The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-08
Copper River, DJea and Skagwsy
and the Yukon.
AL VESSELS LEAVE SEATTLE.


me extent and divsFslsy Of 6sstsis's
Alaska trade was shown yesterday ~ the
announcement Of the departure OF three
veeseis for tbs three great csntsrs OF as-
traction In Alaska -Skagway and DyeA.
the mouth Of the Yukon. and Copper rivsss
The steamer Valencia was dispatched
about o'clock last night from Arlington
deck with 30 passengers bound for the
CeDpAs DIVER and Cook Inlet countries.
Dseama schooner Del Norie left IT -
O'clock for skagway. Dyea and Wransei.
with large list Of passengers The bark
Hasry Morse was expected 10 leave dur
tng the night for Hooper bay. II the mouth
OF the Yukon. but viii probably not get
aNay before noon today. on account Of
a. loading Of machinery tor ax river
steamers.
The sailing Of the Pacific steaE whal-
t1g company's big steel steamship vaien-
ele was one Of the most interesting that
nAsttIe has seen for some time A num-
Der q her 10 passengsrs had come from
IAN Franc.sco with the steamer. Thar
freight being already In place iessened the
work Of loading and enabled the steamer
- set away In about twenty-four hours
altsr landing. She had q most divasiEed
experiment. Of passengers. Sixty China
zen. fresh from the opium dens OF San
anctsco's Chinatown, were mixed in
With gold seekers from every state Ia
s1e Unian- The Cinnamon were not going
oeter gold. however. They will be landed
q Orcs. where the whaling company has
. large cannery. In which the Cinnamon
are practically invaluable during the fish-
Ing season. They ara quartered In the
extrfme forward portion OF the ateeraxe
and spend most OF their time smoking
hop" 10 their hearts content.
The Copper river branch Of the govern.
Uent traii-hunting expedition was also
on board the Valencia. The blue uniforms
q tho soldiers made a strikinG contrast
with the dark corduroy suits In which
ueaFly all the Copper rivsrites were clad.
This government expedition vii! be tho
cause Of the Valencia calling at Haines.
where Loo reindeer are to be secured.
Quarters are now being prepared for
tAsm on the upper deck. All Of the stock
pens formerly on tina vessel were cut UP
and thrown overheard on the last trip
~ the Valencia. which was q very stormy
cps. There are ffty head Of horses and
twenty hurroE aboard. besides number OF
dogs.
All day yesterday hundred men worked
With the heavy machinery that . to COM
pIete the cargo Of the bark Harry Morse.
which II being dispatched for Hooper bay
~ spite OF this number, the vessel was
unable 10 finish loading up to late hour
laat night. and VIII probably not get away
until today. The machinery IL for tho
0ve river steamers OF the Boston and
Aaslfa Transportation Company. Tho
sseamsrs are the b. ,. 0iascock. Philip
>. Low. Washington, New York ana Mish-
igan. The fi,st II to be l75 feet long and
i feet beam. the other four iSs feet by
! feet. Tho sixth boat on the Morse win
q = river steamer. lis feet long and =
FEET beam. the property Of the Tanana
Mining Company. An expedition Of twelve
Eastern men accompanies the steamer.
The Morse VIII have about $50 passengers.
Tho sailing OF the Del Nor;e differed bu;
little from the ordinary Skagway depart
tres. and being late at night. was wit
nsesed by very few persons. She carried
big freight cargo
Amonx the passengers OF the Henry
Morse are the captains. flrst Officers. f,re
men, engineers. deckhands and cocks OF
the Bosson-Aisska company's five river
eseAmers. also number Of carpenters who
VIII put ths steamers together Thief
names are: Henry Baily. August Hansen
0rin Rank. Carl Mcknight, George c NJ
Donald. +. J. Coffyn. Frank Burnett. John
Anderson. George r. Young. John W. Gar
YIN. Harry Ensign. Ger. Jergenson. A. "
Ia Ballsster. Samuel A. Hovt j. a. Jack
son. Frank o'Brien. A. n. Buckley. c. ~
Nelson. Martin Thompson Samuel Blumer
Fred BerKiand. c. q. johnson. Aiher. Plum
W. J. Richards. d. r. Brown. @. ". Phil
lips. ]. G. Ludlow. j. A. Backing. Frank
xickmund. Harry Collins. John Regain ia
ArKenna. Edgar West. Woo Lee. John
OeinEa. w. II. Wooiery, Harold Bruce
element Breeder. Lock Yon. A. Taber. q.
II. Haxsard. J. r. Hull r. White. "A. n.
Buckley. Wallace Stowe. r. w Eupps
Eugene Haasenstein. Albert Brfrkmar
Peter Nelson Fred Need Peter Need. e.
Il. Raynor. Theodore Thompson. p. Smith
Thomas Nelson. Ed Donaldson, J. A. Rus.
terud. q. n. Rec. Edward Hansen. n g.
Goodyear. William MeCslium. J. Ritter n
3 Menssss. Mike Berg. W II. brown J ".
Farrar. j. n. Perkins w H. Keho, NJ
Alexander. q. W, Morse. G.. Dean. yusias
MAnther. q. II. Walters. Charles Kensi
AnEuet Manther. n. II BRADBURY Jane =.
e. Thompson. +. ". Stowe. Samue, per-
rims. Chris kasssi w y. sess~rs. w 7.
johnson. Charles " James. ". ixxer
The other passengers on the Morse were.
T. NJ, Wells. +. &. sargent L. A. warnsv
r. l. Gibbs. II. e. eaurhees J. W No.
San. T. l.. Morgan. Ansan Olsen. w y
Rsnn. DR.. r. II. Fowler. Thomas Row
land. James e. orms, A ]. Ttmon~
Solomon -. II. sutton. N. RoseYtshan "
<. Paul c. r. JOLT H. Jelt. G. Ss.ke
James MeKsnna. James J. GrtAhen. ! +,
MeTnslre. ]. II. Steele. r. n. Ia Ran. q a
Noraals, Walter u Hiii Amxel.ss Wales,
naeia Gocknay T.. y. iseard. Michael lao
Andrew ( Patterson, Peter srdeseara.
The Valencia carried the following aa,-
senxsfs.
Army orscers-prof. Sehraasr. Lieut.. p,
G Love, III. q. nes@. A. w. GalnaFe. J. ]
Rafferty,. Capt W. II Aecgcrorahse. A.
Jacobson. r. NJ HruokEsia. Capt K y
Glenn. j. e Cashier. Or k.nEsr. l.. $.
Kelly, Menaenssis. A. N. Gusaaore. Rlu.
mann, q. A. Howe. A. Neville.
First elsss~Mrx. n, z. Jaeehsoa. T. r.
Heans~aa. ", n Meher. e. r. Barring.
Ton. A. 3 Wiskias =. r Richter. J. r.
Mayer, W. r. nares. A. J. voosis. A. NJ
MrHsnry, 5 3 rhslssrs w r. Caryi. J.
3. Bush. ], IL. Tritss, A. n. yeung. {. IL.
Rrtgxs. ]. r. kahsr y. r. Jennings
Second esass-sseorse L. Hasch. NJ
ses~art. c. l. Fuller y r wase. ]. NJ
Nana. n. n. NersnFcp A NJ Heaser
Gferge K chssw. j. &. Lewis n. A. Cas-.
iscns J. r kahsys, William rreshingAan
Atsata kitsaek. y nes;o.sizy f'rarx
fvAss, 1ssah Sweet Charles rlseher
AZ Ns.sax. " 81 i.yens sahss Miller
Tttaasessa faIs&s II ssfan q r.sss,