The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-02

Special Correspondent Of the Daily capii'
JOufnall
Following IL first Of a series Of letter
promised by Governor Fletcher ,formerl
OF the Independent, to the readers o
! THR CAPITAL JOURNAL. BY this time th,
Salem editor is at Nome and his mex
letter will no doubt describe life at tha
place. Ed. j.
UNALAsKA, June ., 1900.
We left Seattle on May Goth, in the s
s. Senator for Nome City, Alaska. A
week later we passed Dutch Harbor, and
intended going in 10 put sick passenger
In the hospital, but as we we're hunting
for the mouth Of the Harbor in fog, the
passenger died and the captain put out
10 sea The body was embalmed. The
deceased was Mr.. Brown, Of San Diego,
CAL, and died Of pneumonia. He was
an old soldier and Free Mason, which
body took charge OF the remains, and
had Il embalmed. We had pleasant
run through Behring Sea, and on the
9th Of June were within ll0 miles OF
Nome, battling with, the ice. Finally we
were caught In u and held fast az in a
vice, but through the night the ice parted
somewhat, and after long effort, our
boat broke away from her Icy surround
ings, and the captain, 10 our surprise,
Immediately put back for Dutch Harbor.
We reached this famous harbor on the
evening OF June Z, ami the next day
buried our dead passenger, Mr.. Brown,
with Masonic honors. We buried the
stranger in a pretty little graveyard on
hillside near the picturesque little City
Of Unalaska.
Tomorrow morning we start out to
make a second attempt TO reach the now
celebrated City OF Nome, and expect 20
make II within week, but may not.
All the Salem contingent on the Senator
are now we'll, although several Of our
number were seriously sick on more
than one occasion. We have had lot
Of sickness all along. The cold north
winds have been very trying on weak
constitutions, and four doctors were
kept busy. Nearly all have now rocov-
cred One ship, the Jennie, has ar.
rived at this place, having reached
Nome, discharged her cargo, and is now
ON her way back TO Seattle. She reports
the arrival Of three other fortunate
steamers at that place, and brings back
the news that the whole country IL ia a !
state Of anarcary, mine.jumping, lot
jumping and stealing goods from new
arrivals, has brought in reign Of terror
such as shooting, stabbng, etc. II II
lameniablo TO think that IN this great
country, men are permitted 10 transgrcss
The lawswith impunity, and the human
life is In constant danger from thugs and I
lesporadoes.
. understand that the "Sonator"
adyertisea that her next trips will bo
An excursion up the Yukon to Dawson
and there on 20 "Nome." feel IL my
duty 10 caution my friends
against taking passage ON any ship
owned 10y the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. This boat which made such
and Of which we expected 10
much, turned out 10 be "a bum affair, 80
ar AT its treatment Of passengers is con
'ernod. No opassenger who came with
ier on this trip will never travel ON her
'gain, unless there is complete change
II officials. ltwould look as II the com.
,any must have scraped the whole
'oasI TO rake mp such gang as pass for
u officers. Ot course there we're some
exceptions, but the scenes OF fighting
md drunkenness among It's walters, al.
most .of daily occurrence, were both
'rulal an / disgusting. For several days
4 time We had TO drink our tea and
Office without sugar, and when asked
Or were told that there Was none. Then
eyeral Of the boys boughta lot OF the
hiei steward aud carried II up 10 the
aplain as proof that the steward could
ell the companys' sugar but could sup
'ly none for those who we're TO have
'resicely the same fare as hrst cabin
'assongers.
The treatment which the second cabin
passengers received during the trip can
'nly he descrbed as scandalous. The
hiel steward Was human hog, course
'ruIal and unioeling, the captain,
Who was all powerful, was deaf Ia the
trongest appeals for fair treatment, lie
vas a quiet autious aud timidman, but