The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-19

One hundred mon took passage yes,er-
day on the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamship Al-ki for Alaska
At 5 O'clock the lines were cast of, and
with hopes high in their hearts. with
cheers and !iattering iandkerchiefs, these
men answered the honest wishes for their
Goaspeed and safe return. The steamer
slowly drew out into the stream with her
nose pointed up the bay. She dipped a
courtesy 10 the throng on shore and with
her engines pushing her gradually ahead
faster and faster. she circied about op-
poslte the city and started on her long
journey toward the land over which
hangs a halo of gold in the clear blue
of the northern sky. On her upper decks
there were many men we'll known in Sc
attic. Men who have walked through the
business life of a teeming city: who have
been identified with its growth and de-
velopment. and who have watched ii rise
from its pile Of ashes 10 the proud posi-
ton 1t occupies in The world of commerce.
They are going TO apply the same ener-
gies that have helped make Seattle what
IL is to the carving out of new fortunes
in the far north. For some success
awaits. and for the rest, what?
Lured from city that is on the thresh-
old of an era OF great prosperity by the
stories OF the wealth that waits only for
the hand 10 pluck ii from the frozen
ground they have gone to join the caravan
that IS crossing the backbone OF the c3nti-
nent into the Eldorado beyond. They stare
the hardships and privations or the Jour
nsy sqaareIy in the face. and challenge
fate 10 return them empty-handed-some
of them will not return at all.
Seattle nerve and Seattle Drawn VIII ae-
complish much. and when another year
swings round there viii be those who
have helped TO garner the harvest of gold
and who viii tell Of the adventures with
the satisfaction earned of success. The
procession will be one of ships loaded with
buoyancy and the dreams of fortune and
with many these dreams will be reality.
Ii is best not TO predict failure. for those
who have started for the new field OF
human excitement and human emotions
are entitled TO all that they may obtain.
but the Interchangeable laws have estah-
lshed line On one side of which stand
those whose dessinies are as golden as
their wishes. and on the other that crowd
always in the shadow
The Al-ki was scheduled for o'clock
in the morning. The time was changed
TO o'clock in the afternoon. and then
;he ship waited for the last freight that
ing. Men who have worn the habiii-
menis Of civilization in their contact with
its affairs crowded the upper decks ar
rayed in the nondescript garments OF the
miner and the fortune hunter who brave
rke snow and ice of the Arctics. Several
months ago the same steamer that sailed
north yesterday brought down from Alas
ka SO miners and prospectors from the
Cook Inlet country. 1ihe freight was one
of disappointed hopes. few among the
many having earned their expenses.
There were stories OF but limited success,
and few talked OF returning to the inlct
and its features-Sunset City. Turnazain
arm and the other names familiar at tho
timc--wcre soon forgotten.
II is but right that the Al-Ki should
start away again on a voyage of redeInp-
ton. with the prospects bright and every
thing promising When the Al-kl came.
with a few who accounted themselves
lucky, early last winter, their little hoar;s
Of dust and flakes OF precious metal were
looked al enviously. even when accom-
painted by the stories of the difficult land
ing, TIE freight and supplies left for the
rising tide To cover ana all of the hard
ships Of the brief campaign The hun
dreds OF others cursed their luck and the
country. and swore that they would never
go north in search Of gold again. Some
Of those who went yesterday were among
the people from Cook Inlet who came
down last winter. This time they have
been encouraged 10 try again. The little
phials Of dust and fakes have been re-
piscea in sheir minds eyes by the cans
and bags Of golden nuggets. There was
no deception. and the banks OF SeattIa
ard the people WHO melt the nuggets into
bars can attest the values Of the kIon-
dixie.
The AlKt as has been stated. was
scheduled 20 leave ~ o'clock in the
morning. Al c o'clock many OF those who
We're to embark FOR the north were on the
wharf p.rfecting Fnai arrangcrnents
They were accompanied by many friends
and hy the time the steamer was due to
sail the wharf vas crowded As the day
wore on the crowd was augmented and
suggested In .ts personnel that which
greeted the Cook Inlet party las, winter
At o'clock, the hour sef for the afternoon
20 which the sailing had been Y,ostpoue3
II was impossible 10 get q foothold on the
wharf where the Al-ki lay Adieus had
been said a dozen times hut stn the
ynwnfng hatches swallowed the frasyh.
that went over the sides in sings ana nets.
Forward of the .wheelhouse PENS rad
been huilt for horses and cattle that were
being shipped many Of them 70 60 10 tha
gold land 20 feed the miners during the
next Ions winter. In the forward hols
there were mere than No sheep. nearly all
of which are 10 be driven over she divide
In the deck pens there were sfxty-fi,-,
head OF cattle and thirty head ot horses.
Fifteen of the horses will be ridden hv
thf men driving in the sheep and cayfge.
the other ffieen will hta used 20 r,ack
freight ln with There were go tons OF
merchandise. moSfiy miners sun
plies and their outfits. II The things listed
sn the freight lists were printed IL wo5l3
show q provision against starvation th&t
Includes every imaginable delicacy. ana
much fresh frt..t and vegetA bles figure as
itrEas fn the bills.
Every iuci, ~ the Al-Krs cargo and pas-
ssngcr sraee was taken, and those who
went from Seattle n1asie up - per cent, az
the entire passenger list. " hiie all ~ the
freight went from here. oshcr men wlIi
ioin the ship AZ Port Townsend and Vic
toria
Following are the names os the Seattle
IA sSenrer<.
J 4 Bennett, :. n Burk nr. j Brown.
FreG Bremer NJ Msresne W H. Nh
Mrs. " n iiiil. J & Romue. Mrs. r NJ
smith IL " Wavj. Ralph Sohrack \ X
Frsher. r NJ Ward T J Harris Robert
Evans a. Corey. J. & Bostnlan ~
Keenan,, Thomas keensa. 2. r. Huek 4
1g.ssuekan l.. Z nahtsoff W r. Goodrich
J. X, " 3t~Shs , = F7Niit- - r, tEetsSr. J.
- Heudrea Fl " Do4sts.y, T. a No
s. livery Dsn a. stewart. r 4 Kelly. ]
Is Ho,{atzd Thomas NJ E,luafa Rirhsr3
"a o.ed J Hvand. Jeha r. Hughes 8 A
Burton. Wigli~fn Jolly e II t~ars~e n
A sseruAthv. " PeYNols. T. ksls~wnr@tte. p
r itolfsn. = / Burstth r Sondcitt r
J. A33eu. } g. bafr Ttouaas Christensen.
4 satire r A Wall n q McFarvish.
George Cr1st Fss~srgs r Gilmore = a.
c s3rrore. James Asse~feFy. J a. Graham.
Mss A!soe sSeFtsHa. EeTt Porter. r. II.