The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28
goysn Sailing Vessels Win
Soon Go North.
m RoAMokE's NEW poRT.


- excltemeat caused b. IL a11aDoa -.
seseries Of great golden riches Ill over the
ooufhern and western DaFto Of tho ponl1-
oule between Norton and KOtsG0ue eounls,
Alaska. II assuming IN extent u Seattle
TIL promises to work itself out into .
naS1ns and prospecting boom this spring
that was mover eouaied By any other spec
ulo1isn than that caused ~ the Klondiks's
tangible birth. Every available sailing
ysesi IN this vicinity that has not other
1uf1ee ana can b Dreosed into service u
bslag ADDED to the neee that WI: singiy
degart Tor the Boring go gold nslds with
n he next fortnight. Some Of these, most
q shsm. It IL said, have parties engaged -
- On exploring tours. ana with the pas-
sanger and freight business that seems u
u assured the owners think they have .
paying venture. whether the stated GOLD
1eds pan out - will - expscsed or not
One thing OF Importance In counoctioo
WITH this Cane Noms exctsnent = that
the Nosth American TranspoTtstien Z
Trading Company thinks wsll e&eu9A q q
= make Il regular point Of call Tor he
0toAmonap RoAnokov which win ply between
Seattle Akd 81 Michael during the epen
eeasOn ef tAis year. The c0lclaJs Of that
company have soothing to say segArdinr the
seoorted discovsr1es and win under no cir
cumstAnces induce psopie 10 20 there. but
- there seems TO b . fair prospect for
oensiderable travel In that direction they
ete goang TO labor 70 get their share Of il.
Tor al the people that do TO" satd one
q the on1cials yesterday, I'VE shall give .
efst-class service. making the trip from
seattle In about nine days, and probably
diTnishinG lighters and other oonvenieuces
- they can make an easy landing with
0ear euppll1e." The Roanoke will leave
hare June ~ on the first regular trip, car
Wing freight and passengers,
~ mas not yet been decided whether the
Empire Transportation Company win 70
70 the new digsinga That company win
operate the steam Schooner Alliance from
mere regularly. leaving Seattle on the nrst
voyage about June n. and win Also send
The National City and Brunswick north 10
tow the new steel vessels that win Oily On
tho Yukon. But Il Il probable that II the
trade to 0olevin bay ana the Cape Nome
district pans out a. seems the prospect.
The Empire people win Be In the trade, and
Will have their ships call there.
Tho beatfle-Yukon Transportation Com
pany. of which cx-Mayor w. d. Wood n
president. and Witch played 90 important
part In the flrst modern transportation
facilities u the Yukon trade. viii 60 into
Sne Cape Nome trAf1c with the steamer
LAkme this year. sailing from Seattle
June 10. the regular departing date Of
steamships for that country.
1t VIII b much easier after this season
TO get into Morton sound ports than II IL
now. ~ Capt J. r. Pratt, Of thI United
Usates seedetic survey. VIII go there this
make surveys 81 the channels ana main
waters around and In Golovin bay. and
mako scundings for the benefit Of mari
ners.
sEvEu sAII.IN0 VESSELS.
All told. thsrs are now in Seattle seven
sailing veaesls that win depart for Cape
Nome and 0olovin bay ~ soon - they can
Hunter. and schconsFs Thomas r. Bayard.
Nellie q. Thurston. Fischer Bros., Abhss
II. Morris. Laurel and Arthur II.
The Hunter n commanded by Capt
Wheeler. . mariner OF skill and experience,
aud Is lying at the north side Of the White
Star lock. She hiss been to Bcring sea BE-
teTe and has always nav1gat0d her vny-
ages successfully She returned from St.
Michael last fall. bringing Nifty prospectcrs.
who had as many thousand dollars In gold
DUST. representing the clean-ups OF several
claims In the kloadiks. She win sail for
the north In a fev days
The schooner Bayard In lying At Aims
worth punn's. and viii Also soon depart
Tor Golovin bay. She II an old pilot bnAt
Of the Delaware river. and was brought
around the Horn year ago for services I'm
the north. She was sold at Juneau q short
time ago. Her cofnmander II Capt George
Torey.
The Nellie q. Thursson Is well known In
these waters. ~ enc has made many trips
70 the Arctic ana the Cook inlet country.
She but recently returned from Cook inlet.
making the record trip from there to Be-
attic. under the command Of Capt Frank
Toward. She was scheduled 10 90 10 the
Siberian coast and Berinx sea on the Alas
kan side this season. and win probably do
%. but II II announced that she VIII 60 TO
0clovin bay TO get share Of the travel
that way. II II not known who will be her
master. as Cart Toward has rssigned from
the company's employment
The Fischer BroA was built at Railari
two years ago. and made . trip q Alaska
las, year. A. she II nearly loaied with
supplies for Cape Nome and 0oiov.u hay
60 get away. II 10 probable that she win
haul out into the stream this week. She
b at Yes!er wharf.
The Morris Is owned by the Resay Bros.
Of Kansas. who are believed % BE- tho same
who returned From Cock inlet last winter.
The Morris Is two-nssted schooner. for
merry In the mackerei trade In the Olou-
cesser. Macs. fleet She w,nssr~d at Ju-
neau this year and was recently sold there
60 the present owners. II II anaounced
that che win sail from here for Golcvin
bay within three or four Jays She II at
the White Star dock. on TIE south ssda
The Laurel went % Kctxehue sound last
year. and returning here lay IN Seattle bar
Dor during the winter SAe VIII depart VIII
SUPPLIES ard passengers In a few days.
The Arthur n. lying at Myers cannery.
II also a former Kotsehue beat. having
made that voyage last year. She In cwnei
by Capt. John Burnsts'n, and wsu san Ia
eisht or ter daya.
MORE TALES OF THE NOME.
Letters continue 10 pour into the city
confirming the original news - rich strikes
m Cape NomA An interesting letter
written IN February. has bsSn received
from a man stationed ~ g.. Michael. who
deals in detail with facts concerning tho
country. lie says the people above Care
Nome ca the 6:nock river. WHO went IN
frem f,rs Clarence last tall. have never
left ts.efe bsis nnve been eaxaxed IN ret