The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

That Cook Inlet now is closed to navigation for the remainder of the winter is the report brought here by Captain Jensen, of the Admiral Far ragut, which arrived here this morn ing at o'clock, after making an un- successful attempt at unloading pas sengers and freight at Anchorage. The Admiral Farragut reached An chorage at o'clock of last Monday morning and laid around in the ice for about two hours before launches and lighters came out from shore. Some left almost immediately with passengers and mail for the town and these were the only boats which landed with anything from off the Farragut. Several passengers staid aboard the Farragut to eat breakfast before going ashore and consequently missed the first launches. As re- suit they are now in Seward and will have to mush overland to Anchorage.
 With the turn of the tide Monday morning the lighters and launches arrived at the Farraguts sides for freight, which was unloaded as she slowly drifted down the Inlet. With the incoming tide they returned and Monday night the three barges left for shore in tow of launches. About two hours after leaving the ships side the launch Wilhelmina returned to the Farragut and saked Captain Jensen to take fast of her lighter, which by this time had become firmly attached to the ice foe, so that she could not be moved by the small gas boat The Farragut then picked up all three lighters and proceeded for Seldovia.
 That morning while laying to off Anchorage a heavy fog settled over the ice and water, so that it was impossible to see a thing for many hours. The waters were so filled with heavy chunks of ice that an open place in the Inlet could hardly be seen.
 Wednesday morning at Il o'clock the Farragut arrived at Seldovia with a long string of craft in tow. She had first the floating dock, which had broken away from it's moorings, the three launches Alaska, Matanuska and Wilhelmina; the three barges, barge No. 2, barge No. 4, the Cache Creek barge and Knik lighter. Off East Portland the Sperm, which had been drifting in the ice for several days, was picked up by the Faragut. All of these craft were taken to Sel- dovia for winter quarters and placed in charge of Captain James Ward.
 Tuesday night the Farragut dis, charged all the freight from the lighters that she had put aboard to be sent ashore the day before.
 Captain Jensen reports that heavy ice was observed all over the Cook Inlet as far down as ten miles below Point Possession.
 Many parties who came aboard ot the Admiral Farragut to greet friends and tend to business matters were un- able to get ashore and came over to Seward. Among these are: Harry G. Locke, harbor master; George G. Vause, wharfnger; Mir. Mckinney, assistant wharfnger; William Jones, assistant superintendent of construc- tion and about 50 foremen, long shoremen, etc., etc. They will prob ably all return to Anchorage overland walking most of the way, if not all the way, owing to the scarcity of dog teams at Seward.
 The Admiral Farragut had aboard about 700 tons of freight, :. all but about 10 tons being consigned to private parties. She had 92,OOO feet of lumber and about 150 tons of stock feed. The Admiral Farragut will un- load about 450 tons of her cargo at Seward to be stored until the open