The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-30
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THE YUKON
COMPANY

A Washington corporation, with
| capital OF Sle.e0.vaa, Offers IN
sell passage from
SEATTLE TO
Dawson City and the Alaskan Gold Fields
for Ile season OF lssN.
This Company Will nave taree large, new.
+ fast steamships running from Seattle 20 ST.
Michael At -. A.caass they VIII connect
with large, fast and ccgnIaodlous raVer
/ steamers. equal 10 tne largest and finest
j or the onio and Mississippi rivers Thess
/ vessels viii be Arst-claSs. wisa every mod
eTn convenience for comfort. The COM
/ pany guarantees comfortable. safe pass
age from Seattle 10 Dawson City IN ~ days
| Fare. 500. including meais. oerlfs aud
/ the transportation OF an ousiit Tor each pas
] senger, not exceeding one ton or 100
/ pounds.
BY this line the trip can be made with
| comfort in about one-haf the time now re-
| uuired and at one-aaf the expense. The
/ steamships are now building az Roach
| Saipyard, Chester, Pa. and viii be ready
/ at the opening OF navigation IN the spring
I OF 1875 There will be a great rush. The
carrying capacity OF the steamships and
boats is limited. 1t is important, that thoSa
desiring TO avail themselves or this line.
/ thus. insuring their reaching the Gold
Fields promptly, should apply al once. Pas
sengers will ne booked in the order thsir
tickets are purchased. and these sales will
be discontinued as soon as the ships are
filled.
BY this line the horrors of the skaguay
and Chilkoot passes and the dangers OF the
canyon and rapids of the upper Yukon are
avoided. These passes are strewn with the
wrecks of thousands OF outfits and lined
with dead horses Ii will cost double our
charge 10 get over either of these passes
and procure boats, to say nothing of the
| hardship5 and prtvasions 20 be endured and
A complete detailed list of an outfit of
Provisions. clothing. tools. medicines, etc.
will be furnished on application at any
agency. This outfit can be purchased in
any Eastern city of the United States or
at Seattle. Wash. Passengers should have
thsir outfits. plainly marked with their
10 a
via THE YUKON COMPANY" The out
fits can be shipped from any railroad sta
ton = the United States care Of THE w.
KON COMPANY. Seattle. Wash. This
Covipany only undertakes to transport pas
ser sers and outfits from Seattle. 1t is 2Ioo
a mes San miles bV rser so Mshss
to Dawson City.
Tickets are now on sale at the following
nlaces:
JOHN ID. ARMSTRONG & CO., Bankers,
Pittshurg, Pm.
F. +. SCOTT,
Auditorium Hotel. Chicago, III.
Also by all responsible Ticket Agents
throughout the United States; at the office
OF the General Agent. S07 sos. 500 Betz build
ing. Philadelphia; office OF the Vice Presi-
dent. German National Bank building,
Pittsburg. Pa; or at the office Of the Com
pany. Seattle. Wash.
REFERENCE,
Moran Brothers Company Ship and Steam
boat Builders Seattle, Wash.
First National Bank. Seattle. Wash.
Puget Sound National Bank, Seattle Wash.
Washington National Bank. Seattle. Wash.
National Bank of Commerce, Seattle.
Wash.
Boston National Bank. Seattle, Wash.
Seattle National Bank. Seattle, Wash
Dexter Horton & Company, Bankers, Seat
tie. Wash.
The German National Bank. Pittsburg.
Pa.
The Quaker City National Bank. Philadel-
phia. Pa.
Roach's Shipyard. Chester, Pa.
Call upon or write to
8. G. YERKES, Agent,
22s Burke Building. Seattle Wash.