The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-06

yesterday was w. II. wesslfng, gem
ersl freight and passenger agent Of the
Alaska Exploration Company. with head
~uarters nj San Francisco. Mr. wesslinR
entertained friends o. the Hotel North
srn during the day and left last night
NJ the Northern Pacific for Portland and
,be South. "Our company has now In
ooeyation six steamers" he said yester-
day. we had seven. including the Hum
boIdt. on which / came down but this
vessel was chartered from this port, and
today cancelled the contract and turned
her over 20 her Seattle owners We have
sent the Zealandia, Humboldt. Salvador
and J. ~. Pullman north from San Fran
cisco and all told they have carried 1, 100
passengers TO Nome. The Courtney Ford.
Ethel Zane and Bangor we operated from
Vancouver. All three of them have been
veil patronixed. My present trip to San
Francisco IL for the purpose OF putting
IN a claim against the government for
S8,pD for rescuinx the transport Rose
crsns I was aboard our tug Meteor, en-
route from Dutch harbor north, when we
made he. out high and dry on a sand bar
- miles from St Michael and just of
Point Romanoff This was at o'clock
on June H. She signaled US. and we
worked day and night for twenty-six
hours before floating her. The Rose
ersns has suffered severely. losing a num-
bss OF her boats and sustaining certain
damages that were absolutely unneces-
sary had her officers exercised even ordi-
nary precaution IN protecting her. After
Heating her she returned 10 Dutch har-
bar for repairs. while We made north for
our destination
A. n. Colby. well known throughout the
state o. oregon. was visitor in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Colby has recently as
suned the management OF the new Long
mouth OF tho Columbia, and states that
he anticipates prosperous business from
Portland and other cities contiguous 10
the locality during the current season.
Long Beach" said Mr., Colby. rs dcs-
tined TO outrival Seaside. the resort Tro-
NOTED by the Astoria Il Columbia rail-
way, ~ an attractive resort. There are
many advantages IN our favor, the more
important OF which are that we have the
most delightful location and most bracing
snd the rurnor 10 We'll founded. that Tres.
idsnt Mohler, OF the Oregon Railway h
Navigation railway, will soon perfect ar
fragments whereby the steamship serv-
thu Oregon to the Washington aide. There
are deep water facilities on the Washing
,en shore q the coiamsia oppos,;as AZ, a.,
the Oregon Railway a Navigation rat
way has ACQUIRED large landed po:sss'lens
n that particular neishborhood. rhs
hallway & Navigation and Astoria q
Columbia railway has antagonisod Pfcsi-
dsnts Mohler and Hammond to nm extent
sacrifice Astoria and her future for the
larger business which he believee can
readily be- established on tho Washington
railroad between ilwaco and Portland has
Just been completed and II strongly savors
Of business on the part of the oregon
Railway 4 Navisasion: Thls road, means ,,n
and as understand II. IL has the capital
10 accomplish It
General Manager Hawkins, of the White
Pass & Yukon route, In In the city In the
interest OF his company. Mr.. Hawkins
states that the Lewis river In now rapid
y rising. and that the larger class OF
White Horse and Dawson In addition.
he says that he has now employed at
track work about 1900 men, and that
, ,asre T. fair prospect OF the raaa being
within the next twentS days. "fassen-
ser. traffc on our line IL immense" he
.sa to p2s,.lntellisencsr reporter yes
NY IL hpurishins as IL never did before.
and We look for n largely Increased bust
hess next year, AZ an instance OF the
prosperity Astounding up there, let me say
hat A Garnnsle has Just arrived from
lawson and IL purchasing hundred tons
o. merchandise, which he will immediate
ship 10 Aleska u. bense. ahath
h,,y tons OF general freight. which no
WI ssnd north at the earliest date posi-
Pc We are all sansuine that 1901 win
asseaop into a banner year"
II 4. Cox, manager and secretary of tho
North American Commercial Company
which operates In the seal islands On tho
eastern side Of bchrng sea, arrived In tho
cry yesterday 10 purchase supplies tor
ne companys station az Dutch HNrbpr.
ne heavy Nome travel has exhausted tho
sssl AMI seneral supplies AZ the station.
set although the headquarters OF the or
sanitation are AZ Gan Francisco Mr. COX
states that Seattle has the advantage IN
eaeV Ike this
Al Dutch Harhor the company has a
arse coei station and several general
terss Mr. Cox sayp that from Apru 20
saas ~ 81 TIE ley ahlrs which have been
PAt On the Northern route. tho mRirritY
nave boon compelled - put In ~ that
place white tat sixteen have called nt
.nalAska, who're tho custom house t. c.
hMlshed. Tie believes that business
would he facilitated II the custom house
was located at Dutch HHrbor. puring this
FtN 10 saws. the company has hsrdi II
%se tons % cuai at the harhor
The seal catch. he says has ecsp iiGht.
Ehe hcTA however IL decreasing brcause
1 TIE indircrimlnatc killing by tho Brit
IN Columbia hunters
N, J. Kinney wealthy Astoria can-
asrSmAn. u stopping az thN Hotel nut.
lM MI klarcN states that the combine
90 the lower Colombia - now paying ~
tie ooid stSrss, perr'@ "suu he eo'3
STORAGE purchases WI represent only
scout 2ns-tCntn - ne catch for thN ,lf
Ns through me fact that the combine
represents me larger number % sau-
.sl'es tnt employs ,hc larger number -
~ ~ Reforms g. Nstrrls's growth Mr.
W lsstin-a q, hecap,e n rurtrnpaua.
SKtn 10. rGr ~ HsH - yearly becoming