The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-21
TIE BRISTOL NEXT.
Taking The Eugene with Her ia ~.
HIchnrts Ready for the
fnkcn.


There & apparently 70 abatement In The
interest taaen ~ prospective gold seeksrs
IT. their efforts &c reach the kIuEalAe be-
fore winter sets fn Jsdging freTa sas oIss-
mess beira transacted over the counter o.
Agent Goai8 representing TIC PocEaand
& Alaska Transportation aid 1Fa1sn@
Company.
Reservations Oh me Bristol we're being
rar.diy taken up 81 those who bad Sc
cured accommodation and Indications ~
the close Of business yesterday we're tAak
not a single berth wCu.d remain anso.d.
coyeriug TIC complement e paassugers
the stegzssr Eugene can take care % on
the Yukon.
There sEn scarcely - ans doubt that
those going Or the Bristol arc rost form
rate - tHs opportunity DreseHEea %
reaching the gold fields with . mlnlMam
Of cssrs ard Fsr0ships- Tbi8 company Sc
cnree the Willamette river steamboat
Euzese. a vessel q large carrying ca
2aeity. powerful and speedy engines. yet
Hight aFzugflf. ard capable % navigating
tie shailowsst Of waters Capt. Lewis.
npan y many years experience - Akss-
kan waters and upon tbs Yukon. WAS Sc
cured 70 take command % her and place
her IN seagolnx condition. A large arnous.t
o. money has bran expended IN strength
eRsng her 10 ride the waves q the Pacific.
and many experienced deep water navi-
ride the wsfer like a cork- The Eugene
ieft Portland on Thursday under her own
steam. btst viii be conveyed 20 Victoria
bg one Of the Oregon Railway & Nayiga-
ton company's tugs. where she viii await
the arrival Of Seattle passengers booked
for the Bristol.
This powerful steel steamer will on
Tuesday take tie Eugene IN tow. the lat
ter continuing under her own steam. snd
speed her 20 81. Niehaels. Tine Eugene
had five ladies as passengers on leaving
Portland, who desired having the expe-
riencc OF travelling a stern wheel
steamboat on the Pacific ocean. probably
the first instance OF the kind in the world.
No passengers viii be carried on the
Eugene from Victoria. only the working
crew OF the steamer being aboard A-
though the carrying capacity Of the Bris-
tol IS GO persons. only 20 tickets vii be
sold for her. that being the capacity OF
tbs Eugene. and no freight VIII be taken
other than the !. 300 pounds allowed 20
each passenger as his supplies IL VIII
thus be manifest that there viii be no de-
lay al 81. Michaela. the Eugene being
brought alongside her convoy. freight and
passengers Transferred. aud the speedy
stern wheeler proceed on her long jour
ney up the Yukon
Leaving Victoria on Tuesday. August "a.
the Bristol r. 10 he crowded In her speed.
she undoubtedly viii. ~ September 20 3.
Transferring her passengers and freight
20 the EnEenn direct, Il viii not be neces-
sary for her 20 60 further than the mouth
Of the Yukon. Thus saving many miles and
much time While the Eugene Is a four
teen-knoi boat she will nos be STEAMED
over ten. which viii enable her 10 cover
the coo miles 10 Dawson city Ia eight
daya. or arriving there by September, ~
10 IS or fully half a month before the
ustiai date az close OF navigation.
kilograms are coming in from al over
the country requesting space for paSsen-
gers en- route TO Seattle. hoping 70 get into
the kionaike before freezing up 81 the
rivers II looks as though many are "a
be disappointed as the company VIII de-
cline 10 hook over the allotted number
OF 80
II will not all % seriousness on beard
the BRISTOL on her voyare as gentle
man and wife arc taking with them their
piano. which vii nc sha second instru-
ment Of the kind taken into Dawson and
midst song and music win speedily pass
the hours % her passengers.
From what representative % this
parer saw on visit % the compRny's
nfIee yesterday. the passenger list 81 she
Bristol viii represent = particularly we'll
TODD and intelligent people, All going
Thoroughly QUILTED and equipped f7r a
long stay In the Arctic region. the most
az which nave heen purchased IN Seattle.
Secretary " " Mcclure r. here lock
ting after the interests % passengers per
saualty and no Effort IL 20 be- spared upon
the part OF The officials ~ the company %
push these boats through ana successfully
rafrY eat this expedition. as mex, year
the company viii ho prepared 70 operas
on 4 very extensive scale from this city.
one steamship having heeu already Uur-
chased. while is representative are qufet-
Is building and eharterlns others, which
wilt ha operated coniolntly between here
and nawron city
Following IL a list ~ passengers booked
yesterday.