The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-28
Not All for Nome.

WINE we are IN the miust oI n kTedt
Cape Nome movement and thousands
of people are leaving for the new FL
dorado on the shore Of Boring sea. 1t
is to be noticed that not everybody IS
making the trip to this now famous
district Ships are leaving almost daily
for Nome, all of them are loaded with
freight ana passengers. but these do
not by any means represent all OF the
clearances for the North. There Is still
large and steady travel to Southeast
ern Alaska and the country beyond:
and IL ordinary conditions prevailed and
these departures were not overshadowed
by the remarkable rush Of people to
Cape Nome, this Southeastern Alaskan
and upper Yukon business would still
be enough to make record that Is in
itself full Of Significance.
All interest seems to have centered
in the Nome exodus but this Is not the
only movement northward. Eight or
more vessels are now plying regularly
between Seattle and Skagway, aud on
every trip they carry many passengers
and large amount OF freight Aside
from the fact that this important bus
mess has been thrown into the shade
to some. extent by the Nome excitement,
1t has lost Its novelty and does not at
tract the attention given It two years
ago. Nevertheless It still exists. and far
from becoming insignificant II il In
creasing ana growing permanently sta
BILE.
There are people who have thought
that the northern travel this year would
be confined to those who were bound for
Cape Nome; that the hegira to the new
fields would mean the practical collapse
OF business with skagway and the up
per Yukon and bring to an end the very
heavy trade which has sprung up since
the Klondike stampede OF 1897. This
has been shown to be an error The
trade still exists and II will increase.
no matter how fabulous the reports
from the newer districts may be. Con-
temporaneous with the departure OF
steamers for Rerlng sea II Is to be
noticed that there are the regular clear
ances for Skagway, and that the vessels
bound for that port carry hundreds of
passengers and thousands Of tons of
freight. And this is at the height OF
the Nome rush. when some supposed
there would be nobody leaving for any
other place in the North
This heavy Southeastern Alaskan
travel Is what has surprised people who
have had occasion 10 interest them
selves in " and watch It's fuc-
tuations II stnl keeps up In spIte
OF all the attractions elsewhere.
and IA the best evidence that
the business which came with the Klon-
dixie discoveries Is not passing com
merclal fash butt rather something Of
a permanent and substantial character
The trade with Dawson wilt eontlnu,
ANA years "afS 10 u VIII De ANiGd that
which must follow the development a.
mining districts on the upper Yukon
and along the southeastern coast O..
Alaska. In reality only beginning ina.
been made. and Il will not be long be.
fore the demands made by regular and
established business will more than
equal those which arose suddenly "a
response to the memorable stampede.
The Kloudike district will not b,
worked ont for years. and no one car
tell what Important discoveries may i,
made on the upper Yukon at any mo.
ment There will probably be large do.
velopments In the Atln country now
that the province has removed otieo
tionabie and paralyzins restrictions
The Porcupine region is fun Of prom.
Use. and at Ketchikan. Prince OF Wa,e,
island ana other points along IN,
Southeastern Alaskan coast there ar,
prospects which mark this section a.