The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22

that viii compete during this season for
Alaska traffic from Seattle. none win have
. more complete equipment ard none .
more ssbseantiai nnanc1ai backing than
the Empire Line. which has just opened
- general Offices In this city.
The general feet Of this line viii consist
81 ave large ocean steamers. eight river
passenger steamers. eight river freight
boats and two powerful river tugs OF
the 1--WE ocean steamers. the conemaugh
WI remain anchored At 81. Michael to
serve as receiving and transfer boat. en-
abling the company TO take good care sOf
its passengers I'm all kinds Of weather or
during any delay that may occur IN maxi
Ing connection between the ocean and
river steamers. Passengers will not only
thus escape the necesnity at camping or
seeking precarious shelter ashore. but
they win be free from one Of the greatest
annoyances incident TO summer travel by
way of St. Michael. the Yukon mooquttol
The other four ocean steamers. named
respectively the Ohio. Indiana, Pennsyl-
wanna and Illinois. Will sail regularly be-
tween Seattle and 81. Michael. giving .
weekly service. and connecting At the lat
ter point with the company's river passen-
ger boats. All four Of them are well
known In the marine world. having served
reeuiary IN the American use oetween
rniiaoeapn'a ana AscIpoo.. ano ~ .ne sseu
0sar lane between Fhtiaoespuia ana AMI
Merp. An TACT they are ypcAI trans.
with the very best passenger accommo-
dationa. They have all been specially
overhauled and fitted for the Alasika trade.
They are lighted BY electricity, heated by
steam. are well ventilated. and have ample
bath room ana iAvasory acccomodatioos
the dining saloon. pariors. smoking rooms
ana other apartments are up to the same
nigh stanoaro. n special feature OF each
steamer IL the recent instailment OF .
cold storage room OK capacity sufficient TO
carry fresh provtAonB ana meat Tor tha
fuil complainant OF passengers TOR the en-
tire voyage. Even In the long voyage
around the Horn: which the steamers are
now making on their way to Seattle, they
are CARRYING fresh meats. In addition 70
experienced and competent Officers. each
steamer Will have surgeon aboard for
each voyage. The steamers have freight
space enough 20 allow each passenger to
take nD ootne ana one years supply Of
provisions.
The river steamers. four OF which are
now building at Nosan's. VIII operate, OF
course. between 81. Michael and Dawson.
Tney are 70 BE named respectively DAw-
son. Aunook. Tanana. Yukon, Seattle, Ia
coma. JictoriA An d. Alcnatk 1aAadkhks
bArgest which Will be known simply as
No. !. No. 2. etc., and the two tugs. to be
called the International and the Empire.
are being completed at the Crescent ship
yard. Elixabethport, n. j. The barges are
arranged to carry both passengers and
freight. and they are also 10 ply between
81 Michael and Dawson. The bar1es are
to be ali or tho same stze-l0 feet long,
= feet beam. feet inches depth Of hold.
and feet inches draft.
AFTER the nulis OF me Boats have been
attsd At the Crescent yard they win b
taken apart. Tor the construction Is such
that 1t IL possible to divide each hull into
ten iongitudinal sections. These sections
VIII then De loaded onto nat cars and
Drought Dy faii 10 seattle. The process OF
re5oininS the ten sections OF barge is not
expected to require more than twenty-four
hours.
Inc Meet Is to be opsrated@ip two Sec
irons. each section consisting or power
1ui rug and four barges. The tugs are OF
unique construction. and VIII be the first
steamboats, ever built with six independent
screws Inese screws are ntted on Few
unoerneafh the boat, the sides OF each re-
a