The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
THE CzAR|NA
SAFE IN PORT.
lowed Here From Santa
Barbara by the Tug
Fearless.
A MOST PERILOUS TASK.
News From the Alaskan Gold
Mines Is Not at All En-
couraging.
ICE FIELDS ARE IN THE WAY.
0cean.Going Ships Saving Wharfage
by Loading Lumber in the
Stream.
ICE FIELDS ARE IN THE WAY.

10 the Spreckels feet and merchantmen
say she is one of the finest vessels of her
class afloat. Captain Dan Haskell of the
Fearless says the steamer was an easy
tow, but the crew assert that nothing but
trouble was experienced during the run
from the Horn TO San Francisco.
All went well until Rio de Janeiro was
reached. Then Captain Capstey found
the boiler tubes were out of order and that
repairs were necessary. The circulating
pump was also out OF order and a stop had
10 be made. Il took several weeks to re-
pair the machinery and il was late in
April before the CZarina was ready to sail
Even then she could not make over FIVE
Knots an hour, and in consequence the
Spreekels Company was telegraphed to
from Santa Barbara for assistance. The
Fearless picked up the Czarina and towed
her TO San Francisco, arriving Yesterday
Many accounts OF the rush TO Alaska
ave arrived in the City during the past
month, but the only authentic story IS
from the pen of o. J. Humphrey. 1t IS as
follows:
The rush of miners for the Yukon and Cooks
Inlet gold diggingS still continues Hundreds
of men have been landed at the "Dyea'' (head
of the Lynn csnal), and commenced their long
and dreary tramp OF 600 miles over the snow
clad Alaskan Mountains TO the Yukon The
Alaska Commercial Company's mail steamers
connecting with the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's steamers at Sitka have carried q
full passenger-llst TO tie Cooks Inlet portage
in Prince William Sound The Bertha arrived
at the portage March % and again April .
full OF miners, landing them al the loot OF a
glacier, where the snow was six feet in depth,
to commence their tramp of twenty-five miles
10 Resurrection and Six-mile Greek.
party OF miners which left san Francisco
on the Portland March IS arrived at Prince
10 A~--=
faint-hearted ST the sight OF ice and snow, and
decided 10 return 10 g more congenial cline
and leave the gold for others 10 find.
The Lakme, with 160 passengers, has ar
rived al the mouth OF Cooks Inlet. The head
waters are still frozen solid, and II is impOs-
4 S1ble 10 get further for some weeks 70 come
The time is uncomfortably passed trying u
keep warm and anxiously awaiting the arrival
OF the barkentine Marion from san Francisco.
with 100 more gold-seekers TO help enjoy the
same dilemma.
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company's and
Alaska Packers Associations canueries at
Prince William Sound have opened, and are
busy making salmon tins and hanging nets for
the coming seasons work.
An epidemic OF dysentery has been running
at Prince William Sound. Walter Strong the
superintendent OF the Alaska Packers Associ-
alton Company, and many OF the men eli both
canneries have been seriously sick, but through
the earnest efforts OF the Pacific Steam What
ing Company doctor, II. W. Stirewalt, all are
slowly recovering.
Gus Thompson of San Francisco, white
u,
right arm of and bled TO death.
The North American Commercial Company's
schooner Seyenty-six, Captain Brown, sailed
from Kodiak in December for KAYAK Island
has not arrived and Is given up as lost with all
on board
The Pacific Steam Whaling COMPANY and
Joseph Hume are busy erecting their new
eanneries at Chignic under adverse circum-
stances owing TO the ice and snow
The inhabitants OF " estern Alaska report the
past winter as the coolest ever experienced
ne n two zfr Il G1
low zero.
she fan of snow has been about the average,
but severe gales ragged during the month OF
January.
Several of the British ships are saving
wharfage. The Cromdale is anchored in
the stream and is there loading lumber for
London. Schooners from the Sound go
alongside the vessel and put the Jun Der
into her. thus saving the money that
would otherwise be paid into the Golfers OF
the Harb0r Commissioners. The BARN 9
Brothers, bound for South America, is in
the same box and the captain has taken a
leaf out of the Britisher's pocket book and
Is making money thereby.
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
Belgic arrived from Hong Kong, via Yoko-
hama, yesterday. Her cabin passengers
were :
Lieutenant G. P: Bouten, f. J. Bates, Lieu
tenant Crowther W. H Decker Miss Douglas.
Charles T. Fearing, F. C. Fletcher j. E. Ham
mond w. Jones, E Lincoln, W Lawson, Cap
tain A. J. Lowell, William a. Mosscrop Mrs
Ogden, E: W. Ogden, Mrs. William ortwin,
Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Price, G. Rosenthal, MI
and Mrs. 81. II. Raphael, Mr.. and Mrs j. P
Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Scott, Captain A
6. Thomson and Lord Henry Thyme.
Thyme is the weIl-known sporting man.
and his horses have made a run for the
English Derby on many an occasion. He
will be found in the ring to-day, and the
chances are that he will back English bred
horses.
The Tivoli Opera Company is going to
have an outing on the 31st inst 1t will
then be full moon, and the mem bers of the
chorus are determined to have a good
time. The tug Fearless has been char
tered, and Captain Haskell is determined
TO give all the singers good time All
hands may therefore expect 8 very
pleasant excursion.
The steamer Homer is now out of COM
mission. owing to the fact that the CZarlna
is now fitting out for the Beaver Hill coal
trade. The old-timer is now being fitted
on: for the Alaskan trade, and the chances
are that she will do big business in bring
ing stranded miners to this CITY from
Unalaska. From all appearances no one
is going TO make money on the Yukon
this summer.