The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05

water is shown. This. / think. is caused
by the whirl Of the Arctic and the Yukon
currents coming together and as II is in
direct course OF the channel up which I
sailed. ] believe this theory will be found
correct. | believe that it will be possible
for deep-water boats drawing from six
teen 10 twenty feet 20 follow this channel
up To some point on the delta. All that
remains to be done IS for the government
or some organized expedition to 80 in ami
locate the channel so that mariners may
safely follow IT,"
Capt. Worth furnished the Post-Iniel-
Hgencer correspondent with n map show
ing the channel as be found Il. II VIII he
noted that this channel follows the gen
eral direction and almost connects. as far
as he sailed. with the channel already
dotted ont from the mouth OF the river
on the government charts. II does not
seem possible that the short distance in
tervening between the end Of the Worth
channel, As far as II was explored and
that OF the marked government channel
will he any different in depth and il may
reasonably be assumed that the interyen-
ing space will Ice found 20 be simply a
continuation Of the Worth channel Some
idea OF tho Importance OF this discovery
may he gained when it Is understood that
II VIII enable transport alton companies 70
get supplies into the river AT e saving Of
fully one-half IN cost. and What is most
important. viii extend the season of uavi-
cation a least one month The present
method Of getting supplies up the Yukon
By boat. makes II tmDOSSi bio for river
steamers 10 make more than three o. four
trips tn . season. 81. Michael harhor
which is litfie more than a crescent on
the shores of Norton sound ie neither
deep nor Well protected r Is sixty miles
north from the n1rfheriv mouth Of the
river. and ocean steamers he fuUy n mile
b.
freight hes 20 be liEhtered 20 the shore
The river steamers cross Norton Soglnd
for distance Of sixty miles 10 s.. Mich
aei take on freight and watch their
chances 80 get back into Aphoon pass
Thus they travel for p distance az nearly
eao miles before coming into the Yukon
proper Frequently hey are DELAYED Savs
booking fer q chance - get across f6a
Sound in smooth weather There &c a
great scarcity 81 fuel and wood most ~
it being brought down the river for use
through the pass. and on the trim - -
A"hacl ana return across tho Sound TIE
principal obstacle lies in the fact thnt -
Michaei hartor be- rot onen ae gar ss ne
FtF@r. The Yukon commences freezing
about October p. srf Isl usually ou,n 20
navigation after june q ST Michael har-
hav begins 90 freeze ahaut Eovrrrrar
ar1 no iHe 30rs uet 70 oui % the harhor
before Jane - or IuiE For fb{e -egsr4.
ge' 20 s. Michael On thetr 1asf TIN 81
fhat they w1v take on p load ~ f~eirb-
ana starr for me Yukon no, fsta~ rhs,
September ' or Fl This enables thor, 70
gef n9~r wsv u0 the river before g. fraa~.s
When enc river commences frs17f-e ire
boats puH into some side etras-, ,-s
trerze up for fhr winter s0a ---a, -
spring th8w comes fhev start "a ~ 49,
river deliver what freight nav -a-~.i-,
tHen START hack for - Michael f-a-,,.,.-
Il arriving there before the harh7- Is ,os,
fo~ navigator.
The discovery 90 she deep u-..s- Chan
re. trto fhe river wl' SETTLE fNfs 49,. =.
tae d.frraity az transporting sur-l.o. -
ere lkon Tire Pix sea vessels v-n1 b..
abe % .aad fheir esrroae ~ s-r-s -,-.-,
~ 'he delta Tbs Hogid resa~e ths -
steamers rsr several hundred --.f.- 80
lrnrtht0 -helr season f-rn ft~es 49,. -,
month besides ts.or svsv ur,, -
u17s' dangerous rart ~ fra 0-rsar- .,--,.,
q rroi~e stock ~ Sign grade -ta-,.,. 49,,
rrEars ara ev~-rrr.nr 5a re -,,,st. 5,--
70 Shrrrar- 'Isv e Co.'S - seoors A..
ores holDd VII Do lad og Tor sh,,,t
four p f"Ss for general repairing