The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
DEAD HORSESON n TRAIL
5000 OF THEM SCATTERED ALONG
III OHILKOOT TRACK.
rt IL said Q. oo or Last Fali's PilrriHs Have
Probably Reached Dnwson-soue Canadian
Mounted Peiioo VIII Try to Get 1hreuEh
TO tho Upper Yukon DuPinG the Winter

10 IL satd 5000 OF Last Fali,a PiiGriH's have
Probably Reached D-nwson-somo Canadian
Mounted Psiico VIII Try to Get ThreuEh
to the Upper Yukon DurinE the Winter'
MONTREAL. Dec. Hilary Wilson, . mining
engineer who left this city on Aug. 2 with q
party Of nine for the Klondike, has returned TOT
supplies. Ho left the other members OF MS
party In their winter quarters In tho wooos'
three miles from Lake Bennett. Wilson says
that under tho snow along tho route between
Dyea and Lake Bennett lie the bodies OF at least
5000 horses, representing In value nearly $780,
600. About 5000 persons. no estimates. have
crossed tho White Pass to Lake Bennett, and OF
this number probably 5000 have reached Daw-
son. Tho other half arc in winter quarters DO
tween Lake Bennett and Dawson. On an aver
age the 5000 persons arc equipped at the raVo
Of 81 500 q man, which would give q total OF
$4,000, 600 represented IN the parties using the
White Pass trail. There arc about 700 persons
all in comfortable circumstances. camped along
tho White Pass trail between Skagway and
Lake Bennett. There ia no destitution among
the parties camped on this side OF the YUKON
River. Beyond that and approaching Dawson
City 1t is hard to say how those in winter quar-
ters are faring. They are out Of reach OF COM
munications. Between Lake Bennett and Skag'
way 100 log cabins have been erected and their
inmates are all right and are looking forward
to q bright and carly start in the spring.
THE probabilities are that In the carly spring
before the trail breaks up the White Pass, will
be much used. When the frost has gone, how.
going that way. The dead horses, for one thing.
will be unbearable and the trail will revert to
its old condition when the frost 10 out OF the
ground"
Commissioner Kerchmcr of the Northwest
Mounted Police, whom Wilson met on his way
to Montreal. informed him that there will start
from Edmonton this week two parties OF
mounted police. They are really succor par.
ties. The route from Edmonton to Dawson Is
Northwest Mounted Police will follow tho par
ties which have gone by the lesser Slave Lake
and Peace River. He will have four dog trains
under his control. These will be utilized to
carry mails, and the party will help administer
justice along the route. Having reached the
Furthermore parties en- route to klondike, the
inspector will return to Edmonton again and
report to the authorities.
Tho second expedition, fitted out in a similar
the Grcat,Slave Lake. and the Mackenzie River.
Its duties will coincide with those OF the party
headed by Inspector Snyder. This act OF pater-
nalism on the part of the Dominion Govern
mcnt is approved by those who pretend to know
the ms and outs OF the Edmonton route.
Wilson has returned to Montreal to perfect
his outfit and make arrangements for extra sup
plies; These supplies will go north from Brit
ish Columbia In February; and will be taken to
and by March Wilson hopes to have his party
moving in the same manner over tho frozer
water stretches between Lake Bennett and the
Yukon, where in June it is expected the whole
party will embark in their boat and proceed tc
Dawson City and begin their search for gold.