The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-11
THE COTTAGE CITY ARRIVES
BRINGS 1o4 PASSENGERS. MOSTLY
TOURISTS, FROM alaska.
Ice Continues to Block the Approach
TO Famed Muir Glacfer-Fields of
Floating Bergs Fiji the hay for n
Distance of over Fifteen Niles.

Steamer Cottage City, Capt. Thomas.
arrived from Alaska last night with 16i
passengers, more than half OF whom were
passengers North on the vessel, tourists
being In the majority. making the round
trip voyage for pleasure. Probably TWEEN
~ came from Dawson. though they bring
no late news of interest from the Klon-
dixie. Among the best-known Klondike
passengers were Z. NJ. Bent. Mrs. and
Miss Bogge. Frank and John Sooboda and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Smith.
The Cottage City sought to give her
excursionists view of Muir glacier but
float ice continues to block the approach
to the famed attraction. For fifteen miles
down, Purser Curtis says, the bay IS
filled with bergs large and small. There
Is so much OF the ice that one In be-
holding It is inclined to doubt that any
thing remains of the great glacier. In
deed, several of the Oldest officers of the
vessel subscribe to this suspicion. Only
once this season has the Queen got as
near as five miles of the glacier. and the
Cottage City. on this voyage. failed TO
get better than fifteen-mile view.
Returning, the Cottage City had one of
the heaviest cargoes she has ever brought
from the North. 1T was composed Of 500
tons or salmon. oil, furs and hides. or
Tacoma, for which city the vessel sailed
within an hour after her arrival in this
port.
The Cottage City sailed from Skagway.
August 3. by way of Sitka, leaving the
latter port two days later The follow
ing los first-class passengers came on the
vessel:
II. II. Rice. Frank soohods, Jno. sooboda, W.
y Dillon, Mr.. DIon, H. v. Fmman A. L.
Spots, J. y. Donovan, Mrs Bogre. Miss Boeses
N. Bent. r. NJ Smith. Mrs. Smith NJ A. Van
Bleck. Mrs. o. NJ Dunbar. o. NJ Dunbar, J.
Stephenson. W. NJ Greggs, Mrs Greggs, Miss NJ
Bck Miss Lizzie Parrott, Chas Kaiser, Mrs
Kaiser, NJ H. Wagonheim. NJ. A. Carlsop Mrs.
Carlson, L. Lindgren. A. A. steward Jne. SturTer,
Jno. Letha. Mrs Mckinney Miss Mckinney. Miss
Carrie Larson. J. e. johnson. Miss Helen Morrill,.
D. y. Oatman. Mrs. A. y, Allen. Mrs. X. l. Hiltx.
J. Mcdonald. o. G.. Brotsohn, T.. Larson, Mrs.
Moe stsmbaush, Leo II, Long, l.. Long. Miss
Cummings, Miss May Long. Van Cummings. Jos
l., Long. Thos. McCracken. n. Trueisou. IS W.
Petit Chas. A. Payne. W. J. Warren, Mrs, War
real Miss A. Jackson, Miss Helen White Miss 4.
Whitney, Miss A. Is Cavana, Geo Halter, w.
McCleoud. Geo. Mckay 8 W. Looney Mrs. H..
Foy Miss Edith Foy Miss NJ Sprague. Mrs.
sprague. Mrs Beaumont, Mrs. sprague, J. II Grit
nth, Mrs. ~ H. Lynch, Miss Annie Lynch. Manley
Danforth. Mrs. Danforth, w. r.. Moore. Fannie
Zimmerman. Percy ID. Zimmerman, A. NJ. Banner
man, w. " Watkins, r. D. NOVEL; IT,. w. Allen
hyne. r. @. wayland. Percy Hinke. J. y. Cronan.
~ Peasmsn. L. r. Beale. Mrs. ]. +. Collins.
Mrs. y +. Truman. L. Young. Jno. Hadley X,
Reyes. w. W. Lawton, Miss p. L. Norton. Mrs.
y. 4. Carr. Mrs. II. I. Nottan. F. A. Buck, $ :.
Bryan. Mrs Bryan. Fred Staff Mrs A. n. Moore,
Miss F1oddie Moore G. Il. Jordan, Mrs. Jor,ian
and maid. and hfty.six steerage