The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-08
Guessing a to the Return Of st.
Michael Treasure Ships.
DEEP ,mrEaEsT DISPLAYED.
Doee Appears - De Between the
aar~nne. Alliance aal Roanoke,
Though N ~Unknowa" May Win
"A Great Fleet Assembled ~ the
usuth Of the Tuksn Cor Cold
Caseoes-San Fsaneiso0 Behind.

The Dutch Harbcr advtces received yes
4erday by the Post-inteisgencer have been
productive Of no end OF speculation az to
the probable time Of arrival Of the feet Of
st. Michael vessels sent TO the mouth Of
the Yukon for the KIond.kefs golden
treasure SHIPPED from Dawson on the river
boats While nothing definite IL known. II
IL pretty safe to say that one or more Of
the big liners will return next week.
The news these vessels will bring II be-
1ne awaited with the keenexf interest. to
say nothing Of the thousands Of friends
and relatives anxiousiy awaiting the return
Of loved and long absent ones. Some there
are coming out who have not seen the
s'ouiside" for years.
A. to mining news. the chief interest con-
Germs the reports from Cape Nome. While
there IL q genera feeling that rich
American camp, great in extent, has been
discovered. nothing short Of detailed infor-
mafton-nrst-hand accounts from men
whose fortune It was TO have been In
the district last fan and winter-wili satisfy
and convince. Even then the stories may.
and no doubt will. in soiia1 instances. be
doubted. In which event nothing remains
for the skepticai 10 do but 70 go and make
. personal investigation. And should the
stories OF the men direct from the district
BIO fully confirmatory Of the reports OF fab
ulous richness of the diggings sent out
last winter. 1t seems reasonably certain a
rush such az the country has seldom seen
viii set In toward the new Eldorado.
But the question OF what boat Of the TIM
mense Yukon fleet numbering, San Fran
cisco vessels included. twenty or twenty
FIVE vessels. will be the arst TO reach 8 tel
eGraphic communication point. opens Q
wide feid for speculation. From Monday
on the local agents Of the various trans
portaftOn Nnes between this city and St
Michael win hourly expect the return OF
their respective vessels. And the chances
are that Seattle will be- the first point made
by any Of the Eoid-iaden steamers from the
mouth OF the Yukon and with Cape Nome
and Goiovin advsces.. Vancouver Is 10 be
taken into account. from the fac, that the
Garonne. Of the Britlsh-American line. VIII
touch at that point before coming TO Seat
Tie. Mr. Gray. Of the North nerican
Transportation h Trading Company. stated
In his letter from Dutch Harbor, published
In yesterdays Post-Inteiiikencer. that moth
ing had been seen or heard OF the Ga
There II nothing strange IN this. from the
fact that the 0aronne. 80 her local agents
stated yesterday. had no intention Of touch
ing 1T Dutch Harbor
rect for tho Unimak PASS. which r. about
seventy -fiva miles from Dutch Harbor. and
once through The p.sS Y Vas her intention
vim bay and Cape Nome. calling Mt ST. M
chaei again before she put 10 sea on the
return trip.
-. w. a1fttluuis, OF the Bfittsu- AmeT}-
can line, stated yesterday that he believes
the Garonne will reach Vancouver July 10
r. q. McMicken. general freight and pas
eenKer agent of the North American Trans
portaion q Trading Company. expects the
Roanoke, of that line. TO reach Seattle July
~ "wednesday next. ana the managers OF
the Alliance, which reached Dutch Harbor
= few hours later than the Roanoke hav-
Ing departed from Seattle about the same
number OF hours later than the larger
vessel, Will. having ieHs freight to die
charge than tho Roanoke. make Seattle on
her return by next Monday. One or two
others may possibly put In an appearance
by that time. though the chances are
against fheE doing SO
The steamers dispatched from San Fran
cisco TO the mouth OF the Yukon for pas
sengers and gold cargoes are not apt to
reach their home port before the latter
part OF next week, IL then
The Garonne Will take her Yukon pas
sengers mainly from the river steamers
Robert Kerr and Pilgrim. The former, as
also the Reindeer. II owned by the British
American lire. Both of these boats will
probably have reached ST. Michael by the
time The liner arrives The kerr's pas
senxers have "a quantity of gold~~in fact
according 10 advtceS received YESTERDAY
by the Post-lrtelllgeneer. In excess o.
21Mnp
The Garoune has also. passenger ar.
engagements with the Yukon steamer. Mil
waukec. W. IL. Evans. I.otfie Talbot and