Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1936
• Subjects: Alaska; Ships; Ship building; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th Century; Pacific; Prince of Wales Island; Yukon; Nome; Seward Peninsula
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101664

Alaska Travel Like Rush Days JUffl TRAVEL LIKE RUSH DAfS Manned by a total of approximately 1,250 seafaring men, nineteen ships of the Alaska Steamship company were in service today taking the major part in handling the greatest Alaska traffic since gold rush days. Every vessel of the company's large fleet with the exception of the little steamship Kenai, formerly the General Mifflin of the Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A., a vessel of 231 net tons registry and- not available for service, is now in operation. The freighter Nizina, the last of the West Seattle idle fleet in condition for operation, was posted to sail this afternoon for False Pass direct, laden with cans and cannery supplies. Lakina to Sail The freighter Lakina. which also was idle at West Seattle, is scheduled to sail at 5 p. m., July 1, for the west coast of Prince of Wales Island with freight for salmon plants. The freighter Oduna will sail at 5 p. m., Tuesday, for Southwestern Alaska with a big cargo of sheep, horses and other freight. The steamship Dellwood arrived in Seattle yesterday afternoon from Bristol Bay via ports with passengers and a cargo including canned salmon and whale oil. The steamship Cordova arrived last night from Southeastern Alaska with canned salmon, herring oil, herring meal and other freight. Victoria Due Tonight The Nome gold ship Victoria is due from the Seward Peninsula via ports late tomorrow night or early Monday morning with eighty - six passengers, frozen reindeer meat and canned salmon. The Northwestern arrived today from Southeastern Alaska with 154 passengers and a cargo of fresh and frozen fish. The Baranof, coming from Cordova direct, is due in Seattle tomorrow night with twenty passengers and a cargo of canned salmon and other freight. The Yukon sailed today with more than four hundred passengers, including approximately one hundred tourists, fifty of whom will make the round trip on the vessel. She is bound for both Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska ports.