The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-11

The steamship. State of California rubbed up against a Skagway wharf for the first time yesterday forenoon at ir:3o o'clock. The State as she is called by abbreviAtion on Puget Sound belongs to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, and in size and general ap. peafance is quite similar to the Qrccn and the Senator of the same company Vessels especially designed for Alaska trade are rigged exclusively for hand ling freight by overhaul and not through ports. For this reason the house is set well ait SO as to give plenty oi room forward. Those who under ssand this can tell by looking at the State that she was not built for Alas ka freight traffic. She, however, is otherwise splendidly adapted for the trade. and has sufficient freight space forward for an immediate needs.
 In interior fittings the vessel is su- perb and striitly up-to-date She has great cabin capacity with all the con veniences.
 The State of California left Seattle for the north on the evening of May slh. She made Vancouver Oyster Bay ketchikan. Ft Wrangcl Juneau and Douglas before reaching here. The run into Oyster Bay, which is where thc Wellington coal mines are located. took about eight hours additional time. as it is of the route. A stay of i've hours was made at Fort Wrangel to wait for the tide to come through the .Gapt fl.llis LI4y.T. aitBonah an oid Alaskan mariner, acted the part of cautious navigator and brought the ship up carefully as it was his first ;rN with her
 The officers were highly elated st the vessels performance and freely predicted that before the season is over she will be doing the trip in 72 hours or better. They expressed de sire Co get alongside of one of the Ayers represented by Agents Pope and Burns. They want a through ruq and they say they will give a stern chase Go any of them. They however thought they would be strictly m it on a "brush" to Juneau The performances of the new flyer will be watched with interest
 The State of California used to be frequent visitor at Portland and many of the Weblooters who are resi- dents here took a stroll down to the dock yesterday to see the pretty ship once more.
 About 200 tons of freight in addition Co coal made up the ships freight car go for this port. There was a large shipment of corrugated iron for Daw- son parties amongst the freight dis charged
 The Allowing passengers were aboard:
 C. w. Barlow, J. H. Hard, Jacob I.andgroff. Hanson Gregg. Thos. Cart wright M Lara. Ray Stafford. Geo. B. Campbell. J. A. Sylvester. E. L. ! Cooper. II. F. Pearson. l. C. Pratt. A. ! T. Johnson, II. s. Corbett. A. J. Eav- 1 file. George Sullivan. Wm. Mosher, c. ] Dight. Miss J. Jones w. Nevill. F. Tibbetts. Mrs A. & Abernathy, Mrs. Geo. Carter. M. Rock, Wm. Vogel. H, 1 c. West. Millc Black. Mrs. Capt. Lib 1 by. T. J. Harper s. B. Sharpe. Mrs. J. C. Parker, D. j. Abernathy. F. J. Dav. ies. N. Dcnners, T. J. Dangier, T F. Burtt, C. Bigney. T. M Day, B. w Johnson. W F. McDcregall Mrs. c l B. Love. C. A. Park. I. Shaw. J. 1T Bushnell O. Beardslcy. J O. Me Kiruic N. Serby. R. ! and 4. J. Tracy l P B. Hunting. w w. Hanthom 5 { St.Barry. Mrs Chas. Bruhn Mrs NJ 3. Brurgerman, Angele Lagrand, J. P Withcrs. John Pierce. Mrs. r. B. Com ings w. R. Dickinson Mrs Maynard IA. R. McBeth. j. J. Evans A. (, Bur ! Dick. I. Roland. w II. Armstrong | A. Caswell. J IT. Merrett Mrs E
 Kronnie. Jesie Telly. Samuel Bentley
 Sam Harvey. NJ. Kronner Mrs J. NJ
 Boyd. Mrs. R. F.. Wright. J E. Ticket II. F. Bowchcr lames " Eayer Geo lV McCord. l.. G. McHafie, C. Find ley. P. Lawrence. ? R. Rivers. A. Dal
 rymple. w. Jones. H. Jones, A. Psoni
 w. Stephens. NJ. Larsen. P. Clarkson