The herald., 1897-10-17
BACK FROM
THE NORTH
Driven Out by the Arctic
Winter
"A WHOLE FLEET OF VESSELS
FROZEN FAST IN THE YUKON
ICEFIELDS
Many Miners Will Perish in the
Attempt to Escape Starvation.
Work on Railroads

Associated Press Special Wire.
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 16.-The
steamer Danube arrived this afternoon
from ST. MichaeDs. She brought down
so passengers, most of them men who
failed to reach the mines, some who got
as far as Fort Yukon and had to turn
back. There are twelve miners from
Circle City who bring about $4,000 in
gold. Most Of them have beer working
around Circle City, but few Of them
are Interested in the Klondike. A lot
of provisions is at Fort Yukon, but ii
is feared that if there is rush from
Dawson it will cause a shortage further
down the river. 1t is predicted that
many will perish in the attempt to es-
the river.
The steamers Bertha, Cleveland,
Portland, Excelsior, Bear and Lakme
were at st. Michae,s when the Danube
left Also the schoone er Queen. A party
which arrived at st. Michaels on October
!, say that the steamers Merwin. Alice
and Mare IslaCd are frozen in at the
mouth of the Yukon and fears are en-
tertaned that they will be destroyed
VIXEN the ice breaks up in the spring.
Passengers who started UP the river
on these steamers were endeavoring TO
get to st Michaels overland The
steamer Healy, which, with barge, was
loaded at st. Michaels, unloaded when
this news came. The Excelsior and
steam schooner Navarro with tow ar
rived at st. Michaels on October g. H.
B. Tucker. correspo ordent of the Asso-
ciated Press, of Troy, N. Y, died Of ex-
lpaustion on the trail few miles from
Rampant City.
| There Is considerable talk among the
men who failed to get in Of taking action
against the steamship company which
took them up, particularly against the
owners Of the Eliza Anderson. OF a
Thousand, odd men who started, since
July rot one reached the mines. Some
are still at Fort Yukon, hoping to get in
early in the spring, but large majority
are coming south. Mayor Wood OF
Seattle and his party got their steamer
built and started up the river, but they
cannot go far, as they are sure to meet
the flowing ice If they escape the sand
bars. There are now eighteen steamers
on the river as against five last year,
so there will be lots Of food at Dawson
as soop as the river opens in the spring.
Some of the men who reached Circle
City on the steamer Hamilton will try
to push on to Dawson over the Ice. No
late news comes from Dawson.
THE ARCTIC WINTER
DENVER, Col, Oct 16.-A special to
the Republican from Grand Junction
says: Ex-City Attorney Amsbarry,
who left this city the last of July for the
Klocmike, returned to this city last night.
He with many others attempted to cross
the Skaguay trail and could not make
it. He afterwar0 crossed the Chilkoot
six times, reaching Lake Lin Geman.
His supplies were lost in the great
glacier slide, and he determined to
abandon the trip or account of the
winters approach, snow falling on the
trail at Sheep Camp to the depth Of
five feet before his departure He saw
the carcasses of over 5000 horses on the
Skaguay trail. He says since the
north wind has commenced, to blow the
full extent of the Arctic winter was
felt, and only foolhardy person would
attempt the entrance to the Klondike
by larld
He and his partner took two oxen in
over the Chilkoot and he says this is the
only natural gateway to the land of gold.
He will return in the spring.
He says he met many miners with $1,000
to $4,000 for their summers work. Many
of these are never heard of.
RAILROAD BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16-Newton
| Al CT nf 10 Tra
Iron company, has just returned from
Tacoma, Wash, where he closed con-
tract with the Chilkoot Railroad and
Transportation company for a Bleichert
wire rope tramway to be constructed d
over the famous Chlkoot pass The
tramway will be seven and one-half
miles long and have a capacity Of five
tons per hour. A surface railroad is al
ready under construction from Dyea to
the lower terminal so that the entire
distance between tide water and Crater
lake, the most southerly of the chain of
lakes connected with the Yukon river,
will be covered by the surface anc
aerial lines. Work upon the tramway
will be commenced Immediately and will
be rushed with all possible dispatch, so
as to comply with the request of the
projectors that the system be ready for
operation about the middle Of January
next.
BACK FROM sKAGUAY
PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 16.-The
steamer Alki arrived here at noon from
Alaskan points after an unusually rough
voyage. Captain Patterson reports
rougher weather than his ship has en-
countered during the past year. The Alki
brought down "A first-class passengers
and go second-claes.
One Of the passengers was Mrs. Syl-
vester Scoville, wife of the well-known
newspaper correspondent. Mrs. Scoville
said: II left Lake Bennett ten days ago
and reached the town Of Skaguay over
the White pass in 2114 hours actual trav-
cling time. At Lake Bennett there had
been strong wind from the north and
a terrible blizzard had been raging for
week. No one had attempted to start
across the lake during that time. The