The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-31
on THE UPPER YUKON.
Many OF the Gold Seekers VIII Surely
Come To Grief.

Port Townsend, March SD.-Special.-A
trip Of 80 miles In the middle Of winter
from the Arctic circle 20 tide water OF the
Pacific ocean. through the heart of Alas
ka. is the experience OF l. u. Heaiey.
resident Of Fort Cudahy. Northwest Ter
rirory. Canada. HIS father. Capt. j. J.
Heaiey. manages a transportation CON-
pany which operates a line OF steamers
on the Yukon river and Owns a trading
post at Fort Cudahy. which is thirty-four
miles from the Alaska boundary. The
steamer Arctic, owned by the Alaska
Commercial Company. failed TO arrive
with the winters supplies and many hun
dreds OF miners are suffering for the want
OF food. All of the -four and bacon have
been exhausted. leaving nothing but cof-
fee and what wild game they can Kill 20
KubsIst upon. Mr.. Heaiey came out over
land 10 procure a shipioad OF supplies at
Seattle. which will be taken TO Fort Cud-
ahy via ST. MichaeFs Island and up the
Yukon river.
There are over 60 miners on the upper
Yukon river and all OF them are short Of
provisions. Mfr. Healey says there Is no
danger of them starving but that they
will undergo much hardship and suffer
Ing. which win incapaeitate them from
doing much labor in the mines this year.
Supplies cannot reach the mines before
next july. The last sack OF -four wa.
cited over the peculiar action Of the cap
tain OF the Arctic. loaded with supplies,
who became angsred az some OF the off,
Gals Of the Alaska Commercial Company
and abandoned the vessel. taking the IN
dian pilots with him. The purSer then
took charge and tried 70 take the vessel
MP the river 90 the mines. He got as far
as Fort Yukon ana was forced TO aban-
don the trip. owing to the dangers to nav
fgation.
The winter has been moderately mild
Mr. Hsaley said. the Thermometer aver
aging about 70 degrees below zero. He
says the boundary line between Alaska
and British Columbia is sharply defined
in that section Of the country and that
no misunderstanding exists as To its Ioca-
ton. The British government has Gus
toms officer stationed at Fort cudahy 10
collect duties on imported American
goods There are no peace officers there.
but for all that no criminal acts other
than the commission Of n few petty lar
cenies. were committed last year Mr..
Healey and another gentleman. accom-
panied by two Indians came over from
Tho Yukon ~ pyea inlet In thirty-two days
and three hours. covering a distance Of
20 miles up ley canyons. over mountains
Of deep snow and lakes Of frozen ice The
trip was Wild. hazardous and fall OF In
seres,ing events. This was the third time
II has been accomplished.
Just this side 90 the divide" on the last
range he met a party Of miners. number
ing over 2a, who were going into the
mines. They win probably reach their
destination about June r. Many OF them
were inadequately provided with supplies
and viii undergo some severe hardships
before they get out OF the country, He
saws that good. ahle-hodied lahorers re-
ceive from - 20 81 4 day in the mines,
the season lasting about four months. Out
Of that they must nay their board. which
amounts TO 3 day.