The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-10

n1uch earlier in the spring. II II good
Geld for thu sown-ssfe boomer. and I
think the Excelsior party has ayailed
themselves OF Il to the fan limit
sunday, April 10.
This has been another stirring day.
heard the ships bell strike for 4 O'Clock
and about the same time heard the an
Choir hossted and once again after rest
OF four days. the engines resumed their
morosonous throh. About O'Clock the
ship began to pitch and roll 20 violently
that / thought I would get Up and see
what was the matter When on deck .
thrilling scene confronted me. The wind
Was blowing . regular gale from the
south. Taken altogether IL was way and
beyond worse than that Of last Sunday.
The vessel was put about and started back
to the hzrbor. The gale steadily increased
in force and for about five hours al the
Old ship could possibly do was to lie TO
and take IT, During all this time she did
not advance more than half mile, al
thought the engines were running at full
speed. About / O'clock we again made
the hsrbor. where the Utopia was s,ill
anchored. and where We nov lie, along
side of her.
We have very little use for our chairs
II being too cold to sit down The places
that are warm enough to sit down in are
SO packed that enc has To ffatten out like
a porous plaster TO ge; In The bed is
the only comfortable place and 1t is get
ting TO be an exacting monotony. Our
grub Is Abominahle. The fresh meat IL
no longer fresh. In fact. IL Is pretty bad
ly tainted Sugar is about gone. There
Is going TO be q big roar made soon. Capt
Anderson says that II the L.akme is to
make another trip up here he Will resign.
This Is the fourteenth day aboard and
the prospect for getting ashore Is not
hattering.
Monday, April 20.
This has been an uneventful day. We
have laid at anchor in the harbor all day
while the wind whistled weird. uncanny
tune through the rigging. 1t has been
bitter cold and the men have had quite
a struggle to keep from severe suffering.
Provisions are gradually disappearing.
Sugar gave out today. There are two
or three stocks of groceries aboard, but
they are packed away under the floor,
or behind the hunks and cannot well be
gotten at. II there was no other reason
to urge Us ashore this of itself is certain
ly ample.
There is an old man aboard who IL "a
years old. He got on at Port Townsend
and says If he is successful this summer
he is going to send for his wife and father
in-iaw. That Is what / call pluck. well
seasoned with age.
Tuesday, April Ell.
Long before We were up this morning
the ship had made the start for another,
and. / suspect, the last. effort to reach
Point Possession. We had no sooner
passed out of Coal harbor and into Kache-
max bay. where the swell from the ocean
and the southern wind could each get q
whack at US, than the boat gave VI
another ginning up. 1t only lasted about
an hour. however, and We passed on into
Quieter waters. At the mouth of kussi-
lon river we spoke the Prussia. barken-
tine owned In San Francisco. She was dis
charging into lighter her cargo of sup
plies for the salmon cannery located at
this point. AT noon We were getting along
nicely. with no ice in sight, but about !
O'Clock we were confronted by a big foe
which seemed to extend entirely across
the inlet. which is probably thirty miles
wide at this point. The mate climbed up
the rigging and discovered an opening
through which, later on, We safely passed.
We were steaming along gaily, within
twenty miles of Tyonie, fully expecting
to reach there and anchor for the night,
but our hopes were soon to be blasted
The captain climbed up high into the
rigging. and discovering new and
more extensive ice fields ahead.
back. About o'clock p. m. we cast an
Choir at Kussiloff alongside the Prussia
and Jennie. The captain and Mr.. Wake
field went ashore and returned about
O'Clock with the statement that we would
be landed al this point or at Coal harbor
There would be no division of the pas
sengers or cargo. All must be discharged
or none at one or the other place. Talk
about pandemonium! without any reser-
a t1-xrtn IN toll
and there was no hesitancy for a choice
selection of words. Oaths and threats
were freely, Unfortunately and loudly
INDUCED in. The captain stated his POI
sition from the bridge and II was sub
stantialiy as follows: 1t would not be
safe to attempt to discharge the cargo at
Point Possession on account of the ice
1t would bank up against the ship while
anchored and following the heavy tide
would drag her on the rocks or beach, a
chance which ! do not believe he could
be Justified In taking. He could not dis
charge part in one place and part in
another on account Of the manner in which
the cargo was stored. His ship was not
chartered to so TO Six Mile creek but to
Cook inlet and discharge at the furthest
point up that In his Judgment safety would
permit. His Judgment. and am frank to
say my own as well, was against any at.
tempt to land now. The only question
which really confronted the captain In his
perplexing predicament was whether he
should follow the strict letter of his in
structions or whether he should exceed
them and wait a few days for the Ice to
go out The Utopia will take us from Coal
harbor but not from any other point pro-
viding our captain Will guarantee the pay
ment therefor. This certainly exceeds
all my previous experience
After about an hour of grotesoue and
unique discussion the captain gave order
to hoist anchor. and We are now steaming
toward Coal harbor. while all around us
are angry men with angry voices
During our picturesque and exciting dis
cussion on deck. we had a beautiful dis
play of Alaska northern lights. SO often
described by residents and travellers
through this most interesting portion of
Uncle Sans domain.
"Wednesday. April eo.
When we got up this morning the Iakrne
was again anchored In Coal harbor. Every
one seemed In a better mood and as the
day has gone by the good feeling has
gradually increased. During the day ali
cur tickets were taken ashore for Capt.
oBrien to sign. This will settle his OBJ
legations 20 US without any es1uivocation
Early in the day the ships crew began
unloading the little steamer and soow
Tonight they are both safely launched ana
ready for business. The scow is about
l4xSe feet and viii carry twenty tons. n
has been built aboard the ship since wa
entered the inlet A committee appointed
Tor the purpose has selected site for our
camp where ] suppose we Will locate un-
der our own shelter tents. / shan be rIas
OF the change.
Thursday, April e3.
This has been a busy. stirring day On
hoard a
looks ike a cyclone had struck !, -rhrN-
big sow Ln..As ha.-a 49,. -