West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-02
KlnsSoOl Boys in Alaska.
An Account OF Their Trip from Sc.
attic 10 Sunrise city, Alaska.

and worry OF to-day has been great to
rs We were ready To star, on The
Goth; but there were lot additional
hunks 60 bc built ON the boat aud our
start was delayed until SlS this even
ing. There are lbs passengers aboard
We passed the evening nicely. we
passed ON the north side OF Vancouver
Island, and about a. IN a severe storm
struck MS but no damage was done.
Arm Give are now passing up
the Strait OF Georgia. and the scenery
Is beautiful Lumber camps. fishing
camps and Indian villages arc numer-
Gus. We have seen four or five schools
OF whale or pOrpoiscs. Mountains in-
Vulnerable. The water over which our
steamer is gliding SO quietcly rs now
as smooth as floor There are some
very nice people aboard. and they hail
from nearly all sections OF tho Union.
We have anchored at the head of Oneen
Charlotte sound We will leave mt
9o'clock, 10y going ont with the tide.
rus is pleasant place to Toe anchored.
mere IL an Indian village Just north
OF us but cannot tell the name OF IL.
will not go 10 bod.
ArRn. I've passed through the
Queen Charlotte Narrows safely and
came out in HeclSate Straits whore tho
trouble began, There was lots OF
laughing but IL did not last long
hert Hartman was sea-siclS for two
hours. Sea-sick2 just ask AID. Al.
bright. The sea got SO rough did
not write much
ArRTL 2s Tho boys ara nil righ,
now we are passing down p,u
Straits, north of Pitt Island. The
scenery Is grand. The channel isabon,
one-half mile wide and some OF IN.
mountains pierce the clouds The
TINT Is all spruce. We have not seen
any Moose yet. We passed Lewis Ipla,
Fishing Company, n grand little cove
to the north. think we passed Wnltc,.
Flynn about o'clock; IL il $500 now
The captain said tho outfit had lef,
Seattle about March LIST. Thev ,yer,,
IN camp | have good glnss. lint
could rot say IL was Flynn's outfit for
certain. Smalley followed Tn than,
but we got no response. The steamer
seattle has just passed on her way To
Dyen with large load Of passengers
and freight. We haye just pas,ed the
Meta katla Indian Mission. H. Is -
Roman Catholic Mission. The church
is as fine as they have I'm any CITY
The place is not larger than King-
wood. IL is lnputed I'm Cis,e
saw Moose on the lower end Of
Pitt Island through field glass. We
are about half way across Dixon En.
trance. The boat Is running smootblv
No one is sick now. We will be Ia
Alnska in about one hour. The peonle
on all the boats we meet want popers
TO learn the war news. When sumner
was ready Bill Smalley aud / went in
on the grand rush, and have just got
oack' They set "A good table but you
must get there In hurry, for all are
rushing through life at fast rate
! Nothing too good for miner. There
are three ladies on the boat-two mar
ried and one single, a school ma I'm. I
was on deck Thile ago and asked an
freshman II he wanted 20 telephone TO
anyone through a rubber hose which
was lying on deck. lie sad, Eyes
| just connect me with the school.
marin" She was about four stems
from the freshman and he has not been
| heard from since. 1t is now 6 o'clock
and we are in Alaska, starting up
Clarence Straits At 8 o'clock We are
| coming up To the Inlet Of Prince OF
! Wales Island The boat is rocking so
/ can hardly write. The Irishman has
not showed up yet
APRIL 30 We will be in mid ocean
| in about two hours. The air is cold
and frosty and the hills and mountains
are all covered with snow We are
! going 20 be early for mining No one
can form any idea OF this country. IN
many ways IL is 50 different from our
ideas and the reports OF others who
have been here.
May 4 Five days have passed since
was able TO write. We are now up
m Cooks Inlet We came in on the I'd,
! two days ago The water is very nice,
| bhb u W .NtobtIhhN IT. WIS very fOuH o.
Bert Hartman, Ad. Albright and myself
were so sick that tho custom house
| officers could not have locat d us with
the X-rays. We are now anchored at
! Soldovia. the custom house Of the
Inlet. The Inlot is SO miles wide at
! the entrance and parrows down 20
about ~ miles mp at the arm. We saw
/ three glaciers on the west side Of the
! lnlet and ore solid chain OF
( mountains, grand 90 look at wild
| geese and ducks cas- be seen in all d.
rectioas. We will leave here as soon
[ as tho tide comes in II is s. miles vet
20 our destination suorise City. My
I Jack was sick bat dii not do rs I did
he could not vofuit. S0ire Of his hair
was rubbed Of during the rough voy.
age. Joe Sterling remained in Seattle.
/ he is working for dairymau at s25
per month and board There H. not
much game 10 this part Of Alaska 20
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