The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-12
BIG BLOCKADE ON
CHILKOOT PASS
Hundreds NilI Have to Wait Until
SnON Comes.
sTILLRUsnING FROM ASTORIA
NtMs From our Boss on the Anderson. and
Conditions Of la,eaNofthy Boats Great
Excitement over New Discoveries.


This h suu the cry m Astoria. and
despite the cautions sent out by n. gov.
rrnmont. and the rather discouragnR r..
ports from lhos, aho are taking passage
en- cond mnrd iube. hosts of As,orinEs
are either golng 10 the ucW Eldorado this
tall or are preparing 90 sail in ,ho sprirF
This afternoon The ma, tug Mnynowcr
viii start on 10 voyage 10 Dyed. and
will tow q barge loaded with nbou, thir,y
tons Of freigh, and supplies She VIII
touch at a por, on the sound probably
Anacortcs Thc parry which will sail on
her Ia composed Of the following
Captain. John Pickrrncn
Pilot. Knud Bull. South Bend
Firs, engineer. VIII Mahan
Second engineer. H,ary Fcrchcn.
Walter stokra
Harold Stokes
Charlie Gillian
win LayEcll
Tom Rcdman
The Maynowcr. which ir thr slauachest
hoa; of her class ou thc river has tecn
nttrd with mast- and sails. and Will
make the "trip ga safety. where larger
,czs.H IN poor condition mlght b,
rwamped IN, following taken from thr
Tacoma News. gives some interesting
facts concerning thc Eliza Anderson.
which wa- 10 hav, sailed from Seattle
yesterday and on which "a number Of
Astouans have TAKEN passage:
THE ELIZA ANDERSON
Miners who will lcaN- som, points on
the Sound for Ahskn during the rom!ng
months viii ln some casvs literally take
tholr llvcr IN thclr hands THAT dangers
and haplships are 20 ho encountered IN
tho far north in the search Tor fortune is
to h, expected. but the worst feature OF
the rush is tn fact mat the rold-hun,ers
will take as desperate risks In reaching
the coast OF Alaska os during the long
Journey from tho coast 10 the vicinity %
the mines
The unprecedented demand now being
made on coast shipping because of the
Alaska rush. is resulting In the ou,iit.
ting and equippng of any sor, OF OH tub
which cntcrprising mnuipul0tors can buy
or charter and such is the demand FOR
early transportation to the new Eliorado
that the old hulks arr securing M the
passcngcrs and freight which they can
carry, In many eases the miners who ere
engaging passage on these nntiquated
craft are ignorant OF the unsafe condition
Of the vessels hut in many other cases
the proverbinl gold fever has entered SO
thoroughly into TIE system that an orli-
nary precautions are Gisregarlcl and the
miner Is anXious only abou, his chances
of arriving at the end OF his destination
~ the earliest possible date
As an evidence of the disregard Tor
anything except carrying capacity which
Is being eVinctd IN some quarters, It has
been announced that the old steamer
Eliza Anderson, FOR many years a pictur-
'sQue exhibition Of outliy,d usefulness
md decay In the Tacoma honeyard. is
now being ilttcd up NJ Seattle for one
'r more trips 10 the north Thr steamer
'njoys the distinction ot being the oldest
steamer on the Sound. and while tied up
, reminiscent story in the local papers
Next to her value to the waterfront re-
'ortcrs, she was useful ns "a subject for
he amateur camera tend or to adorn Il
,age in a sketch book, hut that she would
'ver again be called upon TO carry freight
,r passengers never even entered the
leads of the habltues OF the front
1t appears now. however that some en-
erprlsing spectators, with more regard
or the passage money than the lives
" the prospective Klondikers, have Sc
'ured the historic cid hulk and repairs
IN her are being pushed day and night
o enable her to begin her trip north az
lcon as possible, 1t Is reported that her
passenger accommodations have already
,eea sold, but so far case Of refusal
IN the part OF her agents to contract
'or stlll more passengers has not heen
'ecorded
II the reports of the shipping men, who
nave watched the progress NJ the repairs
10 the Anderson are TO be believed, II is
extremely doubtful whether or not the
Inspector of hulls will permit the steamer
10 leave the Seattle dock with or without
least not II the caution
which has been exercised In the past is
lived up to In this case. one gentleman,
who is in a position 10 be thoroughly in
formed regarding the work. says that
such is the demand for speed in making
Ier seaworthy that instead of being