The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-17
ARE GONE GOLD MAD
PR0sPEDT0Rs NOT CONTENT WITH
INEVITABLE WOES.

Can Reach the KIondyke, They Throw
Away Provisions and Outfits in the Mao
Race Over the BIockaded Passes-Story
of Mean Tea mster-O Other News Of tn,
Klondyke Gold Fields.
Washington, Aug. 16-William ] Jones
United States commissioner 10 Alaska
assigned to ST Michaels, has sent TO the
interior department the following report
on the god rush, in a letter dated al
| Dyea, Alaska, Angus, 4:
There are nearly 1880 people on the
| Dyea and Skagway routes. and both
| trails are blocked. People are throwing
away their packs and provisions and
| rushing headlong TO the mines. That
great distress, hardship and suffering.
and possible death from hunger and ex-
| posure. are sure 10 follow next winter. is
an opinion that is entertained by all old
Alaska prospectors who have visited that
part Of int world in late years and know
the situation"
IGNORANT ARGONAUTS.
San Francisco, Aug. 16.-Thomas Ma
Gee, well known as a conservative bust
ness man and careful observer, who &C
companied mis- son TO Dyea. writes to the
Associated Press from that point to the
effect that the ignorance displayed by the
crowds who were flocking TO the Klon-
dixie fields is lamentabla. OF the 400
passengers who sailed with him on board
the steamer George W. Elder, half Of
whom were from San Francisco, not one
in twenty had any definite Indignation
as 10 how 10 reach his destination.
While the routes were well known, the
details and conditions 10 be met with
were not considered, most of the search
ers for wealth hoping TO settle all doubts
and uncertainties when they reached
Janeau. Instead, however, further con-
fusion was created by the appalling
statements that there We're only two
routes, each Of which necessitated the
encounter of apparently unsurmountab.e
difficulties. There were plenty Of ad-
vocates for both routes at Janeau, but
most of them were found 10 be interest
ed parties. The two starting points.
Dyea nd Skaguay, are separated by four
miles of salt water. The Dyea trail goes
over the Chilcott Pass and involves
climb Of $500 feet while the other, which
is nearly completed, has $3.50 foot
climb over the White Pass, and besides
being six miles longer, is Doggy in places.
The Indians. who are bold packers. all
pack over the Chi.coot Pass from Dyea.
There are 500 pack animals now enroute
and on arrival will be organized into
regular pack trains which will remove
the obstacle Of Transporting supplies over
the thirty-five miles of land which is
much more formidable than that over sos
miles OF water on the other side of the
pass.
On August a miner was drowned
while packing his goods over a foot-log
about a mile and half from Shaquay.
A teamster charged ten dollars for bring
ing the corpse into town and this so en-
ragged people that ne was ordered to
leave town at once. He was offered
s.. 900 for his wagon and team before he
left for Janeau.
San Francisco, Aug. 16.-The Alaska
Commercial company's schooner j. NJ.
Weatherwax has sailed for Unga with
cargo Of supplies and six miners who are
TO work in the company's gold mine on
that island. The Klondike excitement
struck Unga with full force and many OF
the miners who have been working there
have gone TO then ew fields
CUSTOMS CONCESSIONS
Seattle. Wash, Aug. 16.-Congress-
man James Hamilton Lewis has wired
President Graves of the chamber of com
merce. that the Canadian government
has notified the treasury department that
all mining outfits, together with supplies
10 the amount of 81 .O00 going into Brit
ish Columbia. viii be exempt from duty.
Mr.. Lewis added that the result was OBJ
tanned largely through the efforts of the
Washington congressional delegation and
the people of Seattle.
MAILS FOR THE KLoNDIKE.
Washington. Aug. 16.-Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shelenberger
has been notified by telegraph that ar
rangements were made today for the
forwarding Of mails for the Alaskan gold
fields by the steamer Humboldt. which
sailed this evening for Seattle. The
HUMBOLDT goes direct 70 81. Mlclaeis ara
the mails viii be forwarded Immediately
TO Circle City and the Klondika field.
About 800 pounds Of mail matter is being
thus hsipped, together with numerous
money renittances.
1t is always gratifying 10 receive testi-
monials for Chamberlain's Coiic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. and when the
is from a physician Z is
especially So. There is no more salts
factory or effective remedy than Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrnoea |
Remedy" writes Dr.. r. E. Robey. ply !
sic an and pharmacist, OF Olney. No; |
and as he has used the Remedy in his
own family and sold il in MS drug store /
for six years. he should certainly know. !
For sale by druggists.
Fistics at Runaio. New York
Buffalo. Y. Y. Aug. 1s.-kid Nc !
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