The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
Big Alaska Liner Brings Nome
News to June rs.
OHIO IS OUT OF QUARANTINE.
Centennial and Nome City Due To-
day-varfous other vessels re
ported-A slump In Ligbterage
Rates-Pro.pect of Charges Drop
ming to az Per Ton-Rfver steamer
John c. Barr Aground In Yukon.

e,o,rnshin Roanoke. Capt J. p. Weaver,
Nome liner of the North American trans
portation and Trading Company arrived
from the North yesterday afternoon AT
30 O'Clock Leaving Nome City June %
M II n m, she proceeded TO Dutch mar
bor for coal. sailing from that port on
her return trip June 30. When the hoan
oke left the steamers Centennial ana
Nome City were at Dutch haroor, put the
Roanoke having encountered dense los
the first day out, was delayed long enough
10 learn Of the sailing from that port OF
both vessels. The Centennial ana NOME
city should reach Seattle today.
Ths Roanoks's officers report thar the
steamship Victoria had finished discharg-
ing her passengers and cargo ana was
ready TO continue her voyage to japan
and China. Purser J. ID. Ramar says me
day tho Roanoke sailed the steamship
ohio was released from smallpox duaran-
tine at Egg island and had started ior
Nome. No definite news was brought
concerning the Santa Ana.
steamer Charles Nelson finished dis
charging June "a and was TO sail the even en-.
ing az June Is for Cape York. II was the
Nelson's Intention to sail from cape fork
June g. The barge Mercury, In tow OF
the tug Wallowa- had arrived AZ SONS
and begun discharginE her cargo. me
FaralIon one OF the best vessels 10 saii'
had also reached Nome.
Tho bark Theobald had about hnisned
Roanoke's departure. The barge Skoo-
KUN, in tow OF the tug Richard iolyoke;
was passed between Dutch harbor ana
Nome She probably arrived NJ her des,
finatton Jure "a The Garonne was stu
at Nome when tho Roanoke sailed.
There has been decided slump In Nome
ligh,ernge rates When the Roanoke lett
lighters could be chartered by the day at
such figures as to bring tho charges down
10 s. per ton, as against *o per ton
which many OF the earlier Nome arrivals
cant. Weaver reports that the bay was
fun OF lighters and that as soon as the
veasels Of the first voyage Meet got away
lighterage rates would probably drop TO
So and 50 per ton, Another feature or tho
situation conducive TO lower rates was
tho fact that tho weather up 10 the time
OF the Roanoke's departure had been re-
markahly good. There were no strong
winds aud consequently very little surf
While the water front OF Nome city was
still strown with thousands OF tons OF
goods much OF the merchandise had been
moved into warehouses. Every day an
army OF employees worked on the great
pile of mcrGhsudise gradually reducing II.
The Roanoke brought no gold. She ex.
peeted to get a SbVo,0o consignment or
Klondlks gold at st. Michael shipped down
the Yukon on the river steamer John c.
Barr. but II was found that the Barr had
the misfortune to get aground above Ram
part. The Barr and her tow. huge
barge were rsrered a. so nagins on OF ~, no
general manager OF the North American
Transported ton and Trading Company.
Twenty Yukon. 81. Michael and Nome
passengers returned on the Roanoke, as
follows; Mrs. J. ". I'M. William onslay.
Alex McCardin, @ Donovan, J. Il, Burns.
Charles Alexander, Roher. Cort. II. Sny-
der. O. r. Brown, Ralph Hstters. Paul 70.
Jacobson, u. G. Bean. Mrs 7. u. Mccmi-
lach II G. Hannon. John Norm. O. w.
ryief William Williams, J. NJ, Barr.
John pnher IL PoppelIk.
The Roanoke had three large pouches
OF regular United states mail and a large
sack OF private mail matter.
ON the forenoon OF May a6 the Roanoke
sailed from Seattle for Nome. carrying
about 500 passengers. She will leave on
her second Nome voyage July H. Soon
after her srriYal Yesterday she proceeded
to Tacoma. whore she will take coal for
her second voyage.