The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-22
CORW|N FIRST
TO REACH NOME
nur VETERAN ARCTIC STEAMER WAS BEATEN HOME ~
oRuaoN-LArrrR LEFT NoRrHGRN METROPOLIS JUNE -
BRINGS BUDGET or NEWS.

The Nome liner Oregon Capt
Fred Warner. arrived az O'Clock
this morning from nome, complct
ms her twenty .Hreund trip To the
Northern port aud again demon
HtratluK her ability 90 make the
round trip ahead Of all sister linerH
She brought $4,000 Of Nome gold,
sees OUO of which was In the shape
Of bullion consigned "a the Puget
Sound National bank and the Union
Savings a Trust Company She
had also n large consignment Of
mail and six passengers.
She left Nome az : o'clock on the
evening of June II Only three
days previous 20 her arrival tho
Efeat wall Of Ice that had shut Off
the Arctic mining camp from the
outside world during the winter had
commenced 90 break up aud 60
move along with the leo floea from
the Yukon river towards Hsfiug
strata
Tho OreEon reports that the
steamer Carwin reached Nome June
s. being a. in previous seasons.
the first vessel to hring fresh veg
efablcH aud good cheer 60 the Inn
prinuned mIusrH ON June 10 the
Nome city arrived Tho Oregon ar.
rived june n The Senator got
there on the afternoon Of June rs.
being closely followed hy the Vic.
torta The Tacoma and the gasoline
schooner nuxbup we're also IN
port when the Oregon sailed June
IL
TcleEraphie reports received In
the city report thai the Roanoke
arrived at a. Michael from Nome
June 20 The Senator left Nome
ZOE Seattle June rs wlth fifteeu pas
aenEerH
The Corwin reached Nome only
one day ahead ~ the break ~ the
lee and vas therefore able To unload
her cargo over the lee Capt Wet
Was fortunate iu that respect a. the
later arrivals had great difficulty
IN landing raEaenKera and cargo
among the swiftly moving Ice fioca
The whole population Of Nome
watched the Corwin steam into M
harhor A. midnight Many bets had
been made that she would be the
frat 90 arrive.
The Curuln left Seattle MAY NJ.
EuiuE hy way uf the inside passare
"a Dutch hHrbor shortly after lrav-
ina the latter port on Mas 81 Ice
sAa encountered. bat the little
steamer Normed her way through
the floes Ia safety The vessel had
long. hard trip from Seattle Her
bnoma WeHe riEErd lnto a fender
uhich Was placed forward 81 the
haw 10 wafd OF TIE hsavy blows
81 the Ice mountains
when she reached Nome her bow
Waa badly smashed The Nome city
saa also injured In bugkinR the
ice
Closely following on the heels 81
the CorNiu che Dntbury. Capt Oh
iomuta. arrived The little cotton
vessel made the trip Without acct.
dent
The Oregon was also Obliged Il
work her way through heavy ies
floea all the way from Unimak pass
% Nome She waa three DAYS In
making 200 miles Capt. Warner
Naa on the bridge for sixty hours
st q stretch on account 81 the
swiftly moving Ice foes IN the bar.
t0r. Il vas found to be- impossible
to lighter the cargo and passengers
ashore. Small boats had 20 be
pressed into service. and there was
considerable danger and difficulty
IN reaching shore
The Oregon vas also delayed by
Ice and FOG on her way back ioains
a days time on that account. on
the evening ~ June ! she spoke the
oll-tank steamer Roeencrans. bound
from San Franciaoo 10 ~. Michael
90 miles south 81 81 Michael
PurHef nounelly reports that both
tue northhound and nouthbound