The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-12
THREE FROM THE NORTH,
Two Vessels Arrive FrOsa Copper
River. one From skagway.


River. one From skagway.
Three steamers arrived from the north
yesterday morning, two OF which were
Tong overdue from Copper riyer and Cook
inlet. They were the new steamer Dirigo
and the steam schooner Protection. The
other arrival WINS the steamer Navarro.
from skagway and wrangei. The Copper
river beats did not have - peasant
weather as had the Alliance. although
they left the north before her. Very few
passengers returned on the Copper river
boats, but the Navarro had nearly 80.
The Protection. Capt. q. Erickson. has
had long trip. but at no time was In
any danger Capt. Erickson denies the
report that he was laign and dry on the
beach In Cook inlet He tried to land his
passengers at Sunrise City. but found the
water too shallow, 20 put them on At Hope
City He says that the steam schooners
should no. try to 90 further into the in-
let than NorthfoFeiand. He was COM
PEELED to anchor for three days for a tide
on which to get out OF Turnagatn arm.
Purser @. W. Barnes says that when they
were at yaldes 1t was reported that the
glacier surface was rapidly breaking up.
and that unless the United States expior-
irg party found . summer trail. travel to
the interior over the glacier would soon
end. Packing could be done only at night.
when there was . crust on the ice. Re-
ports were also coming from the interior
that the Indians were acting in . hostile
manner to the prospective miners who had
crossed the glacier. They object. u Il
said, 70 the invading army Of miners pass
ing into their country. They had not at-
tempted TO do anything as FAR as Purser
Barnes knew, but were carefully watched
by the fQineFz
Among the passengers who came down
on the Protection was Capt. p. Edwards
Of San Francisco. Capt. Edwards left San
rrancieco February II In command OF the
schooner Bowhead. which had . party OF
twenty-five on board bound for Renal
peninsula. Splendid weather was expert
enced and the trip was made in the re-
marxably quick time OF fifteen days, ar
irving at the peninsula March, 4. All the
Iniets from Nuka bay 10 Prince William
sound were visited, and the passengers
were landed at Resurrection bay. AS
soon as the party wns landed they set
on. over the trail with provisions for Sun
set City, about sixty miles distant.
The Protection found the little schooner
Alton AT Yakutat The Alton was long
overdue, and those having friends on her
were sonaewha. alarmed She left the
Sound several months ago and was driven
far Tito the OCEAN oy ED1Iaky "inas- her
provision and water supply ran short, and
the passengers would have suffered had
II not been for the supplies In their Cop
per river outfits. TIE schooner had put
in a, Yakutat to refit. The Protection had
four passengers. one OF whom was John
MeRayno.ds. vino sent party OF six into
the interior by tho Resurrection hay rouse.
The Dir.go's maiden trip has been 8
very long ons. After cosiiding with the
Cxsrsua a. juneau she broke her con-
aenssr and vas conpeiisd TO lay up eight
DAYS Far repairs. She had bad weather
IN the north. but landed al her passen-
eer. In safety Capt. Levtson viii take
nsr 10 West Seattle To-Day TO load whoa,
for San Francisco.
TIE Navarro. CAPT. Hiegfns. arrived
shortly AFTER o'clock yesterday morn
fnw with the biswrss load Of passsngers
she has ever carried. Most 0s the - map