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TRIP OUTSIDE
Chronicled By One of the
Sarah’s Passengers.
Incidents on River and Rail, and a
Lively Experience in Storms
at Sea—In Seattle.
Headers are indebted to Henry Papin
for tile following excellent account of
the trip of the large number of persons
who left here on the Sarah for the out
side. It is in the form of a diary, and
was mailed the day of arrival at Seattle.
Tuesday, Sept. 12.—We left Rampart
on the Sarah last night a little before 12
o’clock. We went to bed and took a
little sleep, and when we got up next
morning we found everybody who had
left Rampart the day before was feeling
pretty good. It seemed like we were
going somewhere.
Wednesday, Sept. Id.—Nice and clear;
frosty in the forenoon; good water in
the Yukon Flats, tint to Fort Yukon at
d o’clock in the afternoon. After about
an hour the Sarah started for Circle i
City. Two passengers came aboard from
Koyukuk river. They did not give much
encouraging news of that part of the j
country, although they were mining
men and had made some money there.
About 8 o'clock the boat tied up for the
night.
Thursday, Sept. 14.—The boat started
at 4: HO in the morning. Site had to
make many a erook and turn and keep
elose wateh not to get on a sand bar.
We got to Circle at 7 o’clock in the
evening. After unloading a few articles
the Sarah started upriver at 11 at night.
We found more snow at Circle City than
at Fort Yukon. II. A. Young gave us
some music at night on hisgraphiphonc.
Friday, Sept. 15.—We passed Wood
chopjier creek. They said there were
about thirty-live miners in the district
and it was turning out pretty good.
Next we passed what they call Wash- |
ington creek. Some one got on board
and told us that they have a big coal
mine nine miles above the creek. They
have a big traction engine which they
will utilize to bring the coal onto the!
bank of the Yukon river. One of the
government otlicials told us that Presi
dent Roosevelt is coming to Alaska next
summer.
Saturday, Sept. 10.—We got to Kagle
at 4: ICO in the morning. After paying
$1,115 for making out papersand showing
the amount of golddust we had, we were
told we were all right until we reached
Oawson. We got to Fortymile in the
evening.
mi inlay, M|»t. I#.—got to Ihiwaon
at *> o'clock in the morning; then we
«li«I not know how long we had to *tay
in IHiwjmui, hut utter l. o'clock officer^
came and ciftiiiincd our dual and tied
wire* around <»ur |n»ke* and put their
on them and we |>aid them #1. We
were told we w**re all right until w* got
to \Vhitehor** We took Jnneiliiv th»
Victor tan and hit lhtw*on at 1 o Vh# Ik
iii the uftrriemii. W»* g»*t »ome w hat
«e|**rated at lh*w*oiv— wimm* it*»t *»n the
Whitehorse, #*un*« t»n tlw* Thintlr, hut all
K«it to \\ lutrle»r^ aUait th** •am* time.
M>>iidav. V|.t, la. — W* were making
•low time. I ait were rf*anit tt|» tlit* mer,
)lt»V llie It WiM mowing
r»n**la>. S*|4. — W* were running
along all right until 1 o’clock in the
afternoon, when we came to Hell Gate.
We got delayed four hours at Hell Gate, 1
where steamboats have to go overland
for a little way. The first boat that we
came to was the Canadian, stuck on a
bar across the channel. We pulled her
off. The Casca was above, waiting for
her turn to go over. She came down
and got stuck, and we pulled her off.
Then we had to go up. We went very
slow for some distance; then they ran a
line to the shore and we pulled ourself
up above the bar and rapids. Good river
above. Cold and snow.
Wednesday, Sept. 20.—We got up early
in the morning. We were going up Kink
rapids. Then we went up Five Fingers
before breakfast. At 2 o'clock we took
a barge loaded with coal.
Thursday, Sept. 21.—Good river. Cold
in the morning. We have got to stop
some time to take on wood.
Friday, Sept. 22.—We got in Thirty
mile river at 3 o’clock in the morning.
Good stage of water and fair weather.
We got to Lake I.eBarge at 2 o’clock in
the afternoon. The wind was blowing
pretty hard. There were whitecaps on
the lake. After waiting two hours we
left the barge of coal and proceeded on
our journey across the lake. We arrived
at Whitehorse at 10 o’clock at night.
We were well treated on the Victorian.
Saturday, Sept. 23.— It was a rush to
get on the train. Everything was
crowded. We left Whitehorse at 11:30
in the morning and got to Skagway at
4:30 hi the afternoon. Then it was a
rush to get passage on the Jefferson.
Some took passage on the l’rincess May.
We had to wait all night. The Jefferson
did not get to Skagway until 0 o’clock in
the forenoon.
— i.- l iivi! rur nil t
punt iti > ,
12 noon for Souffle, .lames Dalton took
sick and had to go to the hospital at
Skagwuy. James Green and H. A.
Young staid with him. We began to
get separated.
Monday, Sept. 25.—The first night on
salt water. I had been keeping the
Kampart time, but 1 found out that 1
was two hours behind. Stormy—wind
and rain; hut the Jefferson is a fast
boat.
Tuesday, Sept. 2(>.—Little hit of sha
king in the morning. At 1 ; MO in the
afternoon we got to Millhunk Sound.
The wind was blowing a regular gale.
The Jefferson was playing up and down
in great shape. It looked like the waves
were going to swallow us up. They
would dash against the rocks around us
and fly thirty and forty feet high. It
thundered and lightened ami rained at
the same time. It was a sight to see
how high the waves were plashing all
around. It lasted about an hour and a
half. Then at 0 o'clock in tin' evening
we got into Queen Charlotte Sound. We
hail some more rolling until midnight,!
and then it was all right until we got to
Seattle.
Wednesday, Sept. 27.—Line in the
morning. It commenced to rain shortly
Indore imolt. One of the blades of the
propeller came off, so it made the Issit
go a little slow.
Thursday, Sept. 2H.—We got to Seattle
at M: Ml) in the morning. We staid in
the tint until 7. Then each went his
way, -o we got pretty well separated III
the forenoon. We found our old friend
A .1. I'.allot, head'ptarters for Lam part
Roadhouse Changes.
H» t iiti|i>rniit KKriirii h»» e1*'<«••» 1 (or
Itii- sinter. John Wilson sill u|wii list
Kiiolhouw.
Mr* IUir»M atwl *»wlir will tsrslr
: j 4ii'I in tulurv romlnet lot KiwIIksm.
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AND PACKING
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Leaves for Glen Every 5 Days.
Freighting and packing to and from all the
creeks. Good teuins. Good service.
UNCLE SAM’S SACK
Weigh Up Shows Mis Dust Tallies
With Mis Weigh-in Slips
Exactly.
When Ellis II. Roberts was succeeded
by Charles II. Trent as treasurer of the
United States July 1 last it became nec
essary to invoice the cash and securities
in the treasury. The work was finished
by Sept. 20 and the tally with the books
was correct.
The invoice was necessary to protect
Roberts and his bondsmen and to enable
Trent to give his predecessor a receipt
for the vast sums entrusted to his care.
For weeks two shifts of negroes and
several overseers were engaged in count
ing tons of gold and silver. Paring the
first weeks of the count the gold and
paper filling the strong boxes in tbe
basement of the treasury building were
counted, no errors being found in the
records of their contents. Tbe biggest
part of the undertaking was reserved for
the last week, when the huge receptacle
known as Vault No. 1 was overhauled.
Composed of fifteen separate compart
ments. this vault contained 110,31)5,000
standard silver dollars. Each of the
cages literally bulged with 7,200,000 sil
ver dollars in bags containing 1,000 each.
The method of counting reduced the
labor to the lowest minimum consistent
with accuracy. The bags of dollars were
each weighed on counterbalance scales,
a bag of newly coined dollars being used
as a standard of weight. Rags found
short on the scales wi re carried to a sep
arate compartment, where experts made
an actual count of the contents.
A bag of 1,000 silver dollars, including
the heavy sailor canvas bag, weighs sixty
pounds, and the negroes had their hands
full tn Swinging the money around.
Owing to the oppressive atmosphere two
shifts were used, so that one party of
laborers could rest while the other
w< irked.
From $2,000,000 to $.">,000,000 in silver
was handled daily, or a matter of from
sixty to ninety tons of metal. The g< 11
was more easily weighed, eagles and
double eagles being packed in bags of
$■">,000 each.
The total on hand July 1 was found to
lie $1,2.50..Vto,27s..5s, as follows cents
omitted! :
I mtt'ii Stairs nutt jt, ♦'i.Vjtt.L’it,.
I’nitnl Stairs riirrrnry. in |trnrrt<!t "f
rtiU'iii|>tinii, $tV'>7, I7:.’.
National I>:iiik imti'M in tin- |>rnrts?i of
r«-<l**ii>|>ti>>n, $1i.tWJ.Mtef.
ItttM i t-rtlliflltri, |l .turn, 1 Lit.
silvrr rrrtiHi'atrs, |I,8I2,iVC>.
Itttltl ft till, fS.-IJO.HMS.
Sl.iinl.tnl silvrr tMlars. |l \t. lt>7, Vt|
Krai-timiul silvrr min. fiVl.TI-V
Minor min, $ t'.,":t7.
Total fa'll. $l»7,*V»,:iV*.
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lno>ni|>l< tr u<*fcl irflilii nlv*, ‘i riii
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Proprietor Manager (
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PEACH AND HONEY BRANDY !
Iii the Just ice's Court for Rampart Precinct,
Third Division of tlie Territory of AIa.sk;,
before J. Lind 'ey (ireen. Commissioner and
e\ otticio Justice of the Peace.
«. A. KKTTKKLH, Plaintiff, i SL MM()NS „y
C. P. Towi.E.Sclefen<i;,iit. $ Pt'HLICAlION.
The president of the I'nited States to C. P.
Tow le. defendant, greeting:
You are hereby required to ap| ear I efore
the undersigned, commissioner a nd ex oftic io
justice of the peace, in the court room of the
court house at Rampart. Rampart precinct.
Third Pi\ isiou of the Territory of Alaska, on
the 11th day of December. 11*05, .,t tin- hour of
two o'clock in the afternoon of said day. to
answ er the complaint of plaintiff. G. A.lvet
terer. founded upon one certain promissory
note dated June 2l!d. 1H it. pay able to (J. A.
Ketterer and signed by (’. P. T< w le. w herein
for value received the said C. P#Tow le prom
ised to piiy to the said (». A. Ketterer the sum
of two hundred and >♦ v« nty-one dollars ami
sixt> cents. w hereon he demands judgment
against the said C. P. Towle in the sum of
two hundred . nd seventydive dollars ami
eighty-three cents.
A writ of attachment having been issued
by the court against you. uno M. S. 1*111 hav
ing been garnisheed thereunder and duly
answered that he is indebted to you in the
sum of tw o hundred a ml forty-eight dollars
and haw paid said sum to the comt: Now in
case >c it f.. il to npiieti r i. ml defend as above
r» cju red judgment w ill l e till » n against you
and the s.ikl two hundred und forty-eight
dollars w ill t e applied toward the | ii>li Hit
oft lie ecsts of this suit a ml the pr > n cut of
Hy « rder of the court this situ u c ns is | nl -
lished in the \ nkoti Valley New. a w e« ka
new spa| er | uMished in U u part. fc>r -ev# n
cc nseeiitive issues first insertb n O. to* er
llth l! o'., the last inseit mi Noveuder J.d.
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(■iveii under in y hand this Wh da v <1 Of to
be. I'oY J | | Ml| K\ t.KKKN
Conm »s.i ner ami r v • ff)el«i
Justice of the Peace.
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