The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
OFF FOR THE YUKON.


Never IN the history OF Seattle eid such
crowd assemble 10 witness the departure
Of steamship as was seen on the Oregon
Improvement Company dock a. noon
Sunday. when the Mexico departed for
pyea with IS passengers. who are on Their
way TO the Ciondyke.
The wharf was PACKED 50 tina. an hour
hefsre the time OF departure II was almost
Impossible for person 20 wedge his way
through the crowd. so AZ TO get look at
the steamship. This crowd was not drawn
50 much by personal Interest or friendship
fer these wife were abou; to take the
long. tireaome sni dsugcrosa Journey into
III. Yukon gold fields, although many that
we're present doubtless were Influenced by
those motives. The main sctuatiax sent.
rent however was the feveriSh excite
mert which seems 70 prevail throughout
all classes of tha community in regard 10
The Clondyke.
To those who could not go ,he~e Was
some undeinssi satisfaction In looking
unon the more lucky ores. who were mere
favored by fortune. ard who might pos
slhfy he the future millionssr~s 90 the
Coast. There was the usual aprsnkiiax CT
ths pessiuaisSio element croaking that
Those fellows Will wish they were back
IN Seattle before many weeks" ani
there's lots 81 them who VIII never see
their homes again" The general ser,I-
rssas "a expressed n remarks made
throughout tire crowd. was that those who
were gong were lucky 10 have the chsnca
The hour which the steamship company
had SIT for sailing WAS > o'clock and pas
seas~rs were duly warned es hsilettas 20
Re or board al that time. nut & was after
Z before tho steamship aaally lsgt tAe
deck.
There vas ths uSuzf brissea ra@s%n ger
f1~ even at the lafe haHr az which rae
steamer go; away ana after tAs ausd wills
tie has bsen SooAdss, there "a ,ae down
on he wharf on the rGn al Indlv13-
al clad in TIE costume wh.ca Ats rsncv
nsa dics &tsd "a being the prev Asl5uS style
GA tAe yukon. ftlS baess~r wss Oh hoard.
bit re had 1esave5 - tske = rsv<snx SrlnS
VIII his Frtgr4a ara Aaa escaped e-sax
left hs q nsarsEa ~ ncg mere tkAn : frse-
ton OF a xeeeud TIE crs 8aarr booker
e. wsula haze fears 4 impossible 70 wcsk
Rs way through tae crowd ouv a lans
IS r,,aAe fos the be1afsA fassssss gee.
through which Re charges a. eTsaAneck
xrgs.a yu.s ia tire - xet AsegEa as tie
sans 9'Rnk wss draws tE-
These on e.aars were So TIRE hsshNst Ct
Nsxa sr4v,ts Judging frenl ssrlg ACTORS
Several % IRE rHurSe~ az. mere his s-s-t.s
a. ,hs treasure rssEaTS hsa ~sulprs-s fhsgga-
sa}vrS wgth Chinese oe9eS. relies q tra
Fs,a1~sA - Jay wA.ea they teaVaea og
sresn s3Hss 70 agas.
yvnez n waS found that the~e VS. 20
rsana ea rhs IsTrxer fFaprss ssHss-t Csas-
MAYS ao-sk AR crpx1 Snss 81 d.5S over
a. tc.neS dacSs enfu az tse ;Hss
tha Mckee finally Ger heg Geek
,esss.rv wharf sGE 6fs'AEN3 -
rnlls ucrta ~as naea wtth & crowd.
whsen wssh waving h&a6SereA.csr an4
cheers rsia ssesr tv1ssTte - kke a3ventaT-
e~s a. gee McKee, s}ewly er~~ e..s GreEs
sh@ aoek ssanS 4rcwrs - sss bay sol
finally he@ses tar tire STRAITS are t-s eg@1
sra Ere-a every wharf tAere 1szsr&
fa.sS-rehsses sraa t~csa a4Ch ~ sc pass
-. = saiss ~ @ers sat up r~-sBSss.gsss "a
hx tsss pasSsnxers I7sze &ecA< sSrssses1
elaxA~A WIKI peop5e. and sssaT~ AS per
e~pstsie hSs "a the ssssergw~s Aszs ever
sne st=rAeara rasE casting as leok a.
sase city, ~Asca TIE usssoTssy - taxsa
weaie rot see for t~c ys3rs a. ls>sss-