The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-18
NEWS FROM GOLD FIELDS,
Many Ksturntng From the I1tOndtks he.
nlon-Perila OF the Rrox.n North

many Neturhlhk FFou tne hionutke ho-
glon-PsriiS Of the Frozen North
VICTORIA, b. c., Oct l1,-The steam-
er Danube has arrived, ten days from ST.
affchaeis. She brought eighty-two pas
sengers, most of them men who failed to
reach the mines by the all-water route.
Some got as far as Fort Yukon and had
to turn back. There are twelve miners
from Circle CITY who bring about $4,000
In gold dust. Most OF them have been
working around Circle City, but few
are interested In the Ktondtke claims. A
lot OF provisions are at Fort Yukon, but
1t Is feared that there Is a rush from
Dawson II will cause shortage further
down the river. 1t is predicted that
many men will perish In the attempt to
escape from starvation by coming down
the river.
The steamer II. B, weare, after being
on q sand bar two days, got off and ar
rived at st. Mlchaels September 30. She
started up again with lot OF freight, but
II is feared she will never get up the
river. The steamer Alice arrived at ST.
Michaels September "a with 100 miners
and after starting up again on the 9th,
ran aground &C the mouth of the river.
A party which arrived at st. Michaels
from Stobbins. October 3, say that the
steamers Merwin, Alice and Mare Is
land, are frozen In at the mouth OF the
Yukon and fears are entertained that
they will all be destroyed when the river
breaks up IN the spring.
Passengers who started up the river on
these steamers, were endeavoring to get
to st. Mlchaels overland. The steamer
Healy, which, with a barge was loaded
at st. Michaels, unloaded when the news
came from Stobbins. The Excelsior and
schooner Navarro, with tow, arrived at
st. Mtchaels October 3.
II. b. Tucker, correspondent OF the As
ISOLATED Press, OF Troy, ". Y, died OF
exhaustion on the trail a few miles from
Rampant City. He and friend start
ed out at night with little food, TO locate
claims on Hoosier creek. They spent
two days and nights In the woods, then
turning baof. Tucker fell from exhaus-
ton. His friend went for assistance, but
when It arrived, Tucker was dead.
OF the men who reached st. Michaels
recently, most of them have been work.
kOT WdbGh Al NiNAA4tI Va ShSAu
City. They made the trip 70 Fort Yu-
kon In row boats and from there came
down In steamers. There was not $780,
900 In the whole crowd, 30 that tho rest
OF the boats this fall will bring very little
treasure. There is considerable talk
among the men who failed to get In OF
taking action against the steamship
companies which took them up. partfcu-
larly against the owner Of the Eliza An
derson. OF thousand odd men who
started since July. not one-third are
miners. Some are still ut Fort Yukon
hoping to got in early In the eprfne. but
a large majority are coming south.
Mayor Wood, OF Seattle. and his party,
got their steamer built and started up
the river, but they cannot 30 tar as they
are cure to meet floating Ice, II they e.
cape the sand bars. There are now eagh.
teen steamers on the river as against
five last year, so there win be lots OF food
at Dawson after the river opens In tiie
spring. Some OF the men who reached
Circle City on the steamer Hamilton will
try TO push on TO Dawson over tho Yu-
kon. No news comes from Dawson.