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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer from Seattle, Washington • 12

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It 111 I TIB IRE IT. Output of the Klondike Fully Up to Expectations. SEASON'S GOLD, 5f1.000,000. Wtl.b Hrrrslt i-ainit rbr Klondike Corrniitluu I Are by Hawlrn-Talk lor I Cnformatter receding the Klondike ar.d Ois r'i of wb n-vr before appeared in pi a repof '-r, uriab 'i 'Wo T-- wiia Wain the Yukon t. o'rt-sd in 11l at on llaj.

Wai-b wx- at i'. by the during tho of he trade the first of since Iwi-v lng Lassn. H-j made an ive.tuate of Uis jMsasotfs output and niade, a sigggfloant iwiitetrsMA regarding protxi.ble chatigeo In tr.o laws governing royai-tles by the r.v«ramtm!. Thi-S season's output. Ma.J.

aDh purely reacn J13.uj0.',-o, while the ciean-ttp Cor ytjar will The Yukon eo-mtry, b- Is Just opening up and he that future developmetUs will ai: of everybody. In speaking of probable In the governing h- -1. it la h-- hu.l several it; fi Isiwi arrived Imiii ''t wa, and they Informed Uim thai any recommendations he would make to the Ouaditto government would unquestionably tho information re'Mvt'ti by floui thesei nu ii proves to reporter in which be mistaken that ail would removed shortly if' rlm official report and re- -tuna l-r '-on to (niuloii government. The report will accompanied by a petition from Yukon miners. Maj.

Walsh to ihe charts made the gainst the Yukon oftiriaJs and Is outspoken In h.M it all hav" wn made by calamity howlers and cot legitimate ile that IfcMtjpeopie iln uty to the and half of haw tbo other iut a quence violation' of cvfttrsustf. agreements, etc. Men. eald. have taken advantage of vrdmen In and left thorn iwnnfless on of the Yukon.

(Then again. have betrayed and to moat of ws the person who liajt been found aruflty of violation of the law forwards! misleading reports irardlme thu Yukon Seattle ar Other The ex-eonunlsnl-rtMW took to re forwarded to Seattle regarding the etruid Bikrtu by the Yukon otflelals. Powrth of July celebration is protit LABOR'S BENEFIT SALE This Morning nnd Unless You Arc Bargain- Proof These Prices Hill Surely Kin Your Orders. DAmamkax Fivo cents of every dollar KememDer you pay us waek WK DONATE TO TIIE CENTRAI. LABOR UNION.

IHESE PRICES GOOD raw FOR IODAT ONLY. Small White Beans. (or 1 Large White Beans. OEMS, a si 25c mmra. ARf JT tJt i ot, xp: Corned or Roast Beef, fi Ap Una, key iiprnrr, 28 Burs A iamid.

Select Oysters. OAr rant, (or Bars White A fashmrrr. CI Mi Lion Coffee Perfect ton. ir. sirs 8 Lbs GooJ Green Coffee CI Silk.

Tip Top Milk. tffl t.ooil rim for i 1 Codfish Bricks. rhuiiK lllj i-kktc Soap Foam Washing i-tiMS. a fc 3 111, Jyf I I ty 'I It's a i lis it: n. The Seattle Trading Co.

OkXIDIi.YIAL AV. Tand ft fwA place. A be said, nad seni out to tim effect ths: a poli'eirmn to be seen the ceiebra-tkm was held. and the of the report wan to convey in the that he and h's otfteSads not Sn sympathy with the patriotic sprit of on British Thyi report he as a malV-totss snd be nU to reportw that the and Stripes floated on the flagp- over "he Yukon alongside tr.e Union Ja-g. The car were not in evidence.

he mid, ca was to be no interfereone whatever and that the Americans were to have full possesion of Dawson. He made the stateuv-nt a celebration held after the fan of fltstbgo do and furthermore that the orator the day rx- set from the British bwTSM'ks, and was one of the most figures in tne celebration. MaJ. Wai-sh said thar. Canadians.

like Atwri- were compelled to pay royalties, and the ambition of administration to fj'n verybody on an equal footing. The sail Interested ia Mines. "I am not interested fr. any mining prnp- erJ. I did not bring out a nugg-t which I did not par for.

1 am not identified with i ar.y company cr ar.d I have the Ksi-yfa. tJor. of knowing thar I did my dry well." Ir. of tr is and axon's output aiid the country and pe it: general. he Mid: "Three wllli doil.u--* was carried over autumn -l the output of g-id this year will exceed and perhaps reach When 1 U-ft aon on August 4 the spring ard summer's outp.it amounted to w- mated that there was about still on 'the imp, most of could not be up for want of water, but tnls should cleaned up by the middle of September.

It will require year about to do business In this district. A deal of prospecting has done on Hunker and Sulphur creeks winter and sprinx, and this will next year's output greatly. Royalty was liOl collected from any claims which had not gotten Into good working order, and this would represent quite a large sum. Many claims, too, were exempted from royalty on account of having been rer--wed to the date of the law re' tjulrlng the- payment of royalty. This date waa August ISB7.

The claims from which royalty was collected could easily be It is not tne claimholder who is making the greatest noise about the roy' al'y. lie would certainly like to see it moved or reduced, bat he not howling i about it. It is the who thinks it interferes with his profits in t-elllng claims wlki grumbles most. "Oold mining in the British Yukon has only commenced. Next year the output should be ar.

I should to increase every year until it reaches a which will class the district among the greatest mining camps of the world. With telegraph communication and improved transportation facilities which will soon come, the of living, the price of and the cast of materials required for mining will be- reduced that 1 thousands of ai res of land which cannot now be worked profitably will be thrown open in a manner that the result of operations will entirely satisfactory. Home b-ss esp- ns.ve way of thawing out ground will ie found, and b-tter process of mining adopted. There is a igieut field for hydraulic operations, and this system will no doubt introduced beforo long and work done on a larger I scale. "The Klondike district will bo a mining camp for the next twenty-five years with rich returns, and will be a prreat consumer, and we must s- cure this least 75 per cent, of it should lie and we can it if our people so desire, not only The trade of the Hrlti-h Yukon, but THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, MONDAY, AUGUST 29.

1898. To Close lien Oft-Decorated Plates at One-IMrd of Regular Prices. 7-T7SCH PLATES. SET OF l-IXCH PLATES, SET OP 5.. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.

FREDERICK. NELSON MIJNRO, laiftaM KIALTO BLOCK, SecosU At. trade of the lower Yukon river far down as Fort Yukon. Tie practicability of the navigation of the British Yukon rtver is assured, and we will have a line of steamers on the arid a railroad to the coast which will secure this trade. MUlrsdtsg Reports.

"The reports which you have received and published accusing the of the Yukon district of corruption are false. There is not one word of truth in them, and I dare any man to make these charges or any of them publi dy or to an official In authority in Canada. I have inquired into the matters which have come to my notice through the newspapers in which of the officials are a-teusei of corruption, arid found no foundation for them. have teen made against some members of the police force, and charges Wf re made against clerks in the old commissioner's office. The gold commissioner suspended his clerks for two and called upon public to acme forward and formulate the charges.

So person appeared and tho clerks were reinstated in their positions. The chargt-s m.iue against the poi; wer-. inaie to me directly and were against two men at the White Horse rapids, one man at Salmon river and two men at Dawson, The charges against the men the rapids were examined into and clearly proven without foundation. The charges against the man at the Salmon were being investigated when I left Dawson, "Regarding the charge against one of the two Dawson men, Jt was found that, in returning money to a prisoner some iW or was short. This man was committed for STILL FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SEATTLE'S LEADERSHIP.

fJIE following statement by quarters of the second-class mail matter sent out from Seatile during the fiscal year en-led June 3w. compiled by the Tiaie Register, is evidence that Seattle is a leader In business, publishing as well as commercial: Quarters. ISSS First Second 182,400 Third Fourth Total i.oiivis Compared with other ciiies the showing for the liscal year liaT-S as follows: battle I'ortland, Ur tv 0.317 274.419 Tacoma Tt will thus be seen that Seattle turned out more than Sjokane and Ta- combined by pounds, 123,337 pounds more than Portland and coma combint .1, more than s.x times as mm as Tacoma, over half as much neain as Portamd and considerably more than double the Spokane output. at tie is far ahead most cities in the United States of like population in the amount of --on mail matter handled. trial.

The last charge was made by an American eitizen. elaiirn-d he had been grossly insults! by the lti ehargre town poi station at Dawson. This was Inquired into ami In less than one hour's time after teharge was made. the man was removed his jusl'ion. Ther-e comprise it he whole list charges made by the pubi.c agutnst the or force of the district during my term of office.

although several times during my stay in Ihiw so a I requested the pubiic to send in any they had against any otJVial in the employ of the government. I also had made from the platform at a niflfs meeting people who worn casing the officials find employes of the government would make their -s to me and thev would tharoash'y investi- Kited. one single charg-i was tiled. iWlio In lU'nioioililf? "Now who are these pie who are culating th -o reports? A population, onehalf of whom have charged by the other half thin the last ar of dishonesty v. iatl contracts ar.J agr-e---i ments Hur.ihvds of w--c brought befe.ro ials surn; mits t' a- I for titf.at If a 'aK-' the to stijta'e I ft who a.v t-d i'i md Coast ment partr.

(1 s-op this Ip I the er of I new of ntar.y ii.a.le t(SitWt HUs in pvnportlon to i'" I ho.ir-i within or i -r an -i hm (tome to our officials with tevrg tn t'f i Jmtl upon by the avatire jof men who, in sojre es. irre from 1 tWrwra towns. in the men who are malignitw our ua concerned. I ui not 'n. mining taw te prop.

1- v'. ti tof In the outside of i. -t "I 1 a a 1 if IW rtv: I v' it 5 r- heinff exposed to the of per.shlng 'K mv r- i inter on my wrh IVrollar i of a ..1.. ii uj Vnt airrw tu. right to speak for the population of the district.

Of five chfferent parties who tried to have themselves acknowledged the representatives of the rnSriers" committee, but one had any authority for its action. Trias was appointed by a miners" meeting to drait a petition to the asking for amendments to the mining regulations, and wn recognized and its petit.on accepted. "The population which has occupied the streets and levee Dawson must either move out and new territory or Uavf the district. I think they will leave the district, and it will be a good thing for district when they do so. They complain not ng able to find locations, that the whole district is staked, etc.

When they told the whole district is open flfty from Dawson waiting for to go and prospect, that is an old camp and had been visited by 39. peojvle before they came to and that they might as well go to New York with the expecffiat timling a vacant lot on li roadway. as to hope to get a claim in the Klondike district, they have nothing to say. I do not think these men are friendly with the hard work which is to performed in the Yukon to make a living or to secure a fortune. They must find some excuse for their failure and they drop upon the officials or the mining regulations.

"The district in the vicinity of Dawson is overpopulated by about people, and as 1 have said before, they must either move to new creeks or leave the district. Poor 1 mii i "From we coast papers the foreign population of Dawson have poor appreciation of the fair and just trettmertt extended to them by the Canadian people and officials. If a Canadian ritit; tuei 1 (Sited was jq sure treatment as an Am. riean In the ik eouUl not persuadrd to maiicn the ofTlrlals. In conclusion Maj.

Walsh took occasion to refer to the newspapers, snyintj: It the reports of people which the papers, from tskngway to San Fran- vilify offlciais of the district. It Is not ripht. and why your papers show a desire to do so w- cannot understand, unless it js your hatred of our ationaitiy; yet we Rive your people the pnvlllwet of subjects. No other p. o.

I hut Wiiu! 1 1 the abuse wnlch we hav. stood from you and permit you to continue to enjoy' the privileges and reap tiie benofp.c Riven you by u- There are many good amoilgvt the population, men we want to with us, and for them we tolerate this unfatrr.esi». if were not for these men I would be tria to sc. law bv wh efc for eisncrs would be refused the privilege of taking tip claims in 'he Mi i Walsh is enthusiastic over the vie tory of tfca United Btatas in the with md 'i klin an prlence on the frontier when Gen. N-Pon a.

Miles and he were opposite to ea- other. In 3VT Maj Walsh and Gen. Miles no: on the ati.l Fnit-d Sm'-s lire, ar-d in the yar Maj Wash accepted nder the S' ax I rid Maj. WaKh wa- retirement wheti called to Alaska, and he now that he woul i sot Mccpt ano-. rran- ri' if the sa'arv irt.i.■ it y'-ar Jilt It yesterday aftern vn f- CliJeaito.

'i there il; po Ol' iwi, a ire i private PnfTerlna p. s'-nitt hu r-'i'. rt nd r-ooromei). d-ttion? to Pr.t -'a a rnm tine passenger steamer Rosnlir i 1 've-i way on Wedneedaj morning -it o'clock. t'o, avenue 1 eslcr.

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intoah. Latha, rhotnas Si v.rs 1 t-'-i IKE KLONDIKE ME. Steamer South Portland Brings a Valuable Cargo. OUT FROM ST. MICHAEL AUG.

15. Geld to tke Imoint of SITS.tK», Most of Which la in Valued nt Placed la the Pnraer'a of Wreelt of the Fated Steamer Mabel Lane. The steamer South Portland, tlie Lust vessel of the fleet which has been tied up at St. Michael, arrived in port at an early hour yesterday morning 1.5 passengers on board. The South Portland left St.

Michael on August 15, two days later than the Progreao, and came dirtct to Seattle. Gold to the amount of was brought down on the South Portland. Th? greater of this amount was in dust, and tontained in forty-one bags, left in charge of the purser. Purser Worm estimates hut the bags contained dust valued at $150,000. Among the rich men who came down on the South Portland was J.

Walsh, of Redland, Cal. He had with him about $12,000 in dian and nugget a E. J. Linden. San Francisco, brought out $12, 000, and his partner, Bert Floyd, h.td a similar amount.

The other fortunate men were J. McLaughlin. Craw 3rd, JIO.iXV; W. Duff, and J. M.

$5,000. There wire others had smaller sums. E. J. Under, and his partner, Bert Floyd, hag beta working in the Yukon country for Use past two years.

They have a claim on Eldorado creek which they have been working since the beginning of last spring. Mr. I-inden euid yesterday to a Posi-lntelligencer reporter: J. Linilm'ii Slorjr. "My partner and I went to the Yukon country two years ago from San Francisco, and we have spent much time prospecting on different streams in that section of Alaska.

About six montns ago we staked out a claim on Eldorado creek. f.nd are doing very well. As the season is aiout closed we decided to suspend our operations and come out for the winter, We are now on our way to San Fanciseo, but will return to Alaska next spring. "We came down from Dawson on the river steamer Sovereign, and were twelve days in making the trip down the river to Michael. When about twenty-five miles from St.

Michael, the steamer brought up on a sand and we wore sturk there for two days. During the trip down the river passed the steamer Pingree and the barge Mercury stuck on a reef. Our steamer tied up a short distance from the Pingree. We went on board of her anu had a glass of beer. The of the journey to St.

Michael was without incident. We had a fine passage down to Seattle and were well treated by the officers of the 'South Portland. "The fteamer Roanoke was at St. bael when we left. She w.ts awaiting the arrival of the steamer Weare from Dtw.

son. It was reported that the Weare stranded on a sand bar. She was sail to have a big crowd of passengers and a large amount of gold on board. "The Canadian police at Dawson are making trouble for the miners around there. If a new claim is staked out, they inquire Into the particulars with great strictness, and if they the r.wni not a fair to it, they claim the location themselves." reok of tkr I.nnr, Additional particulars of the wrc'k of the Mabel Lane, of the Chicago- Ytikon Company, while en route from Dutch HarSxr to St.

Michael learned yt sterday from the officers of the South rt! The South Portland left Harbor early In July, Wnvlntc in tow the ihel and Monarch. On June 37. In midst of a stiff northeast sale, the tow line which hel the Ijnne suddenly, leivinjr the steamer drifting in the trough of the sea. The Portland promptly hove to. and went tho steamer's This ititied time, and ivhm the Portland up alonKsde the the latter il.

ready showed sin; of up. It was found that she was Mkitur water rapidly and no time was in pettlnsr the crow the on board Portland. This hardly 1 when the vessel to -i and finally disappeared Uh The S' M'h Pirthn i proceeded voyage to S' Mi I with the rsi.i.ning in tow and arrived re saff ly. Shortly tv'ore the Portland left Si. Tiael, the British which 1 north from Wr ang.

1 with the fiiiniT Chief In tow with freight and two rs The n- va trfvul with freight from ittle for North Artie- pan Tr and Traimtr rompaiiv iod when Portland sal Th- Portland bro ictt d. the f.allo* ittic -rs: V. A YV p. I'mff. T.

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IH va'l rf a TrtlavnoM I A il N'orth-rn Padlle nlhnr. Intttii for aO tail a rtherr, far a py of STU a donertpttca ulp. a tr.p. Keep in the World Keep informed of what is going on; rend the papm and magazines; save time from housework far VQMn rest and reading bv using W-mSst A ASHINQ POWDER saves time and labor THE H. K.

COHPW. 8t TiOnla. New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Be 2 hheiry mm TO Albert JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH.

706 First Av. Dealer in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, If Sivernarc. Rich Cut Etc. MINERS RUSHING TO THE KOYUKUK RIVER. Eilnnril R.

Keeley, n( Seattlr. 1 laitetl District Fortune nt MiuiuoU. Edward E. Keeley. anotlit St-ait'e man who found fortune amid the giacial placer beds of Alaska, tells of a big stampede to the Koyukuk river which was in prog-VM the latter part of July.

Over two thousand people were en route to a little known country runt miles or more up the Koyukuk river from Nulato. Nearly two are steamers were heading up the Yuk for the Koyukuk whtn Mr Keeley came down to St. Michael on the lVah. Only one steamer was bound for tlie Tanana. rlv- ry boat was loaded with eager gold hunters.

Mr. ley Is widely known in Seattle as th" pubisher for five years of the Seattle Dramatic Star. His daughter Miss KJna Keeley. who several ago earned fame everywhere in the country particularly on the Pacific c.v»st as a gifted child aclnss in "Kauntleroy." as Kva in "Cncle Tom's Cabin," and in kindred part a Wfn the steamship Humboldt for Alaska last August Mr. Keeley.

with a I outfit of provisions, wan aboard of her. He jumped off the Seattle No. 1 when that steamer stopped on a bar in the Yukon 90 miles below Rampart City and was frozen in. Mr. Keeley pushed on to the Manook country, oblivious to the hardships of a winter's trip in Ahiska.

He punfiasvl a claim on IJttle Manook and in business at Rampart City. Industry and his characteristic energy and ten icity of Mr. Keeley a rich man. Me now owns one of the ties? claims on Idaho bar. named by two fortunate Idaho miners who found the abandoned hed of tlie stream after the people of the camp 1 a 1 been walking over it for months.

high as fM to ttie pan was out late last spring. Mr was in the first rush to the new diggings, which have been pronounced to be the brst found in Alaska. He dwn.i a claim l.t*<» feet by feet in area and prospeo'ed it sufficiently to locate the pay streak. "V'-s, Alaska has treated me kindly," said Mr. Keeley must have been lucky, I i ss.

Seattle people who have or relative in 'he Mat ook di-trb-t r.p.'d have for theni. They will do well, unless, of course, country is overdone. It is rich the gold assays S2O to ounce -and 'ho paystrcik ts lnrg" and well defined on li ttle Manook and I-laho bar. which hears the same r'iat'on to the gulch rrtin- as the on Kldorado and Itoi i.ariza do to the creek claims In the Klondike." March Mr. Keeley on a 'tie prospecting to the Koyukuk with hn and an Indian gold" Their route took them by way of Hamlin The to Tramway bar, objective point, uis mile--.

Owing to the rough charo of -he eoantry they could only carry sufficient List them on tit- trip. They 1-1 staked Where- six ars lo.a'ion*- had been rrue'o by 1 Yukon Htti'-'tis them Crank S' "You can hear a boom in eoarttry said Mr. i ist night "Koviikuk it the mouth of the rivaT of that name wall number 1 h-- fore t'ao ov met large and 'mall, going up irt'o tin country. The rout" is long ri devious and majority of them will im: dlgult who II to pel" (1 Mle miles Hot the trip likely fep.iv who make it for i heir trosfWf. and the hardships they Mr feet No inook.

iarltiK the -iter Ho h'oiu-bt a Of dust and as a sampbof w--a' t(ie dMrtct M- rftomNl to Uw eoootrjf giutw In tie spring. HONOi.rur, The route -J via ithern raclfie to i 1 Ae should be wed in the d--n- and great. For call en or ald A "Ira 1 mi d'-'r -'t- K'n', itnera Pacific Co. IfISS WIT.SSIJCBKI. OrwlWKto o' Kia.

-'S i' 112 Cier ySt hakint) Afloat it Ulit 4 further thou other POWDER Absolutely Pure Mc-aa lo 4 Genuine Snap for Ladles. $2.95. $2.95. Cornelius Ileyl's French Patent Leather I Shoes, (lexiblo soles, the latest style, Fall '9B, coin toe, regular price sizes and widths $2.93 a Pair. BROWN BROS.

Ti'i First Cor. Coltwbia, Successors to FRANCISCO SHOE CO. Perhaps You Need I A new Delivery Wagon or Buggy Our years of experience in buying, selling and manufacturing have given us accurate kiiowledgo of materials, workmanship, etc. Our reliable advice to our oust "fliers lias built for U3 the largest trade in this line ia lie tell l.fHl* A tlHTff Firm Ave. Grouse and Ducks i -ir--.

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