| Show A LONG INSIDE PASSAGE Iiallirialll th Ocono ArnC ThouBU So or hla rids Whatever may bo saidand much call beoC the hesitation of thoAlaskiiu const It 1 is not inviting to file seafaring man mail especially tho master who is liking a thlp bytho Inside rout frcui 1iikct sound to bilku or Juneau for tho first time n ft nt EO it Is claimed iinpossl blu of accomplishment by u continuous vojugo save through the nssintunio of n Rood l pilot This pimaowny frrmcd by tho mainland comts of llritleh Co lumlii aud Alusk a1 10 chain 01 Islands Is-lands ransiiiK lu length from 5 to 2rO mileRis from 100 jnnls to several miles In width Tile channels proper tire 01 mmsunl depth In places from BOO to 400 futhoms of Water are frequently fre-quently fpund From the smooth glassy surface ledges Bad rocfs assassins of tho eon Inrk ready l to semi Rome ship humanity laden to tho bottom In these waters tho lead is Bupplaiitcd 1 by whistlg robots froth tho anti I this being tho only method during n fog by which the cuptnlu or pilot tuidoi l his vowel uloiiB unite way Old Ron captains my there is no water wa-ter course In tho world hero in unfavorable unfa-vorable weather nidi skill la required as to guide n chip via tho channels on n voyage from tho sound mail return tho round trip to bltkn being mora thin half tho distance of tho voyage across tho Atlantic Tho Pacific Const Steam hip companys mlsrunniug to Alaska Alas-ka are always mauned l with two pilots each In the winter mid spring and are never without Lien pilot With ut least two of this companys vessels now rnn iiiug to Alaska tho captains themselves served I an apprenticeship of bunny years at piloting Tho outside passafro tho ono by tho open ocean 1s seldom used on account of nufararublo winds which prevail for a distance of over GO miles out to Pea rendering u vessels progress much slower to say nothing of tile danger of ships bciiiR caught hi a gale and driven nshoro With tho danger front wreck almost eliminated by tho employment of professional pilots the Insido passage is I rendered a most delightful voyage us it abounds in beautiful scenery and is freo from winds beattlo Post Intelli gcncor |
