The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-25
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sunerin9s and Pfivationa Required
20 Get Back To Civilization.
Seattle, WASH, October 24.--The steamer
humboldt arrived last night with Aye
men from Dawson City, leaving there Sep
tember and three men from Minoko ana
other points on the Yukon. They say no
gold will come out this fam. Al this steam.
er has taken the last who will come down.
Inc river is already frozen hard and boats
are laid up for the winter. The Humboldt
LETT St. Mchaels October g. The party from
Dawson were passengers on the river
steamer Margaret. When they found the
mouth OF the river blocked with ice they
resolved 10 come over. For seven days they
crept through terrible wind and snow
storms. Some OF them fell In their tracks
ano nad to be helped by their stronger
companions. They crossed the river. VIII ,ch
was covered with thin ice, by lying down
sno pushing their pack before them and
a. night they sought shelter from the
storms by budding in an Esquimaux hut
OF lying down unprotected from the wind
save by blankets. or the 5000 or 5000 people
IN Dawson and vicinity at least 1000 will
ne Obliged to flee from impending starva-
.on. UP to September g. when the rarity
ieit DAWSON new arrivals number from
'nree TO twenty people daily and there Is
no doubt but that that ratio Will be con-
tinued all winter Three thousand men
were working In the gulches and In the
nils We're several hundred workers who
knew nothing OF the shortage One way OF
relief is open to the miners. Five hundred
or thousand could winter at Circle City,
| lUo miles below Dawson, and draw their
supplies by dog train from Fort Yukon
Circle City has 500 houses and is said to
be the largest log cabin town In the world
| John p. Miller, one of the Dawson party.
says there will not necessarily be starva-
ton, but certainly miners will suffer ex-
IRENE privations Five hundred men in
tended to come down the river, but that is
closed and they can not get out There Is
no doubt that a large amount of treasure
Will come from the Yukon basin next year
| II the miners can get enough to eat to
continue mining during the winter. Geld
sent out early this year will not be a cir
| cumstance to next years output. Mr.. Mil
Ter says nothing OF considerable value has
| been found this summer. There is not an
Itch OF ground unstaked on the Klopdike
Husbnndinr the Food.
| Seattle, Wash, October 24,--The steamer
Farralon arrived from Dyea and Skaguay
today bringing 125 persons, twfve of whom
are from Dawson City. They report that
nearly all the restaurants are closed at
Dawson on account Of food shortage.
Prices Of provisions are not advanced over
regular prices, but the companies are re-
flsing to take orders. More than half of
the food in the warehouses has been sod,
put the company refused to distribute. al
| though 1t is paid for until 1t is learned for
certain whether more provisions will be
brought up the river In case no more ar
rives the entire stock will be rationed
| among the residents to prevent possible
privations. There has been no starvation
yet, but there Will surely be shortly. Pep
PIE are leaving daily. Up to September 4
only 100 had started out for Fort Yukon to
try to get down the river to Circle City
and thence by steamer to the United
States No new strikes have been made at
Dawson and only the owners that have
food for their men will be able to do much
work this winter.