The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-11
THE JossPHINK cARRiEs THE
broom.

On her l..t trip up the skagit river
the steamer Josephine justly earned the
broom and lsurvls which she brought
back u Der masthead. by reaching Q
point ut least i've miles higher up the
river than any other steamer had ever
been. the passengers we're landed
near the upper rifle of the Portage.
from which the trail leads to GcodeIl's,
and from there to the mines. thus avoid
ing csuoc navigation altogether. A
we'll known aud highly respected citi-
zen Of Seattle, who was passenger Oh
the Josephiu-'s boss trip furnishes rs
the following particulars Of the pas
sage:
I'VE lett Seattle on Monday .. l01A.x.
for Sksgit river mines. On board the
steamer josephine; we arrived at
Mount Vernon the sssse evening. after
calling 10 at Mnkiltso. TulAlip aud
Stanwood. xiso making several land
ings Gu the river We lett Mount
Vernon Tuesday morning at 81 for
Sank City with Is passengers on bard.
and arrived there at 81 the same
evening wa,ic At Sank Csty We we're
informed that ne could do nothing Ia
the mines until the u.iddie OF August.
an 1 further tb~. it was uselcss for the
steamer to attempt 10 ~ Any further,
- no boat e,,u'd stem the current.
Several passengers lett here discour-
aged. Aud I. y went TO pr Ospect IN
Sank river. Capt South concluded to
Try the upper river ia the morning.
We left 6suk CITY On The morning Ut
the 9th at o'ci,ck with twenty pas.
sengers ON besI.i. and arrived ct Port
ago City q na.D. wasss ne took on
wood. ate our dinners and then ut
o'clock stsrted s4nin Mp stream; aud ar
rived ut the Portage a. 2 O'Clock. SIX
miles further thsn sny other steamer
has ever been. We find the Josephine
. very pleasant boat 20 travel on. aud
believe that che Can run up To this
point 1t any time when the stage of
water will permit. The Sksglt river
10 the largest that We have seen that
empties into tue Sound As yet we
know nothing further about the mines
than when We lett Sea. lie. tut shall 10
and see for ourselves.
The point al which the steamer land.
ed her passengers Was nauet Alins's
Lanoine, in hon rof Mes Capt Smith.
who is " universal fsvotits with tbs
miners and travellers ou 1.-The Sksgit
route. Capt Smith will 90 to,he Port
age again next week. leaving here on
Monday. On Ter down trip she brought
20 miners, most Of whom came out To
await the seaNn when work Can DO
done to advantage 10 the mIaes, which
will not be- till after the June fresiet.
The residents and property owners at
Sank City. Of course. felt disappointed
to see steamer pass their town, AS
they well know that ii one steamer
goes tos higher point the others will
do tie same, or urst 10 tho attempt,
and without the boats make that place
their terminal point it will amount to
nothing. On the other hand. people ut
the portage were - delighted u have
q sie~msr reach there. tbs. they fairly
shouted for joy. and the proprietor Of
the woodward refused pay for several
cerds Of wos,d taken on tue JOssphiDe.
saying to the Captain: There is the
wood. take all yuu want # it. and
welcome" We have received the fol-
lowing card from the psssrn.
gers who were On board when the
Josephine accomplished her unprece.
dented feat, With request that we
publish il. The document reads o.
follows:
OK BOARD STEAMER JOSEPHINE. ExAa