The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-16
TEN BOATS FROM Alaska.
ALL DIE TODAY. AID WATER
FRONT WILL NE LsvELS.
Tive more Are - she Hashos Lead
lag, asd the Oay VIII in All Prsh-
ability a~ the Bnsi~st nat LEGAL
Marine NSn Have Enresntered-

Through q combination % circumstances
a majority of the Alaskan FEET viii psls up
here today and tomorrow and she water
front will Dc buslsr than Il hAz been for
mans weekx Ten steamer afs due to-
day ard Thsrsday from various Alaskan
porss Five m0re are 10 the harh0r lnsa-
lnx. Two big steamers begrd north are al
30 expected from San Franeiseo f9fnog-
row This rush will tax sesssis's dock
ase facilities TO the utmost and wfll eausa
the steamers 10 lie w tso and three
sbrsass az do ths members OF the mosquito
feet
The Washington e. Alaska ssea mstsip
Company Is expecting the three big steam
err which they have on the northeTn run.
20 arrive from Alaska within the next
t.eatystpDx hours The Cleveland and
nassiie we're expected to reach here early
tt.is morning. having been reported from
Cofnox iast night. THE Cleveland IN sew
ersi days ogsrdus owing 20 trouble with
freight a. tiae other end. The Eosaile has
made fast trip down and Is closely fol-
lowed by this CITY OF seatsie. hitch will
arrive TOMORROW.
The Pacific Coast Company Is looking
Ter two ships before Thursday evening.
ana II they arrive the Ocean dock wll pre-
sent lively appearance. Steamer AK
viii get ia first. probably arriving some
time today The big steamer Queen N ex-
peetsd tomorrow The Utopia and Del
Norte are the other steamers due from
m fssr a
the smaller Alaskan aset and are expected
~ any time.
Copper river steamers arc an abstract
quantity as far as concerns the date OF
their arrival The length Of the trip. Diff
cuities Of unloading off Port valdes and
Copper CITY. and storms on the outside
trip make 1t almost an tmp0ssihsllty to
ngure or the time Of their arrival. The
steamers Excelsior and Rival are expected
at almost any moment. They left some
time ago with fuli loads Of Passengers and
have had little more than ine time they
usually take 10 make the "trip. Il sosne
times takes much ioaga 10 unload out
fits at he end OF the Copper river run, but
on the iirst trip the steamer Alliance
made 10 Port Ealies this season only sew
en- hours were consumed unloading the en-
Tire ship. The Ice was frm and the
passengers assisted In the work On the
next trip Il took several days Ia unload
the me 4fua9nt OF cargo.
The steamer bertha which has foe scug
time hsen on the ntail run between Juneau
and Prince William sound. has been sx-
psctej for several days. she J prof.
ably get IL. some Time today Tbs Bertha
viii brtnr the nrsg news that has been
received from Cook inlet this winter and
may have number Of passengers, She
has not been south OF Sitka for some tins
but viii make "a run 10 Copper river.
THE steamer Euif0n wutsh fx fafa~f
addition "a senftls's Alaskan feet IL due
from San Francisco as Is the Humboldt.
The latter viii likely sail from here on
the Eth and will have number 80 passen~
Eerr The Fulton IS bringing a gpspi-sizei
losft Of areomauts from California and viii
fecnVe more here,
Three vessels which were To sail sestsr>
day fer Alaskan ports did not get away
aaa will leave some time during the day.
The steamer Townsend was 20 have sailed
for Copper river al aOun yesterday tut
was delayed owing To the ron-arrsyai NJ
thirty passengers from the East She
VIII set otlt late lhsa afternoon With near
~ i1 passengers
THE HefmoHA IS 80 60 oat tomorrow noon
On her maitfea run in Alaskan waters she
is one OF the finest steamers 80 the local
feet and will so ou; loaded sAe carries
lie passengers and will make a fast trip
Steam schooner South coast viii leave for
Fort wranael with fuil load 81 paSssf-
gers bound foF Lake Teslia some time thls
afternoon. Carpenters were employed on
Der all day Yesterday snle sgiug her a.
epmmosi t.-snx.
The zig timer AgsffaHa viii Il is expect
ed. iezse some time to-day w,th another
enormous gTasd 81 ga ssen SsFs. She tR
the largest hoas nn tae Alaskan run and
has room for small army Of kloafsik srs
The only t5oat calling yesterday sas the
Nato. which .o0k 20 passengers 90 Copper
river