The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-26
KEEN INTEREST CONTINUES.
An EncssAWns Crowd Lines the
Wharyca To nia Farewell to shs
Third ship Load Of Adyrrsur~rs
Which Has Left seattle since the
the Towms OF WAshinxton s~mdinx
In Recruits to Jotn the srand
Array Of Gold seekers Now MOsang
On the Clondyke.

Never IA the history os Seattle did such
crowd assemble 10 witness the deya rttsr.
OF steamship as Was seen on the Oregon
improvement Cosrpany's dock at noon
Yesterday. when the Mexico departed for
Dyea with ~ passengers, who are on tae.r
way 20 the Cloudyka
The wharf Was pa eked so that an hour
before the time of depariare Ii was almost
impossible FOR a person Ia wedge his way
through the crowd. SO as 70 esst a look AZ
the steamship. This crowd was not drawn
50 maSa by personal intsrcst or friendship
for those who were about TO take the
loag. ureSorie and dangerous Journey Into
the Yukon gold fields. although many that
were present dogntiess werc Influenced by
those motives The main artmatlag s.nts-
ment, however. was the fcverisa excite
nieit which seems 10 prevail throughout
ali classes of the community in regard 10
the cIonxlyke
To those who could not so there was
some undefintSi satisfaction in looking
upon the more lucky ONES. who we're more
favored by fortune. and who might pos
sibiy hc the future mIlilonaIres OF tho
Coast. There Was the usual sprinkling OF
the pesstIlsilc element cresslSing that
'ShoGe fellows VIII wish thsy We're back
IN Seattle before many weeks" and
siseres lots of them who Will never SEQ
their homes Again, The general sent
meat. as expressed In remarks made
throughout the crowd. was that those who
were gc4ng We're lucky 10 have the chance.
The hour which the steamship company
had set for sailing was o'clock. and pas
seagcrs were duly warned hs bulletins to
be on board at that time. but II was after
II before the steamship finally left tho
dock.
There WAS the usual belatei passenger.
for even at the late hour at which the
steamer got away and after the final whis-
tie had been sounded. there came down
on tho wharf on the run an indiv.d-
Gal clad IN the costume which his fancy
had dictated az be4ns the prevailing style
on the Yukon. His baSsa8- was on board.
but he had delayed 10 take A parting drink
with his friends. aisd had escaped being
left by margin of not more than "A frac-
ton of a second. Tho ordinary locker
ON would have found 1t impossible 10 work
his way through the crowd. but IA lana
was made for the beiaied passenger,
through which he charged at breakneck
speed, just in time to get aboard as tho
gang plank was drawn Ia.
Those on board were in the highest OF
high spirits. judging from their actions
Several or the younger and more hilarious
of the treasure seekers had equipped them
selves with Chinese bombs, relics Of the
Fourth OF July. which they touched of
from time to time.
'sbeAt At 0sS LVtHa ttssAt lsifif was no
room on the Oregon Improvement Com
pany's dock the crowd spread out over
adjoining docks until at the time
the Mexico finally left her dock
every wharf for distance of 4
mile north was lined with "a crowd,
which with waving handasrchsfs AMI
cheers paid their tribute TO the sdvssltnr-
ers as the a.xIco slowly drew out from
the dock. swung around in the bay and
finally headed for the Straits ard the open
sea- From every whsrf there Heated
handkcrohisfs and from each as she pass
ed salvo OF cheers went up. responded to
by the passengers. The decks scemed
blocked with people. and there was per-
ceptible list as the passengers hung over
the starboard rail casting a last look a {
the city. which the majority OF them
would not see for Two years at least.
Conspicuous in the crowd was the
gaunt form OF joaquin Miller. the poet OF
the sierras. whose patriarchal hair and
beard streamed In the breeze as he lifted
his hat In recognition OF the fareweiis
shouted al him from his acquaintances in
the crowd.
In addition 10 her passengers. the list of
which has already he@n published In ths
Post=Infeliigenrer. the Mexico carried
some i.sp tons OF freight consisting piin-
cipsiiy of the outfits of she sntendsn z
miners and carried in addition thereto
sixty-eight horses and one burro. which
Stii ba used In packing these outfits over
the passes to Lake Ltndsrman.