The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-13

An interesting bs19get Of the latest marine
AID mining news from ST. Michael and the
Yukon MAS brought down yesterday. per
steamship Garonne. BY Mr. E. B. Wishaar
who left DAWSON August q on the John
a. Healy winch brought down liz passsfl-
gers and about s25o.1a III gold dust The
Gsronue's passengers transferred at. We
tora to the City OF Kingston. and came
10 this city.
During the tan days Of the trip down
the Yukos. they passed between fifty and
sixty steamers on their way up The river
was falling fast though IT was not as low
a. IL usually gets at that time of the year
and was stu in fairly good nayisahle
condition. The nignts were getting cod
and frosty which was one Of the causes
for the falling Of the river. Az many Of
the steamers passed were nampered with
barges II was deemed doubtful by river
men IL more than one-han OF this large
feet would ever reach Dawson before the
river was closed by ice this year. For
tho benefit OF air In Seattle Interested In
the movement of these steamers Mr.. Wis
haar furnishes the following list Of boats
passed. and where and when so passed:
August 81. within thirty miles of Dawson
james Domville. Rock Island. Canadian.
Yukoner and Rock fsiard No. 2
August -. above Circle CIty--John c.
Barr. Seattle No. I. Rideous with barge.
Linda with barge and May West at Circle
City.
August e. between Circle City and Fort
Yukon-s;eattle No. 8, Leah, Victoria ted
TO the bank and large barge aground on
q bar some 30 yards from the steamer. and
barge Seattle No. tied up near Fort
Yukon.
August "a, between Fort Yukon and Ram
part City,. X. Gustn, Clara with barge
Monarch. Hannah, Gold Star. Oil City,
Tcrr4l OF Vancouver tied up In cove, Bella
with large barge and the j. r. Light
August q. between Rampant City and the
Tanana-W. Sifton. Minneapolis. Seattle.
Campbell. w. X. MeTv.n with steam
launch. May -. Phillip r. Low with barge
New York. Below the Tanana the MI
waukee and the Monarch.
August q between the Tanana and
Nulato-Goy. Pingree with barge Michigan.
Herman with barge Seal, Florence :. and
the C1Idahy.
August q. between Nulato and Anvik-
America. City Of ---. Los Angeles ard
Tacoma.
August 2S between Anvik and Andreafsky
--Sus'e. Alice. + ". Weare and a large
steamer hard aground on bar
August -. between Andreafsky and the
mouth of the river-Mabel c. and the Rein
deer.
\ number OF steamers were passed after
dark whose names could no: be ascertained
and also several small prospecting party
steamers too far off 10 read their names
As that was the ias, trip those steamers
could possibly make this season the forego-
Ing record OF their location VIII prove OF
value 10 all n interest
Al s.. Michael the following ships and
ship Gar9nne. bark Rufus L Wood,
schoousrs Nellie Coinan ". r Jewett.
Inca. bark Hunter, schooner iaxzie Colby,
hrigantine Kuth. steam ach0onars Sunol
ana Fulton. the latter }uxs arrived ship
Wachusntss dye ~maStea schooner William,
Bowden. river S,eansers Evans and Ham
:lton. which arrived close after Healy. and
the steamers Sarah ara Louise and Thomas
Kerr.
the following steamers were due al 81
Michael The Leah ard Linda
Mrs John II. Mcs;faw. Mise Kate NJ
Graw ana Gen. and Mrs Carr were on
board the steamer Cudahy houna for Ram.
part city. ara were paseel August IS with.
~ 20 miles ~ DER destination rra.z,us p
Rrainerd. aAsn bound for Rampant Ct.v
went M are river on the Reindeer. which
left 81 Michael the last Of Auv1sexr