The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-09

uolls offered along the water front drew
10 Shas part Of the city enormous crowds
yesterday that divided their attention be-
tween the preparations for the sailing os
The Willamette and the harges Ajax and
hlax, all or which hold an interest TO the
people or Seattle Ss connecting links he
tween the only outfttsng point on Puget
sound sad the land OF gold. Down AZ
the Oregon Improvement Company's
ocean dock the l1ig collier that the owners
and government inspectors have trans
formed into leviathan passenger steam
er lay tn The south slip. The dock was
roped of IN both approaches, and ,hoss
who We're prompted by curiosity alone
were kept away from the vessels side.
When the Willamette sails this morning
she VIII carry away from this port, be-
sides greatly enlarged passenger lIst.
az least go tons OF miners OUTFITS and sup
plies and a large number of horses and
cattle. Yesterday IL WAS reported that
horses that are aboard and which have
made the trip up from San Francisco
Were dying from sugfocaiion bat a per-
sonal investigation by a representative of
the foSt-fntelligenccr iiscounteHanced the
rumor which undoubtedly found i;s or
IGN in the sufocation of some of tho
sheep which were shipped on the Al-ki
me between decks sections that have, tsen
ntted for horses were crowded and very
hot as the Willamette lay AT the dock.
bat the opea matches and winds sails that
had been rugged furnished ventilation, al
belt the place was not a comfortable one
To remain in long. The horses that were
on the forward deck were well taken caro-
or. The slowing Of cargo commenced
early In the morning ana lasted until after
) O'Clock last night. when the taking on
OF live stock. that goes north to Join tho
'tnnumerabla caravan" over the back
bone OF the continent was commenced
N fyh IL half
company offices tha; the Willamette
would get away at o'clock this morning.
The streets leading TO the Ocean dock
were thronged all day with changing pie
lures of animated humanity and of beasts
OF burden. The little peninsula between
the extensions of Washington and Main
streets. lying south Of the Columbia & nu-
get Sound railway tracks looked like a
canping ground fer tribe of gypsles;
the covered wagons alone being lacking
There We're men. IN the gaudily coiored
garb that the fashions of the north have
stamped with their approval, playing
cards. eating and drinking and filing in
the hours until the time came for sending
their things aboard the ship. Dogs and
horses and the patent-loolSIng cows that
are part OF the procession were about
tied TO piles of lumber and allowed 10
roam at the ends OF long lines. The air
was filled with the animal chorus, that
was as impatient In It's expression AS were
the conversations of the men who were
waiting their turn.
The iiunkies of the Willamette were
pressed into service and carried the gall
ley supplies aboard in an endless line,
while the donkey engines. fore and aft.
handled the bulky freight and lowered 1t
into the stomach of the ship through the
insatiate hatches.
At the Arlington dock the scows Ajax
and Bjax We're completing the taking on
of their cargoe3 of horses and supplies.
while the work Of fitting up the Eliza
Anderson for her "trip nor;hward was car
ried on 10 the music of the saw and ham
mer.
Besides the fifty tons of hay. part Of
which is feed and part cargo. there were
60.0oo feet of lumber. 4.9co sacks of oats
and feed and two wagons. many outfits.
harness. pack saddles and the minu;iae of
the surplus equipment. Both OF the
0arges had been fitted with fresh water
tanks holding 900 gallons each. and the
tug Pioneer, Of tie Puget Sound Tugboat
Company also carries above her steaminx
demands over 1000 gallons of fresh water
for the animals should the supply on the
barges give out. The stalls that have
been built on the Ajax and Bjax arc sub
stantiaI and all are padded. The barges
are well rooted in and sided up. and all
possible provision made for the proper
care OF the horses IN transit. Capt. r.. E.
Caine stated yesterday that the two barges
will carry about 80 horses. The wagons
which are being sent north are for men
who believe that "a part Of the trip across
the trail may be made iG that way. There
are also many knock down boats for
lake and river service being sent up on the
barges. Capt. John Libby. manager OF
the Puget Sound Tugboat Company, stated
10 a representative OF the Post-IDteiil-
gencer that the Pioneer VIII tow ths
harges 20 Alert bay. where all three VIII
be rewatered. The journey viii then bs
continued 10 Dyea. Capt Libby also
said that he thought the trip up 10 Dyea
would be made in from ten 10 ,wslra days.
and the return with the empty barges in
about eight days.
Jack Hawkins. late contracting agent for
the Frye BTuhn Company, has been APP
pointed city passenger agent of the Alas
IA Steamship Company. operating The
Utopia which sails from Seattle August
II. The capacity 0f the Utopia is repre~
serted hy ar. Hawkins 30 passen-
gers. with plenty of freight and horse
epace The accommodations for ths
Utopia have nearly ail bern taken. The
company also has The steamer Soyo. now
en- route from San Francisco 70 Dyea for
another trip leaving Seattle August ".
The line Is being operated by Aorrison.
Eshslrnan * Co. and has the charter for
the Move from her owner. j. !. ktmhaii.
OF san Francisco. who wired Mr.. Hawkins
Yesterday that he would guarantees 10
~ ssengerz for the Noyo on the date OF hsr
sailing The Noyo has accommodations
far IgJ "a ssengeFg.