The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-27
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FOOD IS VERY SHORT
Returned Klondikers Tell Of the SIT.
uation at Dawson.
NO GENERAL DIVISION PERMITTED.
Canadian Police Put q. Stop to that
Plan ut Once.
COAL OIL rs S45 A GALLON
NO GENERAL DIVISION PERMITTED.
COAL OIL IS $40 a GALLON
And Candles si5O per Hundred,
Making II Impossibie to work
Claims During the winter.

Skayuay. Alaskal. December u. via Seat
tie. Wash. December e6. John Lindsay Of
Olympia. wash, who has Just arrived from
Dawson city, says there viii surely be
starvation there this winter lie examined
into the food situation In thorough man
nor, he says. and after satisfying himself
that there would be starvation he sold out
his half interest and In company with
Frank Rallen OF Olympia, Tom storey Of
Victoria aud Bob Glynn OF Seattle startcd
on foot, each man drawing sled, carrying
about ii0 pounds Of provisions. Lindsay
sayH tho Dawson people believe there is no
great amornt OF food at Fort Yukon. ~
has boon alleged The river rose SUM
GENTLY and remained oten long enough ~
enable n food supply TO have been brought
from Fort Yukon had there been any there.
Tho people OF Dawson. believing thcre waa
not ample food supply AZ Fort fhkoi. re-
fused TO 40 there, pfelerrins to rsmain ia
Dawson. Not more than Bon or luu people
took advantage OF the transportation rom-
rslny's otter 10 take the people to Fort
Yukon FREQ of charge.
When the miuerH ut Dawson found that
! no more provisions would reach the town
by Tho river ruuto hey announcer thar
meeting would be held 90 take steps for
| apportioning the provisions IN tho town.
| Those Who had plenty, they eatd, must
share with those who Ind none. Captain
Constantine of tho Northwest mounted po-
| lice interferud and told the miners that no
| such thing would be permitted, The meet
| lns wBs not held.
| Lindsay Says tho output Of the mines VIII
10 greatly curtailed this winter on account
, OF light aud fuel. Coul 81 is soid at $40
a gallon and candles drc as high 40 $3.50
| for II box Of 100. Even II men were abe
to work their claims they can not get
1 light to do 80.
These statements are borne out by all
returning I.ondlkara, quite number OF
| whom have reached here Tho past week.
| Few OF them. however. take as gloomy .
Wow OF the situation ns does Mr., Lindsay
lnr. Is. L.. Bradley OF Roaehurg, Ore. SAYS
That rood is scarce, but he docs not think
/, that there Will be actual starvation.
AS an instance OF the scarcity Of food
In Dawson Lindsay relates the case OF DR..
Van Zandt. formerly OF Spokane Van
zandt Ia an elderly man and being without
provisions or money he offered a gold
watch for sack OF flour. He could not
get Il and remarked 10 Lindsay God
only knows how | am TO Keep body and
soul together
Lindsay Gays 200 or mere miners arp
| prospecting ut tho mouth of Stewart rivers
but nothing is known as yet what success
they have achieved.
| The weather about the Stewart and Biz
! Salmon rivers has been bitterly cold, 70
degrees below zero being recorded.
1 The Yukon river between Dawson aud
Fort Pely frose completely over on Nos
venbar IS. The river Is piled full a. Ice
In sreat ridges as high az an ordinary
hours and u roadway Will have to bo cut
through II before dog or horse teams can
operate upon It. The outlook therefore
for taking suppiies down TO Dawson In tho
Immediate future is not good Inspector
OF Mines McGregor lefl here week ago
with number OF dog teams and horses. TO
make the attempt to reach Dawson with
about twenty tons OF provisions, but moth.
Ing hns since been heard of him.
4 To Discuss Reiief Measures.
4 Ottawa. Ont, December 26--Howsr0
Sifton. minister Of the interior. and J A.
Kcnna Of tire interior department have
left for Washington. Sifton goes on invi-
tation OF Secretary OF War Algcr To dis
J cuHs the best means OF sending relief to
the miners In tho Yukon district. Mr. ST.