The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28
Storms Raging in Pacific Ocean
and Alaskan Waters.
Miner Bruce Back From His Long
Trading yoyage-His Beat. the
Colby. Dacaged by storms-Rich
Claims Acquired ON GofoSin Bay
lnssnr Man Creates . Sensation
en- Boat-BRfg Harriet q. Back.

Every boat .ha; has arrived from Alaska
recently has brought news % storms Of
more or less severity raging a TIE north
eastern waters Of TIE Pacific ocean. and
the Bsrins esea. Three sailing vessels that
arrived here yesterday from 81. Michael
confirmed this news. The CceaE was, IL
- ems, never 81 furious as IL has been the
last month. There have been terrible
gales several times and for almost four
weeks the wind has been contrary. var.s-
Die and sSroEag. with dense logs 10 further
trQ1alt skIppETS-
The craft that came 10 port yesterday
r. were the schooner /. zzle Colby. Brig HAr-
ret q. ana bark AgeK Mcneil The Coioy,
Capt Daily. made = rip IL Il @ay resnArk-
ahl% for its speed. out suffered the loss OF
considerable rigging. she was tae oI!y
yesse! 70 which damage was done SIZE leIl
ST. Michael al midnight, September J. weiss
through Unimak pas a week later, ana
sailed into port al O'clock yesterday
morning her voyage lasting just twenty
three days and eight hours Oh the entire
passage she experienced stormy WINGS
from almost every point OF the compass.
the prevailing directions beng northeast.
west, southwest and south. a. noon Sep
tesnIer -. she arrived thiriy-hse uIle-s OH
Cape Beale, and remained between there
and Cape FlatteTy four days ID thlck logs,
and beaten back by southeast gales. AT
dsfereut times in the voyage Eer foretop-
sal, foresneet and forteopnast were torn
ken In two. She is lying at the tity COCK
The Colby brought thirty klondikers,
who had 81. 90 $500 in gold dust among
them. Miner Bruce. manager Of the boat.
returned with a valuable quantity OF iurs
and wbalehpone and says thai the expedi-
ton was a SUCCESS. The Colby lett mere
June 6 with the Bruce trading PARTY ana
a number Of Efslui.naux That Mr.. bruce
brought out with him year ago. THESE
were landed al Port Clarence Among Inc
north-bouud passengers were several pros
pecGors VINO were put on al hotZtoue
sound The Colby then proceeded 70 Point
Hone and afterwara spent a time trading
with natives ard others on the SIBERIAN
and Alaskan coasts.
GoIovin bay Country.
Learning OF the gold discoveries In the
Golovin bay country, the CODY went there
about the middle OF August. Mr.. Bruce
got a skin boat and crew Of natives and
wen, up the Fish and Neuchiuck rivers for
a two days prospecting trip. he sa!s II
Is one of the finest countries ne ever saw.
and that one party got sixteen ounces anu
twelve penny we!snts Of gold dust from
one claim In two days, and had not then
reached bedrock. From less IMAM pam
ful Of gravel Mr.. Bruce got Is. The com
pany now has two claims there. one OF:
ophlr and Tie other Oh Melsing creek. Il
don't want 10 boom Alaska SAID Mr..
Bruce yesterday, but that Goiovin bay
district Ia good enough for me. and next
year. when am through trading | eX-
peet to spend the winter there with my
family II 1t was not for the winter eli
mate, which Is very cold II WoDd ne
lust like a tropical country. The scenery
and vegetation are magnificent. and all
the streams are alive with fish. mostly
salmon
Mr.. Bruce learned at Point Clarence that
The mother OF the EsaGimaux twins he
brought out died there several months ago.
Mr Bruce had quite an experience with
crazy man Wig go, anCa bar,d me r Sqln
of New York city who imagined that ev-
erybody on the boat was in conspiracy
TO rob and XIII him He had to be closely
watched and when brought ashore was
placed under care OF a man who viii re-
main With Vim constantly. The cause Of
his mania is said TO be the harishlps ne
went through In his explora; onss In the
Klondike. He had $500 or $40 in gold dust.
which he gave 20 Mr.. Bruce 10 keep for
him. Mr.. Bruce goes to The East IN a
month. and next May VIII take another
trading expedition North
Harriet l.. and Alex. Mcneil.
The brig Harriet G.. brought the follow
ing passengers from 81. Michael: Joan Jor-
dan. and Richard Abrams, Of Seattle: M.
Brown, Frank Mccall and Chester Wad-
,iinss. of Blaine: r. II. Hoge. Charles Rus
sell, Frank Stevens Capt. L. V. Rideout,
wife ana child. Capt. kideout, ST. Mr..
Sargent and Nj Ci4ypool or Fort Worth,
Tex capt. Kideout was owner OF the IU-
kon river steamer Gov. Stononan, which
he sold recently 70 the Manhat;an-Aiaska
lF3U-EE N MINING 90, Inc NHHtfS Of tDe
Harriet c.
The brig left St Michael August q. and
the weather WAS SO bad that al the end
Of eight days she had proceeded hui 100
niles from the Yukon. Il was sixteen
DAYS before she got cut OF BeTing sea. Size
had a COED ysn from Unimak pass 10 the
west end OF Vancouver island taking only
nine days 20 make it, hur then experienced
a heavy gale. She passed Cape F'lattery
at o'clock Monday afternoon. bat MAS
becAimed At President Point al 3 % yester-
day morning and was towed in by the tag
Boy4eu- She i lying a Il buoy of Ocean
dock Capt. J. a. Wayland. Of the brig.
was met here ny his wife who arrived
from San Francisco On ine Wa!la Waua.
TIE Harriet q brought passengers around
Cspe Horn la2t winter. leaving New York
November - ana arriving In san Francis
90 April - she left there a month later.
getting 20 St Michael July . She viii
TAKE a load Of coal from here 20 san Fran
cisco
The bark Alex Mcneil, Capt Nelson.
iaf, - Michael August I2. coming down
IL ballast with no passSer gers. She went
/ through In max pass September = and
had a rough passage throughout the vow
age strong winds ohstruCting ter speed.
Fogz ana eastariy winds prevailed from
sgv wss7 end ~ Vancouver island down
The Mcneil VIII take Goa! 20 san Fran
C4SCG from here. She Is lying az enc Of tn.