The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

The crowds which have made the streets
lively ard have turned life for the sner-
chants and transportation men Into one
long. Joyous soag. are being gradually
thinned ou;. The constant departures of
steamers sor The north beginning 10 make
an apnreciahie difference IN she number OK
familiar faces seen on the streets, But
there IS a strange face TO sake the place
OF each one gone. and the great Syringe
from which this stream of strangers fiowa
promise not TO freeze up all winter long.
Inquiries from the EaS: regarding trans
poriation and outfits appear 20 make no
allowance for che approaching cold seal
son, and II IS extremely probable saas
even the prospect OF being frozen up on
the tran between Dyea and Cioudyke VIII
not deter tho excited fortune seekers.
Whether their enthusiasm will survive the
depressing influence OF cold feet remains
10 bc seen.
The overland Journey was made several
times last winter. and under the influence
of the fever many may be induced 10 at
tempt 1t again. the desire 10 be early on
long piod over the ice and snow is an ex-
perience even the most hardy men endure
with suffering. and for any but such men
the hardship would be too great
There is now hardly a question that
congestion of freight and passengers At
Dyea and Skaguay is inevitable. and
many going north will not get further
Topeka Takes 2to.
The sailing for Alaska of the steamship
City of Topeka at 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning did not excite the interest ae-
corded vessels bound for Dy.a and
Sksguay. as her destination WAS Juneau.
She carried from here Atty persons. forty
being outfitted for. the Yukon. Before
leaving the Sound she will have 2ia pas
sengers. majority being booked for tho
round trip. San Francisco sent a large
party north on the Topeka. There were
100 who came up on the Umatilla and met
the Topeka NJ Port Townsend. Many of
these were tourists. OF the 2se passen-
gers II is safe TO estimate that over 100
intend going through to the Ciondyke.
They can go from juneau to Dyea or
Skaguay on any one of the three regular
h
The idea of rhe Pacific Coast Steamship
Company IN sending the Topeka only a.
far as Juneau. when there IL such demand
for through passages TO Dyea, Ia hard Ia
understand. The companys explanation
IL that the boat was filled so early with
Juneau passengers that IL was thought
advisable 20 make the short voyage I'm or
der To get one more through trip TO DyeA
before the season closed.
Ai-kt Due Friday.
AZ 10 the situation at Dyea, IL Will be
explained upon the return OF the steam
ship Al-Ki expected TO arrive here FRI
day. The Axis passenger acconmoda-
tions for the voyage leaving here August
2 are already taken. The sale ~ tickets
on the big steam collier Willamette
scheduled to leave here August 3. has
been temporarily stopped. pending the
decision OF the United States steamboat
inspectors as Ia how many she can carry
There are already between 400 and 20
tickets sold, but IL IS hoped that 700 will
be carried altogether. II this number ia
allowed there viii he no difficulty in dis
posing Of tickets.
Frank T.. Burns has decided 70 start
the steamer Edl.h. freighted with sixty
horses tomorrow instead OF July a. Ha
figures that the Edith being slower VIII
by that arrangement arrive al Dyea ~
the same time as the passenger steamer
Resale. which leaves here July 81.
Enisrxing Her Capacity.
The steamer Cleveland. specially char
tered by the North American Tranarorfs-
ton and Trading Company 20 leave here
August for n voyage 20 81 Mlchacls
and return. was expected to arrive here
early this morning She has aboard
tweBty-seyeu miners who viii 80 in her
90 81. MIchres. prcyid:ag they can get
tickets The company refused 70 sell
any through tickets from San Francisco
and the prospeetors must take their
chances here.
TIE Cleveland has accommodations for
ahous ffse passengers, but upon her ar
rival hare her interior arrangements will
be altered "a meet fhe rssh for the gold
fields THE buikhsad between the cabin
and tween decks will be removed ard the
entire space flied with swinging cots.
By this means she VIII be abie - aeeonl-
rnodafe ar feast % more people. over 10
mattresses for the swinging cots werc
taken on the Cleveland ard more Will De
provided II the additional space between
decks will eccnramofate them.
The Cleveland will cornect at 81. Mi
csasI~ with the North American Trans
porsHEion and Trading CeFnpanys stern
wheel steamers that ply on the Yukon.
ard those boats sill probably be the last
90 gp up 20 Dawson ;nis year. for ths
Aisska Commercial Corm2auy'S st@arrer
Excelsior, which sailed from San Fran
cisco fer s. Mirhaels today is due - ar
rive there sesSrs sne Cleveland A. tha
latter company also has sts river boa,s
they are sIpecfaa 20 get away before tn.
Claseiands passengers are landed.
Floating Gold Mines.
Tfe steamer Monte Crlst0 has the repu-
tatloa of being abie To "Goas in aewy
ggsss" AZ airy rate. shs In OF ssaes lixfss
draft that shs viii Re able ~ run in places
on the Yukon Tss-f where Others may rot
venture The Monte CFfsto IN bsfng raised
from the bed II the Skassf river. where
sh~ was wrecked several weeks ago and
VIII soon ~ In seattle 20 prepare for her
journey 20 the North. She will ~ towesf
20 st. Ascnseis by powerful tag
In fhese booming days tugboat in a
god n1in@ TUxssoa; owners are not look
iFsg for bsaEsnssa. u Is looking for .hern.
Why" said Capt. Steyefson vest sersiav,
there ara only swo large tugs in the har-
b0r now. the Aayrow.r ar1d the Success
TIE others are - fishsrE 0r are Under
paving contracts fsr other work Go1f
offers await tEEbosts in all directions ani
!. weld ~ fsoiIas. so s~ssd beats of fnst
elsss 20 Alaska when sach good rsofsy
can - picked np on the Sound
'ns great els3essIty rovs ss 70 hold roof
rssn- Almost every tine a boat comes in
TOW shs men strike fer higher pay One Il
ssy ssTsgs#ss. who has tar@a getting 80 a
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