The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
SUCH A pREARr COUNTRY
Climate at sksSu2y Does Not Stimulate
bold. Had Men.


Port Townsend. wash, Oct 1s.-TAe
steamer AK arrived mere az noon from
Alaskan ports. after an unusually rough
voyage. Captain Patterson reports
rousher weather than his chip has en-
counterei during the past year TIE
AK brought down seveniy-f5ur nrsi-
class passenger. and sixty second-oias-.
including tweniy-eigAt Chinese from
the cannery at Pyramid Haroor.
One OF the plssengers was Mrs. Syl-
vssier ScovIile wife OF TIE wel-known
newspaper correspondent. Mrs. Scoviile
said:
Il left Lake Bennett ten days ago and
rechc1 tho town q, Skaguay over the
White Pass in n 1-2 hours actual travel
ing ,.ne. A; Lake Bennett there had
been a strong wind from ne north ana
= terrible blizzard hsi been raging tor
a week. No one had attempted - start
across he lake during ths time. Tee
day before ieftthe lake the Wind shif,-
Il around % the south and a dczsn
boats started az once.
Great delay Is caused ~ Lake Ben.
ne.t. owing to the fact tina; the sasmiH
there can only cat enough lumber On n
-
during two months turned out from
town % teats 20 a systematically buils
town. there being fully 500 houses. well
bult ana shingle-roofed.
White had good health there during
my two months stay. / wish 10 cay IN y
burst os confidence that never want %
see such A miserable country again. All
the reports abou, bold. bad men fighting
are Absolutely false. Why IL Vas 30 qgiet
as 20 be really mono,onou-."
Port Townsend. Wash. Oct. is-F. ".
vaille. assistant superintendent Pacific
Coas; Mail division. VINO went norm
three weeks ago - look into the ssa-
si5iiity o. esta bi.shing nsw mall
rlu,e IN connection with the Csnaiisn
government 30 s1e interior IL Alaska.
vas returning passenger on ne Ak.
lie gives u "a his opinion that an al
ditionsl service cannot be given 'or sew
eral months 70 come. as there ere many
obstacles 20 overcome. ~ present ths
United states mas monthly ser@,cs
from Jlnesu 20 Circl. City. and ths ca
madam mounted police are attempting %
deliver mall a. Dswron CITY from Dyes
mon thiy. Carriers who started from
Dyes 81 September hsf not returned.
nor had tney been reported when Ar.
Eaills LEFT Dyes week ago. Ar. Wallis
says ne xiii 90 once recommend TIE -
taDEHainE o.. = postoffce AMI the ay-
poln.ren; o. a posfmsste~ a, skszusy.
sac t3En having nei,nsr. although at .
town meeting Df. y. II. Rgnnails ESs
eiected cIrto4lsn &C NJ mssl. ~hich {,
Gent fr9-n juneau in ssalea pouches. hls
compensation ba.nE fys cents s0f every
lstter nan3led
Dr.. vsiIe says ,h~re are 1 20 peo9is
IN sksEgsy Ebo wir winter there.
san Frsn-.sc0. oct Is-<@wsoa N
Bel ooas; agent q ths Trsasoa. ~. -
Iron Company. tsas jgat returned sroTa
Tsc9uos. Wasa.. where he c;1ss3 . co..
trs-t Esta he Cagik5o: Railroad 81
Transportation Company ;ar a Biri -oert
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sr ne :z-so1s Caiikoot Pass. TIE tam
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