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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
Ricardo MoNterU.
BI ObisDo do MaIOrCa.

FL dia IA del pasado Noviem
bre falleci6 en- CANA, sin ser Wis
to de sus familiares, el limo Sr
Obispo de Mallorca Don Jacinto
Maria Cervera y Cervera, q con.
secuencia de la rotura de un
aneurisma del coraz6n, siendo
muy sentida su muerte por todos
los diocesancs.
Var6n de gran inteligencia y
eiemplares virtudes, consagr6 to
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
f L e s T A
do Ia PuTiSina Conception
EN SAN CRIST0BAL.

Las esp!endidas festas que Sc cele.
braron en- este Castillo son de aquella:
que, impresionando el coraxon, dejar
gratos recuerdos en- todos los que tu
vimos la dicha de gozar de sus encan.
toS.
La fiesta dio principle ell 2 a las :
de la no-he y en- esa hora presentaba
San Cristobal tanto exterior como in
teriofmente, un aspecto complete de
algeria y regocijo que hacia olvidar
las penas y no pensar sino en- ratos de
solaz.
DID principle la retreta anunciada
una salve cantsda q la Inmaculada
por un coro pe"9ectamente afuado,
dirigido por Ell cornpetente maestro
concertador don Rafael Villaplana, y
en- e cual canto, en- tesitura de tiple
la seiiora de Sanchez Lohorra, con
gusto, a6nacion y delicadeza su parte
Continue la retreta por la charanga
del Battalion y bail6 la concurrence,
que era numerosa y escogida, siendo
agasajada con exquisite lunch por ell
Teniente Ccronel senior Gracia, y pa
sandose, en- fin, la, horas con rapidez
pasmosa.
Ell cuartel profusamente adornado
con colgaduras, banderas, gallardetes.
escudos, ARGOS ) follajes presentaba,
merced a la Illumination agiOrno, un
fantasticO al par que bello. Sc
tiraron profusi6n de cohetes, Sc eleva
ron globos, algunos de los cuales ca
yeron mas ALA de Palo Seco, y, final
mente. Sc cerro la velads con unos bo-
nitos fuegos &c arti6cio de gran efec.
to, en- especial ell dltimo, un castillo
dedicado a la Purisima'
La capilla adornada con gusto y
presentaba un aspecto res
petuoso y beIlo y hace honor a la co
mission de hornato, compuesta de Off
;iales de gusto exquisite, y al Cape
Ian del Battalion, bajo cuya direction
ue arreglada.
SORPRESA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

su6cientes, a alguna causa ha de
obedecer esa carencia.
La reforma del art. 872 trata
de evitar que el estado de dere
cho que Sc crea por la suspen-
sion, de los perniciosos resulta-
dos del convene t0rSosO a que Sc
velan obligados los acreedores, a
menos de que pidieran la decla
raci6n de quiebra y con ella Sc
disminuyera el active del deudor
por los gastos de tramitaci6n ;
pues dispone que en- ning1n ca
so el comerciante en- suspension
de pagos pueda pedir q~ita 6 re
baja en- los creditos y ST 1nica-
mente ssbsrG, va que Sc lie exige
por los artfculos anteriores que
tenga 6asmes sm1fefsmtss para Gu
brir su pasivo, case Intc0 en- que
puede presentarse en- suspension
de pagos.
La reforma del art 873 es tam
bien muy importante, puesto que
hace extensive 10 declarado en-
los cuatro articulos cltados, a to-
das las sociedades y empresas
que no sean companfas de ferro
carriles 6 de obras de servicio
p1blico general, provincial 6 mu
nicipal, exigiendolas como condi
ci6n indispensable para o'tener
la declaration de suspension de
pagos, ell acuerdo de los socios
adoptado en- Junta general pre-
cisamente convocada al efecto,
dentro de las 48 horas siguientes
al vencimiento legal de la obi
gaci6n que no pudiere ser salts
techa a pesar de tener bienes su-
6cientes para cubrir todo su pa
sivo.
Fuera de los casos previstos
en- los articulos retormados, ell CO.
merciante tendra que ir la quie-
bra para que califcandose Ell ella
su conducta, arrostre las respon-
sabilidades a que Sc haya hecho
acreedor.
Tai es en- res1men la reforma
llevada q cabo en- el C6digo mer
cantil por la ley al principle cita-
da, y que a nuestro iuicio favore-
ce notablemente al comerciante
de buena fue, que debe siempre
tenerla en- cuenta en- los nego
clos de su tra6co para no verse
sorprendido el dia menos pensa
do.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

El antique y probo empleado de
esa Intendencia don Primo Ortega,
tan conocido y apreciado en- Puerto
Rico como en- esta Capital, ha sido
nombrado Jefe Central en- Comlsion
del Negociado de Contribuciones de
la Intendencia general de Hacienda
de esta isla. Su nombramiento Sc ha
recibido con agrado, pues ell senior Or
tega es merecedor de la distinction de
que ha sido objeto y en- el la admins
TRACTION pIblica tendra un buen ser
Vidor.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
Ul DalQQ0t0 en- washington

Deseoso el ministro de Espaha se-
nor Dnpuy de LONE, de poner al
ilustre estadista Yenor Canalejas en-
contacto con las personalidades mas
Prominentes de la vida p1blica en- los
EstAdos Unidos, organize en- su honor
un banquete que Sc celebr6 en- los sa
lones del metropolitan Club, de
Washington. El acto fue notable en-
extreme, segGn 10 hace constar la
prensa del pals, yla concurrencia en-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

Las disposiciones del Sr. General
Blanco acerca de la zafra y la recons-
trucion del pals, han sido acogidas
con j1bilo y todos los cuefios de CEN
trales y colonias Sc preparan para ia
proxima zafra en- la seguridad de que
el Gobierno ha de proteger a los CO.
lonos.
Todas las disposiciones que Sc han
pub'icado estan producieudo excelen-
te efecto en- la opinion general, y co
mo estas disposiciones aparecen como
el desarrollo de la nueva politica del
Gobierno liberal, Sc confa en- su buen
resultado.
Ricardo MonteyU.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
ADJ E91ONE ES.

En- las adhesiones 1ltimamen-
te recibidas en- el Comite Cen
trail del Partido Unconditional f.
guran las de Quebradillas y Gu.
rabo.
Reciba por clio nuestra fell
citaci6n dicho Centro Directive.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

en- el teatro de Albisu Ia bella tip.e
Sra. Rosa Fuertes que habia debutado
con CanpGnOne, obra en la cual, no
satis6zo de clio mas que su belleza y
airoso porte. Para no incurrir en- de-
sacierto, cedemos la palabra q un en-
tendido maestro que hizo el juicio
critico de la artista en- la forma 81
guiente:
ola sehora Fuertes ha hecho an
teanoche una AntonelIi interesanti-
sima. Una Antonelli bella elegante
y de modales distinguidos. Una An
tonelli de caracter modesto y corazon
sencillo, como para resistir indiferente
a los rudos embates de la vida Y
canto las sevillanas y el duo, como
habia cantado POGO antes ell walls de
6I CGbO FrrnssrO, como canto el ron
do de COmbAnOne y como 10 cantara
todo dentro de sus facultades, con ar
te y gracia, con bello estilo y justa
afnacion, halagando el dido a cada
paso con las notas dulces y afautadas
que posee en- el registro alto. Una
sola cosa ha faltado a la artista: la ex-
preston que pide una ternura volup
tuosa y los arranques de la mas ref
nada coqueteria. Con ESQ nada, alb
solutamente NADIA, habria dejado que
desear
De todos modos la artista ha estado
mejor en- FL Duo de la Af11eana que
en- CampanOne.
Y ESQ no 10 dice mi desautorizada
pluma, 10 dieen los aplausos a tout
r0o.prS que Sc lie prodigaron, los MI
meros que Sc vi6 obligada a repetir y
las flores que cayeron a sus pies.
La verdad sobre todo."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

En- la madrugada del IS hubo un
incendio en- la teneria "El Milsgro", +,
sit1ada al final de la calle de Ruiz,
entire las de Merced y Salud, en- Car
denas, propieded de don Manuel Ro-
driguez Alvarez. El edi6cio estaba
asegurado en- doce mil pesos y en-
ocho mil el establecimiento.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
AzUCAR Y TABACO.
Dice "El Pals" de la Habans:

Segun noticias, todos los hacenda
dos de la Jurisdiction de Santa Clara,
Sc estan preparando para llevar q ca
bo sus faenas de molienda; laudables
propositos que, atendidas las circuns-
tancias porque el pals atraviesa y las
di6cultades con que aquellos habran
de luchar, los hace a1n mss merito
rios.
Las siembras de tabaco de las mas
importantes zonas de Vuelta Abajo,
presentan muy buen aspecto, y 81 ell
tempo sigue favoreciendo los cult
vos, la proxima cosecha promote ser
abundante y de buena calidad.
En- Sagua las siembras de tabaco
acusan considerable atrsso. Las llu-
Was excesivas de Octubre y Noviem-
bre las han demorado y en- algunos
puntos las han perjudicado grande-
mente.
Los vegueros estan preparados pa
"a lim2iar sus siembras asi que la tie
IRA ofrezca saxon, y esperan que f.
mes de la actual semana podran EN-
prender de nuevo los trabajos de
siembra y resiembra en- escala.
La planta salvada de la inclemen
cia del tempo ests bonita y CANA en-
desarrollo; en- algunos puntos ha co
meuzado va ell des6otjn.
Al presente hay bastantes posturas
para siembras inmediatas.
Con fecha 2o. dice La AI6orada de
Pinar del Rio. que con motive del
agna caida estos dias, reina mucha
animation para la siembra de tabaco;
los vegueros no Sc dan punto de re-
poso Gu busca de posturas y Sc espera
en- este aflo una abundante cosecha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
CRONICA Dc Ia HABANA.
Habana 80 de Noviembre de 1907.

SegIn los laborantes y sus organos
en- la prensa, el gobierno del Sr Sa
gasta, conociendo su impotencia para
sofocar la rebellion por la fuerza de
las armas, Sc ha comprometido a dar
a Cuba Ia Autonomia, como unico
medic de conservar la soberania espa-
Tiola en- la isla; pero los insurrectos,
firmes en- sus prop6sitos- dicen - de
acabar de una vez con el dominic es-
paiol en- Cuba, no admitiran arreglo
alguno en- la pacifcacion que no este
basado en- su soiiatla constitution que
establece la absolute independence.
Fanfarronadas son estas que surgeon
en- medic de la mas reconocida null
dad E impotencia de los explotadores
de la causa separatists, y no otra cosa.
Entfe los autonomistas hay diversos
parcceres Unos Green que la auto
nomia Sc concede tarde q Cuba, y no
desarmafa a los retel-es, ciego, por
ambition, sntes bicn los alentara, por
que suponen en- la concession muestras
de cansancio por parte de Es. ana.
Otros por el contrario, estimu.an a
los emigrados para cue vuelvan a Gu
ba. En- resumen: Muchos no Green
que la autononia de por resu'tado la
paz y aguardan por el contrario un
fracaso fenomenal. Aha verem $.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12

En- el mismo vapor regres6 q esta
Capital el conocido periodista norte-
americana Mr.. Enrique Briss N, co
rresponsa del Journal de Nueva-
York, que fue extranado de esta isla
no hace mucho tempo por ell ilustre
general Weyler.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-12-12
SORPRESA.

10 fue en- extreme, la impression
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FL ~ lego q esta, bordo de, va
por americana OLs0ette ell Excmo. Sr
don jose Canalejas y Mendez. ex-mi-
nistro liberal, reputable oraior y Pc
RIO 1ista. Muy te-nprAno aSudieron
al muelle de Caballerfa numerosas y
distinguidas personals, con objeto de
recibir y saludar al ilustre viajero,
entire las que fguraban el Secretario
de este Gobierno General, seTlor Con-
gosto, ell cortesponsal de GEL Liberia"
seTior Espinosa y las Directivas de la
Sociedad de Escritores presidida por
el seilor Sanchez Bustamente y la de
la Sociedad de Benefcen.ia GalIega.
Ell Sr Oanalejas Sc mostro agradeci-
do las manifestations de aprecio y
simpatia que recibiera, dirigiendose
en- carrraje con ell seiior Congosto a
su residential del Gran Hotel de In
glaterra", en- donde ha sido visitado
por numerosas personas y Autori-
dades, como ell iustre general Blanco,
Presidente de la Audiencia senior Gu
bas y generates Gonzalez Parade,
Bernal y otros varios.
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UNTIL NOVEMBER LIST
So A MONTH.

While the reasons for Doctor McCoy's agreeing to
the extension Of the So Rate until November have
been made very clear and while Doctor Mccoy
himself has been quoted saying au:horitatively
that although he will live up to the letter OF his
agreement, he will under circumstances consent
to the rate being extended renewed after Novem-
Der /. there is one very important point that is
be constantly borne in mind. aid thar is this:
That Doctor Mccoy is in accommodating
his practice TO the rate that he Is giving. the
for the period agreed, but he is ma nta ming
the practice and treatment at the same standard
that 1t under the higher rate.
So. throughout this period IL must lie recognized
by all the people who taking advantage Of the
rate, and by all their friends. and by the public.
that Doctor Mccoy is not giving So treatment
under the IS rate; that it is IN oh, sp
treatment, but that he is giving to all the New
Treatment the splendid treatment. for the prcscn-
taton of which the Offices of his national practice
were established In Washington.
1t is the Treatment that Cures that all who
are taking advantage OF this rate getting; the
wonderful treatment
That has lifted the darkness and blight of the
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| bottom up. and propped about three feet
on one side. Making a soft place under
the boat with boards and logs, prepared
to retire. Opening my blankets, soon had
bed fit for prince. l was up at daylight
the next morning. and soon had breakfast
ready. Just as I was ready to eat a strange
face, with a head-covering of gunny sacks
| appeared through the underbrush. A short
conversation revealed the information that
the stranger was John Schmidt, Aus
trian. from New York. The day before he
had started down Lake Bennett in small
boat, with his entire supplies. The boat
capsized when half mile from shore. and
he had hard struggle to save himself.
Leaving Lake Bennett for Camp Linde-
man in the afternoon, he had been lost all
night in the woods. The sum total of Mr.
Schmidt's cash with which he had started
down the lake was % cents This he still
retained. Twenty-Five cents at Lake Lin
deman will ordinarily buy one-sixth of a
common meal. Mr.. Schmidt gladly partook
of can of baked beans. and, after fasten-
ing the boat, We started together to find a
ford across the river. Walking up stream
one and one-half miles brought us to a log
BY getting hands and knees we
managed to reach the other shore A short
| walk, and Camp Lindeman is at hand.
Dyea or ChillsoOt Pass Route.
Camp Lindeman consists of about one
hundred tents and probably three hundred
people. Everybody is busy completing the
final packing of supplies from the last
previous camp or building boats. Nearly
every hour of the day a boat would quietly
| load, slip away and around the point.
bound for the gold fields. From Lake Lin
deman to the first camping point of any
Importance is two and half miles. The
trail is up the mountain side nearly all
the way, but is fairly good. This leads to
the lower end of Deep lake, a body of
water about one and naif miles in length.
Across this lake nearly all goods are trans
ported in boats. the charge being usually
one cent a pound A portage of half a
mile at the upper end of Deep lake and
Long lake is reached. Here two miles
| more of packing can be avoided by the use
CT boats. At the upper end Of Long lake
a small city of tents is met. Then a walk
of three miles along the rocky shores of
Crater river, swift stream fed by the
glaciers, and you come to Crater lake, a
cold. icy lake in the midst of glaciers.
Boats are again used for two miles across
Crater lake. and the head of Crater lake
leaves you in the midst of rocks. Not a
stick of timber is nearer than four miles.
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sfot. On the Dyea trail $50 horses are
dead. Compared to the Skaguay trail, few
horses are used on the Chilkoot route, the
packing being accomplished by white and
Indian packers When the alter courses are
reached on the opposite side of this pass
the prOSpectorS use boats through the Sc
ries of small lakes, packing around the
portages until Lindeman is reached. from
which place north to Dawson City there is
an open estuary for small boats. Ferrying
of goods across these small lakes costs one
cent per pound on each lake.
On the Skaguay trail probably 1000
horses were in use packing at one time.
OF this number not 100 will be alive in thir-
ty days. As the winter comes on apace
feed gets higher in price and becomes more
scarce. Horses grow weaker and soon die.
Many of the poor beasts are chilled at
night and die from pneumonia inside of
twenty-four hours. The difference in dis
of Dyea trail has made that trail the IA
vorite. in spite of the fact that horses can
be used on the Skaguay trail to better adj
vantage So far. more people have gone
through this season over the Dyea trail
than by way of Skaguay, and the trip has
been made in shorter time.
Contracts for packing goods from Dyea
to Lake Lndeman have averaged thirty
eight cents per pound. On the Skaguay
trail 1T has been almost impossible to let
a contract for the transportation of goods
from Skaguay to Lake Bennett. Counting
loss of horses and time. most of the Klon-
dikers estimate the cost of each pound for
packing at from forty to fifty cents, and
some have paid high 81 pound. Con-
tracts can be made on short stretches of
the trail, but few have been made for the
entire distance. The largest contract in
cluded the moving of supplies for twenty
five of the Canadian mounted police. This
contract was with the Canadian govern
ment and amounted to about $4,000. This
particular contractor employs fifty men and
seventy-five horses.
About fifteen tons of goods had reached
Lake Bennett previous to my arrival, and
1t was extremely doubtful whether the con-
tractor would be able to get all the sup
plies at the lake before the freeze, owing
to continued loss of horses. through acct
dents and pneumonia. AS to the success of
the White Pass route for winter travel
time alone will determine. The Canadian
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mounted police intend to go through this
winter. and it is believed that they will be
successful. Seventy-five additional police,
two tons of supplies and 100 dogs. with
sleds, have arrived. and as soon as the
freeze commences and snow falls, an at
tempt will be made to open the Skaguay
trail for winter travel The height of the
White Pass, 400 feet-gives it some adj
koot Pass-3.6O0 feet.
The Dyea trail has been used for years
in the early spring for sleds and dogs. the
principal drawback being the severe storms
on the summit. A steel cable 5000 feet
long is being placed in position from The
Scales to the summit, and 1T is possible
that by spring travellers will be able to
have their sleds loads and all. hauled to
the summit. thus avoiding the hardest and
most dangerous portion of the trail.
On the Skaguay trail on September 10
there were probably 1,2o0 persons from all
over the world. OF this number not over
400 have succeeded in reaching the lakes.
the rest being caught by the snow and ice.
Those who remain behind will be obliged
to build log cabins on the trail and camp
all winter, or leave their goods In charge
OF others and return to civilization.
On the Dyea trail passed fully thous-
and persons en- route to the gold fields. l
believe that more than half of this num-
Der will reach Dawson City. The remain
der will be compelled to adopt the same
winter methods as those the Skaguay
trail. Hundreds are giving up and selling
turning. One steamer brought back to Sc
attic week ago 1T5 returning prospectors.
Fully half of those on both trails have
been afflicted with rheumatism, lameness
from exposure, poor food and bad water,
their ills being due to sleeping In wet
clothes and packing heavy loads on their
backs.
In by Way of Skaguay.
Leaving Juneau, which is 'by far the
largest city in Alaska, ride Of thirty min
utes on the steamer and the point of land
separating the harbor of Juneau from
Lynn canal is passed. and the prospector
is fairly headed for Skaguay and Dyea,
The distance from Juneau to skaguay is
about 100 miles. Steamers leaving late In
the afternoon arrive the following fore
the strong gale which sweeps up the can
yon during the entire passage. The wind d
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feet high. moving massive rocks and
sweeping everything before it.
All the tents and goods along the river
were lost the inhabitants barely escaping
with their lives Three are supposed to
have been killed, but only enc body was
recovered. that of an Austrian named
Choynski, cousin of the puglist of the
same name The other two men We're seen
in the river grasping at twigs and logs as
the torrent carried them past. Sol Ber-
liner, the mayor of Sheep Camp, and Geo.
Marks had a very narrow escape. Marks
grasped the tent rope, which was fastened
to a stump, as the flood struck him. and.
after hard struggle, a line was thrown
him from shore, and he was hauled out
more dead than alive. A deposit of sand,
from one to two feet deep. marks the path
of the flood.
Following still further down the Dyea
river from Sheep Camp, the trail leads
through marshes along hills for nine miles,
until the head of canoe navigation is reach
ed. Portions of this trail have been great
ly improved by corduroy roads and bridges
across the river on which a toll of 80 cents
is charged for each horse and 25 cents for
each foot passenger. At the time 1 came
through 0he day following the food all
bridges had been swept away, and ropes
were stretched across the river and ferries
established. At one point thirty Indians
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timber. Lake Lindeman is the real head of
navigation for those starting for the Klon-
dixie, Lake Bennett being the second in the
chain Of lakes and the terminus of the
Skaguay trail.
There is no trail from Camp Bennett to
Camp Lindeman, and after a hard strug-
gle for five hours darkness found me a mile
from Camp Lindeman, with raging river
between, which had risen so high during
the day that the usual ford was entirely
gone. There was only one alternative-seep
In the woods, with the rain pouring down
and the wind blowing gale. After half
hours search fer a feather bed and hotel
accommodations in the wilds of the north
west territory, / came up with short turn
in line with dim trail that led to a clump
Of bushes Behind these was hidden boat,
presumably stolen. Hard work placed the
boat in the water. and I padded cut, but
before l had gone one hundred feet the
boat had filled to the depth of eight inches.
The only recourse was TO return to shore,
and that quickly. Emptying the water
from the boat, l turned it on the beach,
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were busily engaged placing a foot log
across. At the head of canoe navigation
boats can be secured for Dyea, the fare
varying from 81 to $50. The distance to
pyea is six miles. The current travels at
the rate of about six miles an hour, and no
oars are needed-just long poles. Indians
are by far the better boatmen, and they
cleverly avoid the rocks and worst ra2ids.
Our boatmen was an Indiana gentleman.
with a very limited knowledge of naviga-
ton BY careful management We were able
to strike four sand splits, one rock, two
snass and the shore once; the only wonder
being that the boat had sound board left.
Arriving at Dyea, the entire population
was on hand to welcome u.s. miscellane-
Gus lot of Indians and people, in all stages
Of advancement toward the Yukon-some
just landed, others just leaving with their
last canoe load. Going up stream, canoes
are propelled partly by polling, hauling, and
sometimes horses are used, by having them
wade near the shore.
Dyea has a population all told Of about
600. including whites. Indians and newspa-
per correspondents. From Dyea to Skag-
uay the trip Is made in about two hours
by rowboat. This was easily accomplished.
I lost no time in getting aboard the first
steamer for Seattle. very glad indeed that
my trip was at an end.
T. A. DAVIES