The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-12

Two Vessels Arrive From Copper
River, One FrOm. Slengway.

Three steamers arrived from the north
yesterday morning. two OF which were
long overdue from Copper river and Cook
Inlet. They wef0 the new steamer Dirigo
and the steam schooner Protection. The
other arriva, was the steamer Nayarros
from Skagway and wransel The Copper,
river boats did not have as Pleasant
weather as had the Alliance. although
they left the north before her. Very few
passengers returned on the Copper river
boats, but the Navarro had nearly $50. :
The Protection, Capt. O. Erickson, has
had q long trip. but at no time was in.
any danger Capt. Erickson denies the
report that he was high and dry on the
beach In Cook inlet. He tried to land his
passengers at Sunrise City. but found tho
water too shallow, so put them on at Hope
City He says that the steam schooners
should not try to go further into the in-
let than Northforeland. ffe was COM
PEELED 10 anchor for three days for q tide
on which to get on. OF Turnagain ARM
Purser @. w. Barnes says that when they,
were at valdes 1t was reported that the
glacier surface was rapidly breaking up
and that unless the United States explor-
ing party found summer trail. travel to
the interior over tho glacier would soon
end. Packing could be done only at night,
when there was crust on the ice. Re-
ports we've also coming from the interior
that the Indians were acting In q hostile
manner TO the prospective miners who had
crossed the glacier. They object. II Is
said, 10 the invading army of miners pass
ing into their country. They had not ar
tempted to do anything as far rs Ps1rser
Barnes knew. hut were carefully watched
by the miners.
Among the passengers who came down
on tho Protection was Capt. p. Edwards.
OF San Francisco Capt. Edwards left San
Francisco February II In command of the
schooner Bowhead. which had party OF
twenty-five ON board bopnd for Kenai
peninsula. Splendid weather was expert
eneed and the trip was made In the re-
rnarxably quick tiEle OF fifteen days. ar
irving at TIE peninsula March 4. All the
,nlets from Nuka bay 70 Prince William
sound were visited. and TIE passengers
were landed at Resurrection bay. Az
soon al the party wa~ landed they set
out over the trail with prcyisicrs for Sun
set City, about sixty miles distant.
The Protection found the little schooner
Alton at Yakufat. The Alton was long
overdue. and those having friends on her
were somewhat alarmed. She left the
Sound several months ago and was driven
far irtn the ocean by contrary winds Her
prosisiora and water supply ran short, and
the Messengers would have suffered had
{, NOT bees for the supplies I'm their Con-
nor river outfits. The schooner had psit
in M yakufas 10 refit. The Protection had
fou- r,assengers. one of whom was John
xeReyne.sss. who sent a party OF six into
the Interior by shs Resurrection bay route
Tne Dtrtgo's maiden trip has been a
verv iorg one. After coIiiding with the
C.zarssa at Juneau she broke her con-
s.epser and was compelled 10 lay up eight
aays for secairs- She had bad weather
Ia ne zarfn.. but laSxisd al her passen-
rers IN safety capk Lxvison viii talks
usr q, wast Seaftles To-Day 70 lead wheat
for sac Francisco.
TIE kNaysrras Capt Hsgglns. arrived
shortly after S O'Clock yesterday Euorn-
inn with ths haggs4t load OF passengers
sns has ever carried Most u the 10 usa