The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
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lion Has Begun.
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS OCCUR


Steamer Ai-gi, Capt. Gage. arrived
from Alaskan psftz At . o'clock sasf even
ing. and brings news Of the opening Of
navigation on the ssiekeen river. The
Erss steamer. the Ramona, TO start np
the river th.s year Isft Wrsngel On May
I, i1adsd to the guards with passengers
and freight. Three others had goae Up 70
the time the AI-Ki left
Two sudden deaths ~ juneau and
wrangei Ars separtad b. tbs ofiicsrs Of
the steamer. David Davidson employed
In fhs Mexican mIue near Juneau. met
horrible ce4sn Under mass OF ore on
May 3. Duncan Graham was accident
ally droEned at wrsssei on May 5.
the opening Of navigation on tias Stick
cen this year was the scene Of an exciting
rush. Instead OK two hoais that formerly
ran up the river. four new river steamers
we're ct WFangei ready 10 get away as
soon a. fts condition 0f the river permit
ted. The les was ont Of the river by April
g. On that day G. II. ard Moore Kelley
arrived from their camp eaghty-ive miles
UP this river. having met with little Ice
on the way down. The water was then
TOO l0s for navigation.
Ths captains Of the four river steamers
were each anxious 10 be rzs first TO reach
GIsnora. The steamer Ramona was tho
first 70 start. ard eft NraHgei on May
with every passenger she could carry. On
"Wednesday Gait II. Darlington, Of the
new aieauer Courses, decided 20 start and
headed up the river with full load. lie
was followed closely by ths steamer
Monte crisfo. loaded with freight for some
Of the big companies
The ssieksen rose rapidly from the food
Of water that poured dawn from the
snsw-coveYed mountains. Tn May there
wax rise Of q foot. On the evening of
che Esh the water was high enough for
the Big river steamer Hans.in TO start
cut. Sire ALSO had q big crowd OF pas
oengers. Her captain hopes TO overtake
the other steamers and VIII crowd his
boat TO get to G;encra first. The passen-
gers Or tiss four STEAMERS we're snen who
have been at WrangeI for some time
awaiting the opening Of navigation. They
had Tickets secured ahead and paid high
rates for passage and freight.
One hundred nat-bofromed skins are
buiid.ng AT wyangei for use on the river
a large number or small boats started
up the river during the week preceding
tho Axis departure. II Ii not believed
thai they will be able 10 reach GIenora.
~ the river fs very swift and some OF the
rapids quite dangerous.
The accident In tie Mexican mine at 1u-
neau. which cost David Davidson his life.
Was q horrible one lie WAC working al
the top OF q chute on the gs0-foot level
The car. without warning. went down. and
Davidson was drawn into the chute A
mass OF ere followed him. and the unfor-
funate mar WAS entirely covered up. Be-
fore his companions could dig him OF. he
had shattered. HIS body was badly
crushed and mang.ed.
On the day the Al-ki was at Wrangei
Duncan Graham was drowned In the hay.
He pilt or irons TIE wharf In his boat
while drumi.. In moving about he capslzed
the craft aad sank before assistance could
reach him The body WAS net recovered.
lie was a native of Scotland.
Tho officers Of the steamer report every
thing quiet at skagway when they LEFT on
Tuesday evening. The steamer had twenty
one passengers. two Of whom had lust
come 10 from the lakes. They were Or. J.
ashore at Victoria and missed the steamer
Very good weather was encountered on
both up and down trips. Among the pas
sengefs was n Jack Dalton. but ROT the
Alaskan pioneer who discovered the Dali
ton trail. The passenger fist follows
DIR. J. Y, Prixei. W. Scott. / Mefnnes,
A. p. Williams. T. Smith. Mamie Everett,
J. Schultz and wife. II. r. corspn. r. Grim.
8 9. outeraosi'. George l.. Roberts. g. n.
Nonrse. T.. GIN, j A Johnson j. r. Jss-
sup. +. jacobson. MIss n'gney, j. ID Dali
ton. j. ID. Rice. Neil Macarthur.