The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-06
Beats ALI Time Between St. MI
chael and Puget Sound.
SHOWS RAGE IN sERlNo SEA.
Are II Daily Occurrence Near 81. MI
eAael, Rat Yukon Prophets Say
There VIII He q Late Fall-Only
A0neyless Kl0naikers Left There
steamer Rival Coming With
Wealthy Yukon Passengers.

To the Empire Transportation Company's
steamship Conemaugh belongs the honor OF
holding the record for speed between ST.
Michael and Seattle. That vessel. under the
seamansnip of Capt j. A Rroomhead. ar
rived at Schwabacher's deck At o'clock
yesterday afternoon, n just nine days
twenty-three hours and forty minutes from
the time she pulled up anchor and left
st. Michael. an average speed OF about 70
miles . day. This beats by two hours and
twenty minutes the previous record estao-
nshed by the steamer Humboldt
The Conemaugh left ST. Michael. Sunday.
September "a and at once encountered
stin northerly gale. with a heavy snow
storm, which lasted until she left Boring
sea. She did not stop at Dutch Harbor.
there was q heavy easterIy gale blowing.
Snow storms are reported to be OF almost
daily occurrence on tae hills near ST.
experienced. But Capt. Broomhead says
that I'D to the time he left there was no
sign Of ice in the river. The Yukon Indians
all up-bound boats above Weare will reach
their destinations.
Gunboat wheeling ut st. Michael.
The only steam vessel left at st. Michael
by the Conemaugh was the gunhoat Wheel
ing, which had been to Kotzebus eound and
called at st. Michael for Capt. Pratt and
his party OF geodetic surveyors, who were
to be taken TO Sitka. leaving the Yukon
September 2s. They win return to Seattle
from the Alaska capital. There were one
sett The Wachusett was anchored nine
miles of St. Michael, and expected to sail
for Seattle. October l.
The excitement over the reputed riches OF
Golovin bay continues, and Capt. Broom
head says people are leaving there every
day In small boats. One man started from
s boat IN IN taw but When nearly
across Norton sound It was so rough he
started back He was driven ashore on
Egg island, where his boat was a smasns1
escaped with his life. There are reported
to be few people at st. Micheal, and they
are without money. Most OF them want
Steamer Rival sailed from St. Michael for
Seattle September "a, and IS expected here
this week. She has 1870 passengers, among
whom is c. r. Tester, who is coming out
from Manook with $4,000, the proceeds OF
one of his claims there. Another Rival pas.
senger is Tom Barker. an old timer OF
Circle City, who II coming out with MS
wife. He has been on the Yukon several
years, and owns much valuable mining
property at Circle. He Is bringing $sosooo In
gold dust with him.
Positions Of other Vessels.
Steamer Cleveland left St. Michael Sep
tember "a, for San Francisco. and the fol-
lowing were the sailing dates for other YES
sells all bound for Seattle: Barkentine
Ruth, September 20; schooner Moonlight,
September "a: steamer Yukonsr. WITH WITH
| party. left ST. Michael for Dawson sep
TENDER a.
| The river steamer Monarch, Capt
| Sprague reported shortly before the Cone
| maugh sailed the following positions or
| up-bound river boats:
| September 12-Lightning. near Dawson;
| Dornville. at Eagle City.
| September 13-Tacoma, at Circle City;
| w K Merwin near Seventy-Mile.
| September 14-Phllip B. Low and barge.
below Circle City: Coy Pingree ard barge.
| Sarah. below Circle City.
| September ls-Sovereign, above Rampant.
| September 1I-H. Power, below Rampant;
J. J. Healy below Rampant
| September 1s-Robert Kerr. below RAM
| part Arnold. below Weare.
| September BINARY Graft, at Nulato.
| September GOV. II. Evans. below Rus
| sian mission.
| September 2l-seatile No. ]. below An
| dreafski.
Steamer John Cudahy arrived at St. MI
| chaei an hour before the Conemaugh sailed
| with la0 passengers, most of whom Will
| come down on the Roanoke. The Yukoner
| and Rideout are reported to have gone to
| Andreafski to spend the winter. The Vic
torian left to go as far up the river as she
could before winter. and the Hannah was
| tied up at St Michael until spring
The Conemaugh passed a steamer at sea
Monday night, but could not make out her
name. The Empire steamship left here for
| 81 .afNuafl - usust 20. sic MI fstHa1u iti
Seattle and be put into readiness for the
| winters work although 1t has not been
decided what she will do. The following
| passengers came down on the Conemaugh:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Howell. Capt w.
r. Seymour. F.. Lewis l.. n. Gardner II.
3. Walker, J r. Airs. r. ID. Thornburgh,
| DIR. ]. A. Boughman +. c. Barnard f l..
Lynch. Capt F. NJ. Yorke p. c. Rict-
afdson, C. II. Norris. W. J. Peters. Chas.
Rea, a. G. Harrel, a. II. Brooks r. G.
Ferguson. NJ: johnson. E; Chapman. 4.
L n Z -svxfrt >E II
Thomas. A. Hughes. r. Cameron w. r.
Bell. ]. f. Heftt. T. N. Hunt. F. IT. Booth
man, t. Anderson. A. r. Slayton, ". Rut-
ledge. j. s. Barber, W. v. Harry, j. p.
| Conner Vert Campbell
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| Next Sundays Yacht Race.