The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
The Big Collier Thoroughly Peiiced
by Vigilance Commfttce-Every
Suspected Crook Closely watched
No One Permitted to Land at
juneau Until After a Rigid In
spectfon of Baggage.


there are eight OF them down In the hold
In irons. No one was allowed 10 get OF
at Juneau with any baggage unless IL was
examined by the committee. The move
was a good ore.
II am In Alaska this mornsng-farther
north than / have ever been before. Our
trip was uneventful water smooth most
all the way. We took the inside route,
but were on the open sea for one day and
night / expected / would be sick and
was a little but ] kept in bed all day, and
escaped serious consequences. The food
and beds were tough, but We got along
first rate. We took a piece OF canvas sail On
the forward deck and put II up for
shelter and got some mattresses from below
and with. our blankets made nice and
very comfortable place. We had the best
on the boat, and got as good TO eat as
there was.
1.-THE scenery is fine. but very much the
same as the Sound country. II rains T1ucn
OF the time The days are getting longer,
for we are nearing the polar regions. At
10 o'clock last night ! wrote in nay diary.
This morning We saw lots or ice floating:
and il was a fine sight. clear as crystal and
OF a beautiful tint. The mountains ara
high at Juneau. and / could see three
streams rushing down the sides of the
mountains from the very tops. Everybody
is writing a letter this morning.
Everybody is I'm good spirits. or at least
nearly all. have heard that three parties
have sold out and are going 10 return
Fc--.,~tion of the Police Committee.
Further details Of the formation of the
police committee are contained in a letter
from William Starr 10 John A. Whalley:
The miners meeting for the purpose Of
organization and cooperation was called
dir city after lunch on Monday. August 9.
and after several talks on the part or the
more prominent men aboard. an executive
committee of seven 20 formulate a plan #
organization was selected. The committee
consisted Of the following: Col. W. 4.
Fisher, OF San Francisco. chairman; Or
w W. Misner. Tacoma. secretary, James
i. Montgomery, Los Angeles; j. Lindlay
Green, Seattle; r. b. Milroy, Yakima, ".
V. Wells. Anacortes; A. b. Witchert, Ia
coma.
''The committee reported at p. m. rec
ommending an organization 20 be known
as the Willamette klondike Protective As
ISOLATION. with purposes eff facilitating the
discharge of the freight when the various
destinations were reached: and for fire
and protective control during the voyage.
The report and reselu ions 10 the above eff
feet were unanimously adopted. ana the
temporary organization was made Pernla-
nent, with the choice of Col. Fisher as
president and Dr.. Misner as secretary,
with the addition OF Jack Scurry. Of Scat
tie. as first vice president. and Jack ."
Bsthol. of New York. as second vice presi-
dent. The wisdom of organization Is al
ready apparent in the increased care Of all
smokers and the disposition of every pas
seuger to cooperate for the common inter-
est
The scene on the upper deck IS at once
striking and ludicrous. On ali sides Is ami
mated talk and action. Here you see an
old miner the center of a group of eager
and intense listeners as he cheers or de-
presses them with tales of his mining ex-
periences, depicting his good or hard Ia k.
In another group tales are being told that
provoke hearty. laughter or good-natured
merriment on the part Of the auditors. Ed
Terry. Of Seattle. Is a unique figure IN his
Arctic somhrero and corduroy SUIT In an
other corner you run across q group Of
merry makers with musical instruments
galore making the evening nelodous with
college songs and sacred hymns. Perhaps
never before in the history OF Seattle or
the Pacific coast did such a precious cargo
q. humanity 60 forth. weighted down with
Hittering promises and brightest hopes
Certain success Is the dream Of every soul
aboard. we have no peSSinlstS. thank
goodness. in our midst. In the face Of such
buoyanCF ard determination the Iabors or
Hercules must seem dwarfed into nothing
ness. and the terr0rs OF the Chilkoot pass
or White pass but the remembrance Of a
''The conditions aboard the Willamette
and the accommodations are unspeakably
the worst / ever experienced The least
said concerning them the better. for while
10 make matters agreeable. the numbers
aboard and the insunictency OF ordinary
accommodate lions incident 70 even a y eer-
age passage, was felt by every enc Thefts
were numerous and many passenger lost
seriously thereby. Quite remarkable 10 re-
late. however. not serious mishap of any
q
passenger list of SO. Is 10 De chronicled.
We leave here for Skaguay at Ii
o'clock; then for the pass"
VIII set Through by september Il.
The bad condition OF the tran from
Skaguay is touched upon by Charles T..
Kelly in a lette- 10 his brother =. c.
Kelly. 81 this city Mr. Kelly who is
taking q stock Of drugs into the Yukon,
writes under date OF August H. IS follows:
4 have been here since Saturday night
and haven't done a thing. Ny crowd will
not he here before Saturday. I VIII have
10 hustle II I get through this winter The
tait from here 90 the lake Is a fright.
There are 309 people between here and
the river. Eve miles 4 great many have
given up going through this winter Those
.thout horses cannot move step.
Horses are selling al Seoo ard hard 20 get
Al that expect 20 get TO the lakes the
18th 81 September. but would feel q great
deal he{ter Il everything was here and We
could Eet to work Il IS only matter OF
a few GAYS now.
4 have seen lots Of Seattle people bat
Il IS hard 70 recognize them, as every one
h8s few weeks growth Of beard II has
commenced 10 rain-the first We have had
since We left Nict0ria. Have been looking
Ter the hont all day, am sitting on 2 bale
% hay writing iris. WET be n luck Il
cont Eet We tonight, We have got ny
big tent up and everything 81 g. II got
dark ana We had 10 turn on the light /
an holding candle m one hand and writ
-
nights sleep since ] struck here
"Tre White pass that you hear Of IS
terror. A complete out}t has ret vet been
over g. II S. almost lupcss. bic TO Eef over
Two hundred meu went ont Monday ard
worked Two caFs uu g. bug Gid not helm IL
much J 90 noe expect Ia get thrCHEb be-
fore ffe river treezcs, bat hope Ia set bat
far u would take twenty horses IN rark
us .1 time. Not cle-third q the people
Nil get through"
lot Jumping at sknEuny.
The following letter from Charles r.
Spsrrv 50 Charles r Clancy Is ~ rather
more tHau the average interest. as the
writer vas ore or the pioneers on the
Yukon river spending the years from lSs
Ia 1851 prospecting up ard down the rtve~.
1t is dated SSseusy. August ::
y have been here three 6ays AMI this "a
hrt tovU. Horses are wuFth SZa and
teams 4re aSfnE sl9f per G8T- 7 saw one
Cu3u cFfer Si ss4 for team and wagon o.
course ttlis w}ii not last Icing tqr thare wiil
socn be lots of NaNHns up from below
'~Ehere as great excttegn@ut here s. asnt ire
tawnslte E-FrFF ere fainks This Is gasHg
60 he zeal Eot town this winter I am
- 4faE 90 A2.A two lgtss and it kfers Fra
t4sE. ] was fe1ctnE ere f8.38E Tar a oar-
"a ard 81 Vrzs 5ggr5see threa times and
terts pitched ca Il. bat ! am 81 possession
tat. Eht.
Ersaa Is . cents s loaf ana rar.t -
has az thaf- There g. more staT bore iran
ear 6e gotten ever. ana lots " rnssr, $50
making up t1e.r wlnas - sfav vnrI 49,
sEcH comes TIE traN is Eu.uw 70 ~.
frlEntfai there are SO many horses On IL
rarEtrgse-ts VITA 20 kuE their horses after
taey were through wlfh fhera have gene
hack o. as-"
spring the Hest Time