The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-12
Sailing FromSeattIe
During 1899.
GREAT BuSIxES PREPARATIONS
List OF Uosts which viii Operate
In the Aisshse Trade Dur
Ing the Year.

the travel 60 the Kiondike BY the
81, Micharl-yukon river route which
will begin In about two months.
About the middle Of June the wa
tiers Of tho yukon will probably be
free from ice. and suitable Tor steam
boat navigation. The river steam
ers. which during the long winter
months. have been tied up In the
slougha and on the mud fats about
Circle City and Munook. Will then
set up steam aud start In for the
summers business.
n 10 an apparent fact. however,
that the rush 10 the Yukon while
large. will not be as large as that 81
las; year. Al that time. during the
months Of March. April. May. and
extending up 90 the latter part %
July. the water front was prac-
ticaily lined from In. Centennial
-four mills 20 Ainswofth a Dumas
fish cannery. With vessels both large
and small. all Of which were hitting
out for -. Michael. kotssbue sound.
and the Copper river and Cook Inlet
country. Some Of these were new.
and others old. their means q loco
motion being steam and wind. Down
on the tide fats south Of the city.
the musical sound Of the hammer
and the saw could be heard from
early morning until evening. while
the hull. Of river steamers and sail
ing vessels rapidly shaped them
selves. Many Of the boats failed TO
reach their northern Destination Tn
safety. but others ala, and then e#-
taSlt.hsd god regulations for them
selves, carrying Kiondiksrs up and
down the Yukon and It's tributaries,
Today, however. tho situation has
changed. and while the water front
/. not lined with boats atttng out
for the Yukon. and the hammer and
the saw DO not furnish ss much
music In the vicinity Of the tide fats.
nevertheless Seattle will not fail TO
handle . good seasons trafsic 10 the
gold neids By way OF the Yukon
IN. companies which Will operate
wess.Is between Seattle and ~. MI
chasi this season viii eonsss' 81 the
North American Transportation a
Trading company. Seattle Yukon
Transportation company. Empire
rrsnsportation company, and the
Hue star Navigation company. All
are well established companies
Last year thsy took part In hand
ling the enormous amount IT trsf'ie
which went 20 81 MlchasL and they
ar, capable OF doing 80 this year.
consequently. The North American
company. aside from the Alaska
| Gem p~rcsaf company. IL this most
rtsantic concern having connections
in the north. This company not
oniv has stores and big ware
houses AZ 81. Michael. but has estao-
ush,d a large number OF trading
posts IN the interior. II n the trad
Inr posts which provide the miners
vi,h supplies during the long sin
Ter me company operates n heeet
Of ten steamers on the Yukon pc
tween ~. Michael and ports along
that stream Of water as far as paw
son. Two Of these are tugs inc
steamers OF the company brought
down the greater part Of the gold
from Dawson to Seattle last sum
u,ar The local agents OF the COM
oanv stats that they VIII operate
.,eanosr between Seattle and NJ.
Michael. making three trips. the
a,., 81 which will be made on Jun.
no The next will be made on Juiy
10. and me third August 20. fns
cornuany's steamer Roanoke, OF
treasure fame. ts at present In the
service Of the government. but II -
Thought that in the event OF the
poapoks being retained, a steamer
will be brought around from ns
Atlantic coast to operate on the -.
Michael route
The Empire company IN branch
CORPORATION of the famous American
s,.am.hip line Of New York. which
controls the steamships II. Louis.
q, paul. New York. and the CITY
~ Paris. This company has Heel
~ large river steamers At 81. MI
.h..l two of which were built by
Moran Bros. last summer. The
ronpany announces that " VIII SEND
. .,..mer from Seattle for III. Mi
chaei about June I. All the steam :
az. Of the Empire company are AZ
nre.snt In the government service
hn, u In reported that q steamer
al, he provided to leave Tor the
.,h on the date billed. on the
"a sa,. are two steel tugs and two
steel barges owned by the Emp'1s
conpany. They VIII De towen 70
81, Michael about the nrst OF 9une'
A large steel tug. also owned oy .ne
eonnany. is now In course OF con-
.,r,etIon ut Moran Bros FOUNDRY
Tbs seattle Yukon Transportation
a.an.nv IL also highly competent
- ~. mart In the northern traite
nv, cr,,nnnny has two river steamer
=, q, uiehaeI. which did a very good
,',,.,nass last year. During the
as,s,t,g seaaon the company WIN
ansra,e a steamer and a sailing YES
ssl between Seattle and 81 Mlohaei
1s. aate Of the nrst sailing for ths
nor,h has not been hxed yet fhe
calling vessel will be a snip o.,
harI y, large tonnage. ana wiz
.,,a largely as a freight carrier
The steamer VIII MAKE u"''' '-
10 81. Michael and return.
The Blue star Navigation co'.
many intend to operate one s.eat.'
and two sailing vessels 10 Of s'
chaeI. The steamer VIII ~aFe 90
attic about July 1. The compan,
hoaa feet OF fine river steamers u,
a, .t,chael. two of which belonged
80 the Moran fleet. One OF these
ho.,a the Pilgrim. was the las
',aa,n.r to come down the river
from Dawson before the Ice eiosee
last year. have a,,
ready received contracts for trans
norting large shipments OF freigh'
ana supplies to IT. Michael Manl
passengers have also been booked e
loave for the north BY the st. MI
! ohael and Yukon route.