Evening journal., 1897-10-18
CONE BACK BEATEN
Many rail to Reach the Mines
by the Water Route.
NEWSPAPER NAN DIES on THE TRAIL
News H+oerh, to Victoria BY the steamer
Danube Is Not Of tho Most EncouT-
aging Eatnre snr wonid Be
Hunters OF Nuggets.

VICTORIA. r. C., oct ls.-Steamer
Danube has arrived. ten days from 81.
Michaeis. She brought 50 passengers,
most OF them men who failed 20 reach
the mines by The ali water route Some
got as far as Fort Yukon and had 10
turn back There are II miners freal
Circle City, who bring about $1,000 IA
gold dust. Most Of them have been
working around Circle city, but fes
are Interested IN ttss Kinndike claims.
a lot of provisions are az Fort Yukon.
but Il Is feared that II there Is rush
from Dawson Il viii cause a shortage
further down the river. It IS predicted
that many men will perish In the at
tempt 20 escape from starvation by
coming down the Tiver.a
The steamer p. B Weare after being
on a sandbar two days, got off and ar
rived at St. Michaels Sept. 20. she
started again with a load of freight
but It was feared she would not get up
the river The steaner Alice arrived
at ST. Afichaels Sept. "a with 400 miners
and. after starting again on the 21th,
ran aground at the mouth of the river.
The steamers Mare Island and Merwin
tried to get UP. but failed. The Merwin
and Alice az last accounts were on
s'ar and freezing up
The Mare Island had returned to
Stehblns Z miles from ST. Michaels-
Few men, with very little gold were at
st. Michaels when the Danube left, and
they VIII all come down on the Bertha.
The North American Transportation
and Trading company viii build their
river steamer at Unalaska on account
OF The schooner ffuenefne having been
lost IN Uniak pass. Five other river
steamers are to be built at st. MichRels,
The ice Was in the upper river when
the Weare started down, and icicles
We're a foot long on her when she reach
ed st. Michaeis. The steamers Bertha,
Cleveland, Portland Excelsior, Bear
and fsafine were at St. Michaeis when
the Danube left: also. the schooner
Queen.
Passengers who started up the river
on tho steamers Merwin Alice and
Mare Island were endeavoring TO get 70
ST. Michaels overland. The steamer
Healy, which. with barge was loaded
at st. Michaels. unloaded when the
news came from Stebbins. The Excel
sior and steam schooner Navarro. with
tow. arrived at St. Michaels on oct. 3
II. b. Tucker a newspaper oorre-
spondent Of Troy N. y, died of ex-
haustion on the trail few miles from
Rampant city. lie and a friend started
out at night with little food TO locate
claims on Haosier creek. They spent
two days and nights IN the woods and
then turned back. Tucker fell from ex-
haustion. His friend went for assist
ance, but when Il arrived Tucker was
dead.
OF tho men who reached 81. Michael.
recently 5nostDf them have been wors
Ing for wagesain the vicinity of Cirel
city. They made the trip 10 Fort Yu
ken in rowboats and from there cam
down in steamers. There was not 500,
600 in the Whole crowd, so that the res
Of the boats this fall win bring yer.
little treasure. There Is eonsiderabi
talk among the men whe failed TO ge
in of taking action against the steam
ship companies which took them W
particularly against the owner OF IN
Eliza Anderson OF thousand Cd
men who started since July. not one
third are miners. Some are still a
Fort Yukon. hoping to get in carly i
the spring. but large majority an
coming south. Mayor Wood OF Seatu
ant his party got their steamer bui
aud started up the river but they car
not 10 far. as they are sure TO me'
floating ice If they escape the sandbar
There are now rs steamers on the rive
as aEainst FIVE last year so that thei
will be plenty of food at Dawson soc
after the river opens I'm the sprin
Some OF the mon who reached Circ
City on the steamer Hamilton VIII u
20 push on to Dawson over the Yuko
No news comes from DAWSON