The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-30

man being made up OF those who remain
behind to guard goods cached there. and
a few men and women bent on establish
ing hotels, stores and restaurants In an
tleipation OF the winter and spring influx
OF goid-seekers.
James McGregor. one Of the Canadian
Inspectors OF mines for the kIondike
the past month. viii leave tomorrow for
Dawson City via the Skaguay trail. Mr..
MeGregor win be accompanied by seven
men, and viii have In his train twenty
Tour dogs and fourteen horses. Resides
carrying the necessary provisions for the
Party and :ssd for dogs ana horses. Nc
GTesor VIII take Ia ten tons OK provisions
20 Dawson CITY. Horses and dogs will
he used TO haul the outfit. and McGregor
ropes to reach Fort Selkirk by Christmas
lay. McGregor has lived many years in
the Canadian Northwest. and he expresses
tso fear that he will he unable to make
the trip with the animals right into Daw-
son City.
The only trouble he anticipates Will be
from the water, which rises TO the sur
face OF the Ice. and this. with the snow.
soon fills horses hoofs. making travelling
well-nlgh Impossible To obviate this he
viii have road broken ahead of his
party by the mounted police stationed
along the route at the various points, and
the bath thus broken will soon freeze.
making an excellent roadway
John riehe. a French Canadian courier,
left here on Tuesday morning with dis
patches from the Canadian government
Tor Maj Walsh. administrator % the Yu-
ken district. WHO is now making his way
down - Dawson. plche expects TO over
take MAJ, Walsh and party before Sell
kirk Is reached. and after delivering his
DISPATCHES Will push IN TO Dawson ana
return Immediately with a report Of The
actual condition Of affairs Ter the Cana
esan government. piche expects "a reach
here, On his return trim. about February
! next
Snow on the Passes
\ high north wind which prevailed here
FER the past seven days. ceased this morn
ing. In this town ere Thermometer reached
y degrees above. but the raif wind usaAe
TIE weather extremely dtssgreeahie. To
cay = IS mild, ard there are Indications OF
Chtuock wira setting in
On tae SUBMITS OF both tha sear,,av
an9 bgea trails there is a great eieu,k o,
snow varying from I'VE 20 ZEN feet. Peo.
PIE are st.l@ making their way across how.
ever, many OF them gSirs dars to haul
thetr cutats
FGxs for Dawson.
w Barker. er stockton. Cal. Who IS
taking in sta dozen eggs ~ nawean CIV
has REACHED Sheep camp. These eggs are
frosen IN un eaas
Fred Vest. a. Portland or. who also
started fer Dawson win Iot Of frnser
eggs. sss sid his supply On the pvss
trail. The eggs nette4 egH s eenss ver
dean.
building operations bath here and a,
pYes have b@sa retarded On account a a
scsrcity % lumber. watcA cannot he had
at any prizes.
The promoters at the wagon read ans,
TIE svxmway ara pnsesaS wayk rAas.ty.
Col James IOmv5.ie memhyY % yne
CANADIAN parliament. has teea u towu
the past two days. To,iay Col. Tsorsville
examined rars CT tAa sksgtfay trau with
A view % sanajssartztag hsEaaels with the
wants af the rsats 10 the YuGon
Treabls for the Cattle Drivers.
Gel. -. Rspsasky. for mary years a
trader ST Chi}sat arrived "a SAa xgxy Sen
32y nssht Gel kepsasSy states that Il:
WsI le Impossible fcg the aumSers exoe~
3sslo2 20 evoss ,ae gtal A. thlx season az
gre SeNE and tai taS psojsct VII have
10 ts abandoned