The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-03
Successful Voyage of the Much.
Maligned Vessel.
NOME AND UNALASKA NEWS
first kdvices From the New sinrock
District-Beach Digginaz of That
Camp Declared TO he as Rich rs
Those at Nome-NcsseIs mt Dutch
Hurbor--Naiicious and sense
less Rumors-Csme tnherniJed.


Nome. She steamed into the harbor at
go O'Clock yesterday morning aud tied
M AZ Yesier dock whore she was met
~ officials Of the Alaska g. Pacific
steamahip Company and two or three
hundred idlers and other persons inter
ssted in the news from the North
II f. safe 10 assert that no vessel ever
sailed from this port for Alaska concern
ing whose movements there were SO many
ssnseless rumors She made the trip
20 Nome IN safety. and the passengers,
In testimony Of their appreciation OF the
treatment accorded them gave Capt.
Charles EIlefson. master Of the steamer.
a substantial cash donation.
The Dollar. with 90 passengers aboard,
sailed for Nome. Sunday, May g. One
month later to a day, June 10, she left
by way Of Dutch harbor for SeattFe. hav-
ing meanwhile threaded her way through
the ice fields Of Boring sea, discharged
passengers and cargo. about 600 tons. In
good order. Arriving nj Dutch harbot
On the return trip she was detained save
eral days before she could get fuel,
finally sailing June 3 for Seattle. From
Dutch harbor the voyage was made
without special incident. She had but
two passengers. ono from Nome aud one
from Dutch harbor. W. Sharp. the Nome
passenger. went up on the steamer
Jeanie. He took a look AT the district
aud returned, expecting 90 go 20 white
Horse, whore ne has mining interests.
". " Wilcox was the Dutch harbor
passenger.
sells at Dutch harbor: United States
army transport Rosecraus. United States
revenue cutters Manning and Perry. mcr-
chairman Lueila. a steam schooner from
Nome San Francisco bound. the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company's steamer
Golden Gate. from Dutch harbor. and
the Alaska Commercial Company's col
Her Hera.
The Rosecrana came in June %. from
the Yukon fats, on which she got
nRroun1 She had to jcttiso1 more or
less Of her cargo before she got of. after
which she went to Dutch harhor for
cool From tho latter port the Rose
Grams expected 10 again leave for Nome
From the sinrock District.
The Robert Dollar brings Sinrock news
the first OF any, vessel returning from
Nome June she tried also 10 land at
Cape York. but could get no closer than
within two miles of the shore, owing to
pack ice Tho same day she proceeded
70 Sinroek. 100 miles distant arriving at
that port that evening Some of her
passengers and freight were put ashore
at sinrook. and then she went TO Nome.
returning 20 Sinruck. where she dis
charged the remainder OF her passengers
snd freight. She had 10 Sinrock pas
ssngcrs and several hundred tons of
freight. including large store and ma
chlnery .cuttt for Dickinson & Berkle,
Of this city.
Tho Dollar crowd found about seventy
five miners at Sinrock. - majority ot
whom had wintered IN the camp which
r. about thirty mtles up tho Hering sea
coast from Nome Nearly all we're beach
mtning. aud capt. Eliefson says with
good success
''Thoy told mo-" the captain observed.
'that The SinrOck beach dig gtngs were
~ good as those about Nome. The
miners at Sinrock all appeared satisfied
with tho outlook. ana seemed OF the
opinion that the camp would prove per
maneut one"
The Capo York passengers and freight
OF thu Robert Dollar were taken 10 their
destination by tho steamer brunswick, Of
,he same line. The Brunswick reached
Nome but a few days later than the Dol
lar
Purser Kennedy. Of the Dollar. at
tibuios the report to the effect that the
steamship Garonne had smallpox aboard
60 the fact that there was practically an
epidemic OF mumps among the pasS0n-
gers. This gave rise to the smallpox
stories. which had no foundation in fact.
Rumor. About the Dollar.
AZ 10 the reports concerning the Rob
er Dollar. they began before the vessel
was that tho government officers stopped
the vessel IN the harhor after she had
pulled out from tho dock on her way TO
Nome, Next came an equally groundlcss
sleTY 20 the effect that the customs OIL
soTs had boarded the steamer AT Port
Townsend refusing 90 let her proceed
Monday following her departure tho ru-
Her ueRd diligently and malici0usiy. no
doubt. set in circulation a story that the
nolU had gone down on cape Flattory.
passsnsata And crew all drowning This
s,ary caused Gutold uneaaincss among the
Relatives and friends % thoss aboard the
vessel Every body heard tho rumoT but
no one could trace it 70 an authentic
sotwcN
After q few DAYS rest the runor man
SGT Ia action agaiu with stories OF the