The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07
THE PASSING THRoNG.

j. n. IaDoilr Of Michigan. arrived In
the city yesterday on the city OF Topeka
from Fort Selkirk. where he was called a
month ago by the serious illness of his
brether-in~law. The invalid accompanies
him home. and. while far from being
strong man. Is thankful To again reach
civilization.
In May last Mr. I4aBoIlc received word
from returning kloniiker that his rel
alive was lying AZ deaths door at some
point unknown between Fort Seikirk and
Dawson, On June last he loft over the
White Pass q Yukon and Canadian De-
velapnent CompasyR tines In quest of hts
friend Fortune favored him. and he was
successful In finding him at Seixirk. While
In the North Mr.. IsAIsofie had much chance
for observation. Many OF the hardy min
ers. he says. are greatly weakened from
the rsgoFs of the past winter. ard the ex
odus this fall Will be large Mos. OF those
who have wl,hstood disease have gold In
Gysor. or less quantities and many he
came In contact with were well endowed
with the yellow metal
On June - he WAS at Summit lake, and
witnessed the entrance Ia that city III the
first railroad construction train over the
White Pass road. The pcpuiacc. he de-
clares. WAS juhiiant. The work OF saving
the track TO Lake Eenneit IL now being
pushed with the utmost rapiasty. All the
grading the line has been completed
ana at the time az bis departure tho date
sst for the operation az the Hrst train over
the entire tine TO Lake Bennett was July
s. The completion 90 tAts line. he saws
will aiinost completely do away with the
many harsishtns endured by the early for
tune hunters in the land Of gold.
VII, r Humphrey. cooperation counsel.
has Just returned ta the ci.y after a
naonths visit In the East. He SAYS his
trip was entirely one OF pleasure. and no
has nothing os general interest to relate
unis~s IL Ne that. far as he could as
certain. thu political situation was one OF
utter herese-sness for the Democrats
party, no oae. not even the leaders. under
standing its policy. nor where II Was drift
he brought VITA him Tor two months
visit hts brother, -. u, Humphrey, IN. -.
ot tae science department of the State
Normal school at Jamaica. Long island
Mr. Humphrey was here three years ago.
and says that he seer every evidence ~
Improvement and growth during she inter
seniag tstsse. The Sound country. on as,-
count os its rcSeaFcas and unsiasaataa ~
tara greatness. Is attracting gTeA; deal
~ attention IN TIE East. ami Seattle -
almost a sosksesfala word. Il Seans fecos-
nisea as the present and future asetrufs,lts
Of she Northwest. What strikes him with
especial grats f,llGess is the change frsxfa
tho stiHiag heat ard humidity az Long
Island To The reErtSshiag atmosphere " the
Sound.
AIR rsaacy. 4 representative - tAs cal
case intsr Ocean aad 81, Psui Pioneer
Press, IA I'm the cttv on detail fron MS
papers - WINK ssff fiS thttHeASE manner
Puget sound. It's business ana gY.ne4aal
cities THIS = hts Initial trip - Seattle and
ne expresses himself a. surprised to "a.
ssnail degree ST. the growth anf prcxres-
sssefsSs manifest OF every Aan4 Ia Sc
articles &c his papers 1t - HIS intention
to devote a mater portion % has space 10
a descriptive Resume ~ the PRINCIPAL III.
fHStraes and rapidly developing afoSsy< "a
os the future c4sS - the l'ac3g.c caAs<
Samuel Il Russell. sae yosng tennis
champion az the ras4tc Northwest, ia asasrsw
freas Andever Acs6eay, In the f8E re
will 60 East again ana eater Yale, IA
- N saS.