Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-09-30
/ TRIP TO ALASKA.
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SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1884.
TO THE EDIToR OF THE APPEAL.
AT last l am admonished by the
flight Of Time that if l keep my
promise to write to you at al, l
must do it new, but I fear you will
almost wish you had not asked .
letter from me, it will be 20 tedious
All l car. claim for it, 10 that the
facts given herein, can be relied
upon.
On the morning Of Wednesday,
Aug. 9Th, At 10 o'clock, Governor
Kinkead and I, with a party OF
friends, left San Francisco fer Sit
ka, Alaska. We had a remarkably
smooth trip up to Victoria, B. G,
but an unusually foggy one, so that
the fog whistle was blown almost
the entire way, filing Us with an
uncomfortable sense of hidden
danger, and the fog shutting out
from view whatever might have
been seen Of the mountain ranges
along shore. We reached Victoria
during the night of Friday the
18th, and early in the morning
went ashore to the Dirarch House,
where we ladies remained while
the gentlemen went into the ship
Queen of the Pacific" to visit Por:
Townsend and Seattle, on Puget
Sound. We we're unfortunate in
reaching Victoria just after long
spell of beautiful weather, ano
when there was a good deal of rain
but that did not deter US from tax
ing some of the lovely drives in the
vicinity, and on Sunday we ATTENDED
service at Christ's Church Cathe
dral. in the evening at st John
We we're disappointed in not hav
ing a choral service, but the sing
ing was good in both churches, ant
the sermons full Of good soun'
doctrine, and excellent common
sense. Bishop Hills preached a
the Cathedral, and Rev. Mr.. Jenn
at St. Johns. On Thursday tn
gentlemen returned from the Scum
and we were all soon safely settle
on the Idaho, and of for Aiask;
Our first stop Of any importanc
was on Tuesday, September 2E'
at a little coaling station, Nclllnt
ton on the Northeastern OF NaHcol
yer Island. There thanks to ii
Dnnsrumer of the Wcihngto
mines. we had the pleasure q
ride on tie Goa! ears about foJ
miles up the mountains, whlc
some of or party visited. W
we're detained ali day, coating, 3
Left that evening, and did not ST
.yain INIT, we reached Tcugas
our first station in Alaska, abo
nine P. II. OF Thurday the 9TH. =
were unlucl.y having fogcy weat
er so that the beautiful scenery
along the British Columbian Goa
could be seen but by snatches al
giimpses. Tougsss is little lis
ing station, and lies to the East
Cape Fay, which is our souther
most point Of Alaska, until we s
away over toward Siberia, and ii
two or three Of the smallest Islam
of the Aleutian group. We
manned but a short time at Tougs
and when the passengers arose ne
morning we found ourselves
anchor in a lovely little cove call
Noha Bay, where there is anoti
fishery. As if to welcome the n
officials to their new homes the S
shone out in full brilliancy, no
cloud was to be seen, nor a partl
of fog, and for ten days this mi
gentle, delicious weather lasted
that all the rare beauties OF t
wonderful, inner country could
seen and enjo:- d to full advanta
We were shut "a by high tower
mounta;as on all sides, but