The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-08


the ocean In crossing Milbank Sound, be-
ing some ten or fifteen miles from land,
our ship begins to roll, as she majestic.
ally plows onward through the large, long
waves, so that my head swims. My wife
suggests that she 20 and lie down. We get
up to walk to Dur room and the ship rolling
SO we catch hold of the rigging N we walk
to keep us from falling. NY wife says,
"Hold me or / will fall" We get to our
state room. she lies down POSSIBLY sea sick
ness). We will be an hour getting into an
inland sea again. No whales seen lately;
drizzling rain It'll and unpleasant out, even
with overcoat on. Now six o'clock; we have
been passing (since three o'clock through Il
narrow passage way not over n half mile
wide. with beautiful mountains on each side
of us. waterfalls and cascades streaming
down In many places, making it look splendid.
We continue gsing through this narrow pas
sage all night so our captain says. IL is still
raining steadily, thermometer registering
30 degrees, fOgs on the mountain side some-
what Obstructlng our view. l have Just
learned from the captain that we will meet
the steamer "IdahO' on Monday morning on
her return trip from Alaska and we can send
mall back by her, 30 / will continue to tell
you what we see until Tomorrow, Sunday
evening", and my next letter on
MOnday morning and mail IL at SitKa, aud
although It will come down on our boat, there
being no other way for It TO come. yet IL will
reach you before we do, as we will stop at
Victoria on our return. Although 1t is rain
Ing harder now, we have Just run over to the
other side OF our boat, called by some of the
passengers to see a most beautiful inlet be-
tween the mountains, and. by the way, we
have on board an agreeable lot OF passengers,
q number from Cincinnati and some thirty or
lOrty from boston. New Jersey Is represent
cd by the new judge OF the territory. his wife
ana cnlld. Ihere are p issengers from Iowa,
connecticut, New YORK, etc., and among
them q MISS lreson who taught our daugh-
ters, Estelle and MsZee, last year, In Brad
lord: MASS. Having recognized us by my
wiIe's resemblance TO Estelle and me to
mace, sue came up 10 my. vile and asked,
"ls this not MRS: Mcdrew" She Is a lovely
iauy, as wen as ber mother, who Is with her.
august l'th. sunday, a bright morning.
ciouas cieaIing away, u having ralned all
nlght; anu tneTeI9re Kept us from enjoying
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