The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
NEWS FROM THE ICE FIELDS
A STEAMER FROM ST. MICHAbLS
BRINGS MANY WHO FAILED
TO REACH kLONDIkE.
Twelve MINERS BRING $4,000
Most of 1t From Around circle wy
Several Steamers Frozen in
the Ice-Ta,k of Suing
Steamship Companies.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 1.-THE steamer
Danube has arrived, ten days from 81.
Michaels She brought eighty-two pas
stLgers, most of them men who failed
to reach the mines by the ali-water route;
Some got as far as Fort Yukon and had
to turn back There are twelve miners
from Circle City who bring about $I2,ooO
in gold dust. Most of them have been
working around Circle City, but few
are interested in the klondike claims.
lot of provisions are at Fort Yukon, but
it is feared that if there is a rush from
Dawson it will cause Il shortage further
many men will perish in the attempt to
escape from, starvation by coming down
the river.
The steamer p. B. Weare, which has
been on Il sand bar twenty days, got off
and arrived at st. Michaels September
20. She started up again with Il load of
freight, but it is feared she will never
get up the river.
The steamer Alice arrived at St.
Michaels September 24 with 120, miners
and after starting up again on the nth
ran aground ut the mouth of the river.
The steamers Mare Island and Mer-
win tried to get np, but failed. The
Mcrwin and Alice, at last accounts,
were on Il sand bar and freezing up.
The Mare Island had returned to Steb-
bins. twelve miles from st. Michaels.
A few men with very little gold Were
at st. Michacls when the Danube left,
and they will all come down on the
Bertha.
The North American Transportation
and Trading company will build their
river steamer at Unalaska on account of
the schooner Hueneme having been lost
in tniak pass Five other river steam
crs are to he built at st. Michaels. The
ice was in the upper river when the
Weare started down. and icicles were
foot long on her when she reached st.
Mchaels. The Bertha. the Cleveland.
Portland. Excelsior. Bear and Iakkame
were at st. Michaels when the Danube
left.
A party which arrived at st. AIichaels
from StebbinS on October 3 say that the
steamers Merwin. Alice, and Mare
Island are frozen in at the mouth of
the Yukon. and fears are entertained
that they will all he delayed until the
river breaks up in the spring. Paasen-
gers who started M the river on these
steamers We're endeavoring to get to
ST. NIichaels overland. The steamer
Healy. which. together with n barge. was
loaded at st. Michaels. unloaded when
the news came from Stebbins. The EX-
cclsior and steam schooner Navarro, with
II tow, arrived at st. Michaels on OctO-
Der 3
II. r. Tucker. correspondent of the
Associated Press. of Troy. died on the
trail. He and friend started ont at
night. with a little food. to locate ella inns
on Hoosier creek. They spent two days
and nights in the woods. when they
turned back Tucker fell from eXhaus-
tion. His friend went for assistance.
I'm v-hop II nrriyal 'I'1nEar uns Ipn1
OF the men who reached st. Michaels
recently most of them have been working
for wages in the vicinity of Circle City.
They made the trip to Fort Yukon in
row boats and from there came down in
steamers. There was not 100000 in
the whole crowd. 50 that the rest of the
beats this fall will bring very little
treasure.
There il considerable talk among the
men who failed to get in of taking action
against the steamship company which
owner of the Eliza and Anderson. OF
the thousand odd men who started since
July not one reached the mines. Some
are still at Fort Yukon. hoping to get
in early in the spring. but large ma
jOrity are coming south.
Mavor Wood of Seattle and his party
got their steamer built and started up
the river. but they can not 90 far. as
they are sure of meeting floating ice if
they escape the sand bars.
There are now eighteen steamers on
The river as against five last year. 40
that there will he lots of food at Dawson
soon after the river onens in the spring.
Some of the men who reached Circle
City on the steamer Hamilton will try
IT, push on to Dawson City over the
Yukon. No news comes from Dawson.