The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-18
NEWS FROM GOLD FIELDS.
ice Has Already Practically Blocked
the Yukon River.
PREDICTED THAT MANY WILL PERISH
In an Effort to Escape From starvn-
tiOn ut the Mines-Stcamcrs I'm
able TO Navigate the Rivcrs.

Victoria, b. c., October 17.--The steamer
Danube has arrived ten days from st. MI
chaels. She brought cghtytwo passengers.
most OF them men who failed to reach the
mines by the all water route. Some got
as far as Fort Yukon and had to turn back.
There wero twelve miners from Circle
City, who bring abut $4,000 In gold dust.
Circle City. but a few Of them were In
terestod in the Klondke claims, A lot OF
provisions are at Fort Yukon but 1t is
feared that II there Is a rush from Dawson
II Will cause ehortuees further down the
river. 1t is predicted that many men viii
perish In the attempt TO escape from star
walton by coming down the river.
The steamer T. u. Wear, after having
been on a sand-bar twenty days. got off
and arrived at st. Michaels September 20.
She started up again with a load of freight.
but IL is feared she will never get UP the
river.
The steamer Alice arrived al st. Michaes
September "a with 120 miners. and after
starting up again ran aground at the
mouth OF the river. The steamers Mare
Island and Merwin tried to get up, but
failed. The Merwln and Alice at last &C
counts were on a sand-ba and freezing
up, The Mare Island had returned 10
Stebblns. twelve miles from ST. Miohacls.
| The North American Transportation and
Trading company will build their river
| steamer at Unalaska on account OF tho
| schooner Hueneme having been lost In
| uniak Pass Five other river steamers are
to be built at st. Michaels.
| The ice was in the upper river when the
Wear started down, and lcicles were q foot
long on her when she reached st. Miehaels.
the Bertha. the Cleveland, Portland, lex
celsior Bear and Iakkame were ut ST. Mi
chaols when the Danube left.
A party which arrived ut ST. Michaels
from Stebbns October 3 say that the
steamers MerwIn, Alice and Mare Island
are frozen In ut the mouth OF the Yukon.
and fears are entertained that they Will all
be delayed until the river breaks up in tho
spring. Passengers who started UP the
river on these steamers are endeayorlng 10
20 to St. Miohaels overland The steamer
Healy. which, with a barge, was loaded ut
St. Mlchaels. unloaded when the news
came from Stcbbins. The Excelsior and
steam schooner Navarro with n tow arrived
at st. Michaels on October ..
H. h. Tucker OF Troy. correspondent OF
the Associated Press, died on the trail, He
to locate claims on Hoosier creek. They
spent two days and nights in the woods.
when they turned back, Tucker fell from
exhaustion His friend went for assist
ance. but when II arrived Tucker was
dead
OF the men who reached st. Michnes re-
Gently most OF them have been working for
wages In the vicinity OF Circle City. They
made the trip to Fort Yukon In rowboats,
and from there camu down in steamers.
There was not 800. 900 In the whole crowd
so that the rest OF the boats this fall VIII
bring very little treasure. There Is con-
siderable talk among the men who failed
to get in OF taking action against the
steamship companies which took them up.
particularly against the Eliza Anderson.
or the thousand odd men who started since
July not one reached the mines. Some
are stiil at Fort Yukon, hoping TO get In
early in the spring. but a large majority
are coming south
Mayor Wood Of Seattle and his party got
their steamcr built and started up the
river, but they can not 20 far, as they are
sure OF meeting floating ice II they es-
cape the sand-bare There are now
eighteen steamers on the river. against
five last year. SO there will be lots OF food
at Dawson soon after the river opens In the
spring. Some OF the men who reached
Circle City on the steamer Hamilton viii
try to push on 70 Dawson over the Yukon.
No ueyg comes from Dawson,