The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-23

..rape Nome by the steamships Garonne
~ olympia today. The Garonne, until
-,.cfly a government transport plying
sssrser, this city and the Philippines, was
~ few days ago transferred from the
oJt,sh 10 the American flag. Her mana
- the British American line, hoped to
49, her sail last night, but about o. clock
~ decided to postpone her departure
IN o'clock this morning. Many OF her
,.vengers passed the night aboard the
| y,ssel
| rhoueh she is one OF the largest carriers
| sueased IN the Cape Nome trade, she has
| .ebhced freight space for passenger
| ,ou. taking but about 900 tons of cargo
psr postponed departure attracted several
,souxsnd people to the White Star dock.
ne Garonne's passengers include many
g.rerners who go to the gold fields
supiy prepared to handle large business
yntufes.
J. G Mcbride, United States commits
dooer-eIect for the Cape York district.
passenger He will take a local
ssamer at Cape Nome for his new post
duty. Mr.. Mcbride is welI-known in
Al city He was long assistant prosccut-
~ attorney OF King county under John
= Miller He was appointed commissioner
sf Cape York by Judge Johnson of Alaska,
WIT before the latter's resignation.
Phil O'Rourke, the discoverer of the IA
ncus Bunker Hin and Sullivan mines. in
IN Occur d'Aiene district in Idaho. rs an
aher Garonne passenger. Els IS one of the
kst-known mining men In the United
Sntes. Though he sold his interest I'm the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines for S240.-
o. IN later years the wheel of fortune has
trued against him and he Is now going
roth again In search of wealth O'Rourke
b hacked In his mining ventures by his
ufeiong friend. ]. j. Shaughnessy, a we'll
tnown commercial traveller.
Ihn Mullgan, of this city, goes on the
Gssunne. He is connected with distilling
tompany OF San Francisco, but will engage
n Cape Nome venture on his own ac-
unnt.
Ths Garonne's departure will be followed
BY that OF the steamship Olympia. operated
ty the Pacific Clipper line and Dodweil e
Co The Olympia Is scheduled to sail at
I o'clock this evening. She has 400 pas
DeAeers booked. $40 of whom originally
Md Cape Nome transportation on the
Asamer George w. Dickinson, recently
purchased by the government for an
Aabkan transport and rechristened the
william II. Seward.
The steamer Santa Ana. which had so
rsengers for Nome. will not sail until
Friday. She Is operated by the Seattle
Yukon transportation Company. The Vie
toran operated by Dodwell ~ CO. and tho
Pacific Clipper line, sails May 81, while the
one OF the Empire Transportation Com
nny, VIII get away Thursday. The latter
hs ~ passengers booked. The San Bias.
81 the Pioneer line, will sail Saturday With
" passengers. as also the steamship Cen
'snnial OF tho Northwest Commercial
cmnny. The Centennial arrived last
n4ht from San Francisco. Six hundred
people have engaged passage on This
steamer
Friday the celebrated Alaskan treasure
nip Roanoke. Capt. Weber, of the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company line. sails for Nome She Will
save about 800 passengers and tull
ayo
The Alaska and Pacific Transportation
company's steamship Brunswick Will sal,
M Cape Nome today with 60 passengers
md 40 tons OF freight The cold storage
steamer. Elihu Thompson, Will probably
ct away today. she has cargo OF dressed
poultry and fresh beef and viii carry few
PASSENGERS
According to present plans MI OF the re-
naming larger liners. save the Victorian,
week.
Yesterdays crowds on the water front
we're as large as on any revious day ex-
NN sunday. since the Cape Nome rush
~ IN From the coal huukcrs To Schwa.
safaets dock the wharVes were thronged
VIA humanity Trucks, drays and express
wagons were much In evidence and their
a'lsefs experienced no little officially In
Nthng about. owing to the pedestrians ON
Essharves and In Railroad avenue, whtrh.
wa It's moving trains. has come 10 I've
siates