The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
STEINER ROANOKE LEAVES.
esptsfa's Ambition tn Brizg Down
the Ffrss Gold Cargo OF the season
'-tenSui Mccook viii k~sp . Rec

The Roanoke. the first seeafaship 30
leave Seattle fer e. MschaeI this season
left Tssier wharf at exactly lz.sa o'elock
yesterday Afternoon. The tine Of depzr
tH-e was delayed unin two hours snd q
haf after the hour advertised for her 20
leave TIE departure q the Roanoke vas
.9t1ezsed ~ several thousand People and
Ia many respects i was decidedly suspi
cicux.
Inere vas cheering or the part Of both
the passengers and the large crowd assem-
ossd on the wharf. and. as IS the case hen
nearly every large xteaa1sr starts Yys such a
aong u9Fthwsrd voyage much enthusiasm
was manifested. Every single detail ws5ica
related 10 the comfort and aecoss IN stiat Iaa
or fhe Passengers was attended 10 before
me steamer stared. Sixteen tons Of
fFsagat was PUT aboard The number of
Passengers carried was exactly FL. Just two
more tna1 tire nHuaoer published IN the
fost-ini'fligencer Monday morning. Ap-
pacatl0ns had been made for twice the
number 81 tickets. bat the North American
Transportation q Trading Company e@csd-
sd not TO overcrowd the heat. aaa there
Tore no oHe on the long trip mia suffer
from lack Of room
Aboard TIE boat were also sixty walters
VINO were secured from Ire various res-aa-
fAHs1 III Seattle. They are bound for g.,
AIcnaei, where they will be in the en-
p.oy fasent OF the Sorih American Transpor-
tatlon q Trading Company during ire
coming s+eason- Before the Roanoke left
port ;he captain announced that he would
undoubtedly land The Passengers at s.. M
chaei on June - allowing for a stop of
ne AZ INIT
Ply OF freight and secure additional siu-
piaes to be taken 10 s.. Michael Al 81. Mi
chael the Roanoke will meet the river
boats Hamilton and Weare, which VIII II
IL believed. bring the first geld and pas
sengers from Dawson. The passengers on
the Roanoke Viii he Transferred TO the
river boats. and the passengers on the
river boa - viii ~ transferred to the
steamer with their treasures Of glistenIng
nuggets. Considerable time will be re-
qutred 10 unload the steamer at St Mi
chael On account or The necessity Of TAX
Ing all freight and passengers ashore on
lighters
After taking all these matters into con-
saderat!on and assuming that the ice in
Boring sea viii be broken sufficiently 10
permit OF entrance. the captain believed
that he would undoubtedly arrive In So
attic with the first ship loaded with T<ion-
o!ke gold between July 10 and Il. The
captain ia DESTROYS Of having the honor of
bringing the first gold from Alaska to Sc
attle. and ne viii stretch a point TO ac-
ccmpish tina; end.
Among the passengers aboard the Roa-
noke were J. c. McCook. OF Philadelphia.
first United States consul TO Dawson, N
W. T.. and acting vice consul. W. H.
Burke. also Of The Quaker City. Mr. Nc
Cock said prior 10 the departure of the
Roanoke that che OF his principal duties
and n dnty which he would be particular
70 perform. would be to ksey record of
the names and whereabouts OF all AmeFi-
can citizens VINO may stop a. Dawson.
Consul Mecook will also take pains TO see
that all Americans VIII. upon leaving Taw-
son fer any other part Of Alaska, notify
either the consul or acting vice consul OF
their proposed destination So shat rela-
tives or friends who may make inquiry
through this office fer missing ones can he
furnished with information il an inteln-
gent manner.