The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-17
A kLoNDIkE WARNING,
ofhcial Report of Canadian officer
on las alany Perils.

on las aian, Perils.
New York. August ia dispatch 10
the Herald from Washington says: Sec
rotary Gage has just received from the
| minister OF the interior OF Canada an Of
fetal report Of the Yukon mining dis
trict. 1t is a condensation OF the reports
OF William ogilyie. the Dominion land
surveyor, and contains other matter from
officers OF the Canadian government, who
have previously visited the region, or are
there now.
the report is published in response TO num-
erous public demands.
The object" tie says, SIS not to induce
any ana TO 20 TO that remote COUNTRY az
the present ime. Until better means OF
communication are established a man un-
dertakss serious risks IN going there. uI-
less he has sufficient resources to tide over
the lcng winter. After September egress
frcm the country is practically impossible
until the following June, and q person who
has not been successful in locating a pay
ing claim has TO depend for subsistence
upon finding employ ment. Wages are at
times abnormaily high, but the labor mar
ket is very narrow and easily oYerstock-
ed.
1T Is estimated that up 10 the middle OF
May 1900 to 1900 persons had crossed the
Dyea this year. Several hundred mere are
waiting TO get over the passes now.
In selecting men to live in this eoul-
try. beg TO submit few remarks. some
of which will be of assistance to the rledi-
cal examiners in making their racommen-
dations.
Men should be sober, struag and
saalthy. They should be practical men,
able 10 adapt thernelyes quickly to their
surroundings Special care should be TAX
en- 10 see that their lungs are sound, and
they are FREQ from rheumatism and rhu-
matte tendencies and their joints. especial
ly knee Joints. are strong aud have noyer
been weakened by injuries or disease. IT.
is important 10 consider their tempeTn-
mcnts. Men should DO OF cheerful. hope
full dispositions and willing workers. Those
OF sullen, ulorose natures. although they
may ba coed workers. are very apt. az
soon as the novelty OF the country wears
of 90 become dissatisfied. pessimislic and
mrlslacholy."
Mr., ogllvie chief OF the boundary sur
vey, In report OF a "trip down the Yukon,
SAYS, regarding the weather:
1T is said by those familiar with the
locality that storms which :ase In the up
per attitudes OF the coast range during the
greater part OF the time from October TO
March. are terrific. y nlan caught in one
CT these runs the risk OF losing his life
unlSss he can Ivach shelter In a shor,
time"
MF. Ogilvie, on the Same trip. had much
difficulty wiki THO Indians. and they de-
utanded SEQ per 100 pounds for carving his
goods On being told that the party had a
permit from the great father Ia Washing
ton 20 pass through the country and that
tbs Indians would be punished II they in
teristed, they reduced the price to $40 Mr..
ogiivle estimates tina, there arr about ss0.-
$50 acres OF land along the Yukon and its
branches thai might be ussd for prospect
.ns. nc gives the miners q bad reputation.
lie says; Il may say that il Is very diff
cult to ges sny exact or even approximate
~ exact statement OF facts or values fi,rn
munegs May OF them are inveterate iok
ers aud delight in hcaxing. The higher tho
OFFICIAL or social position OF the person thev
hoaS, the better they are pleased. have
several iin1ss found that after spending
nous ssiing information from one os them
u would DO al cnntrsdictei by the ney,
one ! mst Arcthcr cause % difficulty in
getting trustworthy information from theu,
y that in a certain sense thsy consider
every government official or agent thslr
enemy and that he IS In the country IN
SPY npon their dolngs and mi opt ma
carniuss. which latter the great naiori-,,
OF them are very aversc 10 have known