The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-05
journalist
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Tour Awheel.

I oAsn0 Deem An eAlku$gf0
ronr A~Aee, traveller. Mr.. Postei
= and Mr.. Turner left
Philadelphia Janu-
ary The idea was To make 4 cycle tour
Of the world. travelling south 10 Mexico.
thence to California and Alaska, cross
into Russia, and thence to Asia. Africa
and Europe. returning 10 America The
men viii return to Philadelphia frcm
Alaska, riding through Canada. The cy-
ciists rode south from Philadelphia. hug
sspsla .ns ssTuxh ne g. ,aI
Louisiana and Texas They crossed Mex
leo and came up through California. riding
from Los Angeles TO San Francisco and
thence to this city by steamer.
The wheelmen are striving TO make no
fass records. Indeed this would be impoe-
sble with the extensive outfits carried.
consisting Of tent. cooking utensils. etc.
They camp out wherever they please. The
tent used is waterproof. insect proof and
large enough for all practical purposes.
of health and strength to both.
Mr.. Postel is the editor of the Lanstown
Times. published in the vicinity OF Phiia,
a member OF the Palestine Exploration So
cieiy and OF the Egyptian Society.
.Dyea is dead one" is the way u. r.
Reed. who returned yesterday on the
Humboldt. put it. There are about twen-
~ hotels in the place. and only one is
running. II is a rare thing 10 see anyone
on the streets. Fer that matter. Skagway
is pretty quiet right now, and win remain
so until the river is open The rush to
Porcupine caused some stir. but that too
has quieted down.
Travel 10 Atiin is light and in my opin-
ion will remain so. British subjects are
cursing the Dominion government for
passing the alien law. l heard one chap
say that since the law went into effec, 1t
has been impossible to sell any claims.
Americans will not buy and British sub
jects do not have to- the law permitting
them TO stake claims
Il talked TO a man on the boat who
claimed TO be one OF the last out from
Dawson. He said he was compelled TO
walk some of the distance in water 10 his
armpgs. besides enduring other hardships.
He told me that he was the man who
jumped claim No. % on Eldorado. owned
by. Alex Mcdonald. Mcdonald has brought
suit for recovery. and protracted legal
tight is looked for
The local Offices of the Canadian Pa
cinc were beseiged yesterday by Abdul
Massih, Turk, who demanded damages
hong by the steamship Empress of Japan.
on a ticket bought in this city. He had
presented the ticket at the gang plank
IN Vancouver, he said. and they had told
him he could not so aboard because he
was not Chinaman. He also declared
that once, when he had presented his
ticket. II had been cut in two
According TO the explanation of the local
officials Massih had been sold ticket here
for S35. II being explained to him that in
Vancouver ii must be exchanged for
to the ticket for the ride by train from
Seattle to Vancouver. The tearing of OF
this coupon by the conductor was what
Massh mistook for the tearing up OF the
ticket.
On arrival in Vancouver it seems that
Mass!h neglected to exchange his ticket
as directed and not being allowed aboard
the steamer Immediately returned to Sc
attic and entered a protest.
The company refunded the money on his
ticket.
d. ]. Dwyer and son. ]. W. Dwyer, Of
Ration, N. NJ. are guests at the Northern
hotel. In their home they are prominent
stockmen. while up here they are simply
tourists, drinking in the beauties OF the
Northwest and enjoying a weli-carned
rest.
This damp atmosphere does not agree
with me-" said Mr.. Dwyer. ST. I'm New
and when get into a country where there
is scarcely anything else but moisture, l
at once begin to wheexe and sneeze
We had quite a severe winter but
nothing like that OF Colorado, where thou
sands Of cattle persisted Down our way
We lost but very few cattle You see. in
May and about three weeks In July and
for the balance of the year IL is dry. We
have some mining and not a little farm
ing. but stock raising Is far the most i'm
You have fine country up here and
from what l can learn and what / have
seen. Seattle will be great city I'm time"
Samuel Collyer formerly secretary OF
the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce was
In the city Wednesday getting a touch of
metropoittanism. Mr. Coilyer IL the man
who compiled the figures which made Ia
arfx f,.
customs business and consequently Is a
firm believer in the future Of the City of
Destiny
Things are quiet in Tacoma lust n,
present" said Mr.. Coilyer yesterday in
the lobby OF the Butler hotel "buf az that
is the normal condition all along the Coast
see nothing ahead OF the entire Pacific
coast bat good times, and / still believe
they are coming. October. November.
December OF last year and January Of this
year were the best months We have had
fer long time. but since that time bust
ness has somewhat slumped II is coming.
though, and we will all get cur share"
Next to Bill Duncan, I'm the Oldest
hack driver In Seattle" said Dave WEIGH
yesterday afternoon. and the Post-Inteili-
gencer ought 10 write up my new bali
bearing rubher-tire hack. which I have
only one in the city"
just then some one suggested that the
hai-bearfnK part OF the story a
dream. If You don't believe that there's
ball bearings on that hack" continued
Welch. as he nearly swallowed the bow.
IF his saor;-stemmed pipe II will take n
apart and prove what said"
The statement OF the second oldest hack
driver in the city was accepted, and as he
drove down the street one Of his friends
suggested that he was certainly the hant-
soonest driver in the city. even he rofurt-
iiy had somewhat nlarred the symmetry
% bis outline
u. a Van FeS.htcr a mine owner of In
Gex and Joe carrfgnan who owns some
Naluapie properties on Silver creek near
Mineral City. are At the Seattle hotel
Eofn gentlemen have stayed with that
country throughout the entire Alaskan ex-
citefnsn:. and from The attention ina. Is
being drawn 10 that section II Il more thar
likely mat they will profit By their stick
to.tiVeuess.
Henry Clay Earnaisse and wife " ~