During the excursion season of 1892 many thousand tourists visited Alaska. All were delighted-charmed; and all make the same report and tell the same story of the matchless grandeur of the trip, of the midnight sun, of the placid waters, of the aurora borealis, of the majestic mountains, of the inland seas, of the mighty glaciers, of the thundering iceberg plunging into the sea and floating off in its glory of inimitable splendor, of the wealth of fish, timber, and minerals, of the queer customs of the natives, of novelty and startling incidents that may well make the trip the object of a lifetime. There is nothing like it.

The Alaska Excursions having become the excursion of the continent, the Company, in order to meet the popular demand, have for the excursion season of 1893 placed excursion steamers on the route that for speed, elegance, and comfort are unexcelled by any vessels afloat. (See advertisement, Pacific Coast Steamship Company.)

This steamer (the Queen-3,000 tons) is 340 feet long, and has accommodations for 250 first-class passengers. She is supplied with all modern improvements and appliances, including the electric light in every stateroom, etc. The staterooms are unusually large and handsome. She inakes two trips per month. Starting from Tacoma-connection made at Townsend with San Francisco steamers-she calls at Wrangel, Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, and other points of interest.

The Company is also running during this season two other steamers -the fine iron propeller steamers Mexico and City of Topeka; both of these vessels are splendidly adapted to the Alaska trade, and have large and fine passenger accommodations. They call at a large number of places in Alaska, and take about twenty-two days to make the voyage from Port Townsend and return. For this reason many tourists prefer to take passage on one of these vessels rather than on the excursion steamer, which makes the trip in about twelve days, and therefore has to run at a higlı rate of speed and call at fewer places.

For further information in regard to tickets, call at the

TICKET OFFICE, 4 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, D. B. JACKSON, General Passenger and Ticket Agent,

GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents, 10 Market Street, San Francisco.

GUIDE-BOOK TO ALASKA

AND

THE NORTHWEST COAST

INCLUDING

THE SHORES OF WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA, THE ALEUTIAN AND

THE SEAL ISLANDS, THE BERING AND THE ARCTIC COASTS

BY

ELIZA RUHAMAH SCIDMORE

AUTHOR OF 'ALASKA: ITS Southern coast and the sitkan ARCHIPELAGO,"
JINRIKISHA DAYS IN JAPAN," AND WESTWARD TO THE FAR EAST."

WITH MAPS AND MANY ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1893

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