The herald., 1897-08-05

hands, who had been getting $35 a
month, were raised to $40 So great is
the demand for men to work on the
Alaska bound vessels that companies
operating on the Sound find difficulty in
holding their employees.
The steamer Detroit is being fitted up
by the Seattle Wharf and Land COM
pany to run to Dyea and Skaguay.
carrying passengers and freight. She
has accommodations for sixty people
and 100 tons of freight 1t is the inten-
tion of the operators to run this fall as
long as the rush continues and next
spring to put the boat on the route from
Juneau to Dyea.
Charles H. Hamilton, secretary and
traffic manager Of the North American
Transportation and Trading company,
today let a contract to Moran Brothers
of this city for building four more river
steamers of the same size and power as
the first Of the line belonging to the
company on the Yukon. This work CIV
en- to Morans today makes it contracts
with the N. A. T. & T. Co. include eight
separate steamers, all let to them within
two weeks The river steamers are all
of large capacity, only two being less
than 400 tons.
A NEW LINE
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 4.-Dodwell,
Garlilh & Co., of Hong Kong, together
with number of Tacoma capitalists,
have organized a steamship company
and will compete for Alaskan trade,
with the company headquarters at Ia
coma. The new corporation has chart
cred the steamer City of Seattle, which
will leave here August Is, with accom-
moda tions for 500 passengers and with
a freight capacity of 600 tons. The COM
pany will also put on two other steam
erS.
The agent OF the Northern Pacific Ex-
press company reports that Alaskan
prospectors are shipping in -four from
the east and paying 10 cents per pound
freight on it, supposing that supplies
cannot be procured on the Pacific coast
The Tacoma mills claim to be able to
supply all trade demands.
STEAMERS ALL CROWDED
SEATTLE, August 4.-The steamer
George E. Starr got away shortly before
midnight for Dyea with ninety passen-
gere and eighty horses.
On August 7th the steamer Queen goes
north. She will carry between 500 and
GOO passengers. On the same date the
steam barge Ajax will be towed to Dyea
by tug, loaded with stock.
On August Sth the ship Klondyke
chartered by Tacoma parties, will sail.
On the same day the steamer Coquitlan
will sail from Vancouver.
On August 9th the Mexico leaves; Au
gust 18th the Topeka and Rosalie; Au-
gust 18th the Al-Ki; August 23d the Mex
leo; August 9th the Topeka. OF these
all will go through to Dyea save the
Topeka, which will go no further than
Juneau unless business juetifies.
FOR MINING AND TRADING
NEW YORK, August 4.-The North
west Mining and Trading Company has
been organized here with an authorized
capital Of 81, 100000 for the purpose Of ex-
ploring the gold fields of Alaska and the
Northwest Territory and the develop
ment and operation of such valuable
discoveries as may be made and also
to establish tradings posts tthe various
mining camps and a regular line of
transportation between the United
States and such camps. Among those
who are interested in the enterprise
are Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio Judge
v. Lewis, who organized the, American
Cotton Oil Company; Henry c. Johnson
of Davies, Stone & Auerbach, and j. w.
Chipman Of the Toledo, st. Louis and
Kansas City Railroad.