Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1937
• Subjects: Alaska; Ships; Ship building; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th Century; Pacific; Yukon; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101738

Northwestern Takes Heavy Cargo North TAKES HEAVY CARGO NORTH By E. J. DALBY Sailing for all regular Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska ports, the steamship Northwestern, of the Alaska Steamship Company, cleared yesterday morning with a capacity cargo and heavy passenger list. The vessel Is one of several that will be dispatched within the next few days to catch up on the freight demands of the north- Next sailings will be the Oduna and the Curacao, both out February 25 and both taking heavy cargoes to Southeastern and Southwestern ports. Then the Victoria will be commissioned next week to take the regular Saturday sailing over the long route as far as Seward. YUKON IN FEB. 25 First ship back, since sailings, were resumed following the end of the waterfront strike, the liner Yukon will arrive February 25. She will bring a large passenger list and heavy cargo of northern products. The Curacao, en this voyage, will remain in the North for a period to take over the Seward-Aleutian Islands run of the Starr, which will come south to Seattle for annual overhaul.