. O.
and wife. {. Zirgeiman George V. Ward.
W. r. Mckay. /. Lewis. F. cohn. J. s
Borner and f. A. McCrea
The City OF Topeka's passengers were
samue: Pearce. II. +. SANDS; Mrs NJ
,,nrthew, W. + Parker. II. w. Schultz
Robert Allison. Mrs Allison, Nj. NJ Alley,
II. f. Rue. n. l.. Iiohi. J. H. Kline. D.
H. McIaren. p; Benson. J. w; Isongwade.
Kline. w f, Campbell N. Sullivan. Carl
Zolia f. Harold, J. A. Rogers. A. r
Langley j +. Brakeman. h. Fieetham, j.
b. Pope. r J. Rathbone. II = CaroeS,
r d Mccullough, Mrs Dart. r.. g, But
moreler Mrs Butler. A. A Williams, A.
l.eith. Mabe. Leith. y. q. LarrInoTe, Mrs
Iarrinaore. Miss I-arrusore. +. y. Pend.
Mrs Pond Miss Nj Nell. BIN Davis. F.
& Carter. g. II Hale, q. r. Harper,
James Sims. +. W. Lynde, II. NJ Brown.
q. H. Dougias, II. {. Lee. u. w. Davis. r
Rollins Hen iamin Hill James Miller. Mrs.
and