The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
MAYOR WOOD IN GOOD SPIRITS.
Two Letters Received Here Are Fuu
of Hopefuluesa

Two letters received from w D Wood
BY A s. HawIey. local representative %
the Humboldt enterprise. indicate hat the
mayor IS az last working n harmony with
the passengers who wen. north on the
Humboldt. and ths spirit OF dlssens5cn has
been succeeded by one o. hopefulness. He
Is beginning now TO enjoy relief from in
Vulnerable petty annoyances. The letters
are as follows:
STR. HUMBOLDT, Bersnx Sea. Aug.
&.-z ?. ma. L. Hawley. ESQ. Seattle
Wash--My Dear Hawiey. We VIII reach
St Michael some tine tonight. Arrived
az Unalaska az noon Of Wednesday: left
al 7 a. n. Thursday. Got coal. water ard
some supplies there. including $500 feet
more lumber and twelve tons of coal in
sacks. This lumber was much needed and
/ was delighted 10 get il a; SIS and 80 per
thousand. We can get along now II moth
ing else reaches US. We now have twenty
one tons OF coal IN sacks for a start sure.
and lumber for a lighter and for framing
the deckhouse OF our steamer. Have had
TOO much 70 do 70 &c; up report yet Can
send one from St. Michael. Lots OF bother
TO keep passengers smooth on small mat
ters, but ii has on the whole been the
Quickest voyage on record.
Il am IN excellent spirits over the out
look. ard have my hands full all the tine.
Capt. Bonnitield has been very good.
Have been two days interviewing and
listing passengers--a fine lot, really picked
men--carpenters. machinists. blacksmith tbs,
engineers etc. Spirit OF agitation about
all gone. / can go on with a firm policy,
and have practically unanimous support Of
passengers. There is a man here, all
right, riding on Mr.. Rogers ticket. / saw
him once and talked with him. He said
his name was Rogers. but that he be-
fonged to the ship. He does not. and is
slowed away somewhere.
I'VE have not yet received recent Yukon
news. We have sighted two steamers, at
long distances, today. going south-proba-
bly, the Cleveland. 10 Seattle. and National
City. 10 San Francisco.
Boring sea Is as smooth as Elliott bay
this afternoon, and the sun shines bright
IL. Most people who have been here say We
can have two or three weeks of fine In
dian summer weather. We shall certainly
get either to Dawson or far enough up ths
river 10 satisfy most of the passengers.
Many predict that the great district Of the
Yukon will be found on the American side
at the Tanana and Copper river head
waters So much for the present
Remember me kindly TO all. There is
neither time nor place here for anything
but work. or l should write more.
wv. d. WOOD"
My Dear Hawley: Have time for but
line. l feel myself the iuckiest man on
earth. In spit of storms, dangers in the
meanest harbor / ever saw and OF extor-
ton to utter refusal OF any facilities by
the other companies, we finished discharg-
ing. by working late and early and one
night entirely, in good weather in three
days. moving the stuff nearly two miles
from the ship TO the beach, at a cost of
about 81. 800 for towage and lighters.
81 have the business In hand now. and
feel sure of success. Most of our passen-
gers viii prefer to stop about halfway up
the river at Munoot creek, IN the Tanana
river country. We WILL howevr, prob
ably get to Dawson all right Our steam
er will compare favorabiy IN model and
power with the good steamers now here.
Am hoping you have sent flour and some
other stuff on the Bristol. VIII write more
soon and should do so now. but must get
two or three hours sleep tonight. .
Passengers o. K. No trouble.
"W. D. w.