The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-29

News from the Klondlke up to October
~ was received by the Lynn canal
steamer Dolphin, Capt o'Brien, which
arrived yesterday afternoon with $50
Alaskan and British Yukon passengers.
Ihe Dolphin brought saD0.eo0 worth OF
hiondike gold. $4,000 of which came by
the Alaska Pacific Express Company
from the Canadian Bank OF Commerce
OF Dawson. consigned to the Seattle
assay office. There were numerous in
dividuai holdings OF gold ranging from
5000 10 q, 600
Among the more prominent Klondike
passerA.rs were Capt. j. A. Richie, of
this cay Yukon superintendent OF the
Canadian Development Company: J. w.
Smith and T.. 5. Higley. both OF whom
are extensively engaged in business and
mining In the I<londike district. and J.
3, McCauley, OF Victoria, one OF the most
extensive operators on the Yukon.
The klondike passengers OF the Doll
phin came up the Yukon on the river
steamer Zealandia. T.. l.. French,
Zealandia passengers. who came on the
Dolphin. says he counted no less tnan
thirty scows toally wrecked or hung up
on the ssndbars between Dawson and
White Horse. The Zeaiandia found the
river filled with Ice, mainly from white.
Stewart and Peily rivers. from Dawson
to the mouth of the White, a distance OF
100 miles.
Three days after the Zealandia sailed
extremely cold weather set in, the Their
mometer dropping one night TO twenty
below zero. No steamers left Dawson
subsequent TO October IS and but two.
the Ora and Nora. sailed as late as that
date
Telegraph,c advices received at Skag-
way the day the Dolphin sailed. October
~. stated that both the Nora and Ora
were wtnd-bound on Lake LeBarge. To-
gether they had 200 Klondlke passengers
Several river steamer masters, notably
Capt. !. b. Sanburn. OF the Columbian,
and their crews returned from the North
on the Dolphin. $ Cotton. son q
States navy boarded the vessel at Jul
neau. Mr. Cotton has been operating in
Southeastern Alaska for several years,
principally at Orca. c. ii. X Smith. who,
Is opening a quartz mine on Treadweli
island. came aboard the vessel AT Doug
las CITY. DIR. Mulhoiiand took passage
from Juneau.
other passengers of note were Walter
Cakes. president of the Alaska Steam
ship Company. which operates the Dot
ghin; and =, T Busnman: -, q R me icy icy
]. J. Walter. superintendent OF NJ. r.
missions in Alaska. Mr. Walter saws
that this Is his tenth trip 70 and from
Alaska and by far the toughest voyage
he has ever taken. From the time the
Dolphin left her wharf In Skagway un-
tii she landed here she ran In the naih
OF a southeast gale. Yet the new nYer
arrived only a few hours behind her
schedule time
DIR. walter IL on his way to New York
to attend the annual meeting of the mis-
sion board of his church. He is enthusi-
asfic over the future OF Alaska and SAYS
he prefers the climate OF Alaska TO that
of Oregon or Washington. He expects
To spend several months East In the
lecture field Hts theme will be Alaska.
our American Ophir." He carries with
him many fine specimens from the mines
OF the country.
The Dolphin had cargo Of twenty
tons OF fresh haiibut from Sum Dunn.
Her nrsf-cless passengers We're;
ID c. Moore G. s Watson. W. II. Ding
man. r. j. Moizar w. u Muihalland.
Mrs w. Il. Mulholland. ~. Ifili, Mrs. II.
Hnl Mrs, Blumenthai. J. Twohig. V.
Cunningham. Mrs. r. A. Slocum. c. =.
Cotton, Iva Dannette. A. % Cowan. Mat
tie Powell, IL. NordheIm. T. Burns, J.
Wailard j. NJ Ryan. J. Lestherdale. NJ
bloomfield ~ ], Wagner. w. Frank. ],
r. sanburn. r. L. Pevey. W. G. Hewett.
~. u. futile. J. O. Ieightey. y. Miller.
Mrs T.. Miller, Capt. Richie. Flora
Connorr Mrs. A. Goldstein. ". G. I'm
gram, Mrs. H. G.. Ingram. r., s. Hlghiev.
Mrs ", 81 Highlev. ]. w Smith. G. r..
RUSSELL e. u. French. ". Brown. A. A.
Campbell. Mrs A, A. Campbell J. Bovd.
y A. Richie. C. N. Brown. Rev George
prinxle. J. o'Maiiev. Mrs. J. O'Mahev.
y w. Rees, ". y Wilkinson. Sarah WI
kluson r.. Thompson T. $ Nacaulev.
Nisa sutherland Walter OakeS. J. y.
Rorsrs Mrs Y =. Rogers. y Peterson.
T. " PAYNE Rev. J. = Walter. w c.
Reeeher. Mrs W C. Beecher 7 wyley,
r T RIshman. G ~ X Smith.