The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
VICTORIAN SAILS NORTH.
BiG Alaskan LINER WELL FILLED
WITH PASSENGERS.
Customary Cosmopolitan Gathering
at the vharf-Juneau Merchants
Thrive I'm Alaska Oasatting Busi-
aess--A Dinerentini fn Rates.

Broaa-ahoaideged men in Efonffka ba1ils-
ueuts. big Shaggy dogs. sacks o provl-
sions asd hrnssl7g' isrgsaorenen we're taick
On the Ocean dock last night. A. the lace
OF tia dock lay ihe big. handsome victo-
ran. her cabins brightly lighted ard
crowds Of people 8Iing tas stateroeuns nd
standing Gu tse decks. The Aisssa liner
was preparing 10 make the EEart on her
initial voyage 20 che uorta.
Tire Victorian g. command - capt. Pat
ferNon. lately q The Topeka, wllled ~ II
O'Clock I4st night direct f9r JaneaB. skag-
way Uyea and -.zer Alaskan ports. S1s
did rot sgop AZ Tacoma. although Il WAS
intended - make the customary brief eau
al that place There was re necessity f0r
tsis however. ms there were 10 passengers
TO speak % az Tacoma.
TIE Victorian carried almost her iiwit
os passenger Thare were some vacant
firsl-slass berths bat the second cabin ac-
cowmo4aaions were nl3ed 70 the last foo.
OF room. AL tae freight the Victorian
could take VAS placed In neT h0id
one ~ the iarsesf single parties on the
Sictsfiau vas that from Aaependa. Mont.
headed ~ ". T.. Smith, 81 that city. SIR.
smifh went into Alaska in isg5 over the
ehiisoot fxail. lie spent ore season ln CIR
Gle city. The party VIII be outatted for
two gears They have thirteen dogs. Al
save their groceries were purchased in Sc
etsle- The supply or provisions necessary
for the party VIII bc secured at Juneau
a fair share Of the Nlctorlan's passen-
gers are for Juneau. According 70 report.
The QUILTING merchants Of that place are
doing a good bus.neas ana there l. 10 rea-
son why they Should not because their
buying by the Wholesale Is daaa largely. Il
MOI almost entirely 81 SEATTLE Il deyei-
ops that the present ndlssf nent OF steamer
rates. particularly flfsf-claaa acts In a
measure as a dTerential n favor OF Ju-
neau. This r. the statement OF the matter
- secured from a steamboat man last
nirht.
Frrst-class fare from Seattle 20 Dvea Il
30. to Juneau Il IS t55. Freight 10 Dyea IS
SIS per ton measurement From Jaueau.
Eiondlker can SO 70 Dyei for from s. 10 si0
and have ais freight landed wherever be
wishes. Thus his passage. 81 he steps az
Juneau on hia way north - virtually rot
more than 81 and sometimes as low as az.
80 passage from Juneau 20 Dyea or
skasway includes freight On 20 pounds
Of OUTFIT l. Is pfohnhi" that this arrange
ment was made with TIE steamers opefaF-
Ing fran Juneau 70 nyea through the
rperelants Of the former city who are ae-
tive and enterpr!ssng. and who overlook
few points
The disadvantage OF Quitting in juneau.
OF course. consists Ia the fact that the
stocks 10 select from are not as large ard
varied a. they a.. IN Seattle. Then the
transfer ard reahipment NJ juneau ia a
nuisance IN some respects especially 70
the average kiondiker who f. In a hurry
10 strike the trait" Stlll by working the
paints touched upon. the Juneau merchants
have obtained a goodly share of the out
iiil1E irsde.
Following is list or the victorian's pas
Sengsrs:
First Glass.
A. GuIst. Mrs. ouls,. Mrs Chaput. Mrs.
". J.. Smith. Il. Mce'ord Frank casper.
w. G; Meysrs. a. @. Ward. f. G. Robin
son. j. " Rogers. \. +. Roberts John L,
brown. u. T. Browne. ] n Ponl.a. " 4.
y, ws' ss,,r = l. ~. r,sskssd w . GUSHING; a
Chandler W. Rrown. W II Lane. Mrs
w. peeming. Mrs. w. NJ McDonald.
second Glass.
=; Mcpherson. George Mcklnnon. ]. f.
Mcintosh. 4. J. Mcdonald j " MeDon-
I.osehie + . Sebert. James Logger. John
l'etefson. L. GfantSou. J, Fred MhttcnHfh.
J. + Woods. + Barker. y X. Morgan.
TON Forrest James pugan. James Nc
lssty, Pat DOMAIN. Hugh McMcaough. J.
~ Hummer y g Mead. George Helz. r.
james Mattson Robert Schaoer. samuel
ccssbitt. r. J keeser r. w. As,ermeyer.
g + sorsnson. Frank DAILY John II. Nc
". l. Smith. l.. +. Baudcrcy Nelson Clu-
Ell. Dan Carmichael. Carl Mosiger John
lsAse. Peter GaTburg. f. EatlcN a W
Each. A Murray. \ Il. Mouiton W g.
Steyens. r. J. Terwilliger &. F.. Paul. 4
G. knight. "a. H. Helen. james Morgan.
Eaw. Wren. Wm. r. Davis. T.. A baker
nnil Moedy NJ Mcpsvitt, - Cunning
ham. Edmund NJ Owen George Slak-
NOR J \. Baker George X Gray " T.
fnrter. q n. Annibal II A. Taft John
LANson. q. n. Eruck y ksfber Thomas
Eissson, J.. II May. +. .. " shermayer.