The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-17
THE ALASKA MAGNET.
Drawing More and More People
to the North.
IN THE SEARCH FOR TREASURE.
Every Steamer Crowded and the Out
fits Are Bought in seattle-News
From the Yukon.
IN THE SEARCH FOR TREASURE

The largest crowd that has ever cong-e-
gated on Ocean dock witnessed the depart
uFe OF the steamer Mexico for Alaska
yesterday morning al 10 o'clock. The YES
sci carried ls5 passengers from Seattle, and
fuliy 500 people were on hand 10 see them
CO. Since the announcement that rate
of s. tirst-class and $50 steerage, IL
ciu1ing meals. would De in effect on this
trip OF the big steamer. parties have
been arriving in Seattle from all parts OF
Inc country TO take advantage Of the eus.
Almost without exception, these parties
purchased their supplies in Seattle. \
majority of those who went on the Mex
leo yesterday are bound for the Yukon,
and are booked through to Dyea- Those
stopping over at Juneau will find difficulty
IN securing comfortable accommodations.
or indeed any at ali. as the town is re-
ported overcrowded.
The crowd on the dock and on the boat
was a sood-natured one, ana many jesis
were banded back and forth. One man en-
the steamer deck, with a rubicund coults-
nance. held up bottle of whisky as the
vessel steamed away and cried: We're
going to Alaska"
Beside her human freight. the steamer
carried full cargo of general mercaaE-
disc. machinery. lumber and live stock.
The machinery was for the Alaska Tread
well Gold Mining Company. which is
building new stamp mill on Douglas ISL
and Machinery for new cannery at
Buceda Quadra was also taken up.
Steamer Willapa got in from Alaska at
5;3J O'Clock yesterday morning with very
small number of passengers compared with
the number going up. The trip down mas
reported to have been very pleasant.
Capt. Gillespie, of the Willapa. said the
little steamer A ]. Roberts. about whose
safety some enxiety has been felt, was
seen six miles below Fort Wransel. Sorle
OF The crew were cutting wood on the
beach.
The fishing fleet that left Seattle for
Alaska waters six months ago. sent down
eighty boxes of halibut on the Willapa.
Most of the shipment was by the schooner
Yukon The schooners Pilot and Noiun-
teer sent the balance. SiXty-five boxes of
the fish were taken by Ainsworth x Dunn.
and the remainder were shipped East. The
following passengers came down on the
Willapa: James P. Jorginson, ?. Parhe-
loft, Willie Thorp, Edward Mcconnell. Ed
ward Decker. ]. j. Sullivan. Miss Ethel
May Miss Carrie Vineyard, George w.
Clark Ms Hetta Burr, Mrs w f. Price
Joseph Cooper. G. w. Nogei. J. A. Will
Jams, ". McDonough and five steerage.
The Willapa will sail for Alaska Wednes-
day evening at o'clock.
The steam schooner Excelsior lay along
side the south side Of the oregon Improve
ment coal bunkers all dar yesterday, the
object of much speculation. Officers, crew
and passengers answered all inquiries with
the most evasive replies Several of the
twenty-five horses renned up on the for
ward deck are beginning to show the
effects of confinement and more than one
did not appear able TO stand the journey.
The Excelsior is taking on 400 tons of coal.
E. NJ sullivan. one of the passengers
on the Wglapa. is in the city to purchase
pack horses He came through from Forty
Mile creek to juneau In Twenty-Five DAYS.
Steamer City of Topeka Will sail FOR
Alaska tomorrow morning. As she has
advertised 10 connect at Sitka with the
steamer Bertha. which Will run to the
head Of navigation in Portage bay. num-
her Of passengers with Cock inlet for a des-
tiuation will go up on her.
Port Townsend. March 16.-The steamer
Mexico left this afternoon for Juneau. She
carried 500 tons Of general freight, 800
passengers. sixty dogs. ard several tons
Of ba gage. The fare is only $ first-class
and s. 70 storage The MeXico's charges
returning from Alaska will be Sl2 first
class and $ steerage. over 100 passan-
gers from San Francisco to Alaska will be
transferred from the I'matilla 10 the City
of Topeka here Wednesday.
4 trial will convince you that Sweet No
rnents cigarettes are the best.