The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-17
Steamship Oregon Arrives From
North With las Passengers.
LEFT TWENTY-FIVE BEHIND.
storm Came Up, Forcing the Vessel
10 Put to Sea Before All Outgo-
fng Passengers Had Come ON
Board-steamer Centennial 10
Brine Tbem-schooner Rube L..
Richs rdson Wrecked ON Rocks.

Steamship Oregon, Capt. George seeley,
arrived from Nome yesterday afternoon
with i4J passengers and 100000 worth OF
treasure. Save for an exciting incident at
her departure. the Oregon had an un-
eventfui voyage. Several hours before
the time Of her intended sailing storm
came up, rendering It necessary for the
Oregon to leave the harbor OF Nome to
avoid being carried on the beach. At
that time no fewer than seventy-five OF
her booked passengers were ashore. De-
spite this fact Capt. Seeley put to sea.
leaving this number OF passengers be-
hind. And for that matter. the baggage
of nearly half the number of those aboard
was left ashore. However both the re-
manning passengers and the baggage Of
those who were aboard the Oregon will be
brought TO this city on the steamship
Centennial. Instructions for such an ar
rangement were sent ashore by the Ore
gon just before she put to sea.
Among the best known passengers OF
the vessel were Charles ~. Lane. the CAL
ifornia millionaire mine owner: ex-Con-
gresham Lafe Pence. of Colorado: Fran
els Rotch. Capt. Robert Hail. Capt.
George r. Baldwin. r. w. wilmans, H.
7; Atkinson. Richard p. Burkman. VIII
mnnn, @. q. Goucher. r.. H. Lindsay
Jr.. u. Jane q. A. Virtue. DR.. King. Les
ter Turner, Jrs.. Louis Emery and Fred
Hsaiey.
Mr.. Pence Is the manager Of Lanes
Nome properties. Capt. Hall was master
Of the steamer Discovery. which went into
winter quarters Mt Graptley harbor two
weeks prior to the sailing Of the Oregon.
During the summer she ran between
Nome. st. Michael and Gofovfn bay
Wilmans Is one Of Nome's leading min
ers. and q director in the Bank OF Cape
Nome. .Goucher II a lawyer by profess
nton. though he II largely interested IN
mining ventures
"A year from now" said Mr.. Goucher,
at viii have been demonstrated that
Nome u one Of n not the greatest,
placer gold producing camp the world
has ever known. Men were 10th to de-
veiop their properties during the past sea-
son on account Of the legal tangies In
which others were involved. l know OF
Z number OF instances where the owners
demonsfratcd that their claims were rich
but refrained from continuing with de-
veIopment work simply through fear Of
jumpers and the, subsequent danger Of
tneir properties being placed in the hands
Capt. BALDWIN IL one Of the three men
chosen by Nome citizens To represent the
district and present its claims to the
The oregon sailed November from
Nome. and left Dutch harbor November
~ In the harbor of Nome she left the
Portland. The Centennial Ind 60 tons
Of freight aboard and Az there we're hut
TWO Hghters In the harbor, she made
rather slow progress disrhnrging, The
United States revenue cutter Nc(,ul1och.
echooner Aitaire and coiller Hero were
The only vessels left Mt Dutch harhor
Both tho United States revenue cutter
Hear and steamer Nome City sailed from
that port November O. day in advance
of the Oregon.
The oregon's officers report that tho
1E-tor schooner Rube L. Richardson'
owned by w. l.. Morrill, and associates
OF this city. was driven on the reef ten
miles below Sinrock November 2. and to-
Miiy destroyed Her crew OF seven es-
capped to the shore In safety
Z First-clhss passengers returned on the
Oregon a. follows:
q, y. Lane. Francis Rotch Cant Rober, Hal,
Late Fsuc~, Mrs, t@fe Pence. Lsfe Pence n
W. Wilmans, Mrs. y. w. wilmans - ii vii.
mans. y, Thomas " q. Guy. ". Kruger AZ
armand. r. A. Buckley. O. W Armstrong n a
ronlon. =. Thompson. Aiex Rene. H. l.. Atkinson
Mrs II L. Atkinson. Louis Emery, James rohin
Charles HERON. N. Fshey. A. u wil,sms' W "
Lockwood. y. A. jacobson. r. RAYMOND a. III,
insstpn. y Hcuxh. A. Jcse. A. @. lie Roy. r.
Myers. q. q. Goaehss. = Hasi, George IA RAID.
win q. Cohr G, " Drake, r. IL Lindsay. n
u. janice. Louis ". Herald a. A. Virtue q n
Renson. q. o.trou. y. \ Campbell j III A,c,
andcr. y. Matthews. n. King O. p cburrh
~ Graham. y. q. Grsmah. Samuel Brown
q NJ, Ashford, Mrs n. Campbell a Jacobs w
Hanna. } r Harper r.. p hurkn,n. Mr. Z, !,
MEYERS, G. ". Heath r. y. Monast James psrsh
Mrs James nar,h, Jepnis o'ssien, Miss T. King
Charles Rockingham. James " Rover j /. Ran
~ Caves. William Thompson AR. n y Ns,,
eon, L. Turner ~ aud seventy. i rx. .a,,.. a