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

sssfencs had rot been made We w1uid have
bAsn .rnpe6 Ike - mary cattle In the
STOW and Ice. The mountains are soaz
s1cx, there beng from eighteen 70 t~erty
feet az tbs waters edge. ard i is reportsd
fully thirty days later than last year.
thursday. April 10.
since We have been anchored here IL
has ben blowing . gale which has caused
both the Utopsa and Lskme TO aras their
anchors constantly Fierce winds blow
ting night ard day have made staying on
deck with any degree Of comfc<t entirely
out OF the question Al the men re-
main huddied together In the hold To-
day the water supply Of the passengers
gave out and % the steward and three
yolsnteers went ashore and secured tao
barrels. which VII AFFORD temporary re-
lief The steward announced today that
the oatmssi AMI butter we're both entire
iy gone We still have plenty Of fresh
and salt meats. potatoes and beans. but
the bread. which was baked In Seattle.
IL about gone No one is sorry, as il
was getting stale and hard There Is
stiIl some pilot bread and q few crackers.
After these are gone l suspect someone's
-four viii be drawn upon from which TO
bake fresh supplies. Mr. wakefeid says
he has ample resources TO draw upon IN
I'll q safe landing can be made. SO no
one Is fearing a famine or an invasion
OF the summer supplies This Is the
point where the Excelsior landed her
cargo and passengers. about forty-fiye in
sn. This was three weeks ago. and they
are stisi here. Several Of them have been
aboard the Lakme and report q fearful
voyage. She broke some Of her machin-
cry and was al the mercy OF the waves
for forty-eight hours. Seas washed over
her deck and down into the hold on The
men, whose hunks were broken down and
completely drenched. Five OF the horses
died of exposure and were thrown over
board Many of the men had given up all
hope. but the winds finally subsidedsand
they were permitted TO reach their des-
tination. 1 believe from all / can hear
from those who have crossed that We
come through in better shape than any
OF them
Our committee appointed to negotiate
with the captain for a better landing re-
ported about noon They appeared on the
bridge together with Mr.. Wakefield and
Capt Anderson. II was raining and
blowing a gale, but the announcement
was no sooner made that they were ready
to report than the men swarmed in sight
from everv corner OF the ship. ard quicker
than IL Is possible for me to tell il they
were packed together In = solid mass.
eager expectancy beaming from each
anxious face The gist Of the report was
comprised IN q contract made between
Capt. o'Brien. OF the Utopia. and Mr..
Wakefield and Capt. Anderson. of the
Lakme. 1t stipulated substantially as
follows: That the Utopia. in considera-
ton Of &s5 q day, would, a. soon as the
Ice would permit, land her own passen-
gers and freight. then returning. take the
Lakme's freight and passengers to their
destination. The Utopia's compensation
IN IN xrhs ft,a ukv hnA
her cargo at this point. 1t being Capt.
Anderson's idea that he would at once
begin to discharge. Mr.. Wakefield agreed
to construct a shed from the lumber he
had on board in which to cook and serve
the meals. After considerable discussion,
some Of II quite heated but none be-
yond the proprieties of the occasion, an
adjournment OF one hour was taken 10
give the passengers an opportunity TO talk
the matter over and decide what they
would do. Immediately they congregated
In the hold. where a lengthy discussion
was held. which resulted in the committee
being authorized to draft resolutions adj
dressed TO the captain requesting him in
plain but courteous Anglo-Saxon to land
US at least at Point Possession or further
II possible. Point Possession Is about thir-
ty miles from Six Mile creek. These reso-
iutions were duly drafted. signed by
nearly every one Of the passengers and
presented to the captain. His only re-
Spouse was: We'll, / cannot get there"
Just what viii come of all these nego-
tiations 1 will net attempt TO predict This
Is practically our twelfth day aboard the
Lakme. In ali OF that time We have
not had change OF clothing. nor washed
our faces or hands in anything but salt
water. We have not touched our feet
on land since We were at Port Townsend
II Is our hope and expectation to go
ashore here II ever the weather moder-
ates.
There are quite extensive coal deposites
In this vicinity. located along the shores
OF Chngachik bay on which Coal harbor is
located. Veins crop out right at tide
water and are quite handy to vessels
whose coal supply chances to run Iow.
The coal lines the beach In chunks vary
Ing In size from a walnut to a bushel
basket.
Friday. April IL.
This has been our third day on
Coal point at Chugachik bay. Dur
ing nearly all the time il has
been blowing gale. This evening
IL Quoted down. however. with very good
prospects that tomorrow will be a fair
day. Every aspect OF the water and sur
rounding country is wintry and cherries.
Inc mountains are covered with snow
clear down 10 tide water, and the winds
which blow from the snow fields and
glaciers are bitterly cold About noon
a little schooner hove in sight, and an
ehored alongside the Lal<me. Soon some OF
the passengers were aboard us. IL proved
10 be the Helen. They reported a pleasant
voyage. making the run from Seattle TO
hodIac In twelve days They renortet
no word from the Ella johnson or Bry-
ant, and say that grave fears are enter
tanned for the safety OF the LOYAL and
Lincoln. The Lincoln. especially. Is some
,'ne overdue and IL Is believed that she
mas gone dosn In some OF the storms
which have freguented Northern Pacific
waters In the past thirty days
ABOUT = o'clock y. M, Capt. Anderson
called all hands on deck and from few
sheets OF manuscript read his final dec,
sion as to the hnai destination Of his
ship and its point OF discharge. In snpnort
OF MS conclusion. he read extracts from
his written instructions from the owners
also correspondence they had had with
Mr.. Wakefield In relation TO her desiIna-
non from these II was very plain hat
the Lakme was never chartered To 90 "a
SIX Mile creek In fact il was sn.ci5cal-
~ stated that she could not go 70 tina,
point The nearest point at which are
was expected TO discharge was Point Pos
session. thirty miles this side OF SLY
Mile. and not even then II. In the tldr
ment OF the captain. Il was not safe 10
50 there. In the charter itself. as read
TO the passengers. no point OF Discharge
on Cook inlet WAS specifically fixed
Whatever other understanding the mas
senSers had. Mr.. Wakefield was responsi-
hie for. He had simply perpetrated a
cold. raw. deception upon his patrons
The captain was very frank and saIa
that he would not take any chances that
would encanger his ship or cargo. He ,ola
ths men that on sunday morning at brrak
OF day. weather permitting he would nnaks
another attemp; 70 get further up the in