The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

H9vo e09n0 8oOd ctalu3. went O4ec8
homs. leaving my brother and partner to
IKE a new outfit into Alaska this spring.
1bs9 started to make Labasge before the
~ broke, but on the way my brother
dckeneG and died. Then my partner was
aken III and I had 10 return north. He
~ we'll and the outfit went through ana
Last Thursday morning stepped out
r this hotel 20 the sidewalk. Twenty
Ssi.r .n IN s.r Ias boeses He set s bottle
down and It exploded. throwing. or. more
pruperly speaking. shooting q piece Of
0lsss into my foot. that has made me .
61pglo ever since. ] am going to try and
START for home Tomorrow night. a. my ply
dcian says he no longer fears blood pois-
6ntng. but I sincerely hope, our misfor-
bred, bat We are atul keeping on, nnd
our prospects are good unloss H1tsfortune
= still waiting on our trail My accident
here wa certainly . most unusual one
Joseph Turner. who 10 well known au-
thority among marine men, and who was
sagsgsd in tho shipbuilding industry With
~ brother on the Atlantic coast. h visit
g Z s ssssss ias ssaanE & Is: :9 s.ns srs Il
4hsss Ainsls msnafscsvfns cossern q
Xr. Fnfnsr has taken considerable inter-
II in the late invertebrates u the Glen
asadpoiSt Of aasi.Aior. lie says he
I'D never saw Capt. Brandow, but he
6yresSes the conviction that the Kings
scos pilot has beef. II tho position OF the
lit has seemed TO me, said Mr.. Turner.
THAT BranAow has been severely ridicuisd
- Ms sc-cAilsd lack Of knowledge con-
snns the pon nss 81 c%ampsM:. . ne ne may may
0ent In the navigating room OF ehip.
md he possesRes oil the requisite knowi-
ldge necessary to steer vesse!. His edu-
10 flCAf 10 q Aafn f,1st -
comes to the technical details OF his
Nalneas he may fan TO answer al the ques.
aons put to HIM by a fresh graduate from
run chip ar years may no, name how
many points there are on \ compass. II Is
pue. and yet he is not necessarily fool
0arty-two points and how he would navi-
ests ship by that compass.
Henry r. FortmAnn. president Of tho
e1sm and D. Drysdaie. q director In the
Company. arm IN the city On IN outing.
JAsy are Registered a. the Butler where
M Forsmann told a Post Inteligencer re-
MS Meet OF vessels to the northern can
nertes. he had taken advantage Of "A lnii
IN business 10 come to Seattle and the
sound on = pleasure trip
No man can tell what the seasons
business will be- no said in respouse to
Z question IA TO the outlook for the sum
nHef y PACK. we sent Unity SAILING ana
steam vessels north this year. laden with,
men and supplies for our canncrtes and
traps III Alaska and on the sound. We
control about two-thiris of the pack OF
Alaska, and one-;hird " that az the Coast.
salmon swim I'm the deep. sou know. and
y u as impossible 10 penetrate the nays
ter1es OF the ocean as TO prophecy what
the future Win be.
business In San Francisco Is good ia
every line The weather there has been
delightful for some time. which Is in con-
rAst with that Of the Sound Yoar spring
appears 10 be very backward this year.
!hesc is nothing for me To say concern
ing our visit here al this time beyond the
tact that We are enjoying pleasure trip.
We are glad enough 10 get away from the
HhuP Tor while"
This northern country Is a delight,
said Robert Weiics. Of Segsain. Tex. Down
Mexico. Arizona and Southern California.
the dfoaih has damaged more than yoa
can compute In mere dollars and cents.
Not only have crops failed, but stock mas
suffered ami people have suffered prouta
brings disease to as people in the FAR
south. and after rains. w1ich usuaity
come In torrents, add TO rather than Aid
nsstenic conditions. California viii have
fair crops hus soath OF that feed for stock
10 going "a ee scarce. ara that r. oar
principal Industry IN the Tar West There
are a number OF men from the soutaisn's
bound for Alaska this year. hoi how many
viii stay is Questiou-that is. mean
stay by their own eoliti0n and mine.
There Will he lots cf them stay up there.
but they viii IN too dead To work.
The woods and ocean and green Things
ana TIA rain are all meat welcome 10 the
boys from The sun-hskcd plains. especial
" AFTER oar experience during The Naoie
Q. lass year, How sii' stand me SNOW
! can only aenjccture. bat were nci afratd
20 try II, Where are wee goinsT th. airy
place where there Is gold 10 be had. We
nave interests in claims. bat whether god
or had cnes depends us>en fas develop
nsent. We may haze been biinhtsvsi- csst
ven take a chance At IT, anyway
Among .se visitors IN attendance ossen
the Great Council ~ The Improved Order
g Re! Men. now in session in this city, IL
eeSeni term a. sheriff 81 Lewis county.
Caneesnius he condition of affairs IN that
county MI Carpenter sss1 lass might
&. ]. DO roe think Lewis county has ever
aAd period ~ greater prosperity. This
Apples nc; ~ ore lima OF business bat 10
~. The humber ant Jogging interests ara
IN excellent eosssis ion. rae sniustc mar
ket Is 4 rifle or fust noS, bat we loon
sor goel results frcsn the organization
q sAesiv tsea recently esYscte3 through
"a, Ire state oar agricultural Interests
are 2rosprTiug acace.
Lewis county is wuing 10 do sosrie ROAD
ooitdirg. The business men ~ CEessasss
Soi Together the other DAY and saass1i-
tee3 S-e Ys.r rzga~ ror each ccntsntssu~ naaa~
q rod rn;asag cat ~ TIA; CITY. Tsse rosss-
ndssiosse;S have called Ter bids en- she
RAfE nail