The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-25

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Two Of Oeattis's Alaskan feet. the
steamers City Of Seattle and Cottage City,
arrived from Lynn canal yesterday. Near
" ~ paassngere cams on the returning
liners. The combined gold dust CARGO Of
the two boats probably reached e6SOsoo.
The bank Of British North America, OF
Dawson, had single Kiendiks shipment
Of nearly 34o0oo0. which came on the Sc
attic II was construed through the AZ
aska-Pecsac ExpreO Company, IN ad-
tunct Of the Northern Pac.nc. To the &C.
astis government assay cfhce yrom the
steamer the eold was rsmoved under Do
lice escort from the CITY Of Seattle 20 the
Northern Pacinc's dspot express Office.
and later IN the day waS conveyed to the
a0ay establishment.
Besides this large consignment. the De-
attic had several healthy individual ship
msnts. - had also the Cottage City.
Purser Pope. Of the former. stated that
he knew OF At least $4,000 At which hs
had not been In charge.
Purper Curtis. OF the Cottage City. ~
ports the arrival ~ SitkA oaptsmber 10 of
the United States revenue cutter McCul.
ioch from the Yukon. She had on board
Gov. Brady. United States District Judge
Johnson. United States Marshal James ~
6houp. Mr.. Elliott. clerk OF the court
and other Alaskan government officials
The party has been touring the Yukon.
About two months ago the members De.
parted from 6kagway. taking the rail-
road TO Bennett City. and thence down
the Yukon to 81. Michael Judge johnson
held court and made several court com.
missioner appointments along the lire Of
the American portion Of the route. Gov.
Brady specially Investigated the conditions
OF the mining population along the Yukon.
The party took . look at Cape Nome ana
Mr.. Curtis says they all Expressed them
selves ~ believing the camp one not only
OF exceptional richness. but one great IN
extent
At Sitka they found United States SEN
ator Shoup. . brother Of the marshal,
awaiting them. Senator Shoup went north
two weeks ago 20 study the needs Of Al
aska from . congressional legislation
standpoint. He stated before his depart
ure that he was especially desirous OF
conferring with Gov. Brady and Marshal
shoup, believing those officials well quail
fed 10 inform him on the needs and con-
dition OF this most famous spot Of Uncle
Sans possessions.
TTssOncTo uOH Sbtko jail.
The United States revenue cutter Bear,
Capt. Jarvis also arrived at the Alaskan
capital from Berlng sea before the Cot
tage Cny's departure. She brought NJ
teen United 6tates prisoners from St. MI
chael. Cape Nome and other Berlng sea
points for the sitka Jail.
Neither the McCulloch's nor the Bears
officers were able to throw any light on
the schooner Jessie Kuskokwim disaster
a. al 49,
In the Post-lnteil.gencer. The murder
theory-that is, that the Jessics passen-
gers after being wrecked were maMacred
by the III. kuskSkwim Indians-has been
of the Grant and other revenue cutters
sent north to prosecute . search.
A 100000 Loss b. Fire.
The little village of Kiawock. Prince Of
Wales island. Alaska, was completely de-
stroyed by hre September IS With II went
up in smoke and ashes the North Pa
cifio Trading and Packing Company's SAL
output. The cannery was under the man
aGement Of Capt. A. s. wadleigh. one OF
The principal stockholders In the company.
an. r sur.. t*eiys s, or ieen hut: and
constitutes the town Of Klawock. which
was situated on an i.lst Of that name in
one Of the Prince Of Wales island bay.
none OF the property being insured. 1t IN
believed the fre originated in the lacquer
room OF the cannery. which contained
large quantities OF the fiuid. lacquer being
. chemical employed to prevent the rust
Ing OF the salmon cans.
several passengers who crossed from
the headwa'srs OF the Tsnana river 10
pyramid harbor by way of the Porcupine
district came on the Cottage City. They
report having found the Peters geoiogi-
cal survey party encamped, August i6.
sixty miles below the head Of White river.
"a
GeoioG:st Brooks was with the expedition.
which left Pyramid harbor in May. ex-
peestng TO establish an overland route
from Pyramid 20 Eagle City.
TIE survey work they are doing - be-
Bevea TO pertain To the boundary.
Members Of the party were all well. bu;
the interior A. they had hoped 10 do. and
some ~ the returning prosp<ctors express
the opinion that the exposition Will not Ia
able to reach Easis City before winter
what he claimed 10 be the international
boundary. While there he witnessed the
phenomenon. |. such IT may he called. Of
OF Angus. IL great white fakes fen for
several hours IN almost binding thickness
Gen. Carr Retains.
Gen. r. NJ Carr. who With ex-Gov
Mctsraw, - extensively interested IN min
ing At Rampant. returned on the City ~
Seattle. A. did also Walter Church. one
Of skagways leading citizens. The latter
SAYS Gov Brady rave most glowing ac-
counts Of Cape Nome He told the people
Of Si;ka upcn his return that there could
be no question ~ 10 the great richness Of
he district. The governor had exhibited
a number 81 valuable nugget specimens
taken from Cape Nome
The NcCulioch people tell NJ an interest
!rg Capt Nome mine transaction on the
part az United States Timber Agent May.
The latter bon4ea n claim for G.tSe He
had 10 ray cut $50 cash 10 secure the op-
f~r nv.A ID -
aminirr the claim took from the mins
Ard $50 additional m few hours work.
T Shaw SAFE correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph. arrived via the Cottage
cry from Dawson
Both the Cottage City and City OF Seat
tie experienced more or less anroyance
easrg and coming on account OF the gia-
eaai wrccksss eecasicAed by the recent
ALASKAN EARTHQUAKES. Taka inlet Is haa.
sy corgassed with great ncssirg chunks az
ice Some II them are thirty AMI forty
ses, across They rise Eight or ten feet
cut es The water. probably twc-,hsr1s OF