The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-23

-. ling looked for steam schooner
,.s.e Cant. Henry Weber. OF the Seat
..Yukor Transportation Conpany's line,
s-xs6 from Cape Nome shortly before 5
$500 Yesterday afternoon. As she ap-
q -.rhed the face OF Arlington dock her
q .essensers asruoss 20 man Joined in
= xrsnd chorus OF home again" II
- thrilling spectacle, and II In need
- 10 nay that their feelings were In the
-. FIX or six hundred people had as
-.sbsed on the wharf TO greet the return
= porthland miners. and as the las. notes
q ~ song died away they sent up cheer
sfYsr cheer In response.
There was probably not a Disconnected
-en - the entire crowd. All were joyous
- happy: all had been more or less sue
.euufui In their search for gold. There Ia
- broke man en- this ship" said Purser
= q Hartshorn. They ali have more or
- money! should say from few hun
"a "a 4 few thousand each / presume
snu> Of the men have as much an 5000
IN practically dug their gold from the
heseh."
ne LAkme left Cape Nome October 6
I'd 81. Michael three days previous. She
nilsd from Dutch Harbor October L. A
AZ betsre reaching Dutch Harbor she
nAmed ths Cleveland. which had taken on
wrecked IAurada and was going by way
n g. George island for their baggage and
personal elects.
70 Winter 1T Cape York.
1t d. Michael and Cape Nome the LAX
ms left the Roanoke which expected TO
"a for Seattle about October 20. the Port
had. Albion and Aiioah. The Albion had
hesa 70 Cape York. the scene OF the lates;
guld discoveries In the vicinity OF the
cara Her officers reported that the dis
1ssfies appeared most promising, and
shst nfty or seventy-fve men would win
~ q that point The Albion sailed for
saa Francisco the day the f.akme depart
a for Seattle.
The revenue cutter Dear also left on that
tts Tor Pribiof islands 10 secure a num-
~ Of government prisoners. From tho
1nsds she expected TO go 10 Dutch Har-
NJ. thence returning from that port to
onftle BY way OF Sltka.
opt Weber confirms the report Of a
al shortage At Dutch Harbor. He says
Be bad grear difficulty In securing sufYi-
cieHt coal for the Lakme. The Portland
had been there and secured about 100
tons Tor ths Alaska Commercial Com
nny's stores at 81. Michael and Cape
Nome The government supply OF coal
Tor army uses had run short both at 81.
Michael and Cape Nome. but these de-
par!nents were drawing on the stock
usually maintained on the island FOR the
Nyenue cutter fleet. There are $50 tons of
coal ON the wrecked Laurada which was
Intended for the army.
Discussing Cape Nome affairs. Capt.
wetber said:
Tpere were probably 500 people In the
distF1ct when left. I talked with Judge
Weed. OF our company. and he estimated
tss number at 600, Probably half OF
them will winter In the district.
Owing TO the cold weather they had
aeeas abandoned work for the season on
ne famous beaches A few men kept
tigEing away. but the ground had begun
Q sreeae and ice WAS forming over Snake
sss1"
There are reported to be $50 cases OF
typhoid fever In the hospital al Nome
I've cases have already resulted serious
" and other deaths are expected.
The Lakme brought twenty-five OF the
ehirwrccked crew OF the Laura5a as pas
sesgers. and also Messrs Lehners and
WA'sney, United States inspectors of huiis
And boilers At Cape Nome.