The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-04
Post-Intelligencer Tug Leaves
For the Straits of Fuea.
TREASURE VESSEL IS NOW DUE.
The Cleveland Expected With Miner.
and seId From the Nukon-Nmy
BRING Passengers and Dast
Transported Down the River ~
rhe weare and the H~aIx-rhex~
May Re ss.occ.o 600 ON the cieve-
land.

Steamer Cleveland. from s. Michael
may arrive Ia port today or taaorrow. and
AZ har arxs appearance In the Straits vii
be uast ~ The tug Sea Lion wish corps
of F'osE-Inseallgsnc@r representatives As
usual the Post-Inrslll ge1ccF vlI - tha
first to give the latess news from tae Won
derfal gold aeaas. The Post t-Iaesiggencsr
representatives left last nigAt o. Ire
steamer Kingston for PORT Townssnd.
from which plAee they wtn take TIE tus
ard remain On wa,ch in iAs Straits d8y
ard mlghx untH the Cleveland arrives
As the tus can travel faster tnan 5as
Cleveland. IL : expected that BY tae time
tne steamer reaches Seattle ths Poss-ln-
telliEencer Will have the news that saa
brings in the hanls o. It's readers.
Tne Sea Lion i sas swifsest % the tugs
on The sound. and for that reasoa i in
Ehe service OF the st-Ingelligsneer TIE
Post -Intelllssncer = ,he only paper II
washington that has engaged a tas -
n1ert the treasure ship. and lhis paper vi
se able 10 snow competitors fHoEn s7a
Francisco and Eastern cities a clean pais
OF heels in Ihe race 10 the telegraph Offices
How much klondlke gold Is aboard me
steamship Cieyeland9 wN sae arrive
here with large crowd of enthusiastic
miners. or wiIl the passengers Dc few aud
dlsgruntlede These questions ass in the
minds OF ali who feel interest IN the com
ing Of the treasure ship. The PorAaud's
coming has prepared jae pablic for hard
luck stories on The Cleveland.
The lmneusity of ihe Yukon mining
region Is becoming understood and IS uu-
inviting character - belng appreciated.
II Is not alone necessary 10 reach the
country in order TO acquire fortune. There
are scores of fallGres 70 one success. Sto-
rtes of men who have laborea IN dtsap-
polntnsnt year after year 20 wrest wealth
from the unfriendiy earth are now coming
20 6anpen the flame started By the return
OF a few who had struck 81 rich win he
Cieveland's story fan the fame 20 greater
hriliisncy or smother IL
The arrival ef The vessel can alone solve
The problem. She = expected any time
after September s, with chances IN favor
os her reaching here before September Il.
There are many possibilities 81 delay
which must be allowed for, and u would
be no cause for alarm should the Ciese-
given
Most important of these possibilities Is
that The Cleveland VIII await at s..
Michael the arriyai Of the steamer p Il.
weare- The Weare was on her way
down the yukon aud was overdue AT Sg
Michaei when the Portland sailed. sac
had ieft ST. Michael JUiy ;. and. with ~
delay was due 20 return su thirty days
II a. reported. she was tied up two weeks
near Circle City with leaking boiler fms.
August - But the figure of thirty days
for the round trip from 81. Michael %
Dawson ard return does not aliog Tor
prolonged stops for freight or ether
causes. II is believed THAI the Cleveland
will await the Weare. as shs depends
on the river steamer 20 supply pas@enge
for the down trip. Add a delay q ten
days % the Two weeks tie-up near Circle
City aud the Weare would not get 10 81
Michael until August - In that event
the Cleveland. sailing for Seattle SspfsFn-
Der l. would not he due until september
q or "A
The steamship may be held AZ ST. Mich
ael also - the storms which at this tiFua
Of the year raise havoc about the fn0nth
or the Yukon. the dischargfng or load
Ing Of freight would be impraeticabae
during the continuance of such furious
gales as are common 10 shAt part CT the
world AZ this season.
Upon tha eargees OF tne river boats
r. Il weare ard J. T. Heaiy depends the
quantity of gold and passengers 30 oe On
th,, Cleveland Beth the river boats
named are operated by the NorEa Amer
lean Transportation aud Trading Com
pany Il = known thar this organization
sxr-.cts az least saree-aWarters II a usti-
Wen dollars. collected hy lts agents af
various points or tha Yukon. 80 come
dawn hy the r. n. Weare. The Hsaag
may also he relied upon % bring oat
.ss-,sa sa~vv,srtxr money Add 30 this tHg
Individual fortunes of passengers. and
..t = a..atr.4 ar.r.r.ls "a aftna 81 80 81.