The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16

there will be a stampede down the river
from Dawson and camps on the American
side. Men will float down the Yukon in
email boats as soon as the Ice clears and
Michael But these cannot reach Cape
Nome any earlier than prospectors who
start from here in June
Excitement at st. Michael.
An idea OF the excitement prevailing at
St. Michael and Healy can be had from
the following letter received by the n. A.
T. & r Company. in this city. from IT. r.
Sheppard. its agent, at Healy, mouth OF
the Yukon. Writing under date OF Fehru-
airy he says that the Cape Nome gold
excitement is without doubt substantial.
Gold was being found in every creek and
even along the shore plenty of colors could
be taken. The coarser gold, he says. Is
up the streams. He sreaks OF the active
preparations for development In the spring.
All are making rockers and siuice boxes
for next spring. he says. and are hauling
in provisions
John c. Barr. manager Of transportation
for the North American Transportation
and Trading Company on the Yukon.
writing in January from Healy. stated
that every person who could possibly get
to Cape Nome was gong. Well supplied.
Reports indicated that II rivaled the klon-
dixie Dirt had been found running as high
as So to the pan This letter Mas sent 10
and ITS facts are here made known for
the first time
A letter from Capt. Ern. OF the steel
river steamer City Of St Louis being built
at 81. Michael. was received yesterday in
this city by the MacDougall 4 Southwick
Company. IL is dated January 5. and says:
Looks Dirty. hut stiIl II Gold.
We are still working on our boat ard
will have her in ship-shape when the ice
breaks UP IN the bay next spring. We
have also very good and encouraging news
to report from the district Of Golovjn hsy.
and especially of some miles above that
point. Small parties coming down for SUD
plies bring lots Of gold, all rough dirty
locking stun, but, rs ] am Informed very
choice IL looks to me II the destins-
ton OF our boat will be up the coas, and
not the Yukon.
st Michael at this time il all excite
ment, and every one tina. can get away
is Rocking up 10 the new kiondlke Two
of our party leave tomorrow. Dogs can
not Be bad al any price The large come
pan.es here are making arrangements TO
ship provisions On a large scale UP there
I never saw such excitement IN my NE.
News has already gone up. the river.
| understand and business will be rush.
ins III the spring
a letter from Il r. Earle. bookkee;,er
az Healy :or the North American Trans
por5ation ard Trading Company. formerly
connected with the Grea, Northern here.
TO James +. Agnew. of this city. Is as
follows:
Fort Get There. December %. lses-
Dr. kiitlescn arrived here November y
from Cape Nome and had quite a i!t-ie
sack Of dusi- He left here late IN sep
gemher for 6;olovin bay. and went thence
20 Cape None where be- had some men
working. They had found what you might
call very fair dirt. as "a three DAYS .sx
men took nos. three feef from the surface.
81 20. AID under adverse c1rclIrustances
Thsy then stake; out all the law allow "a
and returned 10 Gn]oTfs bay and then
here. or course. there was some exct+--
fr*af. and the office boys quilted Car.
Polite and started him oEg December /
Baa.chford wAs here sni NJ soon nlr ire
irA4s. TIE wers Ingnen ogfnttea two rapn
December ). Various others from IT,.
c:nsF companies soon left some putting
their own sssds. and God knows wh~va
they Are now, perhaps they are on a aid
goose chase. and perhaps II may De ali
r.ght k2tsesen says :here is lets II gold
al through that region, hgt IL will faks
slrae To decide x IL is q paying PROPOSE
tsoa. -
n poor mans country That "a VIA,
thousands q men have sacrifse.r. their
comfort .%sn their lives. 10 find IN tire
narth- According 20 AL rscar.x i ~.
now rnsserssExeJ ~ the Snake river All
the rsea rexiDs appeals In csn$ey35ef,r.
rssor~ directly IL :ha average psosp~,cfor
than any other known in Alaska
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