At Dawson as well as at White Horse much work is being done in the repairing and remodeling of boats. There are many lower river boats on the ways near that city, several being remodeled to operate on the upper river next summer.
The White Horse Navigation Company will operate the Light, Tyrell and
Lightning, the latter now being put in condition at the C. D. Co's ways below Dawson.
The Columbia Navigation Company, which owns the Pilgram, now on the
lower river, and which lost the Sovereign during the storm at Nome last fall, will operate the Monarch, which now lies at steamboat slough in charge of Captain Leech, between Dawson and White Horse. The Monarch transhipped the American flag for the British, and made one trip to White Horse last fall. For two years previous she has been on the down river run.
The Gold Star, owned by Captain Nixon, is in the slough above town. Last season she was in the employ of the C. D. Co. Plans are being made to lengthen her out, thus increasing her freight capacity.
The C. D. steamers Clossett and Victorian are on the ways at Dawson. The
Anglian is wintering in steamboat slough near Stewart.
The N. A. T. & T. Co's. boats, the Barr and Hamilton, are on the C. D. ways at Dawson, while the twin barges Michigan and New York are in steamboat slough across the river. The New York last spring was loaded down with 300 Nomers, and near Fort Yukon got into a blind channel and was hung up for 11 days, to the great disgust of her closely packed passengers, who were in a hurry to get to the lund of tundra gold. The Weave, Healy, Power and Cudahy, are wintering near St. Michael.
The A. C. Co., the principal navigation company on the lower river, operates 14 boats. Two of their best ones, the Susie and Louise, are in charge of Captain Dixon, and crews in steamboat slough across the river. The Alice is at Dahl river near Rampart. The City of Paris and Luella are on the Koyukuk, where they will do service the coming season. The head of navigation on this river is Bettles, about 600 miles from
its mouth, although last year the Victoria succeeded in reaching a point 640 miles up. The Sarah, Hannah, Sadie, Leah, Bella, Margaret, Yukon and Alice are on the ways at St. Michael undergoing repairs.
Manager Mizner of the A.C. Co. says that notwithstanding the many coal
mines recently opened up on the lower river their steamers will continue to burn wood. He expects a great cut in freight rates next year.
