The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05

10 SIS. OF that number $50 were from
Seattle while the rest were booked in Ia
coma. Port Townsend and Victoria Pas
sengers sao had purchased tickets for the
Al-ki. now on the dry dock at Esquimalt,
were exchanged to the Queen.
As a matter of fact. the pressure is not
now SO great. for the transportation Of
passengers as for the moving of freight.
Cargo space has been sacrificed 10 fiji up
berths and eating accommodations. As
a result freight is pling up in the ware
houses Of established steamship lines. Es-
pec.aly Is this true Of the older compan-
les. which have standing contracts with
merchants in the more important Alas
ka places. TO carry their supplies.
There is room for any who wish to en-
gage passage north. An entire reyolu
ton mas been worked In conditions as they
existed two months ago. There are now
four times as many passenger steamers in
constant operation as then.
Seattle has suffered through miSrepre-
sensations, circulated in the East by par
ties inimical 10 its Interests, or friends
ignorant Of the true state OF affairs. \
report recently emanated from the head
quarters IF certain railroads that tickets
sold BY them were not honored here with
promptuess. These railroad companies
have erred In selling tickets only by way
OF the one or TWO lines which have long
been in existence, and are consequently
known TO ticket agents throughout the
United States. One or two companies can
by no means handle the business thar
comes here. but IL should be understood
that the securing OF transportation from
Seattle 10 Alaska is possible not only by
TWO lines but by seventeen. which are
now in actual operation. These seventeen
companies arc bona fide ani each has from
one 10 five vessels. To these seventeen viii
ne added before two months have passed
twelve ether companies The latter are
orcariZca ard have their vessels char
tered. purchased or building. Yet il Is
safe 30 say that not over three Of the
seventeen companies actually running
steamers 20 Dyea aud Skagway are known
10 the ticket agents OF thu East.
An example OF what may be expected
In ,he way ~ steamship accommodations
from this city Is 20 be found in the re-
cent acquisition hy the Pacific Coast
steamship Company az the steamship
Australia. She + 5e@-ton vessel and
carries loo passenger. Ten vessels Of
that size. making regular trips every ilf-
teen days. could depopulate the city in
four months Her schedule cf sailings
has not yet been arranged. bat IL was
yesterday announced officially that Shs
Will be operated by the Pacific Coast
and May. between Seattle and Lynn canal
ports. leaving on her initial voyage March
!. The 1sss4-tcn freight stea mer Czarina.
twice as large as the Santa Cruz. has
$3.50 been chartered by the Pacific Coast
steamship Company. ard viii arrive here
shortly from san Francisco 10 take a
cargo ~ freight for pyea and Skagway.
She VIII carry few passengers.
Following 8 q l.st OF the passengers
which ieft ihis port yesterday on the
steamship Queen;
y Il Lamb NTs Hal Miss y Gates
Mrs. \ Humphrey. MIS-. j. era wfora.
Y ". l.arkiu. J J Gre wf0rd. James n
Ward =, r. Ware J. w Roberts "
Baum. III y Stewart r C4rdeH NJ V
Poiiteo =. r. ShaftneH. Mrs. y Suirer-
Ton. r r Green. -. T. Hell. + = Blsock
Dan +. Il gaen. Mrs. Il. Friedman. g "
Toner. = Donovan George King e
TWEEN berg. 4 Whitney. T.. +. Hail J. r
Ha&. T. GsCAIsby. =. -. Wilson, J. q
Punss!cr. NJ. Tokias Z. Somsrs p l.
Brown r Blown y r. Booth J.
Palmer. u. SscCkman. George Lowe, . Il
Never II Piles Owen Young. Emily
CRAIG. Mrs.. L@E}4ie S5ets1n. Mrs. J. T.. Raw
William Duncan H. w Pat SIR ard
Ms =. T. AtwtH Afrs &. Tanner Charles
Philips G"eTge \. Fratts. q W Gaza
r l.. Tno-rsa. Edward NJ. Sgui;hers Fred
Sm3taers. \ y Kramer. e. r.. Batchef-
der, X. r Groom. Emma Lindsey r "
Lindsey, Marie A Radesells. &. ~ Rob
bans. Mrs Ro1t.ns. I'd TynG&il, George