The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30
OVER TIE VALD[S GLACIER.
Copper River Prospectors Making
Good Progress.
eoyR MEN REACH THE T,MsER
Steamer yaIxneia H~saFns From
Pert va1A@s After an Adventurous
veya3e-Fssseng~rs Attempt to
oelse the shtD-FIfsy Head 81 Live
the Vessel In Harrieaw~.

tAD Sessel IN haffseshr
The nrss trip Of the steamer Valencia
keuM Geassis. 10 tee mouth OF cop2er river
~as Z very exciting ofe. Bst~sen rebel
Noua passengers. sho wanted 10 seIxe tie
ahip and terrible Storm Ia itse Ssrsa Pa
CHIC. the officers and crew tad most Try
lnx experience. The Valencia. Capt. Lord,
axrtved tn port a. o'clock yesterday
neming bringing a story OF all kinds OF
trouble on the usp. which inesasssd tbs kill
9nx and damping oyarDoard OF tie live
stock on board.
She brinEs adstc.s from copE<r river up
20 March ~ wnlefs are OF a very encourag-
eng nature. Tire pfospecss OF tie !. 20 peo~
pie who went TO the Copper river country
during the past two moaths getting
Through In mitch Improved ard no one
wants 70 como back A few ssssd already
reached the salEnrlif Of sae glacier and
Hsre preparing 20 xo down the other ssosre
when the Valencia iafE
There In orle man in tire Copper river
country who IL acquainted with the head
way that has been made by the crowd Of
ArKuaaets on their wag aerbsz fh. Siasssr-
This liz Mai Carrier jackson wsEo makes
weekly trips from Copper river 10 tAe skxal-
NIT Of the glacier. ard who aSs sstcsal
times guns Clear over 40 tae river Itself.
jackson eaate into copper city on March
- and gave pMfgsr Iacosiaray. Of the Va
1encA. a detailed statement regarding the
Usogres. made and distances on she gia-
cser. TO n trInssaligeneeF reported yes-
serday Pur@er Maenasiray resesd The story
- foiiows:
-Four men. who went sa on the sehooaer
Btrsng Sea on her first trip. asaye Reached
timber ofs the other eide of the glacier.
John Murphy and three others have nearly
reached the timber lire. Fifty men have
their supplies and outfits OF the Summit
and are ready 10 start down the Other
SLOPE. The remainder Of tas efowd Is scat
Asred over the twenty miles ut glacier h@-
tween salt water ard tae safn'ntt. Their
worst trouble seema 10 ba IN packing wood.
which ilas TO Le carried from the sanber
tine. Every une II working hard and iaak-
lux good progress.
Trip 10 the Smmmis.
Jackson makes siia trip 10 the summit
light In one day. 4 il two and quarter
nilies from the edge OF the glacier 10 the
top Of the taird hsnsh aud seventeen and
4 quarter miles fgaa there TO ths summit.
The FIRST bench IN hisf eighty feet in siata.
hut tho grad. IA very heavy. Taa second
bench h z2s feet wida with about half a.
heavy grade as on the nrst, The third
ard fousin benches are rollins II Is tea
miles down hill from the saufait 10 sim-
6gr Inc. Then comes a lake thirty mites
Icing. The distance from the lake fa Cop
Der river IL Twelve gssiIes. jackson Ii able
70 50 from the summit 10 The fiyes h4 a
Gay when not hHfdened with outfits. die
gets 81 each for carrying letters 10 those
on She summit AMI is making good NteEsss.
Fifty people have gone up the river
over the ice from oFea. hsit as the Iee IL
getting soft. this route viii not be await
able very much longer. ! vent Up to the
nrss bench OF the haides glacier from ss1e
stea naer. Tie sn.n have fastened a snatch
block as the summit OF the bench ara get
their goods up With very LITTLE trualsl>.
They lead their sltsi= aHd fassen as a long
rope. Thls - ran through the snatch block
aaa ave or ssx saen 81 aalst % the ottvs
cad. They run down tie hiii aud the sled
eaes ap like a flash
Tho Sslvnela's troubles hsgen shortly
after she lsft port. on Masea &. with 1ss3
passengers the largest lead which ever
Jeff this or any other part fer Copper river.
About seventy of the passengers mostly
Norwegian stseraso Passengers. were dis
satisfied Win their proTisiuHs The. found
= leader In capt popey, a former steamer
captain. Who was going into taa copper
river country iu search 81 soid CAPT.
topes acted spokesman fer the CROW A
and made slefna ffsl~ sateA Capt Lord ccnla
not grant Pepsy told hlfIl that tgsss pss seer.
gers who we're dissatisfied woala xeiss tsss
chip ard have things taelr own way,
Percy v4s Informed shat Il tst~ was a..
tempted there weehi rs some dead men
tyfag around gse steamers deck. ard tas
fact That the ofiteef4 meant business wss
Impressed nnen him by fha ieaae4 gun.
which fA.g carried
i'saauea naid
Ine dissatisfied passengers then planned
. raid GA the ships galley ana DEE dared
that shey would ~ their can cooking.
Capt. 1.ora quickly attached several nur.
Of hose to she hes water pipes connected
with the boiler sad told sae passengers q,
go ahead The Officers ard passengers
TAseF cane actually 20 n}0Ns and tee
staFEa when eaaSvsf the snin 81. rsssch
srosshl" drove all thoughts ~ sltse4ttsear-
fsgn cef OF The paS@e8sgVYss aaia8s
Ih@ Natpai'siA sscaanteyest heal winds
ana AStNs seas shortly after getting asls-
side. eut the reGl stavna .itsA ssys commence
satii Friday aishf. Maveh = Is decreased
- siose@te 81 fsy SATURDAY ars.i - sur.
cav Ms hsawAnN 3 ,eFstAse gale Tt4ss IA
ieaciA sss very heavily ioasie.s sssa sA., sd
passengers sssNssa wsTs wfit wtis f.s,r N
assssstca e. eseAvy cargo tn fsge As.ss sssrs,,
Hfty bead ef z1aeS wofe aRAfteress 81 s,l,.S
or TIE alpsF a*SS. T'als essugss9 tes vessel
80 fSssI badly
ia SsFast@s ssatntaz t'aps Lara ~sfEs,s
Pas effsa"te tsxvgHer snss ssfa.a gxer f@e
stf1&ft1a f9ae ssetA tF tNe sYgs@v de-
MAS besaS Terribly swknessaf ~ EA@ Fassias
60 tsa eEHin %.szs~ ftSas snesT legs hygAse
ara aa were Being h43sy ~saggaAse<a fFsns