The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-02
ARE NOW
CLIMBING
THE PASSES
Those Who Went on the
Al-Ki Get Through
All Right.
BIG SHIPPING BOOM AT
SEATTLE.
Transportation Lines Getting
Ready for the Rush in
the Spring.
ORDERS GIVEN FOR BUILDING
NEW VESSELS.
Managers Of Steamship Companies
Determined to Meet the klon-.
dyke Travel.
Transportation Lines Getting
Ready for the Rush in
the Spring.
ORDERS GIVEN FOR BUILDING
NEW VESSELS.
Managers of Steamship Companies
Determined to Meet the klon-.
dyke Travel.

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 1.-The steamer
Al.Ki arrived from Dyea at 3 O'Clock this
m orning, some thirIy-six hours behind
her schedule time. The delay was caused,
as was anticipated, by the difficulty in dis
charging her cargo at Dyea, where there is
no wharf. All the freight had to be landed
in small boats, which struck ground some
distance from shore. She landed large
mum Der OF cattle at Pyramid Harbor.
They are to be driven across by the Jack
Dalton trail. striking the Yukon IN the
neigh borhood OF old Fort Selkirk. at the
mouth of the Pelly.
Those who went in on the Al-Ki found
no difficulty III making arrangements for
having their freight packed over the
passes. In fact the steamship was met by
runners for the rival ports, who each
labored earnestly to induce the travellers
to stop at his particular town, claiming
that the pass there was the only one which
could be used. Packing contracts we're let
at II cents over the Chilcoot Pass and Is
over the White Pass; $3.50 thousand is
charged for carrying lumber across either
pass TO the lake.
Senator Perkins of California arrived
here this afternoon over the Canadian
Pacific Railroad. He will remain here
looking over the steamship situation.
with special reference TO the rushing
Alaska trade. Senator Perkins summed
up the policy which would be pursued by
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
very tersely. He said:
ave will handle the travel and keep it
moving if we have to put on steamer to
leave here every other day from now on"
The North American Trading and
Transportation Company is making elab-
crate pre- parations to handle the Yukon
travel by St. Michaels and the river boats,
and through Charles H. Hamilton, secre-
tary and manager in this city, to-day
closed contract with the Moran Bros.
Company of this city for six large stern
wheel steamers, three TO be built this fall
and three in the spring, for use on the
Yukon River. Each OF these steamers is
to be 100 feet in length, and will be
equipped with powerful engines.
The boats are to be got out mere at the
shipyard, shipped up to ST. Michaels by
sailing vessel and assem- led up there.
Mr.. Hamilton further stated to-day that
the company would purchase in the East,
if possible, and if not, they would build
three large ocean steamers with capacity
for 1900 to 1900 passengers, and send them
out by he Straits of Magellan this win ter.
so as to be in Seattle in time to take pas
sengers north as soon as the river opens
in the spring. If these plans are all per-
iected, this company alone will be able to
land about 5000 people into points on
the Yukon during the open part OF next
year. This is the most elaborate trans
portation scheme which has yet material
ICED in connection with the Yukon. The
general offices of the company are to be
moved from Chicago to Seattle forthwith,
and will remain hereafter at this point.