The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-22
STEAMER ROWE WRECKED.
News Brought "a seattle by Tappan
Adney. Harper's Weekly Corre-
apondent, From ST. Nichael-Res-


conservative articles on Alaska have been
published IN Harper's Weekly during the
past year and read by people IN all parts
OF North America and Europe. K a. the
Hotel Seattle. lie says that there is
every reason 10 believe that the llGsle
steamer Aobie Rowe. which sailed from
-. Michael FOR Go,oyin bay September Il
with Boston party. consisting or ten
men and one boy. has been lost, bat that
there is strong nose that no lives ~ere
sacrificed. hen NJ. Adney left s..
Michael on the hoanoke u Tescuing party.
wei fitted with provisions. VAS rea1y 10
sail. lie feels conl.,1en, that Inc chances
oi reaching The supposed snIp"reeKsd men
are good.
Il learned the story" said Mr.. Adney.
last evening from VI. F. Messing, OF San
Francisco. ana Capt William A idyiof,
formerly engineer OF the cutter bear;
The Abbie Rowe Is small steamer ana
many people considered her unaD.e 10
stand against a severe storm. On tais ac-
count Or. and Mrs. Brigham. Mrs Rowe.
Mrs Blame ana another lady took pas
sage for Golovin bay on a schooner, in
s.ead % going on the Rowe with the par
- that Was PROBABLY wrecked. me
schooner arrived safely "a ner destination.
bat the Rowe which left St. Michael sep
TENDER H. several days later. tailed 10
appear and after she Vas overdue tWo
weehs a searching party Was sent ou{. II
is about eighty-fiVe miles from u. Michael
TO Ciolovin nay So the Rowe ought 10 nave
arrived in three or four days.
1t about three weeks from the
date OF the sailing OF the Rowe that ths
Brjxham party requested Mr. Messing aud
Capt Taylor TO investigate the matter.
They sailed in an open boat. ABOUT thirty
made Straight fer ST. Michael. On the
way they met a party OF Esklfnos VINO
told them that they mad seen. from an
island, a small steamer 'muckey. By TINS
thew meant wrecked On the shore was
d party of miners around d camp nre-
AT ST Micnael MIR. Melsing ami capt:
Taylor secured provisions ior Two Meehs
cruise and were waiting Tor d cnanse m
the wind 10 allowed them 10 sal, wnen We
left for Seattle. Lieut. Walker detallei
TWO men 10 accompany them: 1 was on.
bic 10 learn TIE uanes OF those n the
Rowe's party. They were known. however,
as "a Boston party. think the fescelh.
party viii reach Them in time. res.,aa
Mr. MelsiTg and Capt Taylor rescued
a man VINO had been III an open boat WIKI
out food or wafer for several DAYS. MS
had nothing 10 do, however win ne $50, ROW
Hunter narrowly escaped beng wrecked
small dismant.ed steamer beng towed oy
her was cut adrit; On nus steamer wa, was
boat In hopes of reaching shore. he Was
taken TO the mission at GoioV4n bay lie
recovered 49,.
this month He left for Seattle about the
middle OF September. He Is anxious 10
reach New York. as he has large amount
Of valuable data and numerous pictures OF
scenes III the kIondIke. He intended 10
leave this morning, bat business viii De-
tain him untp Monday.
Alaska is a wonderful country, sa!d
Mr. Adney. and have great faith in its
mineral wealth. The boom at dawson IS
over, but IL Is a good camp. Things are
down to bedrock The mining exchange
has done a great deal 10 deprive Gains or
fictitious values When II was nouguraied
the brokers were strongly opposed 70 II,
hut that was because 1t was ne" idea-
Claims are now listed and sold on an uli-
Outstanding as 10 whether they nave bGen
proSuacted what the showing was. ETC
Ter per cent. down is the rule. If a pur-
chaser finds that the conditions are not as
represented, he receives his money back.
Speaking of the wealth Il the country.
he sad that in any OF the creeks around
Dawson where work enough had neene
done 20 discover gold. the returns mad been
excellent He spoke Of Eld0T4do, saying
that for four miles there was not a blank
whereas a year ago il was believed that
there were several
Sometime. said Mr.. Adney. 1t IS
hard to find the pay streak Several holes
mus, he put down before the yellow streak
Is found
Canadian m!srule has at leas; turned
attention 10 our own territory. and from
what I learn II Missi n. Forty-Mtlr. Man
o0k and other American creeks | expect
import Mt developments. Canadian man
agement OF affairs In the kfond.ke has
pat the country back two years 3; least
Many men have left in disgust. because
hey could no. record n claim after they
had located H. There was much d.ssati+-
faction because II i man "a a thing one
way under official direction he was ask
81 officially why he did not do Il another
way" In Cr.ticis.ns official conauc: Ny.
Adaey made u possible exception Of the
mounted police"
a man ought 10 he in tie K.on1ike"
sad Mi Adney. "at least six months, be-
ter year, IN ord : 10 form an opinion Of
thngs Il is a country calculated 10 up
set calculations"