The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-30

| and Stand 10 Line to File Mining Claim
| When Forty Below Prevails-Fire Il
| Dawson City Burns q Church. and An.
| other Consumes the "Opera House,
"Late" Advices From Dawson
| Ottawa, Ont, Dec. GA deputatlor
| Of klondike miners will be received BY
| the minister of customs on Wednes
! day next. The delegation SAID they
INST Major Walsh and party encampet
at Salmon river, where they will hav,
+, 10 ralnain until next March. There i.
said to be no possibility OF an advancs
before then. At the time the thermom
eter registered Y degrees below zero
| The delegates also wire re-asSurins
news as TO the situation at Dawson
They say all danger of famine is pass
| ing for this winter. 4 considerable
number Of new miners made their way
down the Yukon 10 where supplies were
Ootainabie on the stranded steamers.
The mounted police then made such
disposition of the provisions remaining
at Dawson City as will enable all hands
TO pull through the winter comfortably
enough as regards food
DAWSON PETITIONERS.
Dawson City. n. ". T., Nov. 25. via
Seattle. Wash, Dec. 29.-The miner,
go Immediately 10 Ottawa snd present
a petition TO the Canadian authorities
recitins the reasons why the new mining
laws are unjustly severe. The petition
as finally adopted IS the result OF several
conferences Of committees composed OF
the most Intelligent citizen. and aliens
CT the Klondike and three delegates
named In it are the persons elected by
a committee OF ten.
GOVERNMENT PACK TRAIN.
Vancouver Barracks, Wash, Dec. 90
Eleven packers with sixty mules. in
charge OF Lieutenant Ryan Of Fort
Robinson, have arrived from Chicago.
The party will proceed to Dyea on the
next steamer for the purpose OF asSist-
ing Major Rucker in selecting a route
for the government relief expedition.
FIRE IN DAWSON CITY.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-According to
news received here from Dawson City,
under date of November ., The KlOndike
mining camp has twice been in danger
OF destruction by fire. On November %
two Front street log houses were de-
stroyed by fire. One Of them was used
as lodging house on one floor and a
Cnuroh on the other. The lodgings cop
tained foos1 and outfits for ten men and
nothing was saved. Steps have been
taken to relieve the destitute. TIE fire
was caused by the ove:turuing Of
lighted candle by a drunken man.
A fire from similar cause broke out
on November % and the opera house
and two saloons We're burned to the
ground. The snow on the roofs saved
the rest of Front street from destruc-
ton. A large quantity Of provisions
and liquors, valued at $4,000 in Dawson.
was Destroyed.
November 10 the Yukon froze for the
winter ana since then about 5000 per-
sons nave started out over the ice be-
tween Dawson and Fort Selkirk Many
Of them are without dogs and poorly sup
piled with provisions and clothing and
it is doubtful If they VIII get through.
THE TRIP FROM DAWSON.
Seattle. Wash, Dec. Pc. Bar
steamer AIl<i. speaking Of the situation
ot the miners in the Klondike district,
said:
There is no need Of any one worry
ing over their friends starving. OF
course, provisions are not plentiful and
supplies should be taken in in the
spring, after which time all the pro-
visions in the country will be exhaust
sd"
Speaking Of the rush TO file on claims
Nlr. Darlington said: For some time
before 1 left the commissioner office |
was able to accommodate the miners. |
and the men stood in line for days with |
the mercury 40 below zero, in order 70 |
ile on claims
s. W. Focte ssid great many people |
went past Dawson in boats Wit. the |
losting ice, unable TO make a landing |
Many people are living in tents at !
Dawson, though the temperature is |
AWAY below zero.
Good strikes have been made on !
Lucky creek, a tributary OF AL Cod. |
Sulphur creek IL also turning out fine.
"Oa the way We encountered good |
weather nearly al the eime We left /
Dawson on November q. Part Of the /
way We threw Off ou- coats and went |
n shirt sieeves and bare hands. II was 1
MY Is below zero.
AT the CaNkoot summit We encoun- |
eye3 fearful STOW storm and were |
est for a time. II lasted ali the way
rom tie head OF Linderman 10 ths !
summit. one man went ahead w1r.a a /
tick, poking it inso TIE SNOW 70 find 1
ne hard path 70 walk on
"Peef and mutton ~ Dawson is soil 1
II 81 or $50 per pourd. Nothing in l
ne food line can DC obtained from the 4
without an order. -Four vas |
ceiling at 500 per sack. wnils an1 beans /
,rougsS 81 70 sl.25 per pound. Tae.e /
vas plenty of sugar at 30 cents per 4
,5unj.
The claims are al taken within a /
adlus o< 45 70 % miles Of Dawson"
]. D. barnes states that tie .A.aska 4
Commercial company an dtbe Amer /
an Transportation an1 Trading CON-
ANY 1sve dec,ine1 70 receive any more |
1oid 70. safe k=eplug sor tie miners as |
neir sa<es are fGil.
T Y. Mali1Ty believes the oiitp1: 1sxt !
.sasou viii be b-.cxeen iftsen sni
-xensy millions. ]. J. Mckay estimates |
Z At $. .0oo, Oc0
TIE wEATHE.
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