The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-05
LIKE THE OLD TINES
Lively Scenes These DAYS on
the Water Front.
SAILING or ALASKAN BOATS.
Crowds Of Passengers and Tons OF
Freight Indicate >eattie's Inn
rssen~e Trade with the North

TIE steamer Topeka sailed fer AlaEkS
yesterday afternoon shortly after
O'clock. ard an Interested crezst Witnessed
the departure Her cargo was one of The
largest yet taken from this peri for Alas
ka- ana space was ief1 for 1se tens Of coal
10 - taken on az Departure bay and 4
heavy consignment Of general msrcaAn-
disc from Victoria
During the entire day the business Ike
appearance Of me dock brought hack the
memory q The old times on the water
frszt- Long lines % trucks loaded with
fresxas OF al descriptions. express WAGONS
from which giinpses 81 odd personal e.
fscts ~ere obtained. laden steve6orss ard
a Heterogeneous gathering OF onlcoz2rS
made a scene full OF lfe.
Piles Of lumber. brick tools. blankets
and provisions were piled about indis-
crfminately. a number o. pack slesss ex-
cited the usual interest, bat the dogs.
which went along 10 be trained 10 harness
were particular objects OF attention There
were fourteen me. large dogs. all rnazzled
The king OF them ali vas a huge. yellow
81. Bernard. whose breed is particularly
adapted 10 the cold climate OF the north
A drove OF cattle. twenty in number. Was
put aboard late IN the afternoon
Altar O'Clock in the afternoon. at
which time the steamer was advertised
10 leave. the decks we're filed with prone
seeking the new country MAS plainly
indicated. Wen dressed ladies and gem
tleazR on their FIRST trip elhowed sturdy
cid miners, returning 10 the claims from
which they expect 10 make fortune II
the steeFage quarters below each bunk was
covered with canyas-boan6 bundles hob
nailed boots and other things pertaining
20 miners outfit, each regarding bis de-
post Of bundles as deed OF possession
10 the bunk selected They began BY stak-
ing claims on sleeping quarters. as they
VIII soon be stalking claims on mining
property. The Topeka to0k about 80
tons Of general merchandise.
The passenger list IS as follows:
5 Aaliett, c. Y. Lochridge,. G. II Hui-a-
Geos.gs 7. Smart. NJ W. Brown, S.
r. AcDil. u. j. Maekey, n. Z. Hog-
faatI Ma a; Wants r,t A Pslky. Mrs;
klssr, G. c. Burns. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Slegel
J, Peek. Il Gllpin. ]. Erb, l. Levy and
shild. Mrs. d. McsiIyray, Mrs: l. Wolf.
Doran, J. 3. Barber. T. Andersen. j. An
dessoa, J. VIM, j. AeFaTlan. Mr.. Bishop
". L, Novel; Mrs and Miss Mills. Mrs
Thatcher, Mr. and AIRS. B. p. Moore. A
;. Hadleigh and party, ]. Lucas. Bishop
Rove, Mrs. Rove. Mr.. Thompson, r. T.
French. F. L Borner,. Sidney Birch. r.
Bearing, Mrs. Josie Mason, 5. Poot, II.
Cheney, James wilkins. ]. J. Page. Ray
mcnd Brunoaagh. Mrs. Archer. Miss II.
sylyesied, G. I,angeTman. c. +. Delaney,
4. ii Collins, ". II. Mayre, II. Acclaln,
j. Wagner and forty stserags-
Other Vessels for Alaska.
The schooner tSelIa Eriand. Capt F.
Thummel. got away for Cock inlet about
u.3e yesterday morning with fourteen
aboard, and freight valued at about SO. 90.
There We're seven IN the crew and seven
passengers. among the latter being Otis
Ranke. George blanchard and r. c. Cal
lagan- The schooner IS chartered by the
United States Mercantile Company. which
is consignor and eonsignee OF the cargo.
Joan Q. Pacey. secretary OF he Mac
DougaH d Souihwick Company. is inter
ested IN the Kew enterprise. The new
company. OF which Callagan IS manager.
VIII IS tablish trading boats at Resurrec-
ton creek. Six-NIile creek and Douglas.
Lumber was taken along 10 he used IN con-
strJlcttng the buildings. and ID ". Bros
seau. E. A. Hassloche< ard z. Phillips.
engaged as snorekeePeTs. were passengers
The regular passengers paid so and were
allowed SO pounds OF baggage each. The
Erland viii return 10 Seattle as soon as
possible, 10 make another trip.
Schooner Lincoln, Capt. Newgard, will
sail for Cook inlet within few days. She
IS now lying near the Schwabacher dock
and is taking on supplies. a party Of pros
pecsors will 20 UP in her. The Lincoln
Is a trim little craft Of about thirty tons
burden.
Schooner Leslie, Capt. Roe. OF Snoho-
snish. came IN yesterday 10 fit cut for
prospecting tour 10 Cook inlet She VII
leave this morning al high tide.
Steamer Utopia. chartered by the Yukon
TRANSPORTATION Company, VIII leave this
port for Cook inlet April ].
Schooner Plymouth Rock, Cart. Wolf,
came down from Alaska Tuesday night.
She has ben halibut fetching about Mary
s4F
aboard.
Steamer Aiki is expected from San Fran
cisco on SATURDAY. she viii go on the
Alaska run