The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume], October 29, 1897, Page 2, Image 2

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WHISPER STARTS ONE
fTAWPKD«S« TO *r.w nf*TßlfTe r*
THE KLO^DIKE.
The F—< — lrtTlg r*r
i mptif**' S) Psews nwrtfcr*
filM Rs'kri TJ»«< tiffmr at a
Bstlw Kskl— flslsn.
DAWIOK CITT K W T l
4 *to new cre«-ke or m'-efr-. *re
of setai-d*i!y Haw f «n ev»-n
--hur kas paased dur,:;« the last ?»n lavs
when there has no? N»«>n fr rn two to
three rushes, or rather stampede* sir to
newly diseov*r*.! digctaz* <"»v*r »' m<-n
Wt a day or two a*o for I'-urt-as •
r>r>a the tHb*»?arle« of Indian river a
distance of tnMsa throoeh a
pathie«Mi true of Wild os >unu ,n«us «M/n
--try. To rrea-<- a nwh »f this charact»r
ail that is ne<s*s#*ry »« f r a whisper to
be ovsrheard, th* eaMMtlon of r -if *»
ounre of tsstH *old and a biat as to
where tt earn* from. In half an h >ttr from
M to W «en wlil he s'runir out a:otut the
trail to the
theia ar- hi «iKh nw- as n<>t to tske
• i<mg Wank"'" or food, tnoufh the dis
tawe ia thirty u, fifty m e». A f»-v
nights i*rt SK> m« on» r#nt» In ar.fl rep r' I
a strike on Montana a it*>
streasa uttering the Yukon on the ess; ;
aide. The night was ißi-erabJy dark and
stormy and a ttjrh> sn'.w was faiUng |
or tw>d»-rf*** th» ap{>» I •-
<io« ajwii'd to r»'w arrivals wre w'Jdiy
e*dtei» and fl< w off toward the rre*-k. .
W*ti t fn boats and r ' dup rtg*ir.*t
a stroaa * urrent and rr rsaed over ,
the lifgtllll and two or three rub-h.-*.
The first arrivals bui;t ftr«s. and with j
torehs* fite'<4ntr«d feet and
their stab** Fran* Jiavir »h«- w«ill- j
known jweuilet. wa.i th'« second man to ,
locate a claim. At o'r : < rt in 'be
evening w-r. ' off and
people aontmued to arrive by the score
uattl sos wh**t upward« of "tt ,
r|*iaM have been Urcated. Every locator J
wafi TFWWL hungry and eoid. BOOK* .
W«#t*rr Tar.kess
oba«>rvlhr that th." rlehtf j! hold-re w.-re j
la no hurry to K-t back to tlv 1 j
aovemni. .' re»-ordin« offlc*. to fiie their
claims, when the opportunity w;is at
hand they stealthily removed tho oria r>ai
staks# and f ianted their wwn. and th»n
made a bee line to Daws.n <"uy «nd re
eord»d rbiim* When the first lo
rators presented th« m,«*!v»-s to the offl<-«»re ?
and permieslon to they were
told that Un- particular claims in question
had already fikd on and they were
too late. Without prosecuting a lon<r »nd
t»dl.?ua contest there was no alternative
but to accept th» condition. 1; Is as
•oualiy Important to reach the recorder's
oftir- and be the first to file as It la to
bo the first to locate a claim.
Ilslilnr Claims.
fn staklnc rUim* tt is necessary to drive
four slakes, with the U* ..tor's Inttla's
ther».nu, to cov»r a* nre<* of
about C.WS square fe«l. The !
first. «r initial stake, must t>e as n- ar i
the northeast eornar as poswlbie. ami a ;
wrttlen notice must !«*< placed there star- j
In* In effect that at a certain hour and '
data the claimant located a mineral I oca- J
tion of k*l feet and he l itends to so record !
In the Kovsmm»nt office. A period of J
thrse days Is allowed nnd on* day ad- =
ditionat for each ten miles distance from :
the raeorder's off.-e to file a claim In th«
offi.s. Within one y.-ar th#« holder mu«t ,
have rem lined and worked on the prop
erty continuously for thr*»* wVn.
upon the pHymt-nt f II»' a certificate of
ownership IMUCS. Mvn are In demand to
r<-ptesent th* riirhiful owners t.» ciaim*. '
and are paid from |i.9W to 11.■00 for such '
service.
Hnsdrr nl thr (Vnlsry.
Joaquin Miller ha* be»n here for three
w»**k* and has per* >na Hy visited mniit of
the creek* where rxt*n*lve mining la tw
in* progemted He *«>* a that th» output
of gold nn F.ldorado and Kenans* creeVa
far gxeeeris the wlldrat dreams of the
ir.oat aan*ii!n<- Calif ■rota rainera in th«*
golden day* of 'IF. N® t_.no can properly
fajppreriste a ae. . c «f »lx or eight tnen
taking fold out of el.alma by the hundred
weight, and the "t ' f tt,- g •: ,• -
•vera thut In the Uat ten day* b. ha*
aeeti m w cold than he ever saw during
hi* j**' lif. Th're l« hardly a cabin
along either of theae rretk* but c ota!n«
frcm 1,000 to ouw < n of pure vlrg'n
goSd I!» «il«■ "It !■» the g*-nt«?»t gold
producing region la the w arid and * il
become one of the tv.m*. rs ■■■! this mar-
Velou* nineteenth c,ntt:i C t.;« rvatH -
lv *1 * <k.: . - •■ ? s
that from oft the ' d» k >n *.-ri* of the
mlm* bueke"» of •.! < me i,» where
tine-fifth I* i>jri- j; )•<'. apt* th« output run
frcn flf» tSr* u day <> the rr-ui T> e
told fa coarse and «- d»v taved, though
the sduli a boxea are of rather nnt><iu«- par.
tern and no* unlike fhe hot*m u«*<d t.y
ej>rly California r. 1 •■ r« It ;* r» remain
able awrilftn to ray thnt th«-re s« a va«f
•ru of country here where th<-re 1* go'i
In abundant- and th« re w:U prohnbly l»
fvrodue* a tnii.'h m ■• tof X
«Hii uh» and Hi nan Am'. as un. th»r
may n it. hut th< Jc.p --went and pr>»
j<eottUj| thN .online winter will definitely
eettb- the qui «tkw. M.*»v«r. there are
htiudrtdft of 1 r« ih. ;t* that tvp!
pay from I' S to »?• t .1 \ to ?i-.- man. an.;
in the cotirao of ;i t*.ir or two when
wages d<- !n< tn P? and !• i >'■ \ and ih<
t>rl eof pTovl*lon «;<*'!< i'- *r. jf per een'
capital *• iji In and it-v«»|op th» >e
lirniH-rtteg. whh-h alii ; \ -mplflvf.
incnt f«r thoueande and tboue»ind« of
mine *ork •« and produ.'.- mliKon* f
rtolhr? In r >'< d Durinn a !».>•, 1 I j erlod
renturha .«go a h vy rnn of g.>?d flow. .1
over the <rreat Yuk rs \alley and In the
bed* of ok! rl\rr» '.htre !» to found
a *i.rpri®sng abundance. The rr»»at and
very aertous fm: «:in. •• to th - d«-vetop
iriont of the mil fir ifter'**?* i* :hr a'
Mil* of n«o«***ry tran»iH>rutton f»e!'i
• lea The pre#ent fleet of
Yuk -n river • tnn >t arrjr fo.nl for more
than (W t»e«ple. tnd I would not be *ur
l Hw-d t «e a impute'ion of *»> m or 3P&»
P»' rt l4e her* 'n x* > ear."
The r atoori r a« to the yield »f
r. '-i .is t t rsagger l'rfl t«ut to n cee
extent art n»l««. dtng i»nd have er»*-
! • • ' t';« he m k .imi
»*» the K' M v are full of old <»,«-••
n.'.m r* wt • #>. more gold »n th< •
kn a ei'hni t.> d.» with, and tha' tl lit v
trv»u'le t.> l»> itr' peviag c tim t"j» *o
date tti itrty l.fiuo eiaim* have been flirt.
! «*-d thcr. »r< lea# (»<»n 1«> c ilma w K ieh
b ive i't >.lui td s'**> tnd upv* ■t« Htar
dr» >'*- of men are arrtvina dattv with uruh
* rs<t to be able t«i pii k no a
rrofltal j. 1 1 ,itr. nln a monr* or *a, |vr*
1 *t* shes **l|. but lam afraid many wi'l
e*n r; n.-e bl'ter ;>•»*» of dt*a;ip
(* j■ of irdd !t<-re and it i*
flee m t « i'er i ">»' } jte
the larger r-ortt i of It t* In f
«■» k- f» fl' . ,t-r '- «a tv> r walked in * K
" K• > h > «-n ''*"ice e'-',-» tt-*m<
the «» -t f e rewd»*{ oj .r; • r* th at #v »r
d ih h» mtr.:ng properties !n ■ •
M «•* »>* t* 'f • «ila are her« making «-
x " n ' . I ! !a t! - ,e t-* t'. -t. >r
v -« \* v :> h*v# *c •'•l"»)'.aHy a--
vd red ri > eh 'ma ar.d are them
■ ! !ir,d * ih ■ '«p?ay cf th- r own
W« i : e <V." "r 'O t?! ■
* ** * ' »t * " l r * A!W<* of
ottnee of g ♦ r* e? th* i,t and corv
*<-r\ , ! *-■ m-r • < *i»et- *> *, •d tn *uch
a a ■ -it! n of affair* it 1« act * matter of
s2ooo££
11 is as easy to spoil your cake
in the mixing as ir is in the
baking.
L\se the right baking pow
der- S<4t/f;H C s AY,-/.
t itui t« mi
i/y pur that fmroc-s* tot runes will
be r»aSM4 is the ne*t r«f or *wq
ini»al»y #»•) 1 If*.
For iniquity acd rtas no city can hope to
wake a favor* bi» •how;*»«r clungaide of
T>awson CTly, this 'ittle community. which,
a T tf sgo. did ami contain a single houae
and waa bar. a Wllderoeae of the
jo» iij of tfc* Tuk'm river, and tn fts brW
e*i» ■••nm hat shipped out to the world
t> of virgfa * id. .*•>»«• fifteen or
eighteen <4ioons are filled «v*ry night
w.'h crew-la cf m«-n acd The
da«baUs are br-: iantiv Ihrhted and all
ni* v t s«ng poor mt sMr serve* to *t~r*~rt
men w.no have a** n better days and to
*tvear tfcem Tf tbetr (told Tonight at the
;•* RJK huse I saw several men roughly
• ; }« Winer*' roattxn le »•;* wtd< brim
med hats *ud hi*h shin boota,
with lighted ''igara danctnr wtth gifts
whose pretty far** are paling fast under
bio** of »■ ' b temporary «dt»m<-nt
Around the hall are beacbe* and *ur*r
ham**, art bv epert*ior*. In
the M>S of fat~» I nr>'lo<"l many reflned
rf ist4Moc*s wb» teoteed as though It
w»* a revelation r.t an « t! world to th#n».
8«y Ku> kekir. con'«?h* r WSB>:
da*- Tt wis the raeptng voice of
r-ither a pret*y rir! who « s trying to l »
toujth, and she was addressing an old,
jfrissied terrier w? » had p- - v-d several
winters in thto mountain country and had
ns ver dream«d of seeing stteh i soene up
h*re, so far from bj>a»e »«d civiliaatSon.
•• vv. n. K't. I t< -n't mind, bttt wau'il I
iiaM *hi* here weed "
Ihjrhekin's fn>t v»re rather large and
awicward, but Kit prst him around fn tune
Summit Lake. Sixteen Mile* From take Benaett, and First of the Chain After White Pass Is Crossed, Where
Silas H. Hamilton, of Seattle, Han Drowned October 8.
and he Imagined he was having a good
time. After h«- had deposited hi* dollar tn
•luat fur tJie pleasure i asked him tww he
enjoyed tho quadrille.
"Bettef'n silk. Bay. pard, that thar
sprout ta a siie'k dancer and t.o mistake.
B*>em* a pity for such a' uncommon good
looking gal to t>e in this hire pU e."
"Take your partners Tor one of those
lor.g. dreamy wa!*«*s. Professar start b r
up." The announcement was made by the
roaster of ceremonies, and In a few min
utes the hall was crowded with dancer*
and tobacco smoke. Some of the men
were a* awkward as inulci, bu: the women
were e<jnal to the emergency, and avoided
collision* to a more or has «\t«nt. Such
•CAMS ar.J incidents happen from even
tide to daylight and are of nightly oc*
turrmce. The drinking is hard and ex
r- «slve, but owing to the poor quality of
liquor served a considerable quantity is
required to create the deaired eff«,-j t.
Every saloon is pi>*vlded wtTh from six
to a score of gambling devices. The re
markable feature la that nearly all of the
gumea are what profeaaicnal gamblers
would te>in "brae* gun that is to
ay, that the devices and skill u«cd are of
-uch a character as to forbid an outsider
wlnnlrg a dollar. In other word*, for
Instanc*. th# fro dealers are provided
with "boxes and cases that work double,"
»nd when It la necessary to make any
certain card win or lose th-' dealer pos
• < s the skill and tools necessary f>r
such purpose Tha percentage at stud
pok< r is enormous and amounts to from
V cents to $1 each dial aid around the
t.ihle ».re "boosters" to whom the dealers
. re careful to give the "Hashes" and the
highest cards. And it Is against this class
f g emes and modern skilled Ingenuity
that miners, whose sense-* are partly be
numbed wtth bad whisky, are pitted.
In brief, the explanation la that the
gambler* are reaping a harvest, of which
they never before dreame.i, artd the hard
w Tktn* miners ar# paying th* fiddlers.
Pc t " • • - or * s f*w **v* si cf a psr'y of l>sr,-» rn're to Seat
• 'm(b c • :hsien t'C .1 f.'- V The acoow;a.njing sh
!).■>* they dr* s !h« tr ;» to L'attsnn
Th* first (run piay or eah'.t: lon of p-«tala
{ !n th* hands of drunken ar enr*f»d rr o
! to o« r In City happened the
' cth-r • :h*. T* •> o!d Yjliwb jriotw***.
ni'D * ? 1 j> . * d • vara] wtn:»rs ta
this n 1 : »n! rv-nn;r> md had tiacn rir
j ners Rnw 5% tinj#. w«*rr partly
\ ,i «pati x<r the i ,k .srun f an
1 ban *crr Tt<* |l* pa *ed and *
I*9 m-ti *5» * •«d 4', one .-knottier. M« bar • >
a■> th«- yot .ir of t-ie t* ort ache>l tew k
;• ma h:p p. .-.W't.
••»»un i ur i J.n. an ' eh --M. yn
It tut jrc"4 art-," w.YS the
eomox * of the t i Ye\"t«. "Ho
stood itke a llor th* J«iVn ■«-»-
•rspf 5n a i » w • j sic- • « aw
t.f a ",l#h4ff <n4 !>«b. - purpoM.
1 The fcican of a v »aed * tajvja, the
n;*t !otw'f!oii of a Mendly hand asl
a bta*tisg all occurred !o a
ord The bu!>t plowed a furrow tn
the tmr. A trifd cf bo*ih men had later
c Ted at the right m«mer.t to save a life.
him alooe and Set the miserable
turned shoot again." was the cool rejoin
der of the man for whom the bell«s «a»
He never flinched. but stood
hi* ground Hk» a man A doaen men ta
t rffcred and the ar-.-.&gonist was hurried
eat of the hark door and down to the
riv-r and put In a email boat and «*nt
d-en the Yukon and arrow the boundary
into Alaska. The police were only a m>-
m**rt behind. Th* man at whom the
weapon wee a!ra»d refused to aid the offl
«sr» and did all ir his pow»r to fart'i are
the eecape of his friend. That Is one In
cident of Yukon river life among the pio
neer*. WIL.LIAM J. JONES
LKTIfcitS FROM ALASKA.
Trlrtrai.lt frrrli Hoste Is Rasgrr of
llrins O»rrrrondrd Ronrtllr
lioiit of \o I IR MI the Trail*.
H ig-?i Fl:a>u*h te!!» in a letter from
Telegraph cr*-ek. British Columbia, dated
October 72 of a trying experience going up
the tf'i"ke*n rtver. He says: "We loaded
our stuff at Fort Wrangd on two boats
> I up the fliickeen rtver refusing
;h« aid of Indiana, who chare* I s " per too
for freight and l": ? a man. Two hours out
we w*re rauy-it by the Incoming tide and
d-ifted for three houra In a circle. We
o- :!y rr'< J thr»e oni'ea th» first day ar.d
camped that on a swamp. w.;h the
nln falling in torrents. We went to sleep
In »*t blankets and supperless, save for a
few wet cracker*. The mxt day we> lost
our fftll and rigging, almost our outfits and
lives in a ter'iflc squall.
"Amustffieni of that kind kept up for
three days. I would not again attempt to
g<> up the Stlekeen river without an In
dian guide, even for many times the regj
lar charge. We found it impossible to
reach Telegraph creek by the Stickeen, and
at a roaring rapid, which wa failed to as
cend after a day's hard work, we turned
back, along with about thirty oth
ers. Reiurniag to Fort Wrangel, we took
the »:«amer Alaskan and paid thX) each to
be tak-n to T'-legraph creek."
A letter discourag.ng attempts to go la
bJ way of the Stickeen river. Tel
egraph cre« k and Lake Teslin. was
r . ived frotn Frank Moore, dated Tele
graph creek, October 6. "There are only
W> pack horses here," he write®, "and of
these only forty are good enough to use.
The rate from here to the lake U 80 cents
per pound, but I could not get any horsts
at any price. The trail from Telegraph
n «t far eighty n.ile* 1» very rough and
hilly. and the last seventy miles Is so
swampy that horses cannot go over it.
"It will be Impossible for any one to ga
to the ake before March 1. when the snoar
gets hard, and as there are only a few In
dia * here and everything mu* be hauled
over a rough country. It can be seen that
people coming here are going to be caught.
There are about forty here now. with
twenty more at Glenora. besides what are
e nmg to camp here until March. There
!.- no wo-d n«- irer than a mile and no place
to stop only ;n tents. as the cabins art- ail
lull."
It h> claimed by tome old-time Alaskans
that domestic rii gs are not adaptable to
use as sledding dogs In that country. Rea
f-for this ar-i given by J. McCab*, of
Dyea. who writes under date of October 8,
as follows:
•*T:.e domestic dogs of the South, be they
i
P* V. - xi is. N>wf. •; iia: !s or ot*-»r
Urt!> hr*ed« are value:*** for « ! .s1 pur-
P •*'* tn Alaska ilthuth they may have
v awn »rr \U loads epasmodtcally ta the
» ' r wtr.rem of the states. Ther are
t:** ■. h.Je to *ho npitttre and hirj
w k. r-?r can th** auhatst e»r the kind or
<5 -. tit i <_f f<H-d • *t the V«a n-,® r»r ki
r h. iocs eat Th*.r feet, m irwvt'r. no
m IRW row hardy tha do*. swell. and. ow
's> * rtr formation «--.w remains be
t's ■ n it:,- t->es and fiv**? , ». renlertruf the
I* « »< Tkeee statements will he
< •- ed br sr,v man experienced sn
A -- an t- transportation.
"The {reritne E klny do** are br sight
fr t. the : ■■-rt r in larce numbers by tha
r* an i (road spe '-nens have «<»; J
f r 5 w itn '.re Thes* n.-kimo docs
tas Cu.. up u* a s&ooaUma aid
TTTE ?E 4TTLE FRIDAY , (X TCYBER 2s. I>9^.
' s'.eep Is tie snow, or cn the ice, no matter
what tia- temperature. Xsture Jim for:s
ed thetr f*et Slke thoee ef a Polar t*ar. ar.d
they can I've in temperatures where the
soft docs from the starts would die la a
single night. Their capacity for work.
th«*ir ability to eat dried gasmen, coupled
with ther "(treat streag'h. natural adapt
abr'itv for the work and physical endur
ar >. is what makes them valuable in
Aia'li."
A Setter Jr. rejnrd to Alaska reindeer has
b**n rece'vM h»re from T L. Brevig act
ing superintendent of the Teller reindeer
rtsrioe. Part Clarance. Alaska, which, un
dirr date of Augu«t 11. «T»:
"I w:«h to correct an Impression which
s**ms to be w'dely held that th» death rate
among reindeer at this and oth-r stations,
caused by footrot. is exe-ssiee.
"Hari-g teen at the station since Au
g-:«t 1. '®ZH. as government teacher, but
not connected with the deer business until
August S. I*s", when the absence of the
superintendent and his assistant made it
necessary for me to assume control, I can
speak with some show of knowing a little
about the subject. During the thr*e sea
sons about sever. r y reindeer have died
fr»m a kind of foot rot. or hoof disease.
This summer only one has died in this herd
from the disease, and the other herds have
not been Inflicted with it to any extent.
The increase in this herd was 130 this
spring, and about 4M in the four herds.
When saeh female in the herd over 1 year
old brings forth one fawn, it is hard to un
derstand hew one of the leading daihes af
S*n Francisco can say: 'The increase kaa
been below expectation*'
"Every sprln* several last spring fawns
bring forth a fawn, making up for deaths
and a few sterile females, so the living
fawns will g. nerally equal the number of
f'snalea 1 year oid, or more. In the four
herds there are now about 1.450 deer, of
which the native apprentices own about
£x). and Antlsarlook owns a herd of 300."
BARK COLORADO STARTS
The HIR Dfinaon City Cattle Expedi
tion I.eaves Seattle—(ireat Unao
tlty of Xnpptlr*.
The bark Colorado was towed out last
night by the tug Pioneer and this morning
is well on her way to Pyramid harbor with
the 400 head of cattle, the pack saddles,
the sleds and miscellaneous stores which
form a part of the expedition destined for
Dawson City.
No craft that has left her* has attracted
so much attentloa, as the bark Colorado
with the Humbert expedition aboard and
lumber for the Dyea tramway. Every de
tail of the preparation for the voyase and
subsequent Journey over the snow-covered
areas of Interior Alaska has been e-rgerly
watched by curious crowds. While hut for
ty packers accompany the expedition, any
number of men would willingly have gone
had they been wanted.
The horses and cattle numbered in a:i
4)0. about SCO being horses. For each
horse there is a small sled fitted w?*h
shafts blankets and saddles. In food for
an!*nals and men there are 3 4,T0 sacks of
barley-, 240 sar-ks of ham and bacon, 53
sacks of meats. r .3 sacks of vegetables. The
expense account of those back of the ven
ture In such things aa noowo bar*. collar
pvi«. blankets, cruns and ammunition and
ether etceteras has been very larye.
For Dyea the Cnlorado had 250.00" of
lurrl-r. 45? bales of hay and 61 packages
of hardware.
Steamship City of Topple sailed vester
day morning for Alaska with 4» tons of
freight and the following list of passen
gerst
For Juneau—EL M Bu«hy. Fr»d N. Bus.
by. D F Lutts and wlf>\ C. Walker and
wife Marie Barv*ntle W. TT Moore F. B.
Porter. J <mea Flet-her. Paul Sarvantle.
F. D. White and wife. A. J. Dayton,
James A. I.and. Mrs J McWalter
For Sitka—O R. Cannon and wife, J.
T Sulilvsn, A M. Guilds. Mrs. M< Bride.
Mrs. E Bennett.
Tor Fort Wranr»l—F. W. Frost, C. A
Whi'eneck, J Morgan Taylor. James
Rowan.
F r Poustlas Island—O. E. Henrickson.
J. N. Ott and wife.
City of "iraitlc Leave* Tonlfht,
Stumer Cltv of Seattle will san tonight
for Pyea and Skaguay. She will have ftl
head o? cattle from hern and 60 head fm-ri
Vancouver. The cattle Is a rat of the
Humbert expedition, of which the bulk
left for the north last niirht en the Colo
rado. James 1... Nathan Smith er<! others
Interested in the expedition will go up on
the Seattle.
I.lent. Hlrhdritkon Confirm* Ouninii
rumtnf Report*.
WASHTN'OTON. <vt. 3d.—A lever hxa
been ri-!v«l here T.i«nit. R!<-hardw.~n,
of the Eljrhth Infantry, who !■ aocompany
•nr Oip* P.ay '-i Ma A!a«kar. insr-ctlon.
In which the say# that he will r»-
ma'r with Cant Tt-.\- at F*>rt Tuk.jn until
' * v « r<r<>r fr"kjw over, wM"h !a expectr-d
J abortTy. ard then thev aril] try to mak«
their way up to Thvm by do? trains
\t tha date of the report. P»t>t*-mlvr 11,
V e «f aiMT!" were iinabla to *et above
Fort Yuk n bar and wer? unloading (fwls
■ v • T a: m?»n« in the «p«- - of the
lieutenant a very #erlous eond'.tt.m of af
t*-m at ttaw.ann. In fact, nothir* fena than
*t»rrats">n. Already boa'a were irolnf
down the river with parties of three or
four persona. lookin* for prcvtiriona. and
Urre number* ejpe«*ted down na
•orm u t v ,e river closed. It waa doubtful
j if tfe re wm food e-ou|th or the river f«">r
all ev*n if pnperly distributed. gome
r ' gy r- bv k>sr teams wh»n »y f?»*ze
I came but that would be a alow pnvee*.
* bout sw people are winter!'* at Rampar?
Citv around whieh the pr»«pe*>ts are no
#tv>d that thev are bei'eved by some to
fsrwm a eeoond Klondike.
Tapper'* Vaknn Comnana.
VICTORIA B r c»~? ?«_ra'w<>n A*h
f w*rth, director of the Klondike M'nin*.
T-a*--* and Tra.r»*t*or?ar:~m C\m pany. of
« - -h > - Cbariea T upper }a chairman, win
}»ave fyr r*aw«ots Citv in February. T?-#
company inter da to eatabliah tradir.* post*.
T« Caire a Colli In One n«y,
""sk» I-axa*»ve RrciM Q-jle -• Table'*
Prurvista -refund money If it faiii to curt.
Sc.
FVrant offices to r real low. Sullivan
1 tUlidlQf.
< My of Tnprki «nt|*.
1> SK %H< II OF FOOD.
WILL I>E OPEN TO ALL.
*0 MOSOPOLT O* «*T. MICH lEL MIL
ITARY RESERVE.
Mrrrtarr Aigrr Dltprl* Appwlifi
•lnn—lay Proper Prnoa €•■ Oh
tail Permission to Do Baitaru
—Tile CTbeJect Is to Malalala Order.
WASHINGTON. Oct. » -Senator Mr-
Bride. of Oregon, saw the secretary of
war and the president today regarding
the report that the new military reserva
tion in Alaska would create a monopoly
for the two transportation companies now
operating between that territory and
points in the United States. He was as
sured that there was no such intention in
creating the reservation; that no one
would be excluded from the territory or
prevented from engaging in any business
on the reservation.
Secretary A'ger said he would answer
th« Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma to
that effx:t. The action of the department
was for the sole purpose of the protection
of life and property in the territory, and
any company or person entering the ter
ritory would be given the same rights
and privileges as were allowed the com
panies or persons already operating there.
Senator Moßride said he had no doubt
there would be no trouble for any persons
operating in Alaska, and assurances of
such were sufficient to quiet all appre
hensions that might be feit either in Ore
gon or Washington.
Secretary Alger made the following re
ply to the Tacoma protest:
"Telegram received. The military reser
vation at St. Michael was established in
the interest of the security of life and
property, preservation of order and protec
tion of legitimate business Interests. No
monopoly was given or intended to any
company or persons. Any proper com
pany or person who desires to conduct a
legitimate business there will, on appli
cation to the war department, be given
permission to do so."
The St. Michael military reserve order
caused considerable dis< ussion in this
city. President Graves, of the Charn'o- r
of Commerce, sent the following tele
gram yesterday to Secretary Alger:
"Seattle. Oct. 2*.—Great alarm is felt
here becauso the Alaska reservation or
der seems to exclude all but established
transporiation com; i u *. Kindly advise
us whether such will bo its effect.
(Signed) "EDWARD O. GRAVES.
"President, Seattle Chamber of Com
merce."
To this Mr. Graves last evening received
the following reply:
"Not at all. The reservation was cre
ated to protect life and property. All
who apply will have equal privileges tor
legitimate bunines*. S-.e my telegram to
Taroma. Hoard of Trade.
(Signed; "R. A. ALGER.
"Secretary of War."
"While I am unfamiliar with the text of
the order making a military reservation of
St. Michael Island and land adjacent, I
cannot see how it will particularly benefit
the North American Transportation and
Trading Company or the Alaska Commer
cial Company," said Capt. J. C. Barr.
Capt. Barr is master of the Yukon river
steamer M. J. H ily, and Is a stockholder
of the North American Transportation and
Trading Company.
"While I did not see the report forward
ed to the war department by Capt. Ray,
I know from what he told me that he rec
ommended the imm -diate sending of sol
diers and probably tha establishment of
a military reservation. What use would
soldiers be on the Yukon without a reser
vation? Capt. Ray was satisfied that the
lawless element could be held In check
only by the presence of an jrifted force. On
the very boat which carried Capt. Ray
north there were men whose violent dis
positions were apparent.
"I believe the reservation have been es
tablished solely with a view of aiding the
government in the preservation of order.
I do not see why any one is barred out.
No law-abiding man or company of men
will be stopped in the erection of buildings
for use for legitimate purposes."
312\L CONFEREES AGREE.
\ Proposition I oiler Dincuaoion to
Prohibit Pelntfic Sealing-.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2*.-In reliable
quartern it Is stated that the conference
between Russia, Japan and the United
Stafs. n'-w proceeding h»-re. In ref r» nr.?
to sealing in the Bering s I and the North
Pacific, has advanced to an important stage
and that a proposition has r>«en r< duced to
writing, which, if accepted, will bring
about a ccmplete char,ere in the s aling
question. The proportion i* ? .id to be ac
ceptable to the United States. It L-< un
derstood to be acceptable similarly to thn
R issian delegates now here, but in view of
the restrictions placed upon them by their
credential.*, it has been thought desirable
to cable to St. Petersburg for final Instruc
tions.
The greatest secrecy is preserved In all
officials quarters as to the nature of the
proposition and It Is not officially admit
ted that any proposition has been made.
From equally rel.able sources it is under
stood that the proposition has a far-reach
ing scope and provide for the material
limitation or entire SJS; of pelagic
sealing, or uealing on the high ?ea. Such
a decisive step, if agreed to by Russia. Ja
pan and the United States, would not. it ta
understood, involve any concerted move to
menace the claims of Groat Britain and
Canada to the right of pe'.ajric waling on
the high seas. but would rather be a propo
sition expressive of the conclusions of the
three moat interested pow rs that in the in
terests of humanity and the preservation
of the seal herds of their respective sov
ernmente, all na'ior.s, Including Gr< r Brlt
ain and her colony. Canada, should unite
with Russia, the United States and Japan
in such effective prevention of pelagic seal
ing or the high sea* as will put an end to
it and thereby secure the preservation of
The deliberations cf the conferees lead
ing up to the proposition were productive
of numerous Interesting and important
features. But little had been known of
this modus until the conference met. Cn
se-r it a xone of neutral water was estab
lished thirty five miles surrounding the
Russian islands within which Gr at Brit
ain agreed to suspend p»la*i~ s*all-*.
While th s was of material advance t >
Russia, yet it was felt *hat at y r>ro posit n
for ♦•.e entire suspension of pel gj ?ei -
ing, e ven beyond thirty miles, would have
to be reconciled with the modus vivendi.
It was felt that this coM nt be done, as
the modus was not a continuing agr-e
--rnent, but WHS from year to year, depend
ing for its esisten-e on Its annual readop
tion by the British parliament.
Owing to Japan's view of the Subject,
the opinion of the sea! experts l*id
before the Japanese delegates This opin
ion was to the effect that, while the Japa
nese c.ai possessions were little or noth
ing at the present time, yet by ade
quate ,n ni "* ajs her
mated rookeries wou'd be restored and a
large seal property built up. This ex
pert view appears to hiv* |HMHI >--o-;v'n >~r
or> the Jar>anese delesrste- far, as already
st.ited. Mr. Fujita n~t only cabled th
final prop rt * !t i nn Japan. but are m
psnled It with his favorable rec mmerda
tlcn.
The confereea be'r.j agreed. it only re
mains to hear fr m the reap- ct v» *oi -
err.roents thev represent An
ment was according y t->k n nn il n««
Monday, by whirh time It ia thought the
govern rrents &• St P rf-urg and T
kva wII hava tak-n final a?t on o » t •
proposition.
We. kr. • » w n err of we afr.rm when we
state that Ayrr'a PUl*. taken prompt];
at the fir*t aymptoma of coida and fever?
atteat further proarresa of theae diaarae-«
and reaiora lha lUNDteh, Itv r
0 r;d how eta, to their Bdfßul and r t ,i:.jr
action.
CASTOniA.
Do YouJJseTt?
It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Aver's Hair Vigor. It re
moves dandruff, deanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if you *ish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
TOPEK A WENT ASHORE
UR<»l*ni:n *T HROWV* POIXT I.\
THE HEAVY FOG.
Major F««rfU 1 ntiertaUfi to <ifi Hid
of the (Hf Eleotrlrlan-Maitgle
llnrtow's Examination Today—The
Hotel i.'bllbrr» Cbantc* Hands.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellligencer.
TACOMA, Oct. 2s.—During the dense
fog that prevailed this forenoon and most
of the afternoon the Alaska steamer City
of Top* ka went aground on Brown point,
while on her way to this port. she
grounded about 100 feet the other side of
the point about 12:30 this afternoon and
remained a captive until 3:30. Then, with
the aid of a line frcm the tug Favorite
and a full tide, she got oft and proceed xl
on her way to Ocean dock. The beach
where the Topeka. rested is sandy aisd
quite free from boulders and rocks, which
is a fortunate circumstance, as with the
presence of these a hole might have b< en
torn in her hull.
The intelligence that the Topeka wis
ashore was brought to the city by the
steamer Flyer on her 1 o'clock trip. Agt tit
Carleton immediately set about making
arrangements to have the vessel gotten
off. Capt. Wallace blew his whistle all
the way up the Sound, and went on reck
onings and the echo of the whistle. In
the vicinity of the point he lost the echo,
which threw him a: sea, and before he
knew where he was the ship was on the
beach. Men wore sent ashore to exam
ine the nature of the beach, which was
found to bo free frurn rocks of any kind.
With this information the skipper was
content to wait until the tide would raise
him. There is practically no damage.
TUB CITY ELECTUICIA.V
Mayor Kawcett Propose* to Have the
Offlrr VholUlied.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. Oct. 28.—There seems to be a
dliTf.r• of opli; -n between Mayor Ftw
cett and City Electrician Joslin as to the
former's of abolishing the office of
the latter. The mayor has expres • 1 him
self as being in favor of abolishing the of
fice of city electrician, now tha? the Ta
comn Railways Conn any is furnishing the
ci'y's power, and also expressed the belief
th it Commissioner of Public Works
Doherty has the right to remove Mr. Jus
lin.
Mr. Joalln contends that he cannot be re
moved unle-s the city council abolishes the
office, as he is a civil service graduate for
the place, and as such, is not subject to
removal by the mayor or commiwio>n« r of
public works. Anyhow, Mr. Doherty has
not notified Mr. Joslin of any such Inten
tion. It is the mayor's Intention to ha a
th* office of superintendent of lines es*
lished, which official would perform the
electrician's duties.
MIGCIE IIMtTOYV'S C\SE.
Her I'rel Iml na rjr ftinmlnntlon for
Ailnltery Oepnr« Tnilnr.
Special TMwpatch to the PosMnte!l!ire>ncer
TAfOM A Oct. 2».-The preliminary
of Magele Bartow Is scheduled for
tomorrow morning at 10 oVlock before
Justice Smailey. If b not known at the
present time whether it will tak« place or
not, as Prowe-cutin* Attorney Titlow has
Men at Olympia all day engaged on a
county case, and bis Intentions could not
be learned.
A number of wifne=»es have been sum
moned from Pe-RH, Ohehalls and Bucoda
by the county attorney, and should tho
xamlnatlon proceed there will be much
to Interest those in attendance, as it is
thst M iggv- e«nnfess<-d to sorrie of
them the true OOndltlaa of affairs
Grav- of Central la: Mrs She<l nnd Mr
V~*„ A N Rlr?s, Of Bueodat Mr and
Mrs. J. H. Aust. Thomr»e D*nk'»v | rirl <
Oxman. r>r. E 11. Hfrkiev 3r ,d W T
Shields, of Pe-Eli. Several witnesses frtiTi
this city w;ll also t«t'fy, '
THK nill.BKHe. «|| \yc.K% n\* D *.
V I'opnUr Hntfl Mill Have a \> w
I*roririef or,
one at the beat know- hostelrt'es n- Pnp. t
ment' \t ' " !?0
' i the caterer eandv
maker and rsfvjnit.ur. has w
leased the rror-rty frcm F D Harrl.J
' r five years datin* e r , m fVbru
>r, ,h time th» present owner Mr n<r
rison. will continue In char** '
intention « the new proprietor to ent.rlly
-enorate the h-el and add a numhlr of
tmproveiren.* all at a cost of i*n
may !>e that two stories will be added { "
the r, ,M;n«c and an eJeva»r, P pn ,
Weix will use- th.- has, m. nt hi«
manufacturing depjj.
m nv. He will continue his bus in*
across the street.
The l!;fi>rmatSon that tha tranafer will
U made la a aurprta# to » many
•e !► ia it . * weh kno*n that Mr, Har
riaon baa made a of the hotel in
mora way* than one °
Rt*» VVIIH *HM MATTER!!,
•re.idmt DITOMf, Mfw , R
prorttr-Traßk.jhin, T>» v
WASHINGTON rvt. a-Tb.r,' » ,
mot* than the ordinary at
ZZZT -jszsz
UAU-a tha reciprocity treaty a^ d Jo:m
At NewhalPs...
Special and bj 4 i lUc
Attractive DAI^UAinOi
Ladies' Broad wale Heavy BoucI? Jack
ets. bla<~k and navy. storm uar.
box front, a splendid durable -»r r. ai; 00
Indies" Heavy Black Bouole Cares,
tsstefuUv -rimmed with button* and . 1- C A *-•>
Lir braid, st rm collar, all 'Pt»OU CrftCft
Navy Blue Henrietta Maok!-it->«hes. vel- U|L | Ofl C *
vet co-ar. double texture. .u. •JJ'waV/U
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT
Ladies' and Children's Fast Ima i Ca.- ;- „
mere Hose, ribbed or plain, all size.-. cents a Pair.
Indies' and Children's Ribbed Fleece
lined underwear, ecru and gray, * d „
seams, ail sizt s. -O CClllS Each.
Indies' Rihbed Wool Ve«:s and Pants,
jrrav or white, finished peams, extra ... „ i _
all sizes, VCtltS EftCh.
FOR KEYS WEAR.
Men's Heavy Wool Underwear a pur©
fine quality and heavy, best value pro- AA _ ,
curable. $2.00 a Suit
Men's Fine Wool Hose. light, medium p
and heavy weight, all sizes, cents a P a i r .
Agents for "Onelta" Union Suits. "Kenosha" Fast Bis, it Hoaa. "1»
Corsets. Cotton Ilose with Cashmere f #t, Paper Patterns.
E. W. NEWHALL & CO.
Cor. Second Av. and Madison St.
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The village doctor felt the boy's pulse and then saids
"Let me see your tongue!'' When that was
shown he said: 44 It's white! It's coated! n and thea
he gave the mother half a dozen little things that
looked like chocolate lozenges. 44 Let him take one
now and another before he goes to bed to-night."
Next day the boy was as good as new and went in
swimming three times, and when the mother
determined to know what medicine it was that cured
so quickly, the doctor honestly told her
RIPANS Tabuses
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MPURUYA CO., Japanese
• 303 'i esler Way, St- ond Av. C>Uf lOSltlt'S*
W. Foster, who is connected with the s- la
conference, mail© brief visits during the
forenoon. Senator Mcßrlde, of Oregon, in
troduced to the president John H. Hall,
of that state, who is a candidate for United
States district attorney.
President McKinley will Issue his first
Thanksgiving proclamation tomorrow. He
will tlx Thursday, November 25, as the
date.
Queer Advertisement for Mi-Flu.
Kered People.—A Chicago Pro
fessor (.ct« l ,"ri in*rrpr*.
Not lone ago a of the Univer
sity of '.hieago advertised in a morning
pap*r of thit city for information con
corning or j ; ix-ttnfterr , <l
people if® h-in received lis answers from
fix-toed or fing red peopi . Few persons
can reckon up an Infliction of six malidie.s
at . but th " r * ;ir " multitudes afflicted
with mi:ousn<»f» whom Stom
ach Hitters would speedily restore to per
fect health. Biliousness I* u*uaily compli
cated wi'h constipation and dyspepsia, all
these on a lad lea b»ing promptly remediable
hy the aid of th<* Hitters which also over-
Comes and prevents malarial complaints,
rheumatism. nrrvouKress and Inactivity of
the kidney<i and blad i r. Id'.-s turmoils
and anxletlf>sa often wwir out thf* moet vlj?-
oroua constitution *ven early m iiff and
induce premature decay of the vital encr-
Ki •*. The moat gen la j promoter of physical
stamina In existence u Hosteler's St<mi
aca Bitters.
To Sportsmen.
Our hand loaded shells are tnlghty good
sheils. Try them. Ullger & Going, &04
First avenue.
Raymond A. Diver, l-isurance aepnt In
the employment of the Mutual Benefit Life
In «r*nc Company, of fCin Francisco,
cjnamlt d suicide by mailuwing cyanide
\\ p;^^
GEO. W. DUDLEY,
A Prominent St, Louis Business Man
Cured of Asthma, a Case of Ten
Years' Standing, by !>r. Char
cot's Kola Nervine Tablets.
- . , 8t I»ula. Mo., April 13. 1*97.
. »» »»T concern -I *rn j-t. - t
to add »y teanmordal so the worth of I »r.
. trc# i® Kola Nervine Tatd- ta. I l.avir..'
he<>« afflicted with asthma for a>*>ut ten
* have found great relief fr..m the
one of fhtT? f " r U 1
tOaHy efT*,V** ** ,>n '*' loma w ' r *
,hat Others thua afflicted will
benefit from my I am.
K . ~ <;<*, w Dudley
tv„ ' \L~ M f or or« *r« W I'iliey. w: It. rof
lev U of The DuJ.
RTf »vi .17 Co ' hr lx>u: "t Mo . and ore
kl }? wn , rlv " *nd constructing
Mrf mt ari<l ®<»uth VV—t.
nV.,r. ••ntly gained national r-or/i
--tt tht 1 IT of . l !l e Inventors ouners
rlis dynamite gur. now I g
" r *" c; f '>
T,w'l . n »' r, 'g«le for Übefy.
#iu in N * rvin « Tab.eta n'-ser
rati tn nervous diaeaaee of a; y kind i
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