The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-01


personal baggage and mail were next
brought ashore and then the food
They Played the cuitsr.
our party saved all personal baggage
ana also tents and bedding, SO we Jared
ter from boards and blankets. All seemed
In good spirits on landing. OK pectink hourly
70 be taken off by sonic passing steamer
but when night came and with L a hard
wind and rain. the smiles gave away 10 A
worried look. and the damp bedraggled
appearance OF the majority on Monday
contrasted markedly with the Sunday
smile. Food was plentiful in spots. some
living Ike lords. while others lived on very
primitive fare. poorly cooked neat and
of all fuel made fire building hard. and
had II not been fer coal eli coming ashore
keeping up or making fires would have
been almost impossible In the more or less
constant rain and wind. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roweli. an English couple. Joined our little
PARTY aud We tried By singing and playing
the violin and guitar 10 keep up our spirits
but the fact that every blanket and AZ 0ur
clothing sos soaked with raia. made our at
tempt at cheerfulnesS rather funerCal IL
actual appearance.
"Our party devoted Monday % pitching
tents and making al ship-shape. Also IN
diminishing for food. of which We found
plenty Of some sorts especially meat and
curry powder. Of which last article we mad
enough 70 run small store. We missed
-four and salt, also cooking utensils and
Guns for drinking purposes. but finally got
snCI&h lobster cans 10 fiji out our needs
IN thi~ line ard after considerable recon
noIteYfug repleulsied our kitchen outft
WIKI fry pan and n tin hucket. In which
made coffee. Bv 4 piece of good luck,
some az our party ran across box 81 fro-
zen oysters. about two miles down tho
beach. 80 We really lived IKE tirSt table
passengers On board the poor old Corona.
and bad IL no. been for ths Wet aad soaked
condition 90 our bedding we would have
nassxd a fairly comfortable time. bat when
night wuUia co..ie on ana with e an ever
lasting fAln We would al settle 0ewu 10
10. 81 a.a.t Fs.ss %
siecning WAS only possible when thoroUERiF
exhausted We considered ourselves very
fortunate. however. when We booked about
us and saw poor devils standing AGAINST
wet trees. poorly clad trying ~ keep dry.
With nothing to shelter them. and al heir
heavier clothing I'm the bottom 81 the Cor
cna deem unstef toe SCI. u was certaintr-
far from s caecrful sight. Nr"ckage of al
kinds was seen drifting IN the water ana
also washed ar on the BEACH IN the hitle
CcNcs The STA ash Indian lest no time ~
securing his shar3 ot the piunder, as his
little canoe could - seen aartnG around
ia all directions and especially MAS ffgls
true when the ulEhS came On. Tor t1sn BE
could elUde the eyes If the snip officers
ard take pretty m0ch what ht pleased cf
TIE STAFF drifting ashore Keeping Up fires
ard trying fc keen cry was oar eatef occG-
pat{aa. with an OCCASIONAL mc3i OF mutton
ana oysters. and Gnslly on the nest 60 ne
}asc DAY % Gaptacks. We having secured
soma Hour frusn ;ae tx shlpS mess.
The N-kI I'm st=as.
when the lookan-s reported the AK
su sisdt gaere Nns great rejoicing. sad We
h0rTtediv struck tent and nreoarcd 30 de-
part. with the eNcppt.an at ME- and Mrs
Eowei3 he dectdsea remain wha@ they
learUet ihc Al-hi wov.d rot tako taem CA
thtiy WY North.
'Du~ N2rty ~, Sot arr hoard the AK
ard when aret ffs Oregon. forth-tog asi.
tfansferrs3 fa Ner- 7ttn tns exception %
n,Essasf. JEFy MIA AL - en- and o4tas 81
Juneau au& x Not sassceSSilsl 2yss send
Word io : attic ara I VII set t1v outfit
and Il ~ Natth Eaic. None Il ouy party
as discouraged soout tae trip, although
we lcst every r,uE executing oar personal
AN&Gssc. J wtN RETURN 70 S~s.tle an8
SCI aG for nv Ni.r and eet ms suUpiis~ ARA
uncc ratn tFa nav tseS tssesF3rE s2 mind
tae o.8 a3Hce thai 3 BAD Beginning maxi
e gaotE en4fHN
"ta conclusion ,1essre 20 state fhat an
car FAFfV sxaSasse3 themselves 80 hesf-
especially pleased via tAs UREA sEleat a.