The herald., 1898-03-03
A HARB0R OF REFUGE
rs VERY BADLY NEEDED UP AT
SKAGUAY
BOATS TIED UP AT THE DOCK
Picked Up by the Arctic Breezes and
Smashed to Pieces on the
Rocks
Associated Pros. Special w,r.

SEATTLE, March 2.-The steamer Rosa
lie arrived here today from Alaska with
the news that TIE bark Canada. which left
Tacoma some time ago. with load Of
lumber for Skaguay, was wrecked on Mon
day. Feb. 21st, in a tremendous blow in
Skaguay harbor.
barge containing iron work for q bridge
at skaguay was broken completely In two
at the same time, and both vessels are
total loss. No lives were lost.
The Canada was anchored off her wharf.
awaiting opportunity to discharge her
cargo. A heavy storm of wind came up.
and the vessel broke her lines and was
hurled upon the rocks with such force
as to break her back.
She was subsequently foated and made
fast to some trees, but so great was the
force of the wind that the trees were torn
up by the roots. and on Tuesday Feb.
Gath the doomed vessel was driven down
Lynn canal by the fury of the storm. A
little tugboat, the Coleman. got line on
board her and endeavored to save her. but
in spite Of all the efforts that were valiant
ly made she was thrown upon a sandbar,
oppositet Haines mission, and now lies
there. high and dry.
The Rosalie brought down the body Of
Mr.. Seminole Of St. Louis. who died on
his way north.
STRUCK A ROCK
VICTORIA, b. c., March "A tele-
gram from Captain Irving OF the steamer
Islander. which arrived at Comox this
morning states that the steamer Cottage
City. on her way north, struck rock in
the H.ckish narrows and was beached at
Swanson bay. She is not badly damaged.
and her captain was expecting to continue
his trip north yesterday.
BIG OPERATIONS
VANCOUVER. b. c., March 2-The
British American corporation which re-
Gently decided not TO take up an option OH
the Alaska Commercial company. Is send
ing up to the Klondike a Yukon pioneer,
f. G. Hide Bowker. who will look after
the development of the corporations
properties on Stewart river. Bonanza, Ell
Dorado and Bear creeks. Bowker who Is
now Quitting here says his company WI
put ten boats on the Yukon river. He de-
clares that after ten years experience with
Yukon dogs he Is satisfied that they are
the only real useful animals to take north.
He ridicules the idea of klondikers buy
ing SO many furs.
A NEVADA RELIC
NORWICH, n. ", March 2.-The photo
graph found among the wreckage of the
Klondike steamer Clara Nevada Is that of
George A. Adams. employed on the Farm
of Stephen Titus, In North Norwich, six
miles north of this village. reporter
saw Mr. Adams at his home and he identi-
fed the photograph as his, and from its
history is satisfied that his brother. Frank
G.. Adams. was passenger on the Clara
Nevada. Frank G. Adams was a barber
and lived in Ilwaco. Wash. when his
brother George last heard from him.
which was early last fall At that time
he was planning to go to the Klondike.
A RAIL ROUTE
PORT TOWNSEND, March 2.-Collector
of Customs Huestis today received from
the treasury department official notifica-
ton of the opening Of the Chilcoot Rail-
way and Transportation company of
Alaska as carriers of bonded freight and
merchandise between the SUPPORT Of Dyea
and the British line.
THE ELDER LOADED
PORTLAND, Ore, March 2-The
steamer George w. Elder sailed tonight for
Skaguay and Dyea with 400 passengers
Her freight space was mostly taken up
with miners outfits. and several hundred
tons of merchandise offered had to be held
over for another steamer.
NOT ALL MINERS
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2-The steam
ers Wala Walla and State of California
sailed for the north today. The former
had 159 passengers and the latter $50. Many
of these are bound to the Klondike. but the
majority are taking advantage of the re-
duced rates over the Canadian and North
ern Pacific roads to the east. The steamer
Tillamook will leave tomorrow for Dyea
and Skaguay. She will take about 100 pas
sengers from here and seventy more are
waiting for her at Seattle.
A BRITISH CROWD
HALIFAX, N. s., March 2.-Twenty-flve
Englishmen bound to the Yukon gold fields
arrived here today. They brought with
them twenty-five trained Belgian dogs.