The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
RUSH Is ON
~~-----------s--.~s
Growing Stampede
to Porcupine.
STikE eLlIM N THE SxO,I
miners Nsssyissts shs Wsv misIsg
Rsrlens Msrs tks es,.rsmss
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srlkE sllIm N THE SNOW

A letter wrtsssH from Juneau con-
veyn come interesting Information
Tho letter 10 dsesd rsbMsry 10th.
and reads as followss
iay DECKER. . Juneau osrchsat,
returned Last niens from tho porru'
pine country. lie reports a steadily
increasing rvsh there, Within day
while eemlne out he met 70 men
and au,s,ts solnG IN on the trail
The number runs from 50 TO 100 TO O
cay. They are nookins 70 poreu.
pine In increasing numbsrs from Ju-
nsau, sksEway and .neariy every
camp In Southeastern Alaska,
Pew dos teams are seen on the
rorcupine trail. Nearly every mosh
ers son 10 perspirsns 81 the end %
Is due prinelnsiiy 10 HE compare
lively short distance tfsom forty Ca
sixty mil.sl from salt water To Ms
creeks ., 10 too eapenssss TO buy
dogs and laa much bother Win Their,
for 40 short . distsncs.
Mr., Decker describes the trial, as
In hue condition. lie has confidence
that theye wiis lie . heeninE MINING
camp somsv here In sss Poroup.ne
region.
There are many rsposs 81 new
strikes In the Pufcupine eaurssS.
but ar. Decker seid he heard Of
none ~hus an the spea. He wsSs
into a sectiarN II country a ecnsid.
srahis distalAes frum Poreapins
creek and Ia . di6sf<ns directsoa.
ard ieft two men In thsre.
sHsines uission has changes from
quiet missionary past To . com.
parativsly bussiInp camp. dot Il
with tents and aalusstsd by moving
sisds aud lusty Gpid psekees.
The quiet Chsiket Indian iack
on the invasion It their eeuRtPs BY
tn. whissa With doueseui manner,
There 10 . pesaihlfty Of trcuets Win
them. though u 70 hardly psobahle.
a company OF Bsislsh police In In
camp Just over the line. nnns men.
disappointed ~ 70 game To Atm.
ewing 10 ths exclusion act. deter.
mining 20 ioss no tinw. hsSs sasasd
tn Porcupins. Ssaviy ssery creek
il being stsksd on the snass. sssssd-
lees II the fact shas u esunot Be
learned whether Ne essssl IL worm
any,hlne or not. Until nest srunR
when the waies runs and Ne sna~
Ia CONS Doubtess shefs ase pless.
AIT surprises In stssa far msny and
disappolnsmenle IN sssvs fer more.
NO open reesiiien e6aanst TIN en-
ciuslon sct by AatsriESin 10 fsAs<0
II Amenioans ere stteeftesfs sirsTs
Wits In any disactsuh s&eiuM tn
is~s u 10 to ouswit sae ssrssfafs !,
snd not dsIS u, A iasGs fcsrv Of
governussnt sasssycsD v ~ voss -
Ati.n.
~Abou, 40 seoa . way ., sns ia
ast this ruth ara TIE fsrss Smut
nsnins eamp--An1 nsses seud
anythirp eiA u nasw is--ss "a
read private isssess n4enns besw<xn
miners Two isstsFe nom ps~<ce,
received here. tontgl5. ksse been
klndiy handed ovsf 10 me. 10th
show thss Dawson ID mt tsf~ cssnp
II used TO be. Seths p,rusnue ~st<~s
under date u JanuaeD SON.
Times are very dpii In DAsson
al present--no monty In circulation.
lots II tide men p69 . wssnf~ lot OF
men working Lays thss won't
amount to snysnink sspeeissty ON
the bssehss- oruo IL plenty ar1
price. are gotns dossu. beef hss
dropped 10 Is cents . pound. Some
parties tried 20 eesner butter and
sugar. but ddnt make IL stick
FRANK schAsefsv ~suuns under
date Of Psbfuary lot. says;
Your letter dated May 10 just
received. We hal the nrst msss
from tho outside this winter on ban.
uary ssh. and ven iissis Of that.
The creeks are turning out consul
crabi,s this winter. but ! think Me-
benches viii show ne ssyxss, out.
put. Thsre are = tot Of ley men not
doing very weii-1us, trying w ssare
out enough to teAe mem honns, A
great many - gtss,ns up lsse sod
starting out over tha Ice. Therr sss
too many men Tor Nv disgmw,
Some of the cisims sre paying ~
cents an hour. and . very few ~,
Everything ID overdons hp~s. wrsss
were q. 80 last faii q with. and now
there are four se-ceW ressssssns-
TNre il lot u grub. svpor. bvs-
ter and miM are scarces nina. y
can. sugar. - cents ann rs Cents.
and butter MS 90 49, = pound
Coal oil IL down 20 yi.D = case.
Hardware 10 still high but will tum-
bic bespre sprintE. Two vwtvss
shows are running About hsh nj
the saloons are running ss-cc0t
drinks aad sissrs snst they do Nrs
business. The town 10 dead. COM
pared with what II uSed 20 be-
Southeastern Alaska In uns-rxo-