The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13
FACILITIES 10
Be IMPROVED.
Several New Steamers i'm
the Yukon Service.
WERE BUILT IN SEATTLE.
Many Railroad Projects Under
Way-To Build Next Year.
All But One of the Steamboat Lines
In seattle-To Go Through 10
Dawson City in Five Days.

The facilities for reaching the Kloneiks
next spring viii 5e greatly improved over
those Of the present year. WheD the ex-
element broke cut Ia Juiy there were only
Via s.. Michael and the Yukon river
via 81. Michaels and tbs Yukon river
the all-water route-whLs the travel via
the mountain passes and waterways was
accommodated b steamers running 20
Juneau. from which point they had 20
transfer Via other boats 10 pyea and other
points 100 niles or more 10 the north. Be
ginning next spriug. the probabilities are
there viii be several new steamship lines.
with fine big boats. operating nom SeAt-
tie via ~. Michael and the Yukon. white
any number Of vessels VIII ply between
Seattle and the Coast points nearest 10
the mountain pass desired. leaving Ju-
neau out Of consideration. except for the
excursion steamers
II Is fact that every American steam
boat line in the Alaskan service except
one has headquarters Ia Seattle
This Is due mainly 10 the fact that ex-
perience has convinced the transportation
companies that Seattle is the gateway 10
Alaska and can supply the wants Of the
miners as no other city can do Here the
only big boat building company In the
Northwest is located. and during the past
season IL was kept busy night and day
Though the treasure ship Portland ar
rived at Seattle only July l6. the Post
Intelhgencer Of July - contained the fol-
lowing:
Steamers for the stickeen.
Moran Bros. Company yesterday re-
ceived a contract from syndicate Of
British Columbia people for the con-
struction OF three boats 10 ply on the
Stckeen river These boats are intended
TO develop a new route 10 the klondike
mines, up the Stickeen river 20 point
where a trail has been opened for years to
Dease lake, thence along the trails now
being opened from Dease lake 20 the head
waters OF the Yukon.
"Of the three vessels. two VIII be stern
wheel steamers and the third laf sc
barge, to be towed by the steamers. one
Of the steamers will be 100 feet long. with
% feet beam. and the other 40 feet long.
The barge Will have a capacity OF 800 or
go tons
Ten days later that shipbuiiding firm
was employing 100 extra men. It's force
then being 400.
Treasure ships Owned Here.
when the North American Transporta-
ton and Trading Company. owning The
treasure ships Portland and Cleveland.
came 70 this city il was after careful
canvass OF the field. and when Seattle was
selected IL was after the claims Of all 9th
CT places in the Northwest had been con-
sdered The location Of the great com
pany's offices in this city was made be-
cause OF It's geographical location. and the
fact that its three transcontinental rail-
roads made transported ton competition
possible It's coming marked an eXciama-
ton point in the affairs Of commerce IN
the Northwest
About the time OF the first arrival OF the
Kloudike treasures negotiations were qui-
city commenced IN ts's city by Charles
H. Hamilton and Moran Bros. leading up
TO an Increase OF the Yukon river fleet Of
steamers Of the North American Trans
portaton and Trading Company. and
these negotiations were completed in the
letting 10 the shipbuilding trm a contract
for building three river steamers and a
tugboat for use about st. Michael In
handling lighters.
Two OF the river steamers will be sister
ships OF the Charles II. Hamilton. also
built by Moran Bros. They will each be
Of coo tons register. The names already
given them are the John Cudahy, for one
OF the directors OF the company. and the
T c. Power. for sx-United States Senator
Power.
The cost Of these steamers was 10 be
about SIS 00o each. The third Of the river
steamers Is named the KlonGike. The
Klondike cost s35 90 and is Of about 100
tons The idea OF her building was that
AZ a nght-draft towboat-a big machine
with A house built around Incapable OF
towing two S9o-ton hargas.
The fourth vessel contracted for was the
tug Tor use al g. Michael. Il IS called
the Get There Il is a twin screw boat.
costing sao00 The other boats were TO be
shipped ~ IN sections In the same way
that the Hamilton was sent up and put
together on the river.
Three Ocean steamers
Mr.. Hamilton announced August that
his cornuany would place orders FOR three
more river steamers OF the same style and
size as the Cudahy and the Power. Be
sides this feet Of river steamers. the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company will Il IS claimed. during the
coming winter bring three ocean, ofn z
steamships from the Atlantic coast. and
the service between 81 Michael and Sc
ettle VIII be every two weeks during the
season. between June Is and September IS.
TIE Post-IutelliEe ccer % August SAID
Nowhere can scene % greater Industry
he witnessed than AZ the space il the rear
o. Mcran's foundry. whore tire frames o.
the boats are being set I'd. This work is
bang done on a level lot az the tide lands
ar ideal place for such construction.
The aat-tooted sks'etoa o. the stea11er
Tohr Cudshy Is already ~ and beside g.
fs TIE steamer T. c. Power hei1g tusi
started. on the other side IS barge Nc.
ard the steamer Kionc.ks. while on The
end ars ihe ksel blocks - a ing. TIE
steamers are al modelled after the Charie'
u Hamilton. They viii be shipped from
here ssrtsr7ber 70 on the steamer Portland
The tuE &c; There. ordered less than
Two weeks ago ls TOW almost completed
II = 20 Feet long ~ u feet beam w'fh =
r,spertul swtn-screw srgins, Robert Morar
ee-rA.rty made re name - Ire Get Thsr'
rood n .as sreed ~ SIS construction
IRE Attest enterprise ~ ne North Amer
ian TRANSPORTATION & Trading Company
. ur-tsees a furthe- ard most -o1viartna
denomination q the enormous proportion
assumed hv the commerce eeswesn ths
s.una a-s ne mex gold 6slts.
Nj Hamilton o. Aug. i received fsls
gan from ne Cht-ag 90 ofT7ce y ne N0rtf
American Separation & Trading Con-
/ many las.ru-ti-E hirn 20 reserve space o.
.sfAar re Portland or re Cleveland -
-. material 20 buEt steel steamer %
~ yucon river zee: % me company
Later me ribs ard plates came ready 70 b
-svs-ss Together. ~ =vork having beer Al
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