The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-30

The steamer Portland on her return
trip will probably no, bring 4 great guam
u;y of gold from Alaska The miners
Of the Kiondike ar determined 20 keep
their precious metal cr st least the
greater part q II. for Investments in ths
spring. and chose who DO return viii
bring bat q very few thousands each %
last them through the winter.
This Information. besides fau particu-
lars of the wreck of tac schooner Hue
meme o1 Juinaak leland September Ii. tho
movements Of the government northern
patrol fleet and Erist of other inlorma-
,ion from ths mouth of the Yukon. was
brought % Seattle by she revenue cutter
Grant. that arrived yesterday afternoon.
The Grant came over from PORT Towns
end and dropped anchor on the coal
bunkess about o'clock. she viii re-
main hers about g week. taking on coal
and having her boilers cleaned. Caps.
Charles Peterson of the wrecked Hue
meme. who came down from the north on
the Grant. remained af Port Townsend.
pending orders from the owners OF his
whiiom craft
Wild stories.
The Grant lef, Dutch haFbor sepsem-
bsr p. two days after rht steamer Bertha
arrived there from 81 Michael Wild
stories are told by Ghe sailors % the
Grant 8huut funs of gold awaiting ship
meHt from the Yukon bat Capt Munzcr.
of the cutter disrre8lts these tales ard
says that probably llttIe yellow metal
viii . Ia the Portland when she returns.
The miners. he SAYS. are becoming so
Teiicent that b1t little information can
De cleaned from them. They seem 10
have desire 70 keep all they know from
the outside world.
The revenue cutter Corwin left una4aa-
ka about the time ~ The Grants depart
ure- en route % st. MIchael. with orders
80 the cutter Bear 30 protect the Portland
back to the Sound. The corwin was
tttn 10 so directly TO san Francisco. TIE
Rush was booked 70 saA Tor the Golden
este September = or =, and the Perry -
a. 20 Sltka for orders. Capt Munger
seys that seaiers have been exceedingly
careful this season not 20 break any reg
ul&tlous, hence. there were no seizures
The Eliza Anderson waR az Dutch har-
hnr when the Grant left and thc impress
slcn was that she would never leave there.
unless 70 ~ to the bottom The frst
heavy gale would clear her upper works.
and another would finish tho work os de-
uoiItion-
Promising Nanook.
Munook the winter destination 81 the
steamer Humboldt. is said 70 be near a
region exceedingly PROMISING Several
good strikes are understoosi 50 have been
made ia that vicinity II is q beautiful
place te spend the winter season iu. amd
the Humboldt people are considered ex-
rcedinEly fortunate In being 4hie "a they
probably vii hs - Eet There before the
r.ver freszas T8Hana creek, that "a near
&ua0ok. IS Tteh ln gold. Mauy people srs
now EHiIE fherF and stampede 70 thar
region IS predicted faF the spring C,we
advantage taaf lacaiiiy h8s ls fhgt there
VIII t.e plenty - provisions There as most
~ tne rlger sunply boats can go az leasf
that Ear 70 fae river before winter sets tn.
wreck Of the finepense.
Capt Peterson. ~ ;he Hnensme tola ~
Port Towns ns fae part nf4rs 81 the
wrceksnr 81 bis vessel n TaH at ie.4
O'Clock tae uHght ~ September e ghat. III
a severe gale from fhe soathezat the
fi4euene struck e rock haif : rniia oY
Ualmak Island Tnere Taz = heavy fns
sf fae fre aad fherr wae ra feasibility
- saving tae sesat 9ae capitals was taa
laaf Ran O. iaaEe fhe vessel CnsrIaa %tI-
sou oDr - fae aafnea sfan8 ashore ssssfh
q tnr wtlea enabied the remNif-sler x fha
rreT 20 eaEe Themselves Tire eahfafs
tNo mates and twe sailors rut in a tgaf
arf made faf taaigsAa. Tnev wera "a kea
500 er raute bT f9a steamer Dora ard
taken ta thaf piaee Tha Grant srerF ~
once ~ fhe wreck ard rescued the Ak men
who bad heer Iefg 90 tae H8enesne Tgse
captain ard six sailors were br8flGhf 20
the Soan6 on fhe Grant At except tha
uas;er came GA "a Sfaitle ard are n5sv
d.epsrses3 aos3us Sfs eifF Tne mates aaa
sailors %e3soa ard Iftidman liza fo- Ssa
FrsHefseo on IRE Rush
The Haeneme LEE here August e for 81
Nicaaef wtth q cargo ~ hnafs aud = ner-
ltsn - TAO hotels 70 be bullt AZ ~
E}sa7e There WaK = t9z ready IS fauarh
fov eere5-e 80 Zoe Yakgn farga ~ saa
rre~ afeawerg fer the Narta American
Transport at3nn A Trading Company aaf
rnsteTal Or - hotels Get 1-sers and
Ef1ulttoa Taa tota5 fuauyaHass sn4osft= -
& ffe Tae Esel aae ~ 85 grosa saa-
aaze ara sg- net Sic ass lR2 feas song. "A
Zee. Nl9e ard nsarlT p feet desp. shs waa
Bessie la tsez ~ PERT Ludlow
Rer Ee@rs ard erev we're as fslIoxa.
czpt4lu Chsres Petersag- first mate A.
Jtnsau SECOND nate John Larsen, steR~
are Gus Steta sailors Oscar Iansen.
Martin Taaraen Eafoigh BnnAy. Charles
Nelson and uaF.A Holman. Nassra. Ee-
tnason ard Peterson were paseeaEers.
Ioss af Tmo sailors.
on the way sv9a fh. Grant enccuateref
serv he4ev Hsaa. WteH ma-st.ed tw7 Faeu
overheard 3. was Sert %, 81 SO oclorE
y N ezatv uaf tHas side ~ F7euak
Island Waea dar.nv e BARD Storm. foar
mn rere sea- ferwari 70 tae aTsn~
gttoo-n 70 make faFf SAL A w}saafls
4sase struck shs cutter. e8s1pl<fslg sur
znrFzlrE tse bQaeDT.t ard thh.sera ard
gs.sasnE aWaY fwo - ths sa5}crH TMev
were + lg weeds ef Frr T3enaeas snd
Cft3 seyersna. - seattle Troy mers