The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
Measuring News Com es by Steamer North
 Pacific.
Slight Mishaps to the Cottage City and Other Craft in
 the North.
Old Fort Wrangel Is a Very Busy Plsce-A PeriIOus Rush Up
 the Stickeen.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, March S.-There no longer seems to be any doubt about the safety of the gasoline schooner Bessie K, which left San Francisco February s for Skaguay direct, and which was re- ported last week to have been lost about one hundred miles above Vic toria. The sidewheel steamer North Pacific, which arrived in port this afternoon, reports having passed the Bessie k off Shelter Island at the en- trance of Lynn Canal on the afternoon of March g. The North Pacific found the big steamer Cottage City of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's line at Juneau badly used up from her double brush with Alaskan rocks and sandbars. She was said to be leaking badly, but intended to continue the trip. The steamer Whitelaw. which was on the rocks in sight of Juneau, was passed twenty miles north of that point and going north.
 The North Pacific left Skaguay on March 3 and on the afternoon of that day passed the gasoline schooner Bessie K. Every one had given this little craft up for lost and the rumor that came down from the north last week that she had been wrecked during the big storm was generally believed. Pilot Campbell says that the Bessie k was off Shelter Island just at the entrance of Lynn Canal. AS they passed her the breeze freshened up. The gasoline engine was shut off and her sails spread. The passengers waved in answer to the North Pacific's whistle and nothing seemed 10 be wrong with the little craft.
 The Whitelaw passed the North Pa cific about twenty miles above Juneau. A short time before she had fioated of the bar on which she was fast for sev- eral days and was proceeding on her northern trip.
 The North Pacific brings the first news of the tugs Rescue and Willows, which lett here several weeks ago With lumber barges on which a number Of passengers and cattle had been quar- tered. The Rescue had arrived at Skaguay with everything in good order, but after a very hard trip. The Will Iowa was in some sort of trouble, but had safely anchored about twenty miles north of Juneau. The Cottage City. the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's new steamer, was lying at Juneau when the North Pacific touched there Thurs day night She had been ashore twice. so the passengers told Pilot Campbell, ana was taking in considerable water Captain J. c. Hunter, however, in- tended to finish the trip and expected to leave the next morning for Skaguay.
 "Old Fort Wrangel is one of the busi- est places on the northern run just now.' said Captain Carter this after noon to the Call correspondent There is an awful jam of freight and pros pectiye klondikers at that point The three big warehouses are full up to the roofs, and there is no prospect of things loosen.ng up for some time. The Stickeen is running ice at a great rate. and the light river steamers have not yet attempted to make the trip up 10 Telegraph Creek The steamer Louise. which went up from here some time ago to run up the Stickeen, is making trips up the river ten miles. She has been found to draw too much water for summer work on the river. The Klon- dikers, eager to get over to Lake Tes- lin, are taking all sorts of risks to get up the river. While we were there saw four or five Columbia River fish, ing boats start up the river loaded with outfits and with their owners aboard.