The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-13

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Steamer Alliance, Capt Hzrdwick. ar
rived al $50 last night from Copper river
and Yakusa. bay. She brings advices
from yatdes ap 10 April 5 In spite OF nad
weather She made a quick trip down On
nor no trfp the Alliance ran into D.sen-
chantnnens Arm. OF Yakut1t bay and land
ed forty passengers. She II the fsrsf steam
O. u have made the trip INTO she arm Snaa
year. The Alliance had three passengers
on the dcxn trip. none Of whom WAS
Capt Hardwfck sighted the brgantine
Blakeley on Apra = Shv.was bsing teWeo
out Of Yaxutat bay on her return yoya&e.
Her trip up was a stormy one. yet afsef
reaching Takutat mission the Biakeiey
troubles were not over. There was no trS
in sight aud she could not sail into the
bay. After beating on the entrance LOT
over a week the little tug Kodak was Sc
cured and the bYigantine towed up to the
edge Of what Ii known as the third gss.
cfer She landed her passengers ana
freight without difficulty. The passengers
found conditions in pisenchantment Arm
decidedly otherwise than they expected.
The great trouble was TO secure supply
OF wood. There was nothing but Ice for
thirty-fiye miles on the side on which they
they could cut timber, but the job OF tow
ing II across was great one Capt. Hard
wick thinks that the large party which
he landed viii be ready TO move TO Naldes
by the time he again reaches fakutat.
Several men took passage on the AIiiance
to yaldes who had given up the attempt to
get in ever the new trail from Dfsen-
chantmenf,
Among the passengers was p. Fl. Foley.
ri ri Ja
purpose Of investigating the various ways
of getting into the interior OF Alaska for
the Queen City Prospecting and Mining
Company, Of Arkansas. The company is
backed by Gov. Jones. of Arkansas. and
VIII consist OF forty men. While at Valdes
Foley interviewed a number OF prominent
men who had been on the glacier for sew
erai weeks. From Col. Creighton. OF the
Keystone Mining Company, OF Pennsyl-
wanna. Mr.. Foley learned that 200 men were
In camp at the. timber line on the other
side OF the Valdes glacier. The Levy par
~ OF California were among those report
ed to have succeeded in getting over. Foley
says that the report that gold had been
discovered at Lake Tasnuna. On the other
side OF the glacier. Is TO be relied on. He
says from 50 TO IS cents a pan Is be-
ing taken out Only very few had reach
cd this lake up to the time the Alliance
left.
M. Foley secured the following inter-
view from o. s. Richards. who has been at
work on the glacier for some time, re-
garding the condition OF the trail.
For the first four and a half miles a
man will handle from 80 to 800 pounds to
The foot OF the placier easily. For that dis
lance the trail In in fine condition. At the
beginning Of the glacier there Is a short
bench. as they call IL. OF about fifty feet,
where they use block and tackle. but there
ts another passage around it where they
can 60 up with pack OF 80 pounds, You
can so around these benches or GO up over
them, as you please. About three-auar-
tiers or a mile further you strike another
lower and longer bench OF which the came
Is true. About one-eighth OF a mile fur
ther you come to the serious problem
there Is d long and very steep ascent
probably quarter of a mile. A man can
take up 100 pounds on sled very we'll"