The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
Al-N Brings News That Eaviga-
ton Has Begun.
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS OCCUR.
DayaA DavfAson Killed I'm = Horrible
AeeBdent In the Mexican Nine
xenx Jumeau-Duaran sratam Ae-
etAenfaiiy DrovaeG at WranEei-
Sftckeen the Present Season.

Steamer Alki. Capt Gage arrived
from Alaskan ports 81 O'clock last even
Ing, and brings news of the opening CT
nayixat ton on the sisekeen rirer. Tne
Arst steamer, the Ramona. 10 start up
the river ta.s year Ieft wrsngsi on Mag
2, lcaded 10 the guards with passengers
and freight Three others bad gone Up 20
the time the AK left
Two suddea deaths at Juneau and
wrangei are reported by the officers Of
the steamer David Davidson. employed
in the Mexican mine aear juneau. met :
horribas deata under mass Of ore On
May Q. Duncan Graham was accidents
ally drowned at Hfangal on May ).
The opening Of navigation Oh The Stick
cen this year wss the seeue OF an exciting
rush. Instead OF two boats that formerly
ran up the river. four new river steamers
were at Wrangel ready 10 get away as
soon as the condition Of the river permits
ted. The Ice was oft Of the river by April
~ On that day &. h. and Moore Kelley
arrived from their camp eighty-iise miles
Up the river. having met with little Ice
on the way down. The water VAS then
too low for navigation,
The captains Of the four river steamers
were eaca anxious To be the first TO reaeh
Gienora. The Steamer Ramona was the
first 10 start. and EFT Nrangel on May
with every passenger she could carry. On
"Wednesday CAPT. Ii. BaianGton, OF the
now steamer Courier. decided 10 start aud
headed up the river with full load. lie
was followed eiaseIy by ti,e steamer
Monte cristo, loaded witn ffeiSat for some
Of the big companies.
Ths Ssiekesn rose rapidly from the aood
Of water that POURED down from tae
snow-covsred mountains. On May there
was a rise Of foot. On the evening OF
the 5th the water WAS h.gh enough for
the bsg river steamer Huln.in 10 start
out. She ai1o had a bis crowd OF pas
sengErs. Her captain hopes To ovegtake
the other steamers and viii crowd his
boat to get TO isienora first. The psssen-
gers on the foGr steamers were nasa Who
have been AZ wFEngel for snrne tiiae
awaiting tha opening az navigation. They
had ticket secured ahead and paid high
rates Tor passaga ard freight.
One hundred .at-i,otsoned skins are
building al Nrangel fos Use On the river.
A large number Of snlal boats started
up the river during The week preceding
the Axis departure. IL Is not believed
that they viii be able 10 reach GIenor.s.
- the river Is very swift ard some Of the
rapids quite dangerous.
The accident In TIE Mexican mine al Jn-
neau. which cost David Davidson his i.fe
WAS 4 horrible one. lie was working at
the top of cifute on the 2a0-foot level
The car without warning. went down. aaa
Davidson was drawn into the chute. A
mass OF ore followed him. AMI the unsor-
tunate man was entireIs covered up Ee-
fore his COMPANIONS could dig him out he
had knletlered Ills body was badly
crushed and nanged
On the day she Al-ki was at wranrel
Duncan Graham vas drowned in the BAY
lie put OF from tha wharf In It's hoat
while Gruss, ia moving about he capslzea
the craft sad sank hefaee asslatance could
reach him. Tie bpeiY was nak recovered
lie was 4 native es Scotland
The officers Of the steamer report every
thing uuist az Skagway when they ieft on
Tuesday eyentpg. Tho steamer had twenty
one passengers. two ot whom had lust
come IN from the lakes. They We're DIR. j.
p. Frfgesl and A. n wiilama Both went
ashore AZ Victoria ard missed the steamer.
both up and down trips. Among the ras-
scngers was Jack nslton. but nor TIRE
Alaskan pioneer who discovered the Dal-
ton trail THE passenger ust follows.
Or. T. prtzej, W. Scatt. T. Meinnes.
A. n, Wiffsn3s j. Smith Mamie Everett.
j sehaitz aiid wife. 81 f. Cerson. f. Grim.
s. 5. Disfcfaeai. George y. Roberts. s Ii.
Noorss. =. t;ili. :. \. Johnson. j. r. Jss-
sun. r. jacobson Miss R'gnev. j. ID. DAB
ton, J. ID. Rice. Men Macarthur,