The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19

TIE Klondke II It's wiii moving. tumu.-
tuous life. viii be seen a. Paris TAG
surging Of the crowds or Dawscns streets.
the flow OF the u.saty Yukon, and the
crash OF the mountains % ice as The r9ve-
breaks IN the spring VIII be presented 10
the view Of the French and the civilized
world that VII yisi; Paris during the ex-
position OF f111
Such is the startling scheme OF several
OF Dawson's 5ess known men. They seem
10 mean business. and they have already
sent forth a manager 10 handle the bust
ness. The scheme does not seem 20 be
chmercal, for there are in il these men.
the most important OF the ksondike: II. I.
Wills, manager or he Canadian Bank OF
Commerce. J. e. Hanson. manager OF the
Alaska Commercial Company: Ely Z.
Weare. manager OF the North American
Transportation and Trading Company.
Thomas Adalr. q wholesale merchant
Samuel Wood. attorney a. law. and ThoEn-
as Graham. The proposition has the in
dorsemenG OF Gold Commissioner William
Ogllvie. the most important Canadian Of
fetal az Dawson, in a letter OF introduc-
ton 10 Minister Of the Interior S!fton,
which he has given 10 Mr.. Graham.
Mr.. Graham. who came down on tho
steamer .A-ki from Skagway. is the man
aeer OF this venture lie is at the Hotel
Butler, where he VIII remain until ne
mess affairs. he claims the record for the
fastest trip out OF Dawson TO Skagway,
having covered the distance in fifteen days
and seven hours from point 10 point. II
Mr.. Graham did come out IN that time he
holds the record. for though two differ
emf parties have made the distance in four
teen and fourteen and half days actual
travelling time. they laid over 4, various
points in the road. NJ. J. Mahoney came
through in sixteen days. during two OF
which he claimed 70 have laid over. K. s.
Heath. J. Mcintyre and ]. Hanlcy came
in fourteen and a half days actual trav-
cling time. but ghey, too. laid over.
Mr.. Graham left Dawson at n. IN.
January =. 1Aege Is no doubt of that Cor
be has q copy Of the klond!ke Nugget
printed on that day. He sad that ne
reached Skagway February II. That he
has made the trip from Dawson 10 Seattle
IN twenty-five days Is evident and that Is
in Itself a record.
He is now on ms way TO Orange. y. J..
where he viii NEE. Thomas a. Edison. the
inventor. and Will see at New York the
managers Of the American B.ograph Com
pany. To them he VIII present a scheme
TO send TWO men into the Yukon coun-
Try with microscopes to photograph the
river and all objects Of interest about il.
They will 60 the whole distance from the
lakes 10 the mouth OF the river.
we have already had correspondence
with Mr. Edison and with the American
bIoSfaph company, SAID Nc ~ tite bttter
last evening. and We have come 10 Il
partial agreement The company will te
Incorporated at Orange, with u capital
stock OF $4,000, and II ia ~ that Mr..
Edison viii have an interest IN it.
These two men VII be sent in just as
soon as possible They must go before
the Ice breaks IN order 10 get pictures OF
the smash-uH. We shall have street
scenes OF Dawson life and all points Of
interest in and about the Kiondike region.
Nuggets and other things Of interest are
now being collected at Dawson.
II may md IL necessary Ia 20 10 Europe
TO secure the concession from the expos
ton authorities. bat 4 IS very likely that
l can 60 the business from this side. II
seems 20 me that this exhibition should
prove very success ful."