Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-08
KLONDIKE RUSH
ON TO IDITAROD
PFospcctors Flocking 20 New District
b. Thousands--scattIe's New
skysCraper.

SEATTLE, June s.--Are the boom
days of the Klondyke rush In 1897
rs going to be repeated as the result
OF gold discoveries In tho Idltarod
country. Is the question which Seat
tie business men are discussing with
interest since the spring rush 10
Alaska began. The sailing OF the
steamer Jefferson for skagway and
The Victoria for Nome. each loaded
10 capacity with passengers and
freight bound for the new camp by
different routes. and receipt OF letters
telling Of gold fever as Il has not
been reused since tho klondyke days.
Now a steamer Is loading TO sail for
Bethel. small trading post at the
head OF the ocean navigation on the
kushkokwin river, whence the most
direct route to tho lditarod and In.
noko districts is found. II the mouth
OF the kushkokwin Is found to be
safe for navigation by ocean vessels
this viii probably become the bopu-
lar route 10 the new camps. Steam
ship men say they viii handle iifteeu
thousand passengers for Alaska this
month. Local iobbing houses are
working day and night nlliug orders
for supplies. Mining men estimate an
output of a million Ia gold from
lditarod this year, aud ten million
next year when transportation routes
are better established aud more
claims worked. The prosperity Of
the new camp will probably effect the
entire northwest country. Offering
increased markets for her products.
and Seattle VIII be- tho direct bene-
factor.
TO Have 80 story skyscrapcr.
Seattle Is to have the third highest
skyseraper IN the world. according
to plans announced In a letter 20
Mayor GIN from L. c. smith, the
millionaire typewriter manufacturer
Of Syracuse. New York. Smith is the
owner OF the northeast corner Of Sec
ond avenue aud Yesler Way in this
city and he proposes to erect forty
story office building on the site. Be-
fore doing so be asks for the assnr-
ance of the city government that the
city hall and city center will not be
moved away from Yesler Way. In
asmnch as the voters passed a bond
issue this spring 10 buy additional
land between Third and Fourth ave.
nnes on Yesier Way for a new city
hall site. Mr.. Smith will probably
get the assurance he desires. The
proposed building viii rank next 10
the Singer and Metropolitan Life
Buildings OF New York, In height.
among the buildings Of the world.
Previous plans called for twenty
six story structure. but apparently
sir. Smith has decided 10 do q good
job white he Is about 1t. and go up
20 forty stories.
The navy department has assigned
the monitor Cheyenne 10 be stationed
In Seattle haTbor, and serve a. q
training ship for the recently organ
lied naval militia. which Is attracting
much attention as a new branch OF
the citizen soldIery. The monitor
viii BE- equipped wIth ali sorts OF biz
guns. and viii furnish Just the same
training as would q first class battle
ship. 20 far as drill and Eunuery are
concerned. II the naval militia
scheme develops as rapidly as early
Developments indicate. the navy de-
psrtment viii probably later on fur
nish q gunboat or cruiser to give
the men practical service on a cruise
on the Pacific.