Show A PERILOUS VOYAGE Sixty People Start For Alaska On River Steamers Seattle Wash June 21Sixty men and women left here tonight for the mouth of the Yukon river in two river steamers the Alfred J Beach and the W H Evans in tow of the steamer Noyo The trip is considered to be a hazardous one but the people comprising compris-ing the expedition were too Intent on getting to Alaska to consider the risk The terms of the contract under which the Noyo is towing the boats provides that the tows are to be cut loose in a I storm if the strain is too great In this event the river boats expect to getup I get-up steam and run on their own engines en-gines I gnes On the Alfred II Beach are 23 men and two women comprising a company known as the Alaska Mutual Transportation Transpor-tation Mining association nearly all of whom are from Chicago The Evans carries 35 people members of the Evans Klondike Expedition company I Is expected to make the trip In 18 days if good weather is s had I I |