The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14

The Roanoke. the first sesznash!p To
leave Seattle for s. Michael this season.
left fesisr wharf al exactly fz-ss o'clock
yesterday afternoon The time Of depar-
;ure was delayed untii two hours ana
haif after ths hour advertised fer her 20
leave. The departure OF the Roanoke vas
witnessed hy several thousand people and
In many respects II was decidedly aaSpi
cious.
There was cheering on the part Of both
the passengers and the large crowd assem-
5!sd on the wharf and, as is the case when
nearly every large steamer starts on such
lang northwara voyage much enthusiasm
was manifested. Every single detail which
related 10 the comfort and accommodation
o. Tho passengers vas attended 10 before
The steamer started Sixteen tons Of
freight vas put aboard. The number Of
Passengers carried was exactly I'll. Just two
more than the number published In the
ToSt-iatetlleencer Monday morning. Ap-
pleasions had been made for twice the
number Of tickets bur the North American
Transportation q Trading Company deeid-
ed not 10 oveEcrowd the boat. and there
Tore no one On the long trip vii suffer
from lack OF room
Aboard the boat were also sixty walters,
who were secured from the various rex.au-
rants IN Seattle. They are bound for ST.
Michael. where they will be In the en-
pioy ment OF the NORTH American Tran<por-
tatlon Trading Company during the
coming season. Before thu Roanoke left
port the captain announced tina. he would
undoubtedly land the passengers at 81 Nj
chael on June q allowing for a stop OF
one day At Dutch Earoor 10 unload a sup
Ply or freight and secure additional sup
plles 10 be taken 10 ST.. Michael. At 81 Nj
chae. the Roanoke will meet the river
boats Hamilton and Weare which Will II
~ believed, bring the first gold and pas
sengers from Dawson. The passengers on
the Roanoke viii be transferred 10 the
river boats. and the passengers on the
river boa ts VIII be transferred to the
steamer with their treasures of glistening
nuggets. Considerable time will be re-
CURED to unload the steamer at ST. Nj
chael on account of the necessity Of TAX
ing ali freight and passengers ashore on
lighters
After taking all these matters into con-
ssderation and assuming that the ice In
Boring sea will be broken sufficiently to
permit Of entrance. the captain believed
that he would undoubtedly arrive in Sc
attic with the first ship loaded with KIon-
captain IL DESTROYS OF having the honor Of
bringing the first gold from Alaska to Sc
attic, and he will stretch point 10 ac-
complLsh that end.
Among the passengers aboard the Roa-
noke were j. c. McCook. of PHILADELPHIA
first United States consul to Dawson N
W. T.. and acting vice consul. W. III.
Burke. also of the Quaker City Mr. Nc
Cook said prior TO the departure OF the
Roanoke that one of his principal duties
and n duty which he would be particular
To perform. woaid be to keep a record of
the names and whereabouts Of all Ameri-
can citizens who may stop at Dawson.
Consul McCook will also take pains to see
that all Americans will. upon leaving Daw-
son for any other part of Alaska notify
either the consul or ae;irg vice consul of
their proposed destination so that reia-
tIves or friends who may make inquiry
through this office for missing ones can De
furnished wiki Information in an iutelu-
gent manner.