The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-23
FROM THE NORTH.
LETTER FROM CAPT. J. W. KEEN.

Through the courtesy of Capt W
Saith, We are permitted TO publish the
following letter. recently received by
him from Capt Keen. Of the steamer
Fsvorito. now trading in Alaskan wat.
ers. giving an account Of her trip, and
other interesting matters
SITKA, Alaska. June 9th, 1880.
DEAR SrR:--As preu,iscd you when
leaving Seattle that / would give you
an account OF the trip Of the steamer
Fsvorite, ! accordingly take pleasure
today in doing 90. We left Seattle on
the Goth OF April. arriving ct Port
Tornscmd the same day. aud after at
tending TO Custom. House matters left
Port Townsend on the morning Of the
2lst OF April tor the North. making an
easy run TO Nanaimo where we arrived
that evening. Lett Nanaimo on the
evening of the 22d, and proceeded
through the Calf Of Georgia, and on
the mOrning Of the 23d passed through
Seymour Rapids and the same evening
anchored in Alert Bay, Cormorant
leland. Taking on the necessary Supply
Of wood we left ct noon on the 24th
aud anchored that evening at Shadwell
Passage near where the q. 8. steamer
Suwanee Was Lost. At 8 4. II. on the
10Th we got under way and put ous
into Queen Charlotte Sound; made the
crossing, which IL about 30 miles, In .
little ever four hours. The latter part
Of the Sound was 3 little lumpy, but
the Favorite behaved handsomely and
kept her head clear Of water at sll
times. Anchored at Bella Bella on the
evening Of the came day. At 2 o'clock
on the morning OF the 26.h left anchor.
age and put out into Niioauk Sound;
croasiag this lumpy piece of water We
anchored 1t Cone Island pass for the
purpose Of taking on wood. At4P.M.
We pointed her 10 the north, ard sgaiu,
arriving ct Fort Simpsol the next
evening 81 4Oolock. tthe north end Of
British Columbia). On the mornins
vt the 2Sth, ~ ~ o'clock. left kcrs
Simpson. crossinx the boundary line 81
~ in the morning into Alaska. and at
0 o'clock anchored ct Fort Tonsess,
Left there at l0< An. and, proceeding
through the Rsvalla de Gigedo channel.
we anchored at I'm. at Wards Cove.
On April goth. owing to fresh gale
lrom the southeast. did not leave Wald's
Cove until 4 An. Al 5Is AN. beins
clear ont Ia the Duke OF Clarence
Straits, here IL where we bad the op.
postunity to put the little Fsvorite on
her mettle.a1d try her sea qualities. Al
this particular place 10 y crossing of 20
miles to Karts Bay. For the firss six
miles the wind WAS shout two points
frse. For the balance ofthe distaaos the
wind was about two points abaft tbs
beam. which you can Gee makes very
ugly sea to run IN. and especially It tbls
crossing where 10 has the free sveep Vi
the Pacific ocean Nasty ~ il was. the
little boAt behaved like Petrol. She
oould climb seas - fast as they could
come. Here 10 where we saw tbs
advantage Of the heavy combiuxs We
had put around the deck. house. A.
this time the Favorite bad aide Of
about ten inches amldships. She made
this crossing in fraction over twu
hours. but the latter part u the time
she hal ell thai abe could stsgger uu-
der. We arrived ct the Bar novitch
fishery some Is miles up Ksrta Bay II
about 8 o'clock An. aud had 10 lay
there ell that night on account u the