The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-23

~ ~ tszlasE En. f4N7s ABA lae tAtstsstS
situation. and lnc 3.g1aIiy asking Uncle
>aa 10 pay rim Sssss walca As says = due
hsfn Tor services reu1erea sIrce last JuaE
wbea he took tae 1oatrAci. - the sresent
t4ne.
Fall Amount Won't He Paid.
Washington aay.ess are 10 thS effect that
or f'ez5y4ary = ia.. government "a. al3ow
Mr. Richardson al least a portion Of me
ses. It is gselfeved Enat TIE fal azu0s2nt
@tl uog be paid a. the " ash -n.sIon Of
Gcsals are n8I thoroughly satisfied that
Mr. Richardson has performed ss4en wors
a. would Gail for me Issuance Of an order
for tae amount he asks. TIE department
r. not lnchneA 10 Doubt h4s statements,
5szit wants contirnatory evidence before a.
lowiuE him the fuu $s,so.
When United states Postoffice Inspector
Cluu made his famous 5o0rney from s1aS-
Way - ~ MicAax. last summer. creating
along the Way postofiiees f9r Uncle SAM.
he failed IL ~ sad. ~ instruct the men
he named as post1aasters. 10 keep AZ Of
nCi2l record Of the mai delivered TO them
by Contractor RlCa4r1sons naN caFTseEa-
hlenAEdSous men whenever taey d%4lF-
cred maII - tae post masters III American
territory took receipts Tor the same aad
these nave beer sent by Mr.. Richardson
- the Washington officials, stAi the lat
ter are nos at.ssged. they can't Teporjs
from the postn4steFs direct, rs 20 the mail
service osto.e giving Mr. Richardson his
money.
Must Have Money.
Unless the department allows Mfr Rich
ardson considerable money for the work
already d0ae. or he Is able 10 raise IA the
ne.lghbor hood OF $loeru from some other
source there IS likely to be crisis in
the matter Of the Alaskan mani service.
Richardson, as Is well known. has had all
s9ris Of trouble since be secured his malt
contract After obtaining il he and
Canadian subject formed what vas known
as the Arctic Express Company tor lie
purpose Of carrying out the contract
This was done. il - said. because R.ca-
afason had 40 money. Tue Canadian
ssre@d 10 put up he necessary funds and
they We're 10 divide the contract. After
entering INTO THIS arrangement Richard
son went 30 ST. Michael to get the servire
started from that point up me river. Soon
after he had gone. 1t Is said his partner
tried 70 West the contract from hin. aud
failing IL this refused - pat W the money
necessary 10 move The mails from Skag-
Way into the interior ana down the river
In the meantime however ] l. Hagiey
one Of Richardson's men. left this cry
and In accordance with the government
contract CAUSED to be constructed supply
posts every ATTY or sixty miles between
skagway and the American cities on the
lover Yukon. He also established thor
o1gh mail system between ST Michael
and the cities OF the lower Yukon He
then returned IL Seattle. On his way out
OF course, he learned that owing 4, fha
refusal a Richardson's partner u pat up
the necessary money. three months mail
fer the interior and the lower Yukon mad
accumulated in Ssagway.
ABOUT this time, Richardson. VINO had
EetoFnea from Ss- M}caa"i. went - SkaG-
way for the purpose % trying 10 straight
en- out his troubles and get the mail 10
moving. He found there United states
fosSonsee inspector Wilcox. who hai
been sent north by the government for
the same purpose. W cox had bet the
confracl Tor carrying the mails into the