The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-17
rIudiks Tim Crowley Comes
Down on City Of Seattle.
- or THE BIG MINING CAMP.


nk...er CITY OF Seattle arrived early
6 .ssseedsv morning with about 10 Klein
-. Aim and Lynn canal passengers.
xnnns 10 Of them came from the Kfondike.
- leavfng Dawson ~ late a. July on
s ~ Coirmbian. Others departed the Cay
r11s3cus. coming up the river a. lar ~
Infse Horse on the Canadian.
B Arpng the motley crowd was one OF most
~snseunced youthfuness. yet OF interest
- personality. His name IL k.ondike
Tsnothy Crowley. and his IL the proud dis
sIeettou Of having been the first boy baby
- n the Kiondike. One other child. .
~ the infant Of Mr. and Mrs. Schultz. Of
6a9,on, preceded him into this world at
fevpon, but Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Crow
~ nave to the famous camp Its first male
ssa,d
YIoedike Crowley was born In Dawson
ressmher :. lsN. and ID now Nearing his
e6cend mile post. He . bright. biue-eyed
wf:e fellow, and II just now on the
shspsbo,d Of that interesting period OF
+ Ilhghood, the '.chattering" age. Klond.ke
T epsy Of limb A. well as GLIB OF tongue.
- nm about his mothers apartments In
0e New England hotel yesterday after
80, careless and happy - only babe
~ -.
Ylondike Il the best known of all Daw-
- babes, and II the pet and pride OF the
s n1nnes Hts father. Timothy Crowley. 81
cnAaps the r.chest man on Sulphur creek.
n owns and below discovery, and tust
tal1se Nfs. Crowiey's departure shipped
~ worth Of dust down the river 10 ST.
111fhnA Mrs Crowley is on her way TO
~ lpfmer home, Butte. Mont, where she
~ her husband lived many years before
- hitter sought his fortune on the Yu-
~. two years ago
Anether Montana man Of note. Col. r.
il Mikes. who res!ded for twenty years or
u1ee In Butte. came out OF the Klondske
/ ~ 10 this city on the Seattle. He n on
= importanf mission. involving the duties
q semi-ofhcial KIond.ke commissioner TO
~ Paris exposition. Col Miles has strong
ttieu from William Osiivie. the Canadian
sisernmente Yukon commissioner: ON
e:ab u the White Pass railway. and has
snunncea OF assistance n the enterprise
Inn such prominent Montana men as
relfed States Senator w. A. Clark Mar
- DAILY. Mantle and Congressman Hart
nm. MI Of whom are his personal frlends
Dasslisg Gold Exhibit Plannea.
1After all the fame the Klondke has
STAINED az q gold camp" Col Niles OBJ
1eSstd yesterday at the Northern. at
eyad be q sin n We didn't have Klon-
@hs exhibit al the Paris exposition, and
nat We are talking the enterprise In ali
ianxua9es. and Paris and all her visitors
WI see heaps OF native Kiondike gold and
MANY other interesting things illustrative
TIE NE and mining methods in the
Il n the purpose OF those promoting the
ekAif to secure at least one cubic foot OF
gsy.'rsss a , e eyssx developed creek in
W Which ri the mnes NUS ,H az se .,srs
fsschsng the golden gravel.
ne Seattle brought a number OF very
nm miners, some Of whom had their gold
gust Vita thert. while others. notably j.
Norm n. Mercier. and c. MERCER ship
te1 ihe.Ts down the river In care OF the
a ass. 6 ron nm Company Norm is the
credited with 3is0.0o0 and the princeiy
my N which he. Col Miles and the Mer-
aefs spent money around their hotel yes
ssiaav indicated that they were by no
thtcYas as his home. though he was for
ns.ry . common laborer about Port An
fsifs ana Tacoma. A portion Of the time
~ Werk "a under David Matheson. the
lusoner whose misfortune II was 10 he
nusen on Fort Mile. nccessitating the
smpalatton OF both hands and feet. as re-
esatiy told In the post-in.eliigeneer. he
VIC TOO. that NORM did not forget his
on foreman. for during the day he called
= tne New England hotel and did some
slshx n substantial way for the man
ION ,he fa,es have so harshaly dealt
nv HfNHtfSfu, TOO, mat more would
% ioFshcemsng n an early day,
Ssse AZ the Richer Passengers.
Jhe MERCER brothers own No ., on Ell.
essado, II IL one of the very richest
esims q that rich creek.
MIS- Robert Stanley Hutcheon. OF Chi
sAS@ made money In merchandise. She
to"a N <e,ua worth Of fancy dry goods
80 sctd all nj retail In twn weeks at
asn water mark profits. She had been
% ne distrst before and knew lust what
ssssseNs weald sell the quickest, and only
thoee che took
Z and W. II. Bates. of Chicago
nmanrH On Thistle creek last winter =. NJ
nAses regards Thistle as a good creek
snsaeh ne SAYS not much gold was taken
VT Ahout So people located on the
SssMs hut they spent nearly all winter
sss1'hK cabins Only the two discovery
ss.as ssre worked ta any extent One
= thfes e~ned by Messrs- MAY and Web
ar e.. yafidea about ssaA. Another claim
tesow discovery. owned by man
@I NV treea. gave up Se.sp
Dsses came cut IN purchase hydraulic
esssaihnfy and make other arrangements
nj MFG ia acres Of placer ground on
- p.easanf incident Of the return yey-
- W tue CITY 81 seattle was the pas
$50 OF resolutions by the passengers