Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-20
OISGUSTED AT KLONDlKE.
a Horse Market OpBuIns-An EEplOT-
Ing Survey.
Postal srryicn Arranged Betwsen the
United states and Canada for
kiondike Points.

PORT townsend, WASH, Aug. 49,
In letter received here from y. M.
Weymouth, who left here on the last
trip OF the Mexico. dated Lake Lin.
dsrmau, Aug .7th, Weynou h says he's
disguste1 with the trip over the PAS.
and would return but To- the terror,
Of returning over ChilcOot psss. lu
WoynOuth's opinion Dyea VIII be.
come famous as horse market, for the
reason that horses cannot stand the
usage there longer than u lew dsys,
when their hoois, regardless OF heavy
Hhoee, become 30 broken as to entirely
oapacitate them tor lurther use.
Weymouth is with w. J. Jones, the
United States com m issioner for Alas.
ka, ami u well.Known newspaper cor.
respondent, which party was the first
II land al Lake Linderman since the
KIOndixe rush began.
Both Jones and Weymouth give
an opinion that not one IN leu OF tnOse
who are now at Dyea anu Skagusy
aud on route Will be able TO cross the
uiviJe tDis year.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug, l9.-ShortIy
alter me Golfer Willamette let Scat.
tie for Dyea the passengers organized
for police Protection, the Organization
being named the willamette and
kiondike Protective society. Espe.
cisl care was taken to prevent hre and
all suspicious characters were watched.
Before the boat reached Dyea eight
! suarecis bau been imprisoned.
VIIoRIA, b. c., Aug. l9.--ResIdents
OF AehieIcT0it, Csrlboo, are rnieing
iuuus for an exploring survey Tor q
route from thsI town t. Telegraph
creek Mt Stickeen river, a dIItance Of
about $50 miles Dy land aud water, q
trip often made by Cariboo miners
going TO the Casiar mines AMI by
Hudson Bay traders. II offers, 9,
many beiievr, good all Canadian
route to the Yukon.
SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 10. -Valen-
tine scrip has Jumped in pTce 10 $l5
anu Si5 per acre as the result OF Inc
rush To the Klonuike gold field. Large
blocks OF scrip nave been sold In this
CITY, the Intention being 10 locate
property at Skagusy.
MAIL SERVICE AGREED ON.
WAsHINGroN, Aug. l9.-The Cana.
dian govsrpment anu the United
States have agreed upon cooperation
in sugmenting the postal facilities Tor
the X o dixie region, aud the result
will shortly be eTtuenced IN subs au.
tlal doubling OF the mail service from
the coast into that district. The reply
OF Canada to Acting Poslmssler.Gen-
eral bhaiienbtrReis Proposition to
establish an exchange OF mails at
Circle CITY anu Dawson CITY reached
here TO-DAY. II isa counter PROPOSE
ZION made by Canada, the latter
agreeing to perform the service from
Dawson City down to Dyes by means
OF contract OF her own, with REIN.
bursument to be made by this govern.
ment Tor Its share OF the service. ibis
differs from this country's proposition
in that under the latter Inc United
States " as to let the contract anu look
10 Canada for reimbursement for the
latttl's snare. THIS counter scheme,
however, 10 satisfactory to the post
ufllcs department here.
Canaia's proposition for carrying
ths malls one round Trip a month be-
tween Dawson City and Dyea was
formally accoI TED this afternoon by
acting Postmaster General ShsllenbeI-
ger and the Canadian government was
notified OF the action.
The British maiis Will be carried by
the United States from VIctoris, Il.
O., to Dy.a. The service will bring
abou, the creation OF poslofiices al
Dawson City and also at Fort Cudaby,
Forty Mile and probably at other
points, although these are beyond
Dawson. The service will be under
The Immediate supervision OF Canadi.
an mounted police; the cartiers win be
equipped with dogs anu sledges ana
have indian uFivara