The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29
liver Steamers Are Preparing for
Opening Of Navigation.
NO VESSELS ARE IN DANGER.
Transportation Companies Are Bus
fly Engaged I'm Renting and Re-
pairing Boats in Winter Quar-
tiers From So. Michael TO Hem
nett-FIeet Numbers sfxty-Names
OF Vessels and Their Owners.

The probable early breakup OF the ice in
Ne Yukon has aroused dormant curiosity
- TO the location Of the various vessels
constituting the frozen IN river fleet. There
gre probably sixty steamers between
Bennett and ST. Michael Very few IL any
are In danger of being ground TO pieces,
- In the past. when the river clears OF
1co. Late arrivals from Dawson and points
on the lower Yukon say nearly all OF the
vessels will be safe from destruction when
the ice begins to move In placing them in
winter quarters their owners took par
Ocular precanticn against accidents.
Just now nearly all OF the boats are be-
ing overhauied and put IN readiness for the
oeason OF navigation. Crews are being en-
gagged and arrangements for fuel made.
The breakup on the upper Yukon-that
portion OF the river above Dawson, nelud-
Ing its headwaters-it Is estimated will oc-
dur about May 8 Whenever 1t occurs 1t
win ind practically all of the navigation
companies prepared for business:
Steamers Canadian and Columbian OF the
Canadian Development Company's line are
in tho West Dawson ship yard being cauk-
ed and repaired The Victorian. Of the
wse p Tcr = os Se Pos clessess 4 IT
Steamboat slough. 100 miles above Dawson,
and the Anglican IL at the upper end Of
The AIaska Commercial Company has
the Victoria at Fort Yukon: the Leah at
Dahl river: the Hannah. Alice and Mar
Garet Mt Andreafsky Three. the Susie,
Michael where they wintered They will
BE- among the fret to leave the island for
Dawson.
steamboats,, including the Leon Lenda,
Arnold. Herman. Mary F. Graf and Clara
Bell, and six baryee all at ST. Michael
Their steamer r. X. Gustin wintered at the
Tho steamer John G. Barr and barge
New York OF tho North American Trans
portation = Trading Companys Yukon
an. 10th are = making organizations tSs ' for
the summer river trade Between Circle
J. J. Healy.- John cudahy. T. g. Power,
Portup B. Weare and Charles II. Hamil-
ton. Several OF them are at St. Michael.
The Hennett Lake a Kiondike. Naviga-
fion Company have the Ora and Flora on
Of carpcnfsrs are iengthsning them fifteen
be ninsty-ive Instead 81 eighty feet long
and .s, win b t ted up n ne n,; mcst compets
Lake Bennett. where they are also being
The YUKON Flyer line. operating the
BonanxA King and Eldorado, also have
their boats on lower lie Barge where they
arc putting IN new boilers and additions,
70 a. 70 have their steamers in the best
OF Asposs sSs Ynon cm tss mouth Of tn.
Kiondike river, securely moored In a
slough. are the four steamers OF the Seat
tle-Yukon Transportation Company These
arc the Rock Island and the Seattle No /,
Seattle No. and Seattle No 2, The COM
pany II making some extensive repairs
and getting ready for big trade this
Eight river steamers operated by the EN-
pire TRANSPORTATION Company arc Mt st.
Michael They are the Dawson. Manook.
TanAna- Yukon. Seattle, Victoria, Tacoma
and n. Michael. This fleet includes also
two barEes and eight freight boats
The Trading X Exploration Company
has one boat, the Yukoner. which is tied up
1T Dawson. On the Dawson water front
are also the steamer Dominion and barge
paystreak. Both are being repaired for
the Cape Nome run.
Another boat that has entered into com
petition for the Nome trade is the w. X
Merwin, owned by Alex. Mcdonald Cart
Talbot and r. ] McGrnde and now on tho
Dawson water front.
The steamer Reindeer is wintering near
Five Fingers.
Tho Lotto Talbot, owned by tho Alaska
Meat Company, OF Dawson, IL being re-
her summers run. The Syhil owned by
w. n Reed IL nc tho foot OF Lake LIE
Hsrse. The Florence = owned by Capt.
Fairhurn. IL also ut lie Barge. The steam
ers Milwaukee, Rnher, Kerr, Pilgrim w
u, Evans Monarch and Sovereign are win.
terlne at St Michael.
Another Nome boat Is the Hottie r. She
Il hcing put In shape for tho trade to the
new dtKginga
The steamers j. Y. Light lightning and
Tyrrell owned by the w. A. G. Company
are at Indian river, IN charge OF the Cana
dian DEVELOPMENT Company. which will
probably operate them this summer.