The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01
IDLE MEN In ALASKA.
Reports Already Coming Down
of Cold and Hunger.
BUT THE RUSH UP CONTINUES.
Today the Utopia and Ella johnson Arc
20 sail, Crowded With Passengers
and Freight for she Inlet.

| pr4nefraily s-ozt ard deer skins When the
steamer left juneau il was showing lard.
| with quite a depth already on the ground.
and the vessel was In the midst Of slow-
/ storm Gsst4 Sarslmo was reached Among
the passengers vas DR. ". A ESbert. who
/ left this city last summer for Juneau TO
I engage In general practice there He says
! Juneau Is a very poor place 10 make
( money IN. as there Is no money there. and
/ tina, in spite OF the rush to Alaska. Ju-
| neaE Is only a stopping OF place for those
bound for the mines. and they are too
| anxious TO hold their money for cases Of
need 10 spend Any IN Juneau. The doc
| tors poor opinion OF the place speaks well
| for its healthiul climate. Il not for its
! wealth.
| II Is reported that Alaska is oysrrun with
| unemployed men without mearss. and mat
much suffering from cold ana hunger pre-
walls about the mining camps. Petty
/ thieyiug goes on day and night. AND the
| people are considering plan for charter
ing boat and running the indisents out
| OF the country.
| Another proof Of the richness of the
| Yukon district IS IN the story told by the
passengers of the Topeka Of a man who ar
| rived in the city just before the steamer
| left. with eighty-two pounds Of gold dast.
! He refused TO give his name. but said tas
Dust was the reward Of three years OF
lonely labor in the Yukon mining region.
He shipped the gold on The steamer. and u
/ will be transshipped here to the next boat
for San Francisco. He did not take pas
] sage himself. hut turned back for another
trial He said he should be well salts
fed IL the next three years Melted him such
1 returns as those past.
| Despite the growing popularity OF Cook
! inlet in preference 10 the Yukon. nt~-ly
| all OF the rlch finds have been in the lat
| ter place. This is in a great measure
| owing TO the fact that the resources OF
| Cook inlet have not been so thoroughly
| developed as those of the Yukon.
The following passengers came down on
| the Topeka: r. d. Revins, John LIN
| strom. c. L. Watson, ". r. Elliott, A.
| Curtin. W. II. Parr, ". A Egbert. E. 4.
| Ranstrom John johnson. May Watkins,
| William HURRY, Charles L. Morgan. /. ].
| Page. j. +. Sweeney. II. l. Leland. j.
! Manloa. Opt. Hhlttord. Mrs. Gage, VIII
| lie Gage. G. Z. Cameron. Frank Guertln.
| X. J. Linden, Mrs. 3. f. Burnett. W z.
/ Mills, J. n Dixon, Mrs. Dixon. Clara
| Evans. John Hiland. John Martin. Mrs.
| W Clark, Mrs. ". II. Leas, ]. c. Call
bra:th. Marder Young. Capt. Johanson.
john jacobson, T. J. Lynch, E. II. Fran
ces and an Indian named Jacob.
| The Topeka will sail for Alaska April 2,
at . O'Clock In the morning.
Boats to Leave Today.
OF the boats that have advertised TO sail
April /, the schooner Ella johnson and
| the steamer Utopia viii get away. The
| steam schooner Gen. Candy viii also sail
! today. The new pilot schooner W. ]. Bry-
| ant, while all ready to sail at any time,
| Is waiting for her passengers. and VIII
| probably not leave before tomorrow The
| steam schooner Lakme. which touched
| here last night and then went TO Tacoma
u discharge some freight. Will not sail for
| Cook inlet before tomorrow night. and VIII
/ r.ratsa hfy he DELAYED until Friday.
The work of loading the l3eton schooner
| Ella johnson went briskly forward yester-
| day About sixty prospectors have taken
| passage. and a number were on the Mer-
| chant dock yesterday putting their outfits
! aboard and becoming acquainted with the
schooner which is TO be their home for
| the next month. Placer digging tools,
| heavy wooden clothes, rubber boots and
| oslskin suits were scattered about In
| promlscuous manner. and appearances In
| dleafed that the passengers OF the Ella
| johnson are going TO the gold fields with
| business Intentions. The fare. including
| board. Is $40 the passengers 10 furnish
| their own mattresses and blankets Each
| Will be allowed TO carry 800 pounds OF
| freight and baggage. and 70 cents Will be
| charged for each leo pounds in excess. or
| SIS per ton. The regular freight charges
| are $50 per ton.
| The steamer Utopia tied up at Yesler
| dock yesterday and a gang OF men was
| put to work putting in temporary berihs.
! of which she viii have ninety. beside The
| forty regular herihs In the evening the
! steamer went on the Moran ways to have
| q new rudder put on. Men worked all
| night and i; was expected to get her of
this morning at O'Clock. In which case
| every effort will be made TO get her ready
| for sea by o'clock tonight.
| The passenger capacity OF the Utopia
| will he tested TO its fullest extent whom
| the steamer sails. though the company
| has complied with the law in every re-
| spect concerning the number of passen-
| gers 10 be carried and has water-tisht
| hulkheads In place Considerable work has
been done on the house and extra hog
| chains have been put in. The fare being
| charged "a SIS for cabin passage and si5
| for a temporary bunk between decks. All
| receive the same fare and passengers o.
| cupying herths At st5 are allowed the lib-
| crty OF the ship. Each man is allowed 50o
| poands Of baggage and there viii he about
| loo tons Of general merchandise taken up
| besides 80 tons Of coal.
Cant. O'Brien Will be in command and
| the pilot. Capt Chester. is an old yoyager
| about Cooks inlet, having been there on
many a fishing and prospecting trip. Stops
Will he made al Comax and Nanaimo and
the boat viii go by way Of Juneau stop
| ping over for three hours at the latter
port Resurrection creek Is the ultimate
destination. and the Utopia being a light
drauGht vessel will be able to run ID in
tho creek. After stopping three days she
viii coma back TO Juneau and will proha-
biv make a trip from juneau 20 the inlet.
The passenge who nil 20 up on the
steamer ara from all parts Of the country
and represent all conditions OF life. though
the business men Of moderate means ure-
dominate Parties are booked from Mich
isan. Montana. oregon and ctt.es all over
the Sound Following 5 = Est % thase who
have taken passage: John r. Miller Jacob
Sei,cHherg. y J.. White. l.. e. larsen and
party Of tw0, Andrew Holmes. i Linde-
man. NJ. Richards. l. - Matheny. G f
Primrose J. q Johnston. NJ c Grade.
Robert AcNesl. r McCl0sky. Andrew
Beard. ". L Preston. Otis Preston. L.
llunor5 A. II. Bartlett {. n Reichert,
2 Biakerey. :. r. Nettletou. ir. r u
Flsler. 7. Burns G. 3. Lazlcr. joseph
Bodily. chris Hempcl. Alexander Acker-
man. CAPT Richardson s. Er.cs0n. G. Lar
son. u. II Gleason. g. z. WsweN John
d Eesgh +. J EstzT. NJ L Hudson Col.
Mecielaud and party Of two. II q. Haggin.
Arb q Bee-ie. " Ham Mcintyre &. u.
Smi-. Jacob Hen man. William Martens.
AdotDh Tuttle. J Christensen. D Arliit.
NJ. p o'Co0uar and one friend. George
isiashi.n ard party - six Mr.. McClsllsrG.
= EamSien. Tony Goss-aan, J. - Sam
pies. John q SNYDER r = Brown. Mr..