The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-07

VICTORIA. d. c.. Sept. s.-The cruise ~
the river boat Eageas. which hade defiance
10 the British customs officers AZ Union
bay last week. and sailed for s.. Michael.
with the steamer Hope In hot but fneffec-
tGai pursuit has come 70 an end abruptly
ard IN manner quite as dramatic as the
seizure and escape
Capt Lewis OF the Eugene. II viii be
remembered, fully expected the big steam
er Bristol 10 pick him up as convoy when
he had consigned Deputy Collector Rowe
To the 1oFTid territory and run to sea 20
save a heavy fine. But Capt. Mcintyre,
Of the Bristol was taking no chaures. He
saw the possibility or his being oatlawed
Il he assisted the runaway and so he de-
clined to give the Eugene a line until Col
lector Milne defined his liability. The col
lector, yielding 20 the representations Of
marine men that the Eugene would OF
certainty coftin all on board II not picked
~. gave the desired permission. The
Bristol then made speed and took up the
river boat Just as the latter was passing
through Seymour narrows.
About half way between Cape Scott and
the lower end of Queen Charlotte sound.
where there Is particularly rough weather.
at all seasons. a heavy blow from the
southeast sprung the Eugene's timbefs
and she commenced TO leak badly. The
passengers. miners hound for Dawson
City not caring 10 further feopardlze their
lives. held meeting and desired TO go no
further. Capt. Lewis. knowing thai to
return 10 a British port would entail sew
eral penalties upon himself and his COM
mand, declared that he would keep on 10
St. Michael II all he'll broke loose" Then
the miners mutnied and took possession
Of the ship. and Capt Mcintyre. OF the
Bristol. being appealed 20. decided that
their action was iustifiable. He accord
ly received the Eugene's passengers on
board and towed the rapidly filing river
tub TO Alert bay, where she was aban-
doned 10 the representatives of the Gus
toms The passengers by the Eugene AZ
the bay met the steamer Capilano ard al
50 offered her charter for 81. Michael
Capt. Powers had TO proceed home for
orders. however. and reached Vancouver
this morning with the news The Bristol.
her trip blocked by the series OF mlsadven-
lures 10 the Eugene llas now no other
course open than TO return 70 vlctoria-ln
fart she may be expected hourly.
The Capilano, like the majority OF othe-
steamers that have returned from the
north recently. brought several iisconr-
! aged pnospectors who had abandoned She
attempt to get into the klondike country
/ over the mountains. When they left
| skaguay the trail was still closed and
/ guarded by armed men, pending the re-
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4 miles OF hard climbing hy blowing out n
mountain peak. Two tons Of dynamite
/ had been brought from Juneau. and the
/ point at which the blasting is 70 be done
I IL where the ridge has 10 be climbed at
/ an angle Of about - degrees. and descend-
I cd on the other side AZ a similar gradient.
/ The plan adopted Is to blast out a por-
/ ton Of the side Of the clin which over
/ hangs the river. 50 as 10 allow OF the
| trail being cut around the steep hiuT.
| and IL this ls successful very difficult
J climb Of several miles will be saved. The
! closing OF the trail was decided upon by
the miners committee to allow the work
20 proceed without interruption. and also
/ hv the fact that Porcupine hin Is row
! undermined with explosives
/ Frank Moore, an old miner. who has
| spent many years in the lake coun-
try. came down as a passenger on the
/ Capilano tie says that no one who at
/ fernpfs 20 run down Lake Bennett after
/ the 10Th Of this month has the least
/ chfnce Of getting through as the prevail
[ ing winds. which are Eoutherly. change
about then and for weeks nortbeTS
wird prevails against which boats can
make no progress.
Fnuallv alarming Information as 20 the
conditions OF the lakes is contained ir
/ a letter from Joseph n Wilson. brought
/ down BY the steamer Queen Ills report
( q that Lake Bennett has ALREADY o+tAhs
"a srseza along It's shore line although
-. as vet sufficiently % suspend travel
Miners reaching the lakes may yet So
cure boats by buying them, or ~ they 80
into the woods and bring out A certain
number 81 logs, lumber enough to Build
"a furnished them Time Is ct present roc
ahrrf however. for any 70 constraIc'
beats ana stand a chance Of getting dowr
tho river before IL freezes over Ana M
sfac,,i,lae 81 the tourney have during th'
mast fortnight again been intensified by
+ oonttrsgous rains.