The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-08


Washington, eeptsmber 5.--Ths tse41G
department today made pebble the fo1lnN>
ing letter received from : Eoyornu1edt
Official on tho way to the gold nelds. sta4- (
Ing at the same time that tns wr1tefs \,
whose name u withheld. had been twelve
years In tho service and was thorou4hly
reliable:
Dyea, August 81 deem It my duty
to write you on a subject that dooa NOT
como strictly within my line Of duty, q
Il trenches somewhat upon the functions
Of tho treasury department. had q long
talk With Mr., Iycy, collector OF customs
for Alnska. who is at present at Skagaway.
three miles below here. The Skagawny
trail is the most largely used overland
route Though By no means the best) to
the KlondIkc. Mr., Iyey informs rue there
are now between tide water and the lake
something like 1000 people and about 1000
horses. Tho commander OF one OF the
vessels now Mt Skagaway states that six.
teen vessels arc chartered to land car
goes at that place between now and the
18th OF September and that the number
vessel. making 400 more peoplo who will
attempt to 10 In this fall.
have talked with some Of the most
experienced traders aud miners In this
Vicinity and they arc unanimous in tho
prediction that not over 20 pcr cent Of
this vast number will get through to Daw-
son before winter sets IN. The other so
per cent Will be caught on the trail. ard
those who survive and get back to tide
water viii have to winter at Skaglway
or return South II the rush continues
two weeks longer hundreds will inevitably
perish on the trail, which is extremely
dangerous after The LIST OF October.
Tho postmaster and Indian trader at
this place, Mr., Heron. states that more
than 1000 men have gone ,tp tho Chilcoot
pass during the past thirty days and that
roo OF them arc still this side of the lake,
twenty-four miles from hcra- Vessels
ure arriving every day or two and at tho
nresent rato Of influx another thousand
Will enter The trail nv September 10. Mr..
Heron ia of the opinIon not moro than
twenty OF n hundred will yet through and
bo saw. This trni, 10 far moro danrero,,s
than the skaraway after the SHOWS set
In ue saws ~ tho rush continues another
week tho resultant loss OF life will he ap-
railing attach tho creatcst weight to
what ho SAWS for the reason that it is TO
his nocuniarv interest To have as many
| as nossih,c coma this way; vet he adviser
nm Immediate stoppage OF the stampede.
| II "a ai0cun IN suggest how To stop thia
| thrush OF poople. but most every one In
Inmates that II tn. treasury rules were
propcr,v enforced n would materially de.
| CREASE the number Of passengers on tho
| incoming vessels. Nearly every vessel that
arrives hero brings twice as MANY pas
sonsors as the law allow, II to carry. and
80. ...,,.A
many Oh 'ie"i "ie 'onu'"ineu 49, "NA
have been lifted up Tor TINS trade Mr'
| Ivey Will no doubt nj once prceent tho
| ,oc,s or,i,,od ,bove 10 ina nrsner auihori-
-. NJ. r., 80 4,
''es IN" sivo inehi w ~" io' so''
| formation. The situation is appalling ana
| n la imposslbIe for me to adequately de-
sor,ho IN. mad r,sh for tho gold fields.
$500 '' ....,,
i haa no conception OIL ''s ini'n'ns''' VISA
saw.
have talked with several mon who have
.a,,,,., ,i,,.a h,.ra ,,o,r tho K,,rdiko
.eN' 49,. 49,, ,,,r,,
days apo. They unanimously agree that
while there Ia n rich gold fleld there the
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