The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19
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soa, cpsssssd BY The UnitSd states Ass-
eans3s cemoany. rstusnsd eseW NET So
csl asmmeg VOYAGE 70 coOk tnjst ysNzs'
day Afternoon. she made tho sua 10 sss~
tssa days. About thirty eight psop!s. nsss'
" I'll of whom wistsSed on TurnaSaan
Arm and IL Tributaries, came on fhs vss'
sei, whieh had prohahsy o,No In native
treasure. Own~d By tbs' passengers and
operating company.
Tns essisss passengers report the a.
most esrsin 6~sth al Fred Smith. one a
thu pioneer mining men u the Coos inlet
section. lie u suppessd 20 have been
drowned from . canoe In which &c wss
mAtaag the voyage bstwssn Tyensk sne
ounssss CITY.
smssA ksd bsea on On ssssnded mining
voyage Sons distance to this insss'os from
Couk ieJ~t. lie was accompanied w Mrs.
Smith aud ssvsrai csosCsctofs. IL bscams
ascssusry fos Mrs.. Smith 20 return 20 SUM-
s1ea, ewing 70 the sickness q = frSsnd. ehs
sosuaed kems two 90 three wsshs befoss
her husbands Departure on the return
trip. Saith arrived ~ Tyonsk about Aws
gust =. there procured csDos ~ rewb@at
and started Tor Sunrise CITY, sons ferry
miles DISTANT. TO vas alone. ana thAt ID
The last that vas seen ~ him. NHbt days
had 6Apssd up TO the time Ut the elGiin's
departure. bat no news he'd been hsefd Of
the missing miner or his boat Mrs emith
ana oil acquainted with the circumstance
Of the case had given him W Tor lost. ana
u n probably that the widow viii fcsurn
10 this CITY before the cioss NJ the month.
smith and his compwnlons had Close
call while psospseting. They sppNsf 10
have wandered too far from their base OF
supplsss ran shost ef food and for sisht
days had 80 live on their guns" ~ the
huntsman would ssprssa II. or. IN other
words Rsbast on such Wild game ~ they
could Mil.
Smith was the disvvsrsr of Lynn creek.
ne owned 4 number Of good mines on that
end other tributaries of Cook Inlet
Mrs.. Smith. besides being Inc nrst white
woman 10 Get foot IN ths district, ID some.
thing OF heroine. ehe In niece Ut Mrs.
Mary r ksnworthy. Of this CITY. ana one
of the few women VINO wear . medal
awarded by the American congress for
bravery. She earned this recognition six
OF ssvHn years sso through having aided In
the rescue of drowning sailors wrecked on
the Oregon coast John w. AT1en. then =
member Of the United States senate. was
largely Instrumental IN having congress
recognise the heroism Of this piucky
woman.
NJ ana Nm Rivers who cmmc down on
the Nlxiin, have been four years IN the
Cook inlet SECTION. and were last osN In 1907.
They recently soid their Mil creek mine
for 3 fstisfactpry price 70 James Winters,
Miss 0uaen OBfien and a miner named
Martin. Arethsr mine on Granite creek
they retain. end 4 ia tisir purpose :? re-
sscp e ns the ,S Ss ss Ss4s @ f
Of Deer Lodge county. Montana
MI. Rivers cstmAtee thie years Cook
inlet gold output at but tif0.0io lie says
- no longer q poor mans country. hat
that tho hydraulic plants Of the camp give
promise Of great success a. gold producers,
and 10 this abatement he In more than con-
nrmed iv Capt Johnson. who says che
fully.
The Polly mine owned by wallace Price.
Of thh city. and otherA n yielding about
Two ounces Per Day 10 the man. Nearly
that they wiz return 20 the district.
Capt johnson eAW three nmSsed
schooner lying high and dry on the beach
q Vancouver island. between Carmanah
point and Cape Bsale He could not dis
unCtsh the name Of tbs craft. and does
not Know u shA y r~ctnt wreck. The
captain In csrtaJn. however. that the vessel
WaA not there when he went north.