The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18

positions here and that a once. They
have prospected the whole country. Cop
per liver and al rs tributaries; they have
worked hard and w!thsf9od hardship. some
of tnem nave been attacked BY the sour
w. while others escaped, ard stIii there
- absolutely nothing hut experience 10
show for IT.
Il don't want any more OF Copper river
In mime said Mrs Minnie Heiaasr, who
is "a the Hotel Butler Il ieft s.. Louis
one year ago with my brother. r. w Ros-
enthai. expecting TO ind fortune. But
dug cut of tae ground jlst - cen.s.
There is scurvy and other sickness and
Ing 10 death or being ATTACKED by H..
dread disease and finding no gold caused
great disbursement. IL = awful II think
Of the suffering a COPPER nenier' on Naiaes
Possibly. had we found gold We should
not have felt SO disguised. but ,he most
that I ever saw WAS $50; I heard OF more
hut did not see IL.
And still there are others who maintain
that there is gold In the country. though
they cannot tell Of any large amounts that
have been taken out They declare that
they viii go back and continue To pros
pee; untsl they find the yellow metal.
Whether or not all of these persons who
tel these stories have interests wa'ch BIAS
their accounts Is a question
Some Who Are Going Back
Il am gong back with an 10ifi. said
II. u. Allis al The Hotel Butter yesterday
II io not ga fhas IL is q good u; aeer couh-
try. for scfy Httia placer guid mas bee
found. Bu; I do say that the country eon~
iains mineral and ! believe that paying
discovered II the government; would hu!ld
roads from the coast 50 that Il would not
be 50 difficult 80 resca Copper river. there
would be 4 great mineral development
Il have specimens ~ gold ana copper
quartz which Indicate thai there Is min
erai in the country. Bus as 80 ASSAYS have
beer mad. | cannot tel IN" value
at II true that there IL Scairvy about
~. Copper river. II Aas arisen from
earclessuess ard bad food. bad touch
of 1t myself and am Just recoFer'ag II
is caus.t 10y the lack ~ nitroEea in the
food Mea inside live upon s9eh things
aS Sorned oeef ard te&ms aud drses4
canned meats. They seldom get anything
frcSn for IL cannot ~ had have kEawg
of bad cases ssf sryrvy entirely cust afte-
The patients reached fhse coast, where
they could have frNAh vegetables. Had
ali fhw prosis"et"rs prep sao'4 AIS sss'tfi-
ing there would IN little Il any scufsy.
]. g Roberts who has hotel ut VAL
aes declared at fae patlcr yesterday afs-
eryasn that the c94ufsv was .sgt AaG
50 cad SIS IL bad hu pasnt@d
II fon't want - issarm II said ae ''bui
7 want "a $50 ts3@ f2c:e pN 9jisi4el- Afsav
persons who know nothing waaivseF ~
mining have svBe 81 t.f~rs. and 's5"y t3+asa
found nothing Thai ,fses ngt neat that
sha Copper river peusry is worthless
Another man ~fso VIA in Tho d!strset
last summer Hgss+.r Srnith- who - AZ tEe
Hatea Brnn~wisN IL 9oiag Ia FeaUrn very
~oon. believing .As5 saeTs is waai'1 ~
a,s ssaIlh aassowt Cprpsr sfsnr
Il thtnk shat .sf4,ns eia} aA@ Frinai I'm
Quartz creek last petustr' sAs4 he
This wsr taken from eT~NsesN ca fSe sxf-
sac@ sA9r@ tae sse1Fssk cropped a4f-
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