The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27
Almost a Thousand People Start
North From Puget Sound.
RUSH HAS NO PRECEDENT.
Steamers Utopia. Clara Nevada and
Skngaay Within = Few Hours of
Each Other-Each Vessel Crowded
Five Hundred From seattle Alone.

nyea and Skaguay, Alaska. within a few
hours OF each other is an event In the ma
rine history of Seattle which Nigh, be
taken 10 signalize the beginning OF IN era
OF prosperity in the transportation hnsi-
ness such as this por; has never before
known. Five hundred people left this city
Yesterday for the North and frem other
Sound ports combined almost As many
again are booked by the three Vessels
making the departures for Alaska from
Puget sound in one day nearly 1910. II
was a banner day on the water front. and
there was hustle and activity. a comigg
and gcing. a shouting and humping OF
freight. that transformed the one-tlme
rendezvous Of siwashes. Mingiing IN the
about to depart for the mines. easily dis
tinguishahle by their Lncouth costumes
and the obvious air OF newness which
characterized their clothes. They hovered
anxiousiy over piles of sleds. canvas bags
and the odds and ends which mark the
equipment OF a prospective k.ondiker.
apparently possessed of the fear that the
steamer might go without them or their
precious packs. Expressmen We're every
where. and as the afternoon wore on some
or the docks became SO choked with wag-
ons and horses and freight that 10 move
about required courage and agility.
majority of those now leaving intend
10 push over the trails to the lakes, and
there await the opening of the rivers. in
May or June. They viii by that time have
their outfits ready. boats built and loaded
and will be able to float down TO Dawson
Already along the passes az the head of
Lynn canal are scattered parties. moving
slowly on to the lakes. The disorderly
crowds of last fall are not there to ohx;ruct
the way. ard progress is much easier now
than then. There Is no question thar many
VIII attempt to go in over the ice and snow.
scorning TO await the spring breakup.
Men of experience. however. unite in nd-
vising the feverish prospeciors 10 wait.
There were several large parties which
left here yesterday, among them the six
teen Scandinavians from Minneapolis. led
by Lars Gunderson. Their outfits were
purchased entirely dn this city. and as a
matter of fact, hardly fifty OF the 800
bought their supplies outside of Seattle.
Nevada's Initial Trip.
The departure Of the Clara Nevada last
nisht was the occasion of considerable
ceremony, this being her initial voyage
since remodeled from the United States
steamer Hassler. The passengers. loo first
and sixty-fiye second class. were IN a
hearty humor. and as the vessel drew into
the stream they cheered with q Will. Fol
lowing is a list of the frst-eiass nassen-
gers:
r. C. White. W. +. Dunn. A. Paskey. A.
Y. Hill. ]. Caldwell. +. s Dun. c. A. Nc
Briarty. Mrs. l.. Royce. George Mayfeid.
X. McClaren, f. Miller. Charles Franklin,
c. Marvlng. Laity Boyce, r. C. Berry. s.
n. Knipper. Waliam Noland Jerry Peter
son. +. q. Johnson. Lanto Spada. j. w.
Lansing. Fred Harrington, q. A. soder-
berg. l.. Bloom. Mrs. T.. Foilet @. T. Cox,
T. w. Pritz. ]. W. Craig, Peter johnson.
l.. f.. Warner. Chris Jarstead. Scott Frost,
John McCarter. John Derham j. Hamar.
A. Mattsan, John A. Beckman, j. w Bid
die. James Biddle. g l. Smith. q. w.
II. Y. J.
HIlliard. s. y. Wertz, y. Forbes. J. n.
Ritter. +. j. Popp. Il. NJ. Young. J. NJ
Privett. :. Series G. Dumas. C. j. Adams.
Frank Elliott, G. GIN. r cockrili, Charles
Masters. Lewis Dtrand Or c. a. Mead.
J. Swanston. e. II. Tibbe;s. Robert john
s:on. =. J. Couahan n. {. Haley, George
Breuner. {. -. Wheeler o. u Goetze,
Mrs. Marie Bloom. G. T. Arnold. w s.
Flouaghan. Y. Nakayama. James MacEie.
J. A. Thayer. joel II. chssel James Col
Inns n. +. Reynolds. Col Fred Wilson.
Max Oppenheimer. Henry McGran. Charles
V. Derille @. ". Caldwell AxeI swan
berg. Mrs. l.. e. Darling Mrs W
Mestrohm. \. :. Miller. g. H. Moore. r. II.
Griffith II. {. smeleer, Mrs. Anna Bufk.
NJ r. King Mrs. q. s. Woods. A. Juneau.
otio Hidden II. 4. Bent. c. S. Ladd.
Charles Sterling.
City of seattIe's Passengers.
Steamer CITY Of Seattle sailed last night
with hfiy-eight first and 10 seeond-ciasS
passengers. Her bookings al other Sound
ports will swell the number to almost Coz.
! Following Is her passenger list;
A Goddard. Mr. and Mrs. T. r Bracket.
]. T.. Could. David Farrar. G. r. Kim
ball. c. D. kimbail. Miss May NJ. Me-
Andrews. Miss &. y. Sahtslfz IT, Green
Gus SeiFrert Mickey Barlow. J. Enrighs
A. 3 shannon. NJ. T. Newman. Maggie
| Burns Miss ". West. -. 4 Bourret. T.. W
Ingalls Mrs W. T.. comsfock. Mrs. c.
| Noborr Mrs Clark w. F.. Cofnssock. G.
| Mock. " Middleton, Jacob Sases. Fred
T. Marriott. Frank r. Harris III. G.
| Bowdre r. +. Blackburn. f.. s. Campbell.
| william Rudolph. Charles Rudolph. r. W
, Markus {. II. Rlcnafdson. Joseph kost-
/ aer. X. {. Wells John J.. Kirk, Srs. X
| Kirk, Fred Eggeri. T.. Il. TaggaFf. Ge3rgs
| A. Webster. f.. G. Dickson NJ gilalan.
| r. Fl. walker. W. c. Sswbslyn. " H..
| Sides. Perre Hugnbert. r. Philip Dides-
/ hammer r. Erain. Mrs.. Charles r.. Cole.
| y. caspesson. W L. FInseliine. Charles p.
| HaS-ltfue. Gus HoAaQuszt 81. +. sapo-fas.
/ r. Wheeler. r g. carter r. w. Dunhan.
| Utopia sails.
| The Utopia sailed tate Yesterday after
/ noon 9lth a list o. passengers as publish
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