The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14
George Ath- |
neau's Luck. |
! in the North. |

anything. have been obliged to resort to
day labor. The gold-bearing district he
says is very limited and is made up Of
probably a mile long, crossing four differ
ent creeks. All the claims were quickly
taken up and the number OF persons Offer
ing themselves for labor caused a fall in
wages until 50 to $3.50 IL the average wage
now being paid throughout the district A
great many men are idle and without
means TO come out. Consequently the
hardships are many even during these sum-
mer months.
-Four years ago. before any discovery Of
gold was reported 10 the world Mr.. Ath-
neau went to the Klondke. The trip over
the trail was 50 freighfed with hardshps
that on his arrival at Dawson he was
taken ILL., After recovering word reached
mean was one of a party that set out for
the new camp only 70 find on arrival Il
had been exaggerated He was at Circle
CITY when news reached there that miner
Dawson. "Carmack was such a liar"
Athneau said last night. that no one put
any confidence In the report. We remain
thought no more Of carmack's find until
Ii was too late. 4 year later. when the
country was flooded with those who took
stock &C.; In the ss shsn We old
staked out and while I made . little money
/ missed a chance 10 be frst on the field
In one of the richest districts the world
Athneau viii leave on the first boat
for Cape Nome where he viii again try his
luck.
A young soldier. whose service for his
country In the Philippines brought on sick
ness necessitating his return home. arriv-
ed in Seattle yesterday In the person OF
FIRST Lieut.. 8. c. Boutwell,. Of Company c.
Tacoma. He came over to visit Mai and
Mrs. d. G. STAN. of this city. Mrs STAN
ia the mother OF Capt. f. A Sturges conn
mander OF Company C.
Lieut.. Boutwell, sailed from Manila on
the transport Sheridan April q. arriving in
San Francisco May -. and at his Tacoma
home five days later.
Sickness" he said last night discussing
the Philippine war caught a great many
OF us. Only about s0a of the First Wash
ingto boys were able TO answer the roll
call when left.
The men are very anxious TO return
home. They have had hard time OF II
since February. When ! left we had been
IN the trenches three months.
The boys eli mourn the death Of Capt.
George Fortson. Of this city. We saw in
him a brave soldier and a man OF great
personal worth"
Lieut. Boutwell,. while believing the rebel
Ion should be put down, does not favor the
think we wan; them" he remarked s.Of
course. We mus. hold them until we find
some way OF getting rid Of the SANDS
As for she war | don't think T. Ia any
ago. We had gained jus. "a much territory
In the Philippines then as we hold now
Alex n Morrison, representing the
NashauFn mills. ~ MINNEAPOLIS was I'm
The city yesterday. and left las, nigh, for
Tacoma. For the past three weeks Mr.
Morrison has been travelling through
Washington. looking up the wheat crop
and gathering siata to make report 10 his
Hrm- He says that never before has he
seen Washington wheat look so well at
this season Of tho year as at present The
plant this year has been heavier than Tor
some years past, and particularly SO In
The eastern Part Of the state. While
very long spell Of dry weather was expert
encea in Washington in the early spring
which retarded growth. IL left no perrua-
men, effect During the past few weeks
warm rains have done much to make
wheat look we'll Regarding the pr.ce OF
wheat this year, Mr., Morrison seys I: will
he high. IL il little early 20 pre- die.
fuSt what II will reach but he believes
that "a cents will ise good stars-or
he expresses great surprise at the guam
tstv If oats planted this year IN Washing
ton and predicts good market.
All through ne gives IL as his opinion
that Washington grain at this season is
far ahead % oregon or California.
Senator George G. Perkins of California.
accompanied by his daughter Miss Psrsy
Perkins. and Mrs. 3. W Mcpherson. ar
rived in the city yesterday and viii take
me rsNAsDtf queen Ter ALASKA To-Day. TIE
trip 81 nae % recreation. Daring ms stay
here the senator was In much demand and
returned - sne RaIgier-fsyanS late sass
night. owsrg 30 fatigue ne declined 10 BE-
interviewed further than 10 say he was OF
an a holiday.
Charles p Osborne. accompanied ny Mrs
Osborne arrived in the city Yesterday
from Oakland. their hnme Mr. Osborne IN
again en- route 20 Dsssog. whence he re-
turned two weeks age. lis wife nav make
he tn@rrsg with him. though her plans
FAas far contemplate trip only as FAR as
Skakway osoorns. n case his kscnsssk~
affairs DO nof prevent II. expects ~ faass
The winter prospecting on the heasxat~Ys
~ tAs MeAtiian river a es- mile tributary
81 Pe.gy. which sec:tca ne and others OF
nas party visited last summer
IN my opin1on there q eoid 90 the Nc
Milan" he sas1. ''shough al not an1