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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-09
GOOD TRAVELLING
BETWEEN CIRCLE
CITY AND DAWSON
Prospects at Circle better Than
since the Stampede to Dawson
Mouth OF Charley River Open
Making IL DtmcuIt to Accend.

J. c. Muther, a merchant OF Circle City
who arrived at Dawson early in December.
having made the Tip from Circle City
in SIX days. reported that the trait for the
most part Was exceptionally fine. With
the exception q: the first sf,p-one miles
this side % Circle City the very best time
could be made. In that particular stretch
OF river. however. travelling was difficult
Great Jams OF ice. piled higher than a.
house. occurred at frequent intervals. and
often Two immense books would De found
damned together In the shape OF letter
', leaving the traveller 10 pick his way
through or around as best re could
M9tber advises no one TO participate III
sfampeaes 10 Charley river. He says thai.
as result OF an almost continuous flow OF
hot water. Il is hard 10 pass across ;he
mouth or Charley river ard much more
dlf3cGlt to ascend the stream To the dig
gings. which are located nfty-one miles
from the mouth.
Prospects az Circle City are looking
much brighter than Al any previous time
since the stampede 10 Dawson nearly de-
populated The town. There are proba-
bay, y" people living in the town and
scarcely an uneccup3ed cabin Is to be
found AH equally large number Of men
are al work an The diggings There Is
every evidence being Shown that "A hand
sognar yse3 VIII BE- had next spring There
have been few rica strikes found in the
sense that the expression Is understood
a. Dawson. but on the other hand there
has yet failed TO Be recorded & single claim,
where thorough prospecting did not snovy
pay rich enough To work ON BONANZA
creek IL is no uncommon thing for one
man ID lake out ssB In a day
Among TIE newer creeks that are com
mandipg attention ~ Circle are Hog
gam, Butte and Sam. On al Of these
good prospects have been located
There Is plenty ~ grub at Circle In
fact. more than there - any probability
sii - needed. Ths main dlgg1nxs a..
sixty 20 seventy rnfaes from town and are
reached by a trail which is none Of ina
best- In summer II ia wels-n!gh tf1ggta s4ss-
bic Business IN the town Is good ard
everybody seems 10 Re satisfied vita re
present condition and future outlook :.
the .sacs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-09

lev. J. Il. ID. Iiwyd Explains Fame
tiou of Religious Rttunis

Al -, Marks church yesterday Ray !
=. u, iiwyd took "a his isxg St Matthew
MI: THE wise men fen down and wor-
shsped the child Jesus" The subject Of
TIE sermon was THE yVorahlp Of the
Belly lie said sn substance:
Worship. ia the opinion Of these ORR
sEtni magi WAS an act Of the entire niaa
physical as we'll as sptrltuai~th.. feed
mx % reverence Within expressing IT.
AZ through the salnara or external
t6tssance This corresponds to the yiey
81 the Episcopal church as exeuplined ir,
Der prayer book; standing. sitting kneel-
sax and bowling ali being prescribed at
appropriate times 10 carry our tire E,rff,-
cpis tha, the body af man has place
Worship as well as the soul
Fer eighteen centuries this church has
aeen rerfecting her ritual; having dae
fsxsFd 90 the spiritual wants Of human
nature as experience reveals them and
psoslsson far the physical expression az
spiritual emotion IL one % the results
sas most important reason among many
aSSer ones being ghe universal practice
= man The world religions almost al
Ways accept the principle % ritual. In
eefhe cases carrying AZ to an extreme a.
tufs~ous ceremonial, where religion DIS
sppeArs h"neafn robes and senQffeetion
ecc1vtN also could not exist IL its re-
nhea thought and feeling DID not End
sAsFafScs through etiquette and courtesy
var sfatsrnal orders and lodges also bear
Nssinlony So this need of human nature
e their rituals"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-09

ssrst baptist Church rIerts omrers
for Coming Year.

The annual meeting Of she E5rss BAPTIST
saaTvs was held on Tuesday evening. He-
PRS sefe made frOtn al departments ~
ass canrch. and tb~ following ofsiceSs = NFq
as.sssi taF tsass ensuing year.
.eosss :. isax mond a l. Piper. - \
3 Rochester. H. :. tpper. w Z, Harlan.
Easssss. Nj a r. ffimoek. financial sec~
.eaAfs II : tnnsr. treasurer and W
Seastts eapreh c9erk. " 7 fsiwell super
,,assrssent Tor re III 2;ns Rte.s sches>i. ]
Z A1feTeaFv. Esr he South Seattle uasss. "a
- y 4 = Rochester, gar tho Lake
sfsaa Vssssea. Air. Il. A Clark. Far shs
80 80 nilsson, Mss Florence ADAMS sox
ssssrese re Ssian
Mr. : n Csa IS row president - ne
= sass Missionary SeCie;v 80 sae church
- Coxwia :. Shank. az the Ladies' AID
ss~esS. Ms LOUIS $ .1yxesnssn asx
$50 e BE u1athers' meeting Mt Is Ii.
sssnsas;s $ president - f'1r Young fNeo~
sss s-%ety ara Miss F@v& Hayan =
s.nssa'.- efstegs - RE -inieFs
1aa HfiAnclSi reu,avs ~ tSe treasurer
sss4 def}ei: ~ sfs - saF tseatS-aae
-. .ssssS The f9sai awossDt expended f1r
=. eaFFssseS was a latte over s. gsa
ne e1ofrA ~ RAINING - enlarge IS
s-&NssnaTy SgftF tfs arr prepare IS patssS-
- Tfsr zsss1f RATIONAL work
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FULL TEXT OF BISHOP NICHOLAS
LETTER TO PRESIDENT Mckinley.

TIE fal text the
81 and haas Criticisms Rev sheldon The pana
taroaaoat the East and may possibly
Ia the
In FOR lions Of the sailed
ssmpaa @s- the Tasted SITES sosrnmen. direct " the highest esi
= 'ar President. Called
and a.e an ] s o ear rsssr Ae and my ministry S hs5
oe a aae yd p xa t t en dg h
you q " not me- alone @ al a. Induce
to you fs n+ n a fso a IN @ " % "
certain
aa,aorses
hunting a
aasn sas sss.sa AZ must go n 5
man by hi, ssssaa prePss IA he has aona en nn,y
s9 s = @
-
T YIN 1 .ss l.. Ss. d "a. ssss s III ss & So
year
ss s s sa s @i Sc i And IA, same s Of . E a av y
y.
Of pas; years ANYTHING but saperaciy Wha,syer
Ias eor Sa~ - .: 6el
profess Se a ns sh and Rave na. vet drought up ss f. Is that
n r a sS . pe1soas oa ne z as Na t %
s never 1 as s,h home or anasss a9 9ss
s' We nSa net gsssa HP @ ss s 9s s
che ' 6 AM s.sa a9rnx s nas hsTs ses " this
other .1 m M ass @ aot qas re-" from any
jafdSdon President
Ia M show NJ 6 s' and s5'ss. poor hs' s
YOU @ "9 '1s ssa s Is. s VT az" @s ' s have Ss
S1Siioi-As His6ep tie
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DOUBT As 4 VIRTUE AND A VICE. !.
Lev. Alfred W. Martin Lectures
Again to Freethtuk~rs

An interesting lecture was given By Rev
Alfred W. Martin Last night al Ranks
hall 30 an audience which tested the seat
mg capacity Of the hail. Ills subject .as
"Doubt as u Virtue and as q Vice an
Introductory lsu1ure 10 THE Gospel for
IN Age OF Doubt" 10 be delivered next
1anday evening. This lecture viii ~. fol-
tewed ~ one on Thomas Paine. Patriot
And Tnelst." Mr.. Martin said In part:
Doubt IL the evidence of a live mind a
fofua in which the spirit Of truth rnanlfests
iselr The doubt Of today Is the vttalizsng
power. Christianity WAS born OF doubt.
t1e Protestant faith II n form OF doubt
UAftAfiansssn In form OF doubt. For
AGES there was no doubt Civilization WAS
numbering and il did not manifest Itself
Until the re-hirth OF doubt or skaptirlsu,.
everything new is a form OF doubt Doubt
q condition Of progress by which truth
- discovered. Until one has crossed sAe
Rtcge OF doubt he can never reach stable
EXCURSIONS or know the truth. Doubt has
paved the was Cor universal relixson IL
has made man a frsethiuker and hss male
Ire world what IL Is. Doubt IL duty
vhirh every self-respecting mind owes
haaf -
Thu lecturer then gave several kinds OF
toobss. Illustrating them thoroughly. lie
explained that at the root OF every eouht
there was a germ OF faith He said that
" the Christian world the different sienom-
nations were the results of doubts Ma
lions or persons were still In their child
heed until they had learned 20 doubt.
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NOW'S THE TIME TO BUY.
Do You Want q Mand olin or Guitar,
or Perhaps . Mad of Latest Mu-
sie.-Attend to This TOday-Thts
Week Ends It-Some Special
Terms.
7Qo sECOND AVENUE.

VIII you have 10 buy a piano within the
next TWO years? Have yo8 promised your
vile. daughter or son an instrument IL
you have, now is the time for you to buy.
while we are clearing out oar wholesale
stock of fire pianos and organs.
There are 10 finer piaisas n The world
.hsn the e;eksrtns~ kimoa" John
makes we have here, and We have marked
them all down at such low figures that will
insure the sale Of the remainder OF these
pianos by the close OF the week
We have these elegant pianos In ali ttla
various fancy woods with plain etched
panels, raised carved parcels and all mod
err styles
of $50 10 SIC pianos for virtually half
price; IS cash and $40 per month buy,
them
We have quite narnber Of plain easel
standard pianos IN various makes that we
have marked to close at sl-s. siss TO sgl4:
SIS cash. s. Per month buys them they
are WORTH twice the money Tasaa
there ss cur regular Ss-5 line strictly
that vs. have decided 10 discontinue and
which pianos ran now De obtained at
prices ranging from Sess 10 81, ard as a
special tnduceFnent for yea to Ia business
today we will give you So worth OF sheet
music or a mandolin. guitar or fire violin
with any che % these fine pispos. Have
also several regular so uprgbss brann
In slightly us~d pianos In good coGad,-
ton. we have Soue very special bargains
one "F5@cher" aprish'. ehsnizei cas-,
''iSord" upright DARK case. fun acaie.
f8- New England. . rented a short time
excellent bargain. s2r Also several or
gan snaps
twenty-five dollars cash, So per rnan,h
buys any piano ii ;he house, We ship any
D. :. JOHNSTON.
81 Second AvenIle. BURKE building
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5[RhONS OF ONE SUNDAY.
mgv. GOWES breaches ON PsALu.
Is7-s LONGING AFTER GOD.


s TIE Rev. II. H. Gowen preached Last
mshs a. Trinity Parish church on Thirst
~ After God, taking his text from the
Y6.fy Psalm is described tsse
Forry second and F'orty-taird Psalm az
be3zg song composed by crse Of the xs,us
~ Koran, while an exile far from the
tknpie Of Jerusalem. The Korahites were
efncialiy TIE ooorkeepers OF the temple.
oDd whiie possibly like some people now
ndayx, osilsioas enough OF their priv.
hgss while the temple MAS accessible.
when far away Ia the land Of the cam
Uyisy l1nssG after all they Rad los. utfh
mpassloned yearniBg
The composer had seen at some raa-
meEt Of MS exile said Dir esosfefs II. xIsf,-
stance, a tinssd hind. vita ,ssssz r.,s,sgfty
snd heagIug aanks, eagerly s-exEg,r n,
the dr. valleys for some drop al water
g COO neg 9ats.setehed tongue. and this
becurnes 20 him the symbol III his longing
lor the presence ~ God In the SANCTUARY.
Hos gladly would be join or.cs NOR i,
tbe tsstai procession up the temple steps
end listen again 10 the shs4Il cries wn!ets
trpks from the cross Of worSbiD@rs
This al first was h4t ussre longing
eod, as ranging, perhaps Nigh; nave
Assef away. as do 50 many ~ oar own
keiinxs and emotions. But the tssstrg,fsf
nHmusons his stronger salf 10 transforr,,
NJ longing Into fruition ard 50 three
t3nes over he struggles upward tn the
oppression of trust IN Gssd. Three times
Wei 49,. ASs" IL AtE1D Rs SINK back
again snfo dependency AZ hi. spoosI
Change oxE The third tine til. long
trx Is changed into prayer and memoir,
9hen comes back 10 him, rot 10 Increase.
~ pain. bat as the aati6oss 10 his sor-
NV, and BY last strong effort of the
NIL he attains that firm ground where
- u complete victor over moods and
5esifsxs and rests III mistaken trust in
he God Of his life
ljke strong gymnast he mas swung
A1mself ap oil 10 - firm platform. where.
- MAJ stand secure Thus he teaches
- bow TIE thirst for God may he aaeuch~
d. bow what Is az first mere mood q
mere transient desire, may become a Hv-
N sset, ana how God, approached by the
thirsty -oui IN earnest prayer. srs1sis form
His two angels of light and truth 10 iead
~ step by step and briug us 10 His hoiy
HI and to His dwelling"
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Said to Be No Shortage Though
Many Are Suffering.
LYNCHiNG REPORT BUT RuMoR
Troops ON Their Way From Circle
10 Eagle city to ouei the DIS
foFbaaces-future Of American
Side of the iulen Very Proats-
ansa-H. DeKoiier Returns Home.

H. TeRog.er. ehairmasa 81 the general
hospital hoard ~ Dawson. and agent there
for the Seattle ard Yukon Transportation
Company sei9rne1 last week from the
north Hs rs thoroughly converSant with
conditions IN the yukax country. OF which
he yesterday spoke follows.
our journey out s&s zETseYsntEEL On the
n Eage Il EgEsss 5c sad. tia trail Is good
The only difficulty axe encountered .as
cogn-ng ap Thirty -sTile river Il being Still
open. ard csliy a FvsFti.E Of the way shore
ice had fss1 sEse- Il s1s with consider abe
ss4i1eg3ts HAT ss scrambled along hank
u tssk and gravel at IA ang.e % -arty-taSs
degrees. saseessst&t8ug Us to ran the slssis n
oH one rgfngsF. hssbsl3g u a. an eSGiiao-
rum For tie most part the trail Is quite
szaeofa abb weil-hsaten-
I>sske E-aneEt WIS another potns where
we encountered considerable trouble. Il
hav-sg just reached 4 point wrsrs ferry
Ing aAa stepped sad not al frozen over.
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We were compelled ~ take the hank ua.
and traverse steep banks and baGns Al
some places Il Was necessary 20 take a nTse
ard suGb ourselves and slefghs 5own
WIN tire exception ~ a few hours. we Ia!
most delightful weather. and temperature
As agreeable could D. desired ranging
from twenty degrees below . twenty
af=o.a-
M shortage ef Food
There IS 10 occasion sor anxiety about
the grub question this winter About sixty
days age II was thought there weiid he
a8ite a shortage or butter. milk or c-ea m
to5acco. sugar etc Butter Ehen was
quoted as high as E. = a pound Before
! eft taeTe sas IA great demand at 81 -
The same with crwa1. IL waa ceiling al
from = 10 "a cents a can <ox theTe -
uo rush for IL az 81 a case. and 80 On
aIaGg the Aae Il must 30 borne in rr1ixs3
taat besides tke enormous stocks iae cd
COMPANIES took ia. and the raTztss~ 81
Saggoss by new concerns, May Of he
miners s'ne we're ~ the country l4sg xiE-
ter oTie-.a ;nsfr outfits FOR tais winter
fraFTs the outside.
Then. a2so. Ire major portion az the
People n ao seat over the "a ~ last winter
auz ss1s spring. sad arrived a. Dawson
early an ire ssgsSqts. renal s7s-d there untY
iong enough IA SSH iHesE OUTFITS. and wvns
on down 1s1H Tsger- Taose who CAgan ard
stayed tnok their o@tass> So q ao Is there
- ssESussse ;a@ egs0rrEc2s quantity -
seos5s taken EoE There Sr5g5 Be plenty q
rive Up froTs 81 M!cEszel - jane,
Ala for The Poor
s-tsu TIE subject e suffering Deaths add
YrtvAt1an shaT are presa,ess - ra~saS. I
zeal rather sSizlncIiue3 10 sxuEoss sgsy<s5f
~ pss5ste. I can see se see3 sa&t EasxMs
GENE froua resting details 81 ssSets taas
have come wgs2gT sny o#esEsry sss0a. - ts.e~s
thInSs Are apt t2 Sc takass 4p - t.sa : Tssex
OF Tss cs9amEyv 2a& t4&I@sg&te4 ga 4n&s<
E2ssF1ue 5sss2 sInsSs 8Es9 w4s5l44 Cause onsy
a xfxz. 3eSi ~ GnE8eseessSa~y anxiety "a
srtsszzs gxt Eas oss1S5.te. IS Ea~ sSzEezg1sssk
az concerted efforts tae5nG snAsis In Ia ~
san feF tAe Tea5sG - 0sxxSg fsasr - qsae-
t2.,ssfy correct A. ss@*f&4s * sna - lsa-
g7sfzses= < . as 1esgr@st A8vsS@e 50 mae 3
strenuous eToFs ~ ys&ss 2sess fEE.1s y
les>A2 ss2eSsTssstaen- Is1ss ms& ~ 0r-s Ws~
GerxAxsz sta apparently Lar Success
'k7r@Fa Aa&t knssS. t2ss 4GNo= r0@rs-
eli The cHss @2ssosTtY tr tz= district A&s
gwen al taa g.. - - Eza@sr fran far@s&
Sva4EaEss ~ IS es3rnruAaA Cs-sv 9sgsls4e
szns tSss-sgts0is9r k&sAeo AasGT@z az@ tA4t
;h.y Sad r0a52x aSaer@ssgg~ssl sssr.~ aH sso--
SIS ~ 2EpFnsyr12tixSS fssEszs s+SaS zfssi - ase
HS.s& r. s-A@r <s1s8zsy 81 $500 rs8s noTss
fAAf - ~ aEeg-&e-x2s9ss ewzs GAas are
- -sss ttsssssEss ts +ss2. 4sf4es ~ Sas rsG-
A&ztoEs>
an reewra - sne f.zxae CITY gy.scA1s4<.
I - rsSs sAis.1 a@yo7s s-- sassa~ ~aAs $3.50
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Z : Marvel & Co recently launched
from t1esT var. q; Sewa1gEa. y Y me
f1r1s steel steam yacht Cor@sr hullt yor ]
EEerTont Acrgs2- Nsr dimensions ar.
Length over ALI 80 feet length on water
itne, - feet inches bruadfa ~ f@aru =
fest inches Depth - ao5& ~ feet & tysrhex
Sh@ .vtA have ,~@n screws Her euss-ses
"ai b@ 81 tSs triFss expansion typs, ard
balanced 81 the Yarrpa- s,tc < -rx.,T-fx,
ssstfEn. steam 1tA ce supplied by two
large boiler. - sas @rufeh svf,s aseN
~@sesns uiTeis-fw0 tons. aas allowed a
SosstnA pressure 81 ~ pounds 70 ms
~aasAre inch. She viA carry sxo pole FgzsstS
ana ForE oozs5frIE she - exEsectes: "a
gsas@ Nineteen kfoEs sa aossx
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LEADING VOLUNTEER
On THE LOCAL BRANCH
~"s- waiter Duncan. Of Saa rran-
CISCO. Will Lecture Here some
Seattle Sfatssffea

s~os- +" alter Duncan - tie Yoiunt~erx %
Ait.esaEs. - Sab Francisco wssl f.e &, 8
Attie January II. II and ~, ser the s.slv-
los. OF aroising greater lntere~z in tne
ssea 9ssafis2a t2DFs lie will s.@ak a. the
1-s&s aet.ss9f'si church the nagaf OF Jan
aars l.. Tie following evening tfIare ass
=. 81 enrolment service Al enc Of tire
seds4le churches there iselug several wao
~ssn 20 aoan the local volunteers
Capt. J G. HclleElana vxf,r, - c4.~ra
% ire BARRACKS here. is compiling som.
statistics on sAe WORK done in TIE Iaxt
taFes months. The Door 81 Hope 50 lack
seh wie shes'ef ed s.esg Eaen n that perl0s
giving them free lodging and tsafhs a. rhA
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y ~
BRE'NtTiE>.

Councilman J. fsller - quite III a. his
home. co-ne- - Pike rsses and s.l1atn
averue
TIE funeral Of Mrs Sarah Han vas ha,f
Yesterday afternoon ~ E4tfsrworIh Il
Sens chapel. Rev. I>o8sx SAWYER sfYscisf.
ing The Trn7agns R'gA ~ >a,pTseyf 10 Ne
vsda CITY. Cal. for lntsrrnant.
Harry I0asts su \ y = nseuessfssgs
had his ler beoken SATURDAY. ngxsf. ne
sfse7sufed 20 f.saT1 a gaessag car an james
sfrsrs. wts@0 be Shipped ard fsiE TIE re-
tros wagon ioos hsra 80 ~ horss. -sis
FIRST aveEUa-
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ensf Church >ertrtie. Meet at
San Francisco sn MAY

80 i : Few rsa&r pastor 81 ghe FIRST
$50 16@Tea hAs ~nsafVes1 IN fa~Twa rtafz
= ~ esese, frss TA< National t&9t So -
49, ~ asii faeex annual use@ssrssS s@Xs
~ - s'fs0-'Ss4s TNts 49, ~ tas
- ..'sae ta&t tt.s saes tiNSs have etsg nssa
~est as -Ae Es->1kses
sss Ff<ase 7Tu ~ be ~ Way - fayt-
- as @ss-e tNe osrscfN train Sfer-
- stfr - salts cry 81 @a!cet
serxs-a~ - sSs mew
eessH>a ~-tt ~ tsssA
as sc usn8e*r - Hap
ssSo "a s4 ..,.. 80 -, ,.e-,.,-,
e cf t7e eN s~ste~ frasn Fssks ssasss T.
So sfs@ s'sEilaA- ss5l.s.rsnEs usually G2se AZ
- ~ 19aru sfss - 2Asa az I'D
- .seassoa STA s-rearn SsGeeA T9sss
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snsm.nsasasasnsns7snsas asnsasasasesa.ns@.a

reading room. Iisss Second avenue south.
there wrre ]. - letters written by ire Fislt.
s,~x 'rns "a gsgs IA that place nuuater 80
=, al A dav. The Volunteers secured from
40 ~ ssa garments 10 he distributed III No.
gerher and Deem fssr.
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ATTENTION BUSINESS MIN
Conmsns&aE Monday. JANUARY s. tke
Falgsser-Gzrsad &8tgs wI5s ssgsSe Il sSfsf~eSgss
Tabs dtieie" iisaea III tse4T fnain 4lg.-
ing room fvus7 = % 30 , r. m Tor Sac
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roruaeT YanteH vfil turn over ssz 81
Sc 70 CornneF-eAscf SpsrssrE tssf~ nara
Eag. T9@ batter kIss agsf.ssTatsz* T}r A7af
Powers AID Charles I~ssiereg deputies.
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Yes / consider the targre az The lower
eosasry. as axe term Alaska territory.
very promising A. vet. II II a little cary
in the season - get any definite report
concerning the Developments going On. as
fe@ Of the isrosPecteTs have gone down
stream 10 Fersy-naile pos' o. E1lSle 1lsy
to report The tributaries Is Forty mile
Mission ard seventy NE are Without
do4sbS going to SHOW up spleaii<s.y. from
present reports and indications
1T Is aEtaeEsicasiy reported that some
% The tributaries Of the north fork OF
FaEsy-srstae, as well as TIE southern Srsba-
iary. resembles Bonanza IN the k}ondiks
having he same length. With and other
esasiraetsrass2cs- Thomas IL Pike. tFora
Ferry -ss1z@s creek. IN an interview with
The klon5k. Nugget. says ~ Hutchinson.
diol;anl creek. tributary To the north FORK
Tsers Is 10 doubt that rfca gravel has
been found Tas miners swear II viii!
prove another Bonanza, and this winter $
@ork wasI ie4l thai story. some 10 men
are 81 work. On Chicken creek some 80
men are at work. many on - per cent
lays. sssTsr al good strikes have been
made on these creeks she la-ss two mouths,
Seventeen cabins we're counted from Stone
House Fork 10 Discovery joe Dyer de-
claFes nc VIII take ottt slsJ.sssp this win
ter Stone House fork. With room for
500 men. only has 2zsa men working. The
NoFEa American Transportation aT76 Trad
ing Company had a force 81 men a, work
al summer. and IS continuing he same
sGt8A2E t4aS NssateE.
forty-Miie'n Promise.
On Squaw creek ne found twelve 10
afteea inches OF gravel. showing - 10 ~
cents. BY actual weight. 10 the paE-no
guess!ns-an1 this before touching bed
rock. Ogt OF a dozen pans. net one yield
FL .eSs taaa - cents. Bedrock there was
found zen 30 twelve feet srana the surface.
AL THIS - In american territory. where
claims are large. and United States law.
wife miners regulations In some places.
prev ais. On the Canadian side not mitch
work - being done. except on Miller and
Gsacler creeks. where about fifty men are
Al work.
There Is every reason 10 believe that
great Developments are in store for the
Forty mile district. Opportunities for the
investor III that locality il many respects,
Ear exceed that OF the k.on4ike region.
Claims are larger by Eve times: diggings
much saal.ower. ana a great deal cheaper
20 operate more ground in one body is
available: the expense OF representing is
one~SsVenth per cialU. or one-1alrfy-lIfth
when estimated per amount Of ground
over that In Canadian territory. and all
government legislation ia United States
territory Is for the miners and the devel-
0pFnent OF the country and not fer the
purpose Of raising revenue
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can report autherfseasiy On the matter
TIE news. o. rsIxS0r rather. overlook ne
os the trait IL sAa vicinity 81 Big Sal
mon Sine Tran we have eagerly f12zir-
sd from others r~aEnsax the coast after
rs Ent dxzI TO one VITO has definite n
fayrae ton concerning IL A runner - this
kind - easily circulated after tae anrleas-
snfnssS tsaf occurred IN Eagle City few
days previous Rxzsror also has IL THAI tas
officer n command OF the troops al Circle
City - on his say I'D w8ta a s0vce et
aaen- II IL 70 be haped thai ssrch IL the
case. II there - feeling ~ unrest exist
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one OF the best equipped sna tes. local
60 sainsss min plants on TIE souna. earar.
ny is@an with al established ana prast.-
bic business.