The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

Steamship Senator, Capt. ]. B. Patter-
son, arrived in port yesterday. comple'lns
her fifth round-trip voyage between ,aoo
She made the five trips, one OF wnich
involved a two weeks battle with bering
sea ice. within the period from MAY ~
to November g. five months ana nIteeh
days. OF the entire Seattle-Nome meet,
numbering some sixty vessels, steam anu
sail. no other craft made more than FOUR
round-trip voyages.
The Senator left Nome October q.
few hours subsequent to the sailing OF
the Ohio. She brought 33l passengers
and about $2oo, 900 in Nome gold. rms
included two large amounts. $4VVU owned
by E. w. Backus, one or MONIES ricnest
mining men, and 100000 consigned TO the
First National bank OF Seattle by IT'S
Nome branch Her more prominent pas
sengers included Capt. Randall, master
OF the wrecked government cable steam
er Orizaba; Judge s. c. Houghton. capt.
L. o. Waldo master and part owner OF
the Inflated barge Skookum. which was
thrown up into the streets OF Nome ana
totally wrecked during the storm Of Sep
TENDER II; Gen. H. I. Wiley. r. e.
Schmidt and r. c. Lozier. Nome repre-
sentative of New York syndicate oper-
ating in the new gold fields.
Several DAYS before the Senator sailed
Samuel Knight, George Murphy. Judge
Baldwin and Judge 7. ]. Geary, or Cali
fornia, were elected delegates by mass
convention to represent Nome and pre-
sent and press her needs, especially as
regards mining legislation. before the
coming congress. Judge Geary was a
Senator passenger. knight came on the
st. Paul, arriving several days ago.
Fl. and II. J. Miles. representing syn
dictate Of Eastern publications. princi-
paily illustrated weekly papers. returned
on the Senator They secured a num-
Der of interesting views and sketches OF
Nome life and conditions.
The senator returned by way Of Dutch
harbor. leaving the latter port October
a. The Charles Nelson was the only
passenger steamer then In port. She was
expected to sail the following day. and
will probably arrive this afternoon.
Some days before tho Senator sailed
John Jarverson, Chris Tremper and II. B.
Nelson arrived at Nome from Nelson Is
land. In the Bristol bay section They
confirm the rumor that seven bodies were
washed ashore on the island, as reported
by the Post-Intelligencer, and that the
Nunivak Indians had stripped the dead
OF all personal effects of value. The
bodies were in such a state OF decomposi-
tton that they could not have been fdenti-
fled. All the dead are supposed to have
been victims OF the great storm OF Sep
TENDER u.
Nelson. Tremper and Jarverson claimed
TO have been left on the island by the
schooner Prosper. whose captain, they
say, promised to call for them in the
course of a few days. After waiting a
week or ten days, and with no prospect
OF the Prosper's return. they secured a
canoe from the natives and crossed to
the mainland. They assembled Nome
river 200 miles, crossing overland to
Nome. taking the route usually followed
by winter travellers bound to Nome over
land.
Several marriages at Nome are reported
by the Senator's passengers. Judge
Alonxo Rawson. formerly OF Seattle, a
United states court commissioner of
Nome, led Miss Gertrude Wilmer, an
Iowa girl. to the altar. J. Oak Preston
and Miss Helen Campbell. both OF Seattle.
were married by Rev. Mr.. Bloor, of st.
Marys mission. Charles r. Chapman
and Mrs. Frances ]. Morgan were also
Passengers returned on the Senator as
follows:
j. Baker. W. X. Barhy. J. n. Bsrby. J. h.
nassard W. Bremner. n. Bsnane. A. NJ, Britt, O.
n nrlstn M. E. u Baeeoes j. Brown 9. r. Baker.
q. II. Conner. u. ID. Chandler. Dr.. ]. Chamber.
lain. J. u. Clarksun. H. q. Condor. T. W. Cody.
G. Christensen, @. Casey. j. Corngan. r. Corn.
gan. @. Cunnlins, @. Chilgraft q. j. cornulle j.
u. Duncan, NJ. ]. David. II. Dchaten. ]. T.
Dusp. J. r. Enslsunb ]. l.. Evans. Tony Ferrar
W. France, c. W. Fetch. r.. Farnon, ]. Forncy,
O. y. Gardner. senator T. Geary. O. r. Goodeil,
n. $. Gfadings W. Calvin, v. Gastonguay r.
Gardner ]. Gillespie, G. A. Gri~ick, r. Gillespie
Il. Hester, o. Y. Hubbard. v. Hassr. .. Q. Housh.
ton, f. ]. Hunt, j. Hamilton. j. q. Hopping.
]. Hoffman. w. Hoskins, NJ Hayden, n. Holbrook.
o. Hsktenson. II. X. Holmes J. HOLSTER. A. j.
Hsuee. y. johnson. p. Kunn. j. A. kidister IT,
c. King. q. Kerr. T. Kosson, J. KnlienAn, +.
Knfin s, kuersey. G. W, King. MsS " la
Forge. W. v. I.undy. y. Lund W. " Lang n
g, Iozier. ". IL. Lsverigh, j. II. Little. L.. Lane
W. Le Roy, II. lawson. j. Leahy. u. NJ. Lucas
A. Lee. "a. W Lsrtlin, r.. Luna A. 3. Larson.
\. Lambert, y. Lowry, D. n. Long, :. Larson. ".
n. Leonard. MrS v. n. Leonard, ". Mc3ettigan.
u. v. Mccarthy, y. Mckenzie, c. v. Mellow. +.
McGlyns, Mrs. T. McGiynn, J. McLeod " Nc
Ksy. n. u. Mclean. 4. Mcneil. W, MeFAddsn, ].
Mct1osky. J, ~ McCowsn. r. J. McDsniels W.
A. McDAnicls A. McMsnus u. j. McMnIan,
NJ. Seais0n, II. Newman, J. MAIDEN, W. Sorthrop.
g. l.. Niekles, W. O. Nelson. g. Nelson. y. Nor
ton. X. j. NessH. ]. Nsgley. A. Nelson, W. Nick
eTsan. r. Nelson. y. oiscn. J. II, o'Conner. IL.
o'Dcnnen. V. otto. @ oehoxn. Mi~ Peterson, r.
J, picrson. +. Percy. q. c. Pringie. A. L. Plum
~. y Peters H. Peterson. y. Petersen. 3. Pur-
gems. Y. Prefer W. Prtehafd, o. ~. pssrsh, n
r. netersy., A. Peterson, ~. pFovns. n. &. Piper
y. Quinn C. Russell. DR.. Rlnnsnser, n. Robinson.
l.. s Richardson T. "A. Rahian. r. Reagan "
J. Romano. T. H. Rims, T. Royncv, II. D. Ris..
L. Roll. O.. sehA1. ]. r. Sullivan. T. r. Sullivan.
y sullivan. NJ. schnidt. y. y. schmidt. ] 4.
sckeecrg. l. A. Smell. W. @. slads. b. O. snipea