The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
nAny ProIpsstors will Not Reach Kion-
dyke this Year,


Many Prospsetors will Not Reach klOn-
dyke thIS Year,
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug, lS'-Jsmes
sheakley, for decade a resident of
Alaska, during four years of which he
was chief executive OF the territory
having resigned the governorshlp on
July Is In order to make way for Presi-
dent McKlnleys appolntee, Governor
Brady, says 1t il simply suicidal for
men TO be attempting to reach Dawson
this year, by either the White or chill
koot pass, and that the chances are III
tie or no better for them to arrive at
thelg destination by way OF tho Yukon
river.
From now on" Alaska's ex-gover-
nor said to-day, "you viii see many
discouraged men coming back by re-
turning boats. II Is too late In the sea-
son TO 20 into the Yukon fields by way
OF either pass, and It is no safer to Try
the Yukon route al this late day.
There Is much gold on the Yukon,
Governor Sheakley continued, "but men
should not lose their heads In Efforts to
get It."
"What will be the output OF the Yu-
kou fields for 1912"
II should say the yield for the British
and American Yukon district Will be
several millions. think mistake Is
being made by SO many rushihs 10 inc
Klondyke. Miller, Birch and many other
creeks around Circle City have lois OF
gold, and they will pay miners about
!l5 and s25 per day, and some OF them
even higher, and this seems to me as
pretty good these times"
Joseph Clark, a miner OF thirty years
experience, writing from Dyea to Colo
mel p. IL. McKernan, of this city, con-
cerning the conditions OF affairs along
the White and ChIlkoot passes, says:
1--WE have been tramping to and fro,
through thick mud and snow for more
than two weeks, packing our grub upon
our backs over mountains. This Is our
last trip. What we can't take this trip
we shall sell.
Men who are on the Micawber Lay,
"There Is more confusion here than
In Hades. Every mans outfit, after be-
ing dumped of the ship into the mud,
looks like every other mans outfit. Ev-
cry man Is crying short We we're just
lucky enough to wire tag our grub
pack and It came out oil right. There
are 1000 would-be gold seekers here, and
they will stay here unless they do ns
We have done, make pack horses out
Of their noble selves and pack their
grub over the mountain on their hon
est backs. There arc quite n number of
pack horses here, rigged out with saw
bucks on their backs, instead OF 'appnr-
ais
"There ls not pack train here worth
the name, and there ore only about n
dozen good packers, to be found. Two
good pack trains with packers would be
godsend to people who are waiting
for something to turn up III men
would turn out and fix the trails and
tramp down the snow they would soon
reach the lake and the gold fields. Tell
people who nre coming this way, II they
expect to have their outfits packed over
the mountain on the hurricane deck OF
a cayuse, to put their goods up inside
packs well lashed or in gunnysacks In
firm lashlngs.
"All boxes should be OF proper size
and heq for side packs and well lashed.
II would be well to secure assistance
from some old packer to put outfits In
proper shape. Indians are refusing to
carry much OF the goods that are here
unless packages are packed and roped.
Then, all boats that were ehlppsd here
will remain here. for tt costs moro 70
have them packed over the mountain
than the boats will cost at the lake.
This reminds me Of the Caribou excite
ment, but there are more schemers in
this"
Experienced Miners Going North.
Among the arrivals here to-day head
ing northward are: S. A. James, J, w.
James relatives of tho desperadoes OF
that name; John Curtis, of Clinton, Mo-,
and Lewis Smith. OF Ouray, Col. Curtis
Is n young farmer lad, but the others
are middle.aged men and experienced
miners. For years they have delved for
treasure in Colorado, New Mexico, Arl-
zona and Mexico, and now are eager to
try Yukon placers.
Everybody at our home In Missouri
Is excited about the Kiondyke," said s.
A. James, the leader of the party, "and
many are planning TO start. We are go
ing BY the AK on the 18th TO skaguay,
and expect TO get through nll right.
know lots OF men are turning back, but
that doesn't discourage us, We will gel
over the pass II anybody can. We viii
take horses and about 1000 pounds of
supplies apiece"
There is no evidence here about thG
Klondyke excitement abating. Every
passage IS sold on the next four or five
outgoing steamers. The steamship
Humboldt will sail for St Michaets and
Dawson City sunday night, Monday the
Farallon vii get away, and the day fol-
lowing the Alki, now due from Dyea,
| will sail again
About 5000 have up 20 date taken pas
snEe for tho Yukon gold fields on boats
sailing from Seattle and other Puge,
sound points and conservative csu-
mates place the number to depart be-
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