The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-20
T()DAY'S Alaska Fleet.
FoIK OCEAN STEAMERS ARE DUE
TO SAIL NORTH.
Del Sorte- Noyo. South Portland md
Charles yefssn VIII Weigh An
Choir and Each One Of The onar-

Ths iarges. naet Of OCEAN boats with
river steanaerS ard harges in tow that has
even Jeff : Pacific coast port wlu get cut
Of Seattle harbor toaay Il nothing inte--
,@res with the arrangements competed yes
tfr9ay. -Four ocean going steamers with
Big passenger lists and holds full Et freight
VIII leave during the day .o- she mouth
of tits Yukon river. Taev win tow behind
Them at least ten river steamers and
hargeA There is possibility that a fifth
steamer may get away. bar (, IS not likely.
TIC boats 10 sail tois. are the Dsl
No-ta. Soyo. South Portland and the
Charles Nelson The Del Ncrte will have
four steamers an3 bzrg@s IL tow and the
Others tEo each with the exception OF the
Charles Nelson which has bgsr one The
river steamers 10 - row@d are the Con
stant3ae, Milwaukee Northern Light, Al
fred J Bach wilbur Crsmmins. ". H.
Evans. C. II. Bradley and one other.
The river feet sas grouped around the
south bJ1nK@rs yesterday and drew many
interested spectators. In almost every n
starce the BOA % ire river steamers has
been plaakesi up. sno@-plo~ fashion. Il
pres e.aE the waves washing OF Ssr main
deck Mary OF the o.nSrs and prospsc
tive passengers have been living aboard
fer several weeks. Visitors were enters
taiae3 on nearly all the steamers ysster-
day and everything Of interest vas ex-
planned 20 those WHO came down. Many
Of ilge passengers viii stay On the river
boats 10 be fowe6 by the De. Norte X
fheF are permitted and prefer < 20 fnc
crowded quarters Oh the ocean boat Tor
the latter win have many passengers
TIE Del Norte = 10 have eight steam
ers ana 1sfges in tow and on her cec+.s
oS t1,-<1
sgeaulsr Milwaukee recently butt az Bal
lard. under TIE direction Of John Conrad.
an old lake boat builder. She Is i36 feet
long. % feet beam and draws but eighteen
inches Of water. Her engines were ouilf az
Portsmouth. Ohio. and are expected 10
develop fourteen knots Her passenger
accom- nno5ations are very good and sne
viii carry about ~ tons The MILWAUKEE,
ami tna dredger barge Wisconsin are ne
nsonertv Of the Sliwaukee-AiAska Cold
Dreage Mining Company and SO men SAaa
with the Two vessels TIE Wisconsin :
ninety feet IN leugta and tklrtF ieet tSSA'i-
She carries a deck load OF lumber ara con
siderable machinery. On top o. al IS 4
onee- Hat bottoGaed craft OF hardy aaS
ban, at AT which will travel iis fuhoA
under the name CT &. H bradley. he
steamer has TAO twin screws ana a le~n
house running almost the WhoIe itiAsA11 %
ina deck. bat extending onis a''se -
10 another party tfat mas s@~1iNN
on the Del NoTte.
rae steamer Wilbur crnnins came over
from Tacoma a few weeks ago ana VIII pc
taken north behind the De! NSrt@ o7e Is
"a fs ! s.errl-wheei craft. but her boiler Is
the only machinery In position. AFSoiii
this boiler a tiny deck house aas u@*h
hi3iis II has a canvas cover DIX Wi 11
tho OILY protection Of four men wAe are
=-a -
,e-.ify 10 = sigh. doubt that the crait may
&c, into trouble. TIE steamers tourth low
belongs 10 q party headed BY an Eastern
man named Towns!ey. On the he. Sof'e )
deck will be swo river steamers ana
kn3ck-t0wn barge. TIE steel steamer
Jane; DIETRICH. Of New York. which was
ga3yped across the continent in two sec
,ion. was Feinr loaded yesterday. James
DIETRICH heads The party OF Cal!torniars
that owns the frca. The F.. g. Davis Com
ranv will aiso have a boat on the Del
More.
The steamer Move. operated BY the Ores
cent linz viii have TWO river steamers ana
possibly barge 10 tow. The steamer W.
II Evans Of the Iewix-klondike Expedi-
tiC-, Company, viii be one o. the steamers
The Northern Light, belonging 10 the New
York & Chicago Company, Ia the other.
Tsosh are fine river ~tea ulers and are ready
fo- operation az soon as their wheels are
~: on. They are fas. boats Of very light
draft.
The South Portland. OF the Boston &
Alaska Coupany's feet. commenced load
ing AZ midnight and = expected n sail
sh5rrfy after noon today. She Will have
large Number Of passengers. Her tow
consists Of the biz river steamer Constan-
tire ans q large barge
The new san Francisco steamer Charles
Nelson. Capt Anderson. operating under
the fag Of the Blue Star line VII sail
eorue time during he day. Sae has been in
p0rt exactly a week. taking on cargo for
tho tr.p. she vii probably have a river
steamer IN tow.
water front authorities say that the De-
Nor;e VIII have a big FOB On her hands he
fcre che drally lands he~ four tows AZ s..
M!caael The fUel supply question Is pc
ing solved ny loading nc river steamers
and farges WITH eacked coal. The Del
Sorta WIFI coat from them when Necessary.
7: viii take some time TO make the trip.
hat AZ thiz ssne 81 ne year Il tow across
The North Pacific ana Perug ses Is not
considered particularly dangerous.
ALASKA sNLINGs.