The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-07
MANY RETURNFR0M ALASKA.
EXCURSION STEAMER QUEEN AR
RIvEs WITH 2o7 PASSENGERS.
List Includes 136 Eastern TOurists-
Ice Continues to Block the Way
10 Famous Muir Glacier-It still
Retains Its Enormous Proportions

Two hundred and seven passengers re-
turned from Alaska on the excursion
steamship Queen, Capt. Wallace. which
arrived at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
from Sitka, having sailed July !. About
Is Of the passengers we're tourists. all
OF whom made the round trip. Probably
three-fourths of the excursionists are
from the East. and were taken from this
city TO Tacoma, where they took the
Northern Pacific for their homes, the
vessel returning TO this port in the after
noon.
The excursionists saw Muir glacier
which. however, Capt. wallace reports.
must still be viewed from a distance.
Great fields Of float ice shaken from the
glacier by the terrific earthquake of last
September, continue to All the bay, bar
ring the near approach OF ocean vessels
There appeared 20 be just as much ice
as when we were there three weeks ago"
Capt. Wallace said. The bay is packed
solid. and some OF the bergs rise to. a
cier appears not to have been diminished
IN size. 1t Is seemingly ~ big and awe
inspiring as ever.
The water of the bay seems very
not melt. and II Is jammed and wedged
IN to such an extent that it can not fioat
out to sea-"
The Queen had about twenty-five Klon-
Rncoth8tTrs
gold. Several OF these left the steamer
~ Victoria. None left Dawson later than
June 10. and consequently had no late
news OF Importance In addition to that
city Of Seattle and other vessels late
from Lynn canal.
George A. Calvert says the great STAN
pede from the kIondike to Indian
very rich quartz discoveries have been
made In that district.
Calvert is connected with the Dawson
postcffice. the business OF which. he says.
IL FAR larger than that Of any other town
Of it's size in all Canada. OF late the
office has been issuing money orders at
the rate Of 10000 day.
The following first class passengers re-
Miss srssoi. b.. D. v,cchi. Mr.. n. v,schi, Mis-,
De vicehi, Masters De vicrhi Lewis sutro and wife
sss;' M O. Mr. ~ p %a: MIS- Ms.
r. Bouhopty, Miss Routcpky. MIS- y. FcGarty, r.
6. Merritt. Mrs, r Rloomheil. Mrs j Epson. Mis-,
Lichsnstater. y. I. Potts and wife. Miss II. Potts
Miss Harrison. W. ] Burns aud wife. Miss X
Burns Mis-, Lewis Mrs = Roeinson and
wife. II @ Love and wife. J. r. Ainsley and wife
Miss A. Coolidge. Mrs. Y. Msnu C. MARKHAM. q,
Miss rape~,ii Ms. J Fsr.vei, n M. n. s.mm
y, La Roche. J. D. Mcmillan. II. wurt @. A. Cal
vert, $: NJ Hartman. q. ~ Bowman and wife. J.
sr. d H.. .nS ' .na. s1 Ms. 'isi .nas, Mi.;
NJ True. Miss Mayberry, r, X. Maybery A. NJ
Csrrick and wife. W. J. Reeves and wife. Sister
n. Theresa, Sister VI. Roch. O. H. Rowland and VT
j. NJ. Shoup. W. W. kiteh. r., r L. Keessn. A.
NJ Burnett and wife :. NJ Hartman. Harry Wood,
Frank Ismes. Mn. U James and nur.e. + L. Now
oil. A. " Jackson. G. y. Brown. Thomas Burns.
r. r. Crsih, r. r. Rowland. Jennie Walters. ].
Graham. II. Bennett. Jim Boss and wife. Mrs Il. r.
Peoples c. r. warieid. A NJ schmidt. s. Artley.
Thomas Pip, J. W. 5nooks r. ~ Sessions Misc
NJ, Lawrence. Miss 3 Lawrence. n. c Nichols and
wife, n. simmons and wife. Mrs. Mitchell Mrs.
+. Pearson and mother. G r. Aperty, Charles
MORSE. q. Jehnson and wife. Miss Harler. Miss
Ny. Mrs. Il. J. Hughes. Mrs. Hasrr. Mrs. T..
Thomas. J. l.. Smith. a. T.. smith. p w. koe-
ioclsch, E. g. smith, ychn Detcomnoo, Mrs. J.
Daiy. W. n. Southran and wife. y Y. stone and
wife. Mrs. Sweet, Mn Thompson, NJ Williams and
wife, II. r. Lowe J. y Long. Mrs 0ppenbemer.
NM n. Goodman N. stetson and wife. Miss stst.
son and maid, Q. n. Taylor. IT.. and wife, Miss VI.
A. smith, Or r n Cobertson, Dr. Plout Mrs.
G. Devussvs and daughter. A. Watson l.. wiscman.
Miss schmidt. Mn. Baur. Miss AeIay, Mis- l. FL
lis A. NJ Duls and wife. Mrs. j. Cohen. and thir.
ty-eiaht second riax