The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-12
News Of the Klondike Brought by
the Seattle's Passengers.
JOHN j. HEALY RESIGNS
No LANCER General Manager of the
n. A. r. & r. Co.-Rush to the
kOyukuk District-serious shoot
ing Array at Gold Run-GoId COM
mi..foncr's Clerk Charged With n
Crimc-FieId Force Withdrawn.

Much Interesting news from the In
terror Of Alaska was brought down by
the passengers arriving on the steamer
City OF Seattle Sunday morning, many
oeAho6 came directly from Dawson and
thar HeAshborhood. The upper reaches
of the Yukon became clear enough FOR
navigation carly in May. and on MAY lG
The kpst river steamers to leave Lake
Lcborge this season arrived at Dawson.
These were the Florence g. and the Flora.
The latter was first to start on the return
trip, and among her passengers were sew
eral OF those who caught the city or 80
attic at Skag~ay
Capt. John J. Henly, one OF the earliest
pioneers Of the Yukon country and promi-
nently Identified with its development
has finally severed his official connection
with the North American Transportation
g. Trading Company, except that ne Is
understood 90 have retained his large
holdings in the company's stock. II has
been known for some time. both In Daw-
son and in Seattle, that capt. Healy had
presented his resignation as general man
sger of the North American Transporta-
ton IL Trading Company TO the board
OF directors. There had been some diff
ferences between Healy and the Chicago
capitalists interested IN the concern. and
Healy admits that IL was this friction
that prompted his desire TO resign. The
directors DELAYED action upon the resigna-
tiou for several months, but II was finally
accepted about the first OF May, the news
reaching Hcaly At Dawson within fort
night later In regard to the matter
CAPT, Healy is quoted as saying:
II am now free TO look after my own
personal interests ana will employ what
knowledge and experience Of the country
| have 10 my own advantage. This
have not felt free TO do 50 long ~ | was
in any way Identified with the company
| NAV say that have no interests what
ever In the country outside OF the com
pany. The company has acquired very
valuable holdings. of course, mining prop
erty, | mean, mat they VIII not be able
10 work out in many years. They are
located here and at various places along
the river on the American side and at
or near Nome"
Capt. Hoaly has been rrontiersman
ali his life. He was n prominent inquire
in the early settlement of Western Mis-
sourf, aud later In Montana he was "A
government scout and Indian fighter. In
1856 he settled at Dyea and remained
there, trading with the Indians. until
1857. when informatio received from tho
Interior Of Alaska convinced him that
the time had arrived to- commence oper-
ations IN the Yukon country on a large
scale He formed the company from the
management OF which he has resigned.
y II. Weare and John Cudahy being his
financial hackers. The company was cap
italised a. the time at $4,000. IT'S capital
In now s5.0000o0.
Capt. Healy will go to Nome. and
thence. SO he says, to Siberia. where he
has IA concession from the Russian gov
eminent that ne Cpnsldefs hiRhly Nalua-
bic. His successor as general manager of
the North American Transportation and
Trading Company Ia a Mr. Isom. who
has for years been closely associated with
John Cudahy's financial operations.
The kuyukuk country IN attracting the
attention of many mining operators and
prospectors In and about Dawson. Pack
animals are being bought up and scows
built for the invasion OF the district, The
Alaska Commercial Company officials at
Dawson expected TO start the steamer
.a4l NggaF hal sats oh IT,.
meet with the steamer Bella. which was
to ascend the koyukuk with "A scow
loaded with merchandise for the com
pany's new post at the mouth OF Johns
river. on the middle fork about 80 miles
from the mouth OF Slate creek. The com
pany is building a post aud Warehouse
paNVs men $50 per hour, the current
wages The company has a townsite there
OF ieo acres. The Bella was expected TO
leave Andrcafsky for tho koyukuk camp
with tho opening OF navigation. connect
ms with the Leah from Dawson at the
mouth OF the koyukuk.
Tho John T Barr OF the n. a. r and
7 COMPANY was TO leave Dawson for
Fort Yukon, taking passengers headed
by the overland route for the Kovukuk
kdisTinKs ana TO return with merchandise
a1ken from tho warehouse at Fort Nu.
%kon.
= Inc Florence $. was also among the
iirst beats bound for tho koyukuk strike.
The stampede To the koyukuk has
raised a question as Go the right OF Cana
dian or English bottoms To 60 up that
river. There Is no port OF entry in tho
koyukuk and Canadian bottoms cannot
sau from one port TO another place in
american territory that is not pert
Of entry although a vessel may land un-
oet stress or Go take on wood aud coal
Nelson \ SoRss shot and. It was
Thought fatally wounded j " Rogers at
Gold Run on tho evening ~ May $
during quarrel over the division u their
cleanup SogEs fred three shots, each
or Nhieh took cuect. the three bullets