The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
SUFFERING AID DEATH
IN STOEE; FOR MANY OF THOSE
BRUSHING 70. THt. KLOEDYkE


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following letter received from e gov
ernroent onicia! noyy q. Dvaa on the
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same time that the writer, WEo5e name
is withheld has been twelve years sin
the service and yae tnCrauc7Iy reIia-
Die.
Dyed august 49,
II deem il my duty 10 write you on a
e,,hiect that docs not come stricr1v
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somewhat upon the 1unctlohs oi the
treasury department. ! have had
long talk with Mr.. 1vey, collector Of
customs for Alaska, who is at present
at SkaGuay, three miles belo" here.
The Skaguay trail IS the most largely
used overland route fhOugh by no
means the beSO 10 the hlOndykP. Nf
lVey informs me that there are 10"
betW cen tideWater and the lakes some
thing like 1000 people and about 2,GGo
horses. The commander Of one Of the
vessels now at Skaguay states that
sixteen vessels are chartered to land
cargOes at that place between now and
September 18th, and that the number
of passengers will average 200 to eacn
vessel, making 300 more people VINO
will ATTEMPT to go in this fall I have
talked with some Of the most expe-
rienced traders and miners in this vi
cnity and they are unanimous in the
prediction that not over 20 per cent. of
this vast number will set through to
Dawson before winter sets in The
other so per cent. will be caught on
the trail and those VINO survive and
get back to tideWatcr will have to win
ter at Skaguay or return south If the
rush continues two weeks longer hum
dreds will inevitably perish on the trail
which is extremely dangerous after
|. October 1st.
"Tha nostraacter and Tndior 3rsaar
Dat This nlace CIr Eerron1 etatas that
more than / oOO mon how o.ore m, tho
CbilLoot naee durir. tba noe+ +birty
davc and tbot -oo of 3bo,, ,,a e+i,1 +bis
side of the lake I+wan+vlfour miles
from, barol
a ..yecee1s GRO orri,,ino, o1-or1y dow or
u two ,n1 ot .ha ,,.a.aot 100 of ;ne,,,,
q @anothar. ono ,,iiI ar1ta,. 10 troiI b1
4 kCnntar,ha,. 1oth Nr parrnn is of tbe
@.n,i,,;nr tho+ r,at ,,,nro +han On ont af 100
I'm e,at thro,,oh and ~. savS tbis traiJ
@;, f,r ,,ora donooro,,s +hon tba Sk.
- ftor tha snnU,s cot j., Ha Savs
IN 10 r,,sh onn+irua, onotbnr ,,,aaL tIa
#ros,,Iton+ Ioes of Iifa Vii ho .nnoIing
~ Itch Tho oraatost xye;obt 70 vbst
'4he saws for the reason that if is to his
4 Racuniarv interest tn have as manv as
= s1osSihle come tbis wav. vat ba ad-
tieaa -, ;,,n,oaia+o s+onnore of +ba
stanonada IT, ;s di#o,,1t 70 s,sgost a
u,a11 70 s+on tbis in.rnSb of neon1e hut
NJ Ivev in+ima+es that If Tho ;nsnec-
4ion ruleS of Tho traasurv wara nronerIv
a,,for.oad - r,o,,1d r,o.or;,I,, daora.co
tba nnn,bar Of nassengers On ,be in
onr,ing ,,assa1s TearI1, a,,nrv vaSsa,
that arrives here br;nps twice as many
naesanoers &c tho law allows if to car.
a., g. u,hioh ha1.a hnan 6++od ~ for
tl,i ."da I,, I'm ~ a',b. ~.
nnns nrosont 40 foc+s , n,,tiinad ahote
to tho nronar autboritiss .nd merely
a.. 81. ;-.fo..;o..
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