The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-18
More SteambOatmen and
 Machinery Arrives.
PLANS FOR THE SEASON
Preparations for m Early Opening of Navigation-What Rates the Companies win Charge at the Beginning--Lumber for Irving.

Yukon river steamboat men invaded the town yesterday. They poured In from the south In scores. coming on three ships, and bringing with them supplies. machinery. and no end of stories of prosDectlve busl- ness for the coming season.
 There was one big party of Canadian Development people, another of the Yukon Flyer Line. representatives and employees of the Dominion Steamboat Company, the Klondike Corporation and other men of river interests. Some hurried through to Bennett yesterday, but the majority arc still In Skagwav. All have come ncrh to prepare for the opening of navigation on the Yukon.
 W. w. Watson, Dawson manager of the Yukon Flyer line, operating the steam CTS Eldorado and Bonanza King between White Horse and Dawson, and others of the same company were among them. Nels Peterson, the rich Klondiker who Is the owner of the line will be here Sunday on the Humboldt. The entire party will then proceed to Bennett and down the river. Mr. Watson and party are at the Golden North.
 Thomas Elliott. the father of the mans ager of the Canadian Development Com panv. together with large party of oth- CTS arc here to work on the company's steamers. This Is the first party of this company to come north'thls season with the exception of an advance party of few men under Capt. Sanborn.
 W. H. Hannum, Bennett agent for the Dominion Steamboat Company. Limited, arrived yesterday enroute to Bennett to get ready for the seasons business. In regard to his companv's intentions for the season he says:
 "Coi. J. s Williams of Paris, Texas. Is stIll president of our company. J. 5. Warrington is manager and will S0on ,hi i,ere from SeatiIt
 "The Clifford Sifton is to be given new machinery complete, and made the fastest on the Yukon lakes. The old machinery was not adapted to the boat. The new machinery arrived with me today and will be taken in immediately.
 "lt Is the intention of our company to do a business this year both on the lakes and river. We shall have Skagway agency"
 P. c. Copeland, Skagwav agent for the Klondlke Corporation Company, for merly the B. L. & K. N., who arrived on the Danube yesterday says:
 "our company will be In the field this season bright and earlv, and 1t Is our h. tentIon to get steamers into Dawson ahead of all others. We have light draft craft and therefore are better prepared to get through first.
 "For the first trips of the Ora, and the Nora too, we have fixed our rates from La Barge to Dawson at , cents pound for freight. and $50 for passengers. "For the first trips of the Nora and the Olive Nav from Diwson we have. fixed the passenger rates at sIoo to Bennett, practically the same as those of last year. Nearly all our freight space for the first two trips from BenEett Is engaged" LII. Langley, formerly of the tug Lone arrived yesterday on the Danube enroute to Bennett to assist in the operation of the steamer Mabel F.
 More lumber for the steamer being built at Bennett for Capt. JJhn Irving was re- ceived yesterday on the Dlrigo.