The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
ain all the long, cold night within five

lain all the long, cold night within five
miles OF their.destination.
Several hours were consumed ere they
reached Fort Get There, where the weak
ened men were given food, medical serv-
ice and other attention at the hotel.
To-day they are able to get about and
will leave on the Hum bolot for the sout
The other part OF the expedition had
plenty OF food, but were much exhausted
late Thursday afternoon when they de-
cided to strike camp.
Stevenson had previously injured his
foot and he was SO lame that he could
positively get no farther. They all reached
Fort Get There about noon yesterday.
They tell in with Christ keenan, and
John Cummings of Anaconda Mont who
were struggling across the nils from the
mouth of the Yukon, where the steamer,
the Merwln, lies EN- mbedied in ice.
And thus is recorded one of the first
bitter experience OF prlvatlon ana hard
ship, that Is but the iorerunner of many
that will follow this winter TO those
blinded with visions of klondike wealth.
OF the Yukon river boats the Healy,
which Is still laden with provisions and
was unable TO get up the river into winte
quarters, has been taken around 10 one OF
the near by and projected waterways.
I.e Alice and MerwIn are boIf frozen
in at tne mouth of the river, where they
were seeking an entrance. The MerwIn
has 136 passengers on board who are
Margaret ii as gone into winter quarters al
Andreafski, while the Charles ii. Hamll-
ton Is further up the river, in hoskokwln
Slough.
Nothing definite is known OF the other
boats, but the latest information is broug mt
by the steamer Margaret people, who
passed a number of them going up the
D. hnr rx-h inn
point il is impossible for them to get ow-
ing to the flats and low water, not taking
the ice into consideration.
Captain futile states that there is now
no occasion for the Bear 10 act as convoy
10 the Portland and in consequences she
Will sail from here early tomorrow. The
Portland is scheduled 10 sail October 16
for Seattle. Her passenger list will be
light.
ElFrank Kellersman, Abe Spring ana Fred
Welssing composed "a party that left the
Margaret on Septem Der 8, when she was
near t Yukon fats. They took q boat
and headed for Dawson TO notify miners.
If they have reached there 1t IS not
known. They may be lost. An Indian
guide brought down the news That evi-
IDENTIFY they had not passed Captain
Hansen, who had started for Daw-
son on September Z. but only got up me
river twenty-five miles, when he was
compelled to put ashore where there was
a cache of provisions belonging to the
Alaska Commercial Company. Ii the
Spring party reached Dawson. people
there are aware that no iood Will reach
them. But the party it IS believed, never
reached its destina ton.
John T. Miller of Seattle, ex-Prosecu.-
ing Attorney of Kings County, went in
over The trail last April. He carries out
with him $1,000 in gold dust and an in
terest In claim on Sulphur Creek. Said
he:
I'm view OF subsequent events l con-
graduate myself most heartily on my sue
cessful effort to get out of the Klondike
digglngs Tor the winter. | estimate that
there are now nearly 5000 men there, with
from i've to twenty coming in every dav
over the trails. many with light packs.
"There is sure 10 be a shortage of pro-
visions and consequent suffering, al
though l do not apprehend that many
cases OF starvation will follow. Those
who have iood will be forced
to sell portion to the needy.
When l left Dawson there was a
general belief that the river boats
would get in more provisions. Miners
had sold their entire supplies, expecting
10 come out on the boats. / estimate the
number to be about 500, many of whom
were discouraged prospectOrs.
II think relief will be afforded. a large
mum Der Of those men who are now around
Dawson, have no claims 10 work and are
sim ply awaiting developments will take
to boats and gel to Circle City, which was
depopulateI at the time of the Kiondike
stampede. There are nearly 5000 empty
abias and provisions can easily be sIedded
Dy dog team about eighty miles up from
Fort Yukon" w. A. STEELE.