The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09
and nes. surgeons. guides:

nFFfCERs ard mes. surgeons. E1sdeSs
" packers. hospital stewards and
cocks. making up ire ecFzTse-
meat % the twG military exploring sx-
peSsfscns f5r csasraI Alaska. are 50 Seat
tie ready 70 Sal rs snen The supplies
ard equipment can re sem afysara the
steamers far tns nsrta. csrt- w r.
AbercFn u5ss "a 30 ~ 20 COMMAND tie Cop
pr raver expedition. expects 20 get away
On fne steamer Exeesior on "Wednesday
Capt Glenn sho VIII command :ae ex
peGssIsn 70 me fakoa. va Cook snfes and
the ksssn5tGsa riser country WI pfccao-y
BE- sonse 0sys isssr.
Wisfse sooiiY portion os the supplies
for the INC expeditions has h-en par
chase in Seattle. the government has
un~sz.sy, II IL alleged. been led into par
chasing the bulk 81 the Subsistence
store "a fse army regulation has IL.
In San FRANCISCO. These stores consist
Of bacon, ham; canned fruits and vsgeta-
bssx. coffee. tea. fogf ard groceries of ali
kln4s. They haya been sent by fass
freight 70 Seattle. There il no doubt
that thee. goods could have been psr-
chased cheaper sn Seattle and the freight
saved
II ss estimated that the government has
lost 81 90 by shIa error ~ tbs quarter
charged to tae fact that the officers Of
the Department at San Francisco, from
Depot Quartermas.er Long down. are In
the habit. Il ls charged. OF sacrificing tbs
pflLl.e interest 10 f5Fuw business into the
hands 81 tine San Francisco merchants.
The Post iuteliigeneer has fully publish
ea the aims ard purposes ~ these two
expeditions which are being xe1as north
under the personal directions OF Acting
seersfsry az War @. u. Eeakistaaa- Taat
they VIII result in great gsod 10 Alaska
and aid materially 10 making the resources
Of the coastry known. is not doubted.
Capt. Aberef1uI5ie is charged with the
task Of carrying medical and other aid
tc tie scufvy stricken miners Of the Cop
per river country For this purpose he Is
80 secure iu0 dog teams, sleds and ether
equipment fer seadsng party on hurry
W orders over the Nai5eS glacier 10 the
interior
TIVE bands o. pack horses have arrived
here fsg the use Of the two parties There
are sorfy-ons In the band. purchased %
Contractor 5. benjamin. by Quar.ermasser
nobirson for Can't. Gienns party. The
department. s@es4rsd bard OF forty odd
IN Montana Tor Capt. Abercrombss The
animate vii zach carry an Improved army
peek saddle. with from rs TO 80 pounds
OF supplies. etc.
Capt. Glenn yesterday finished the selee-
tio1 nf his band OF pack animals He has
vita him Gay 3. n. Hayden. an expert
eGee3 hoEseman Of Vancouver Wash
ard Capt Elliott. we'll known cavalry
officer nox retired. but who was assigned
30 duty with the Alaska expedition at his
own request. Capt Glenn being an officer
~ safaGsgy. does not presume 10 be a
Judge of horssresh and so he consulted
Mr.. Hay3es and Capt Elliott In the Sc
lection OF his pack horses
A corral half "a block In area on Fourth
avenue between Pike and Pine streets
contains The herd which was brought by
Contractor Benjamin from kittifas eoun~
~ Yesterday Capt. Glenn. accompanied
by Capt Elitott. Nj. Hayden and a re
porter and an artist for the Post intelii-
Eencer. went out TO the corral 10 watch
the work OF catching and inspecting the
horses.
or Humble Origin
no bnnch VAS not calculated 10 please
tho eye Of the faStideus Judge Of horse
flesh, nor adsrn one OF the annual canine
beauty shows 81 Madison Square garden.
In New York city. They were Of humble
origin. as evidenced in more ways
than Gle. although indeed Ii any had
cause TO boast Of pride OF ancestry the
casual observer would have received no
HAT Of The fact from their aauearance
Tho majority have been compelled 10 rus
Tie for livelihood in the hiuchgrass hills
OF kistitas. and Okanogan counties and
Hhlie Tor ha}s OF the year IL Is usually
feast with the range stock during the
,song winter A horse on the plains has to
dig DOWN through three fee: OF snow 10
the yellow grass beneath in order 10 avoid
becoming foed fer coyotes