The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27

Passengers ard $i5oes In gold dust. ar
rived yesterday afternoon from 81. Mich
ael. Tue Laura3a sailed from Seattle.
Heinrich. June Il Last. Her difficulties IN
voyage have been e9ly related In the Post
IEteliigeneer. Rough weather caused ;.oG-
bis aboard she river steamers. and this.
with the long delay at 81. Michael waiting
for Passengers. was responsible for Der
late arrival here.
Estimates vary "a 10 the amount o.
treasure. goi: dust ard drafts brought by
the passengers CT The Laurada. Capt,
Scott said last night that, counting the
drafts held by passengers there was up
wards OF xoco OH the ship. Purser
Moore said tina, he had slscoo In god dust
in his safe
The most important item Of news on the
I.aurada was that concerning the wreck
OF the bark Guardian August :. thirty
miles from Tniinak pass, Alaska. The
Guardian sailed from Seattle last June
with loS passengers Tot Kotzebue sound.
She landed hem safely. bar became water
logged on the re.urn ,Iip and Was blown
OF rocky reef on Tiglldo island. Her
crew Of tsrnty-f0ur were saved ana
brought 70 tnalaska. where ;hey were
stopping when the i.aura4A sailed August
I6 She aas owned by Bailey. Little &
Co. who ara sand 10 have carries. S5,f-so
insurance on her.
No late news from Dawson was brought
by ,he iauraia. Her passengers came
down the Yukon from the kiondike In
open boats and by the steamers Young
aud Leah Tie latest Dawson adyices
brought by the passengers on the Laurada
are. dated July 81. Much later news has
reached Seattle by The Upper yukon route.
Sixty-one employees OF the Boston ard
Alaska Transportation Company wese
aboard the I.sarada. They have been
working during the past winter az Duteh
Iiarbog b. B tslsscock, assistant super
infenaen, Of the Yukon division of the
eompany's line. was j. passenger Oh tne
laurada from UnalaSka.
The follow Jag story of the loss Of the
bark Guardian was Told 20 4 poss-Inteii-
81 u2er reporter .ast night By PHO. Amber
son o. the l~iurada
sfor, of the Wreck.
When the Laurai1 reached Dutch I!ar-
Dor. Angus; IL. We found Capt Eagles ami
his crew. of the bark Guardian. there. The
ship VAS wreckc. on It's lido island. thirty
miles from Unala ska, Augts, :. She was
returning from kotzebue sound in ballast.
During Il gale and hamp-yed ly an over
hanging fog. the Guardian was blown OH a
ragged reef as she passed through Tnimak
pass en- route 10 Seattle. The crew was
put ashore in the NE noat and no lives
were lost. Eleven u them reached port
In the life boat and thirseei: We're iake1. of
the island by the gunboat Wheeling
Capt. Eagles told ME that The Guardian
began leaking after she had entered Uni
max pas Her hull was cid ana 20 some
extent rotten Sh. Cid not become water
legged, although her seams opened 10
some extent ard her noii was partially
filled when she went on the rocks. She
became almost unmana geable IA She
passed through Unlgnak pass. and entering
IA dense fog bank was driven ashore. The
fog was so dense 70 make II Impossible
for one or her decks 10 see more than
hundred yards.
When Sc lef; Dutch Iarbor We were
told sha; the hulk IF The wreck had been
sold for So How true this was carno,
say At any rate & was pretty we'll essab-
!ishetl that the ship was total lose. Capt,
Eagles applied FOR passage for himself
ana his crew On the I.aura1a. bat we ala
nor have room for them. | understand
that sorne OF them shipped Tor Seattle ON
the s;eame Ne. England
The old bark Guardian WAS owned By
Bailey. Little & Co, shipping frm that
entered the kotxabue sound trade las;
spring. The originatoTs of the company
came from Denver. They purchased the
Guardian from porl Townsend people 1t
"a figure said 10 be, close to s. pG When
she was placed on the berth h-re, many
people believed that she would never re-
turn As there IL no law providing for the
inspection of oujs oing sailing vessels carry
ing passengers. the Guardian VAS allowed
tn Sail without htndra0re She was bu!lt tn
f>ss3 AT pAmsriScotts. Ne. ana her home
port Vas Port Townsend
~. T.. Miller. 81 Dulash. MINI, VINO has
been - tire klonsliks for ever a year xas
a passenger on ne ieAurada. ties brought
ilt.ie fust with him. lust enough ~ pas
h!s expenses here and back. Mr.. Miller
says BE- heard from miner oa The beat
that there were Sos. Immigrants an;eriag
th.s Dawson country from Fhe Mackenzie
river ard down tae Porrup3ne. They we're
FROM i fort and trading pests oil me
Mach, gz}e.
lie owns an Interest In claims On BIZ
ssookssfn. Sulphur. iAsnhsion ant Iienier-
sur creeks ana THINKS BE- has sosie prop
er,.e~ .hat VII develop Into riches Iie
left Dawson IBly - 0n NE river steamer
Ston~n1AF. by; lijti- way above Circle
C-t.y ~ boat stranded 41t h and eizA5
Others hpslgat a b0e' ana 'ioa:el down -
- n 5aeI 1ne 7Fip costing them SIs each
8. less than tR~ regular fare VI Miller
says ne Rozuoke &hosiid t%s here today
Wa iaas ~ wa3n@rs and lot$ - Dust.
az xii leav@ ia few Jsyx for Isulnta.
The voyage Down.
T'ir~er II VI Moore gave ~ following
ACCOUNT - .ae I.sursta's soyag@ aowr:
I'VE ~: - Niehael Aagaa: ana 81:
irto Dutch uasAor Angus: =. u.s-a we
3A{,eA toar 3ayx for ihe employees = the
145nsgfss5 20 cs3,c sbsa1d 80 sailed IA
g2;~g is tor S-att5e All vne331ntsr+I only
tstr a-es;f1% 5u the sr.p Taere VAS fei
- txrsel So - sn gosli cr go ship \Fe
Eas som ing Ike ~ Fssss@esars from
i54Rsoss- fzFs - t7ega r~s7a@ en 81 steam
- YaHax ara part ga re i@ah. Ths RAIN
go t.sara ,3e5z,s.t~si s. $40 ~ geld asS, IN
msF szf< IRE o:fssrs kept faeir sssc&s ~
treasure ga th@3f statsToc=nf. TIE Esxw-
son}svs Sese n9H~c.s7tr as~attF-. aaa IL
a - ssrd 10 xet anY accurate estimate -
ffsss sfacsrs ~ treasure aboard sat = ny
osAn 8s-a sIsss sss All &0ve- H. amount
APT eeee. reports havtag .PoksE me