The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24

Efghty-two passengers. more than half
OF them QUILTED with dogs. sleds and
other paraphernaIIa necessary TO the n
vasgou OF the Yukon country. crowded the
steamer Al-Ki yesterday % her utmost
capacity.
Those prosDectors who went up on the
last Topeka and the fortune hunters on
yesterdays Al-kl viii make up the van
guard OF the great army OF men VINO ara
preparing 70 seek the Alaskan so4d le4ds
this year. These men are n every Nay
better fitted 70 Withstand the EaTcshlps o.
protracted stay IN the icy country tnaa
we're their predecessors Of previous years
The relation OF the experiences OF those
who have returned from the gold regions
and the information disseminated oy the
Alaskan bureau in this city nave done
much 20 make men better posted upon The
conditions they must expect 10 encounter.
In nearly every case among those VINO
went up yesterday the entire oatht neees-
sary for from eight 20 twelve months IN
the Yukon was purchased IL Seattle. ana
IN great part consists OF manufactures or
the state of Washington. While II may be
tr4e that the merchants or Juneau carry
In stock everything that IS necessary TO a
prospector. yet the more varied assort-
ments displayed here and The greater COM
petition among larger number OF dealers
seems TO operate in favor OF Seattle as
natural onthtting and starting point.
Following is the Axis list OF passen-
gers:
Miss Eva Taylor, Con Leong, I. NJ.
Gates. c. H. Alverson, Miss r. Hoffman,
F. c Ward ). X. SchoHborn, /. H. Miller,
s. sunni and wife Mrs. Ed Sioeum, Jonn
Walls, ". r. Watson. III. l. Higgins. Ed
II. James. J. Nicola, A A. Wright. l.. NJ.
Rice. Charles 5. Wallace, A. \. Bandy,
Mrs. J.. McVay. y. : Trowbridge. II. t.
Trip p. Maui. r. K Hoover. Mrs. /.
Palmer, Miss @ Palmer. ]. g. Minter.
Charles j. Dillingham;. Nellie Grant, Liz
gle Foster, Nettie Emerson. Miss Smith
and friend. Andrew Casey, A. CAMEL, l.
McGraw. Gooh &osh Hndianl, Mss Bessie
Wills. Minnie Merwin. s. L. Ardell, Mrs.
Carrie Browniield, Alice Taylor. A. 3.
Mattson. Andrew Strom, J. Jackson, Jos.
Rinehart A. l.. Wilson. J. Arthur. Andre
Martin. Ben Janson, Alice Madison, John
Haley. p. c. ODonneu Richard Tracy. w.
G. Wolf. Nick Corzshwish. Martin Marin
brick, Nicol Krobzsoyich. c. II. Harrison.
j. Moffett. +. a. Kean, ] d. Harrigan. n.
Nelson. +. Mullan, c. w. Adams. :. a
CedaTburg. p. Cedarburg. c. Z. Kenyon,
+. Neary. J. H. Ill., Gunder Smith, c. F.
Cushman, Charles Donutt, f. Knaft. f. II.
Sargent. Mrs. c. Bowers. Mrs. X. Jones,
Tom Cleveland. Willie Cleveland. Alfred
Anderson.
Steamer walla Walla arrived in from
San Francisco at noon yesterday with
2STia tons OF local freight and the following
passengers for this city: William Glasgow
Mrs. Mills and son, Miss Granger. Fred
Whitehead, NJ. Sharp. J. Hunter and F.
CLEANS
The trip up was without any happening
out OF the ordinary Capt Wallace re-
ports meeting the revenue cutter Perry in
the straits yesterday morning bound to-
ward the cape. The Perry was ordered a
few days ago 10 cruise outside Cape Flat
terry in search OF the missing schooner
Aida. but the cutter Grant was sent in her
stead. The Grant is now somewhere out
side. and IL is presumed that the Perry
has been sent either TO aid or relieve her
Little hope is entertained among shipping
men for the survival OF the Aida and the
Identification OF the derelct sighted by
the Sakura Maru is anxiously awaited
Steamer City OF Puebla departed for San
Francisco yesterday morning with a light
freight and passenger list. The following
took passage from this city: w r. Lives
~. 7. J. McNelis Mrs. Mary Pratt W. c
Burdick. Mrs r. W Larkin. ]. s. IIanseIl.
J. Strattman, @. c. Bettes. D. Hamm.
Rev. r. Bear. Mrs s. l.. Crawford. A. w.
Horne. Mrs. a W. Horne Mabel Nc
Pheters. F. F, Swensen, p. A. Barclay. V.
II. GenereauN. Mrs. Baumgarten and child,
Gilbert Whitaker r. r. Fischer. s Wa
terhaby. T. Engbert. Henry Summers, n
W. Goode Charles Ross, George Parmo,
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Tullis. John McMillin.
Fred B. Month. F. jain, J. Beinecke, J.
NJ. Frazer and Edwin Frazer.