The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-01

De frs steamer tha; Will ply the waters
! 4 The golden Yukon al al exclusive nlaH
l ~eyser has just arrived from New York
/ a tao big fat cars II IL the Imp. built
~ Millionaire BARBER, OF asphalt paving
/ sne. afzs f. The fastest launch taat has
81 besn ssat TO the Yukon 1t Is t.se
sro1sr,y II Z. &. Richardson. wh0 has
l ~xy mails from Juneau 10 -. Michael
/ - se.7s0 per year.
rss Imp viii he one OF the two steamers
- TO carry out the contract wil!cn calls
~ selni-;nonlhiy servica from Juneau
/ 70 Weaxe. ana a monthly service Oh the
h~,~ river. The other steamer IS the Mag
ges.. now supposed 20 be on her way
.axn the river from Dawson The Imp
- ,r@raie on the lower river and the
~ West Is 10 take the upper part OF tie
l ysssd@s The two steamers a colony OF
,,a.saaera, half - Sheldon Jacksoa's
..sassr herd, ok pack OF native dogs.
\ fsy.y experienced carriers and twenty
n ,x<fs a. Als AiSGBE AsaE
/ e plehsrdsons BIS contract. Many tAoa-
80 miles wil be covered by the hardy
rs. Ia his employ and miners all along
l =. great river will not feel az though
l ,ssx xme utterly f0s gotten W their gov
l ey-neas.
TTs mail Isn.'ss win extend from St
/ wlsbas, 10 Lake Bennett. being about 100
mis- apart. \ log cabin of comfortable
l -. vii BE- erected this summer and
s.oess.i with supplies which the st2amor
l u.y west will take upon her first trip
4 sessn Of the stations viii be In charge of
l svsssag superisacndenfs. The others will
4 = n the hands al the Laplanaers who
/ s.vA taken thelr Etmliihs north. TWO car
i ,a..s xiu be located during the winter al
I ..sh z,aison and the mails viii be carried
4 b. relay.
ssatsns with an Indifferent sort OF service
/ .siaIiy carried out BY one or two men
/ xho managed to get letter mail up and
| ssxn the river perhaps once during the
: .3stsr THIS is the first practical service
Il IL the first year that tho government
| hss offered TO pay for tho work.
/ Trrea rails have already been Dispatch
| a. feor, here for ST Michael. Their ag-
| rsxata geight is nearly 1860 pounds. The
| $50 an ths. Alliance IL known IA No.
/ sns vii &c; away on the first river boat
l "a sars & Michael. II weighs $500
l ,.s,pss TIE Charles Nelson carried the
l ,sssr.i malt which weighed 200 pounds.
Il TNs uusnsrlds leaving early in the week.
h,s 100 ponds Mr. Richardson has
ussa arrangements To have this mail TAX
en- IN Tue river AZ once.
The lna SIN lying In the railroad
x.rts on TIE ears that brought her across
,hs continent. She Is forty eight feet long
consequently 0ns freight car Was not long
szoagh bier how hangs over several feet
~ another car which also carried some OF
ler .aeAineFy. She VII he sent north
.Aa.,, ralv Is on some steamer running out
e, this part She draws twenty-five inches
4 es water wAen loaded. and her triple *
s.ass,, engines viii drive good sixteen
l isats ner hour with ease. She VIII saVc
| =, eek house and VIII not carry p4s-
| ssagsr
| rsa Nav West was sent north last year
.ns sas frozen In AZ Woo-lworth with the
| samer Seattle No. / She was Ia have
| ssns 10 20 Dawson a. soon "a the ice
/ tfaks Sac Is In command OF capt. FRANK
l Wsth.
p,.,n,,ter Neein was notified yesterday
/ nat me contract entered into between the
/ egys,nuer, and Il. |. Murphy. ex-com
l missioner Of pensions % carry tho mail
/ between Seattle ana ityea ana way ports.
laa been cancelled AMI that ADVANTAGEOUS
1 ssa hssa mad, fur a continuance cf the
l rs%nt service Ma reason FOR the can
l telsi,en g. the contract was given.
NJ Murphy. had be been able 81 I've
L u 10 he Germs of tho contract. would
.ske eharv, OF the mas contract today.
/ il believed thai fhc -conmiSSioner ~
geas,aas tad entirely too low ca the con-
| lfzs; ard that wrpn he realized that ne
seaa BE unable - Sa.FS thc Alaska mail