The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-30
writing the country land Of marvellous

writing the country land Of marvellous
attractions
SO famous for easy and commodious
travel has the Queen come to be. that with
the returning summer each year. her local
agents are besieged with letters. from peo-
pie DESTROYS of seeking accommodations
for the Alaska voyage.
l.. s. Grant jr., one of her passengers,
observed the other evening In the lobby OF
the Butler that he had delayed his voyage
to Alaska two seasons from the fact that
he wanted to make the trip on the Queen,
but until this season had never been able
to secure passage on her because she was
booked SO far ahead.
While perhaps not generally known, Il Is
fact that the Queen Is the largest excur-
sion vessel plying in the waters OF the
Pacific. Her general dimensions are:
Length, $40 feet: beam. 81 feet inches. and
- feet inches depth of hold. She has
accommodations fer 80 sirst-ciass passen-
gers and should II be found desirable to
convert her into common carrier she has
stateroom and bunk space for 500 people.
III fact. on occasions she has carried near
ly taat many.
But ii Is not alone in her luxuriousIy fur
nished staterooms and splendid appoint
ments thar the Queen exces. She is most
fortunate, or. rather. the tourist public is
most fortunate. in the personnel of her
officers, whose records for courteous treat
ment OF passengers glitter with words Of
COMMUNICATION from these making the
Alaska Journey under their care and pro-
lection, Capt. David Wallace. her master.
has asen twenty years on the Alaska run,
ana he has IN al that time. had but one
accident, and that a trivial one, nearly
Two decades ago. Associated with the cap
tain IN aurSer - William r. Curtis.
1t would bc difficult to md more gem
tlemaniy and obliging official than is Mr..
Curtis, whose twenty-one years service
with the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany has rarely IL ever brought "A COM
plaint from those travelling under his
but not relative. w T.. Curtis. the
steward. whose reputation for a splendid
steamship table service Is not easily sur
passed And down In the depths of the
ship is 70 be found man in whose care
are I'm "A sense insrusted the lives of every
soul aboard HE Is w. III. Allison. the
Queen since before she went into Alas
kan waters. All told, the Queen has "A
crew OF ninety people "a guarantee the
safety. comfort and pleasure of her pas
senger patrons.
Every point Of chief interest on the
Southeastern Alaska coast is made by
the Queen one of her excursion runs
Touching 1rst AZ Mary island. she makes
ketchskan. Fort Wrangel. Juneau. Tread
well mine. Douglas city. SkaEway Dyea
Glacier bay. Muir Glacier. kiliisnco and
Stska- She touches all these points on
her return save the Lynn canal towns
At l<silasnoe are famous fishing grounds
anu IA these the vessel Always stops. al
Lowing the passengers to fish for three or
foar hours. Tncy are rot only given this
privilege. but such as desire 10 parttcf-
pate tn the pleasure given hooks and
lines ard ether necessary paraphernaIia-
\ stop OF eighteen hours is made at Sit
Ia. giving ample time TO see and study
the ancient capital Of the famous North
land
On her present voyage the Queen car
Ts3s Eve congress men. including one who
Is = member Of the international com
mission Serene +, Payne, the New York
congress man. IA the International carrt-
mission naeF1hsr, and with him on this
voyage 81 pleasure ard infernsa tiess are
congressman Heatwole, OF Minnesota.
ie4sEs1t- 81 EsnnsA Evansa, Steele Of In
d3aEsss. and Hull. OF Iowa. The gentlemen
aTe Also accompanied by their families
L I, Grant. 1T-. son IF the great soldier
statesman. II another distinguished ras-
sengeT. fie IS making the tourney r,,re-
u fST pleasure. and is acEusnpa MED by
Mrs Grant. their children, ChaHse Ju,sa