The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-06
First News Of Wintsr's work Ex-
pected to Start Raah.
MANY ARE GOING FROM HERE.


The incipient scenes and incidents OF the
Klondike rush OF the summer OF lsys are
being re-enacted, oniy that the prepara-
ti0n for and destination OF the prospector
- Cape Nome. II does not require q wide
range Of imagination to sas the inevitable
1uihlimeHt OF John J. Hs4Iy,s prediction.
made Tn yesterdays Post Iufeiligencer,
that 5000 fortune hunters VIII have
reached Cape Nome by October /.
Ihs rush, however, W setting In q month
earlier than did the memorable stampede
o. July and August, 1857. and which. AZ a
matter Of fact. continued almost unintcr-
ruptsdly for ten months. Strangely
enough. the return Of the Roanoke from
her present voyage to ST. Michael will in
al probability be very near TO. II not the
actual anniversary OF the famous Port
lnnd's arrival IN the harbor Of Seattle
July II. 1887. with q cargo Ut gold. the
news Of which electrified the nation and
sent from 5000 to 5s.laD people into the
American and Britain Yukon gold fields
In search Of fortuna.
The Portland was and tho Roanoke 10
Of the North American Transportation
and Trading Companyss feet
With the iirst reliable reports as to the
winters Cape Nome work will also come
cargoes OF gold dust axxregatinK in the
millions from the Klondikc and other Yu-
kon districts. No doubt, though. thu
kl0ndike will much sooner have given .
sent out by the up river route. stili. il
- ret the opinion Of the transportation
companies and the old-time miners that
the greater part Of the Kiondike gold viii.
- formerly, be shipped Down the Yukon
and out by way Of St. Michael. But the
GOD Will come-come In millions and. at~
cofaing 70 more conservative estimate, TO
tho number of twenty
Rash IL suRpslse.
Tho Cape Nome rush has been something
OF surprise even To the transportation
companies. usually advised Of the move.
nenes or prospecfors and mining men at
already 10 passengers. 80 OF whom are
hound for Cage Nome. BY the time she
puts to sea she will probably have ac-
commodated another hundred with trans
portAtton. Her full cargo space In ai-
ready taken and |. 100 tons Of freight con.
trActed for the Carrier Dove. which sails
Tor q. Michael In q few days
for Cape Nome already. 4 q. McMicken.
general freight and passenger agent OF
The North American Transportation and
.sSs c01Ksny ssssns mainly sas
coast residents. but some are from the
Central Eastern states, which will con-
tribute By the hundreds az soon as the
ufSt reports no 10 the winters work I'm
the Cape Nome camp shalt have been re-
reached the East yet"
William Whittcsey has resigned lu-
crative position 10 the county treasurer's
Office to try his fortune in the Cape Nome
d!strtEt. He viii be Roanoke passenger.
and 81 soss os y q she
OF an association OF business men and
capitalists. He propose, striking . Sec
ton OF the district twelve or nfteen miles
or townsite. A dory boat in which ne
win pull frosn sleige island. where
he win leave the Roanoke; con.ti-
IN 60 give the new camp a thorough trial"
Mr.. Whittfesey remarked. Our reports
are most favorahle-such as haY THOR
ough!y convinced my hackers OF The big
paving richness Of that section Of the
country"
john E. Goodies Fortsne.
Tho British American steamship Ga
rronns. Cape Nome bound. sailed from
With ii the eIgfborhcod OF 900 pass sr
gers John T.. Goode, a brass foundry.
man long engaged IN that business In this
CITY II OF the number. Mr. 0ocde has
had mining interests In Cape Nome for
some months. and the reports he has re-
ceived from his men, four In number, now
on the ground. convince him beyond a
rich.
n w. RYAN. another proprietor o. the
Seattle Brass and He'll Foundry. IL inter
ested with Gooae In Cape Nome They
received letter recently from their men
Ia which the statement war made that
they had taken cut ts.Ue u, gold up TO
January ], and bad $4,000 more on the
dump. Goode. Ryan and associates have
seventeen claims tn the camp.
u. A. g Rochester r. r. Towneley.
Rev. Sheldon Jackson and others have
had most encouraging reports from this
section Last fall Mr. Rochester "staked''
an acquaintance and sent him into the
t'o'ovfn bay and Cape Nome districts lie
has not heard direct, bus has had re-
ports OF a most encouraging nature
through others from his Representatives
The bark Hunter, Cant. teRrien ratsei
for Cape Nome ard dolovin hay last night
aud during the week the schooner Ahhe
r. Morris. steamer Discovery and xeho<sp-
er laurel viii get away for the former
reint. followed nsxt week by athais dozen
other vessels hound fer the aa,ie sectien