The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-08
REPORTS FROM ORCA.
MorHn's Fleet OF Twelve Steamers
HogEea In Prince William sound.

UNA, SiaSka, June -b.-(|il Steamer
FaTalion.)-On Monday, June 70. ihe Brit
lSh steamer MaEaueiise. towing the JAS.
Donviile, bound FOR the Yukon. sailed from
fakutat. Up 10 that point the Donviile
had assisted with her own wheel bu. il
Was disconnected before proceeding further
westward through open water.
The day following, Moran's fleet, Capt.
j. II. Lehman, in charge, consisting OF the
tug Resolnte ard steamer South Coast,
conserving twelve river steamers and with
launches In tow. left the same port Upon
their arrival most of the hog chains on
the stern wheelers were broken and they
Were considerably hoggcd owing TO the
coal carried not being evenly distributed
on Friday, the 2tth. the small stern
wheeler Dorothy with Massa zhusette
party aboard. left there for the westward
and the following day encountered stiff
southwest blow with quite heavy sea
running. II Is not yet known how she
Jared
The British steamer Capilano from VAN
eouver. towing the river steamer Light
Ming. arrived al Yakutat on Sunday. the
18Th Both boats are IN prime condition,
but report quite a heavy sea outside.
oRCA, Prince William Sound, Alaska,
June Ze.~The warm weather experienced
In this section for the past week or two
has caused rapid disappearance of the
snow and breaking w OF the Copper river
and tributaries. On the other side OF the
Eaides glacier there "a already q iuxuriant
growth Of grass. furnishing forage for
pack animals In use there. Constant com
manieatton Is kept up with the interior
ard reports indicate spirit OF confident
hopefuiness on the part OF the thousands
who have pushed on 10 the upper waters
Of The Copper river. Cofors and good
quartz indications have been found at
various points. and after the spring fresh
cts have subsidized more thorough work
VIII be accomplished Comparatively few
Of the argonauts have returned 10 their
homes and the majority Of those are men
who were slly lifted 20 undergo the trying
experiences incidental to an explorers
life Copper city now has about sos in
habitants and several substantial build
ings have been recently erected
Tho Alaska Commercial Company has
recently erected a wharf in Iand-i.ocked
bay. At the entrance OF Fidatgo. and Is
opening Gp its copper properties In that
vicinity. Work has begun on the Glad
hcuEh property. near there, and active
explorations are being made in the vicin-
tty nj Tatetlak and on La To9che and
BtSh islands,
William Reafd. an old mining man. is
reported lost In the interior during a
heavy storm the first paft Of last month.
He preceded his companions 90 find and
break 4 trail, and nothing has since been
seen % him Tie came here on the steam
vr Alliance last January,
There IS practically no sickness among
the people ca the different trails and bat
scw accidents have occurred.
\ we'll equipped pack train started fron
copper city to Dawson on the 18th They
propose pushing through as rapidly as
possible ana hope To reach the latter
phase In ahout twenty-five days. The oh
itgt IS "a demonstrate the praeticahility
~ tails asi-An1ertcaH route to the Yukon.