The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-29

An. ". 4. Purdy. brave uttls Chseaeo
wonaos has returned fro0 tho xIond1ke.
wnsnes shs vent = year aso n IN elIoft
70 Seer1eve her husbands fortunes. The
struggle Of this mite Of feminine Humanity
has eeen rsDlets with Incidents which wTits
interesting incident ct her 6fe b the Ejon.
oike = that she while there became ths
mothsr % . me baby boy. bosn 70 her
6osna ~ months gro.
"Y~." ~ said Aughins1y. era via ths
adr Of proud mother. I've brought bach
the blGgest. prettiest and most valuable
nugget q them an u has groWn 10 thirty
peunda Hsajthyf Well. I aAould ny %.
He nsves bad eaid until NJ caos within
Pusdy = hi name, ana ~ Was born IN .
Klcn0lke cabin."
And 20 he was Nor were nurses ana
physicians any too plentifui on this occa-
sion, but nevertheless Lyman Munger
Pur0y came into the world - well equipped
for the battle oS life - the average infant.
Jhe story Of 4fA PuSdy's going had ~
inception IN the mad rush 10 the Kiondiks
nearly two years aso. Her husband. w. A.
Purdy. caught the fever and organised an
expedition styIsd the Purdy Yukon TRADING
= Transportstion Company. Il met With
rsvsrses even before the organization Was
complsts. And while 70 al intsnts and
purposes dissolution followed. some Of the
members chung together and pressed o. to
The great gold camp. \ few are there now.
The Lambert Fortune.
About this time Q certain william Lam
bert. one Of the then rich men Of the Kion-
dfke, died. leaving his fortune. estimated
at elsO.000. 70 nephew reading In Kansas
CITY. The nephew Was IN employe Of the
Rock Island railroad. Of which w. O.
Purdy II president. W. O. PGfdy u the
father Of ". A. Purdy. and In . way was
interested In the company.
AZ I'll events. the Lambert estate. through
an assignment. came 70 be one Of the as
ssts Of the Purdy company. Meanwhile
litigation. or at least such IN ENHANCEMENT
grew out Of the AFFAIR that the Lambert
property could not b. realised upon. Purdy.
IT,. met with one reverse after another.
nis piacSy little vile. despite tho advice Of
her relatives. packed up and. accompanied
BY her brother, q. i. Munger. r., made
Tor the Kiondiks with. tn. hope Of being
muddle and realise upon the rich holdings
Of the deceased Klondiker. his property By
virtue Of the will and III assignment having
become one Of the assets OF her husbandS
In tnis matter the courageous little NO.
man has not been eucceGoful. though che
has BY no means scored q failure. Lam.
y
for the time being. a. also the witnesses IN
his will. Nevertheless there are hopes OF
an adju.ment. More will b heard Of the
casa no doubt.
Possessed OF no mean bualness ability.
Mrs. Purdy. besides trying 20 ferret out the
managed 20 acquire several mining inter-
ests on her own account. several Of the
claims giving promise OF exceptional rich-
mesa II the furthsrancs Of ( plan to d.
veiop these mines she not long ago sent
e of SasS s. chi s co. n.'s's''' vA'es
Ara Purity came out Of the Klond,.: for
2. y: Munger. wealthy retired Gnic sS
Kansas Mr.. Munger went 10 Dawson re-
Gently and accompanied her on her return.
The son and brother remained In the d.
trict
mining %Is venture nsxss 8r. Munger SAID Sa,
my son -in-law went into the entsrprtse. and
my daughter In disposed 10 try to carry II
out IN his absence. She has my consent TO
lion Of being able to support her and her
children In ease and comfort"
Mr.. Purdy. the husband. when the war
broke out Joined the volunteer service: lie
ss s:ssnS e e. n: or.. :r. sxn:
the army some time ago, he aasociated him
self with one Of the Honolulu banks. which
position ne still retains.
Mrs. Purdy leaves today for her fathers
be protected BY her brother until her re-
turn probably early In the spring.
Mira Purdy had occ aston 10 observe some
thing of the public conduct Of conMii Nc
c sSsol ~ snd NM xs. Ron. Crane n.
che regards McCook ~ unnt to represent
the American people.