The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-18

=. have had strange experiences. whose
ssrratlon would be as thrilling az any IN
romantic adventure
o., no one at Cape Nome has had a
,nare unusual career. and has gone more
swiftly from poorest. pinching poverty, to
shuudant wealth. than Jacob u. Halsey,
X Maine. He Is known everywhere on
,ss western coast OF Alaska, from Juneau
4 Care Prince OF Wales
lake Haisey. as every one calls him,
/. ore OF the six richest men sn the Cape
Eefns geld region. The story of his life
,eads like chapter from n modern Ara
Mar Nights. Born In poverty, and living
amid even deeper poverty until he was
bsst % years old. he has now. at less
mar 81 a fortune far greater than one
berson In 1000 achieves In a long lifetime
n prosperity. For fifteen years his total
annual earnings never amounted to over
rs Last year he got gold alone worth
Rom 5000 10 $4,000,
Five years ago he was n common la
borer on Tillson's wharf at Rockland
Me-; four years ago n freight brakeman
% the Maine Central railroad, and three
ysars ago this very month he tramped
nom Chicago TO Kansas City, and beat
Ms way on the cars from Kansas City
% San Francisco. He washed spittoons
and cleaned windows for living in San
Francisco twenty-three months ago. and
u
rincs IN luxury at San Francisco Today
b. has some 5000 on deposit in the CALI
fornia bank. OF San Francisco. Almost
any day he can sell his two placer mines
II Nome for $1,000 and beach claim for
M81 more. Besides he has real estate
al Nome that rents for 500 n month, and
mirht be sold for $1,000 any time
IF Jake Halsey's placer mines on AVN
u.ek hold out M well during 1900 and
ms MA last uaId
Commissioner Haynes at Nome recently
there Is every reason 10 believe that Hal
Wy will get out some 200 pounds OF gold
rom them annually"
A. Jacob Halsey sat In a big Russia
ksther upholstered chair within the most
scsiy and elegantly appointed suite OF pr
sase rooms al the Palace hotel IN san
Fsahctsro few days $40 he hooked very
Aiiie like the battered forlorn and friend
les sldier OF fortune he was when he sail
~ away from San Francisco two years
Ua
Ne was dressed In the pink OF fashion.
A mammoth diamond blazed from his shirt
font and another shone from his left
hard There were evidences OF prosperity
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF haberdashery on
Ne diyans and chairs fashionahi shoes
Hat had never been tried on Uttered the
heepps room moor. and there we're un-
WenA1 chamnagns bottles By the half
s~en on tho mantel Every few minutes
NJ sf nvsd cards ~ calling gentlemen
we're brought by the servants to MIR, Hal
WA rooms
TAefe we're local capitalists. who called
fnf brief chat about silt-sdged invest
msn,s Thef were promoters OF mining
Awh who had propositions 60 lay before
ne Cape Nome miner. and there were
sensh WIN came TO ask funds for LEGAL
CHARITIES from Mt Halsey. who was rich
Ard bad no ono 10 provide for Fortunes
sasslss effect stupendous changes In ones
h.
~fss 7 came down the coast on tho very
III steamer that got through the Arctic
y last scason" said Mr. Halsey. biting
~ Or end Of a sb-ecnt cigar. and show
hx the box toward his caller II have
ssieni IN placer mining machinery and
esns 10 San Francisco to Ees my ideas
~ int iron and wood by a practical me-
selalst II the patent IA a succass ~ will
sAss ne oveF s500oo a year tn royalties
TN NE Alaskan sold diggera shall go
'ass Is the mines on the Bertha next
saiA Ne won't lose by my absence
tsif Meme. ! have hired rcliah.e men up
esFst AMT besides eVerytaing iu Alaska
Hassn ~ usnt nowadays that dynamite
ssald scarcely blow u open
W. Y@n want the story ~ my fortune
nsf'as, d0 YOU Let's sev, Well ! was
efp u BANGOR, Me In August. 1865 That
W meks me thirty two next summer AZ
asaS was lahorev In the Tins kilns %
s~krert, Me ana "a he never earned
~ Ia a day and there were nine % W
saaafsn, You csn src that We never had
Assn time 10 spsre before We each began
u%tAas Tor hving / was he NTH child
tstaot lied in Eia when 7 wac sicven.
~ when nv mother married Pstes pugan.
: asaIgmsr, ln Rorkiana So ,,N had
g. aai and earn nay own iiviug have
AAeod
ass stable boy Tor the ncrry Rr0s
rsesAaa ans sold Restou papers in
A@s'snf fos q year Then 7 ven with
s1e asiesmcn aioa& the coast tar tNo
F1s NeSt set q lQua llh ns host3er iu
- Hscspagt hotei and from there I wrrt
"a hsrhor 60 leara tgr carpenter
49, stth az ola man named Brewer
N'ssf ~ne year al thst NJ Brewer IA vci
"'s&en. ard Z hRa ta Rustic tay mF liV.
9aia at Job a. cook tor camp
RsaftfmrU ON FtNai Haven isiara.
AS, te ISIS. : WAS s5aieeA - SEE =
frsi&hi handler ora truekruar an
'-sees wl@St az k3c&aNd a. 81 10 a Jsy
esa ea 81 m} foftGur WRs made I
HHA'N ANf hEN
~ manths on the wharf amt ! wns
- VITO NI'Ao'f fav.r When { GO woct
As ~ Sea debt sad out ~ a Job Two
"'as nsare ui rushing and General w3rk
eas about RATA aHd J Ruf 100 a.
AesNau ON the Matte Ccntral AK4u I
tsn had an eaciabie u.acc ln ute.
faE ess trca' Tnr; and fe path was
49, va tss cats cae DARK snowy nigAt
Nssen,l',r. lNs. when tbr cars we~o
ga,ns " the railroad yard a. paih
$40 Nas broken far Necss I WAs
80 20 rae rcaut, hospital bat a. one
'He accident was a blessing fUr ala
- e tmproNe nil mind bS rasaing and
new resolves FOR fetf.ytrE myself
49, ! ever di1 before NAen 1 aat we'll
- 'oh ir fat paws 1th-carninx fac-
40 Al FetusUi Tbai lasted only curing
eHss SEASON
SAD haukeins zoe the far West
-, : aaa tca3 and arrt0l~8 about
$50 So 50 ~ tnr Pacific cNHst. no mat
Nas' THE cost sase3 81 90 the can
q Portland and Nth thas . started
Shleago, I reached there the very day
- In Chicago 1 worked al any day
- ieF moaJhs all the time SAVING Aad
sAy ''N' e"''' NY
/. 4 eoNld IN a leok with st,rf.s ~ nv