The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-03

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go Wlnt<s. ana 1eslsfng
onaee Ne mach - 0ay =
ee1es ueAessaand1sg 81
$50 essntry. I have dur-
1e1pose down the coast 4.
EY'es1un the feliowing account
- expeafsisn into the Yu- =
- - ln1I and Of our trip
<7 ewer he tec. with such
na enaessnat1on - cane =
ID SanA and seemed likely "a
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"a IN Francisco August II. 1881.
ule August 18Th on the steamship
sf1h 80 passengers ard q spe-
knsiss aad steamboat men, touch
putch Hzrtor and arriving nt st.
sunday. August .. 1911 days from
ussthef generally fine ard voyage
= Ne found 81. Michael . desoiafs.
o6e5ou ard about the most incon-
ksfbor on earth. On the day Of
y steamer and barge were secured
~ day. to iighser our cargo
= distance OF about two miles from
70 anchorage. Passengers and our
~ worked enthusiastically and
noa days oil of our cargo. passen-
-. stsembcaf material and ma
sue an the beach and Camp Hum
wlnbzished.
- days we're conAusred In ecu
~ steamer Seattle No. ti58 feet
~ placing machinery In position.
neAing. which WAS delayed ore day
- took plare At 30 a. M Eepsern-
~ boat being christened with a
- ef water from the sea Three
80 occupied In loading and slowing
~ anai arrangements. 90 that we
= ost Of g. Michael bay for the
u The river. % miles away. at 3.4s
0p<omber ID without trial trip, but
step Of any kind on account OF
NJ, We made lucky crossing OF
J. Wing detained only twelve hours
~ ti6e 10 20 In on. We passed the
Il TIE delta on the second day and
n1se1 that we were facing the cur
- = the great rivers Of the world,
n ing from a mile 10 two miles
y noay places no bottom being found
- olTty.f0ot line. The first thousand
~ u Tiyer could be navigased at all
m ~ boass dra wing say twelve feet
TN ~ to- the bar which forbids pass
IN beais 6fawing more than four or
MT nAleea channel can be found and
'11 fAS1ugh the delta and thence
4 ~ thirty miles OF shoals to deep
~ n Ne11sg So. Such channel prob
11iste ~ should be sought for by
Nmeut enGtnecrs. but commerce nees.
= my jHorue1t expect 20 ind II avail
- ~ een1rstuoefor number of years.
Or fs6sTem - the river WAS fast and
eaaeas VI bad large supply OF coal
! fuel - Aqnd cordwo God az We needed
:. 20 fDont good Indian pilots who had
DGsred the art of .'eineh-
cemehs who were In a
Nequ.to time had passed
= Hefe cold. but the In
lK DAYS we're fine. The scenes
31ntain and snow heights were
ne colorsngs OF sky and forest
una ton. The North Pacific and
4{e9 trip will before many years
n the catalogue Of tourist rontes.
~ night and day we wer. able In
= make the mouth Of the Tanana
11ft We arrived early September
- been in high spisits nj cur good
More than half our passengers
Rnines 10 stop at Munook creek.
lies further up. and large ma
9peld have been glad 10 have the
4pedition turn zap the Tanaaa. We
3<Ady Tn mineral territory. party
headed by Capt. u, r. TAYLOR hav-
80 on the 18th AT place called
Deztain.
Meeting the Zee.
~ TIE night OF the 18th We met thin
Re and ran against an increasing
e Il siii noon OF the seth, when at
Nee miles above the Tanana. we
sAas all further effort TO proceed
= hlsaly dangerous. A short time
~ decision we sighted the steamer
She had attained point abou.
niles above vs.. Both steamers put
- Ecinx down stream about fifteen
e went into the mouth of Tozi-
MR. where they still remain to-
~. s'ih the snail propeller He;sie b
slsst quarters. Our situations are good
~ nave % apprehension as 10 thu
saf beats when the ice goes ort
Is In 4 couple az DAYS sce
~ arosissd the steamers and we
thsf We had found ear resting
~ - fhe neat elsht raonEhs, We did
re We're Ia A mineral district
Ssz5ha was fun Of Toe and no extern
n hsa Yet been made In the Munoak
ss,ss'et. ninety miles ahoVe sts. We
%Hah days yua OF Munauk creek,
ma tusi'y desired 20 xa. Ice had
nse so ten DAYS earlier than
.sste aaa possibility that ~.
IN, nsoaerate ana the river clear
Ten DAYS more would have
- paszee. The passengers. how
- = philosophical view Of The stu
=, I'm sssneea IN groups of two 10
sssso Us cabins. Abups 81 cabins
No ssow haA yst saigen and
- a'oevsssst rapidly. Passengers
q stothtas. food ard utentiis.
nes hsaresi on bailainr cabins aud
sHeas crsEta % ,aese. nails. wtFs-
ss sss hseks. ste. All the windows
- - Ssaes eossdiss articles that roais;
sas ~ the steamer were alstr5h-
$. 80 q Sasaf5 e5n sequence ei&s-
= - cree IN gress sasmaai. The
80 x ramp WAS equally destitute
- A. s'@Fanats. sheet sran stoves
e Ter s. bringing there SIS to
Asssher Chance.
4, when NOS; cabins we're
- ne moderate weather ard dl-
ns~ . sae main river encouraged
~. = : sst s''er ran NJ tae river. hns
aassn % IN The SIDE stream ans,
80 BAD tspea So .sat Ne we-e
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