The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-09
Klondiks Treasure May Come Up
the River Instead of Down.
SIX UPPER YUKON STEAMERS.
The Next Boat Ero@ Lynn Canal May
brtnS Goia-sseamsr Ora Likely
20 Return to White Horse Erom
Dawso.-~teamers k~A Erona the
Fsot Of one Rapids to Head Of the
Next-rO Dawson In Four Days.

Unless the gold boats from st. Michael
arrive in port very shortly. the first bio
shipment Of yellow wealth from the kion-
dixie may reach the city from another
source. 4 new gold faeet consisting Of sir
small river steansNrs has been bull. &C
Lake Bennett and IN now in operation on
the river and lakes. Three Of the boats
have already shot the White Horse rap
Ids and Mies canyon in safety. and wens
spinning down the river to Dawson.
John Stanley. who arrived direct srom
White Horse rapids on The steamer Ro.
sale late Thursday evening. 10 authority
for the statement that the first steamer
probably reached the foot Of White Horse
on the return FROM Dawson last Saturday.
rapids prepared to make the run to the
head OF Lake Bennett In ten hourA In
case the boat met with no accident on
Thirty Mile river. Stanley expects to see
a shipment of gold brought down on the
next steamer from Lynn canal.
AT an expense of saoO0co a Zee. Of river
steamers has been pu; on the upper lakes
and the Yukon which viii enable passeii-
gers to reach the klondike In twelve days
from Seattle" said Mr.. Stanley yester.
Gay TO Observation-Disclosures reporter, re
will have the effect of establishing q
freight rate from Seattle to Dawson Of
IL cents per pound Six steamers are now
at work on the river, and three additional
boats Will be put on shortly. Four OF the
boats are now below the White Horse rap
Ids.
Run ny Relays.
1T Is tho intention or the several COM
panies having boats on the river 30 make
the passengers and freight from the head
of Lake Bennett TO the head of Miles cam
yon. Then comes q short tram portage
for the freight and u four mile walk for
the passengers around the canyon and
White Horse rapids. At the foot OF the
raj ids they are pat on board another boat
and taken to Rink rapids. Here there II
another short portage. The third boat runs
direct to. Dawson AZ this time of the year.
1t 10 not necessary TO transfer at the Rink
rapids. and the little gold boats 60 sira:gh<
through from the foot OF the White Horse
THE boats now on the river. while
small. have an average capacity Of sew
enty-fiye passengers and 100 tons OF freight.
The first boats going down carried twenty
Ave passengers and a full freight cargo.
An experienced pilot took them through
the rapids without trouble. using long
sweeps instead OF rudders. The boats ara
all very light draft. and can navigate the
upper river until the ice forms. late In
October.
The steamer Ora. Capt Bragg. was the
first to get through the rapids. She left
Bennett on June q and went through tho
same day. going on down the river with.
out delay. She 10 IS feet long and IL feet
beam. and Is owned by the Lake Bennett
& Kiondike Transportation Company. 81
South Dakota
Heats In Operation.
The Willie Irwin. Capt. Spencer, fol.
lowed the Ora's lead as did the Goddard,
Capt. Goddard. and ths Flora. The Willie
Irwin IL built with round bottom. after
the fashion 81 Columbia river boats. and
Is 20 feet long The Flora II a sister
steamer TO the Ora. and In TO run between
Rink rapids and the foot of the White
Horse. The Goddard is steel boat. about
4S feet long by 10 feet beam. She has =
canvas house. and carries less passengers
than the other vessels. Her sister stcarn-
er. the KiIborne IL now making the trip
from tie head. Of white Horse to Lake
Bennett in ten hours.
THE Alameda, Capt. J. CofYaney. In the
other river boat. new In operation on Lake
Bennett She IN 50 feet long and II feet
wide. She In one Of the speediess Of the
feet. and will probably bring the first
crowd Of Dawsonites from the head a
White Horse 20 Lake Bennett There are
three other boats building on Lake Ben
nett. all Of which will be ~ work within
three weeks.
II have NOT the slightest doubt that
a great many Kiondiksrs Will come up the
river this year with their treasure. II n
we'll known fact that the down-riyer
boats are Allied for the FIRST trip, and this
will give the upper river boats business
unt,l the practicabiiity Of the route IL fully