The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
LOOKS VERY
GLOOMY.
Present Situation of the Inhab-
itants of Dawson
&.
City.
A Returned Klondlker Thinks There
VIII be Starvation There
This Winer.
An Attempt VIII be Made to Relieve
The Starving People.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 81 - John
Lindsay Of Olympia, Wash, who has
Just arrived from Dawson City, says
there will surely be starvation there
this winter. He examined into the food
situation in a thorough manner, he
says, and after satisfying himself that
there would be starvation he sold hi /,
outfit and in company with Frank Bal
laine of Olympia, Wash. Tom Story
of Victoria, b. c., and Bob Glynn OF
Seattle, started out out on foot, each
man drawing sled, carrying about l40
pounds of provisions Lindsay says
that the Dawson people believe that
there is no great amount of food at Fort
Yukon, as has been alleged. The river
rose sufficiently and remained opened
long enough to enable food supply to
have been brought from Fort Yukon
and Yukon had there been any there.
The people of Dawson, believing that
there was not ample food supplies at
Fort Yukon, refused TO go there, pre-
ferring to remain IN Dawson. No more
than 800 or 400 took advantage of the
transportation companys offer to take
the people TO Fort Yukon free Of
charge.
When the miners at Dawson found
that no more provisions would reach the
town by the river route, they announced
that q meeting would be held to take
steps for apportioning the provisions in
the town. Those that had plenty, they
said, must share with those who had
none. Captain Constantine, of the
Northwest mounted police, interfered
a mi M N
would be permitted. The meeting was
not held.
Lindsay says the output will be great.
iy ourtailed this winter because of the
scarcity of food and light, Coal oil sold
for $40 gallon and candles are as high
as $3.50 a box of one hundred. Even if
men are able TO work their claims, they
can not get light to do so.
These statements are borne out by all
returning Klondikers, quite a number
OF whom have reached here the past
week. Few OF them, however, take IS
gloomy view of the situation as does
Mr. Lindsay.
DR.. B. L. Bradley of Roseburg. Ore.
says that food is scarce, but he does not
think there will be actual starva.
ton Neither do W. B. King of Mer-
ced. Cal. p. j. Holland of Butte, Mon. I;
Thomas Story of Victoria, or Robert
Glynn OF Seattle, all of whom reached
here last week from Dawson, the most
Of them having left there on Nov. 2.
AS an instance OF the scarcity of food
ir Dawson, Lindsay relates the case Of
DR. Vansandts, formerly of Spokane,
Washington Vansandts Is an elderly
man. and being without provisions Or
money he offered a gold watch for a
Jack of -four He could not get it. and
remarked TO Lindsay God only knows
tow ! am 10 keep body and soul TO-
gether."
Lindsay says the hundred or moro
miners are prospecting at the mouth Of
Stewart river. but nothing is known as
yet what success they achieved
Henderson creek. five miles below
Stewart river and 40 miles from Daw.
kon. 10 a promising stream and it is be-
iLg developed this winter
The weather about the Stewart aud
Big Salmon rivers has been bitterly
cold, 10 degrees below zero being re.
corded at Major Walsh camp. IL miles
below the Big Salmon, on Nov 80
The Yukon river between Dawson
and Fort Pelly froze completely over on
Nov IS The river is piled full of ice
IN great ridges as high as an ordinary
house and roadway will have to be
cot through 1t before dog or horse teams
can operate upon IL The outlook, there.
fore for taking supplies down TO Daw'
sou IN the immediate future IS not
good
Inspector Of Mines MoGregor left
here a week ago with a number Of dog
teams and horses TO make the attempts
&c reach Dawson with about 20 tons Of
provisions. but nothing has since been
heard Of HIM.