The herald., 1897-10-02
NO BULLION
Comes With Passengers
From Alaska
DAWSON CITY FOOD SUPPLY
MAKES FRIENDS OF MINERS
ANXIOUS
DAWSON CITY FOOD SUPPLY
Low Water in the Yukon Makes It
Impossible for Vessels
to Get Up
.ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. 1.-The steam
schooner North Fork passed here to-
night on her way to Tacoma from ST.
Michaels From passengers who left
the schooner at Port Townsend 1t il
learned that the North Fork brought
down a number of passengers bus nc
gold. 1t is also learned that none of the
river boats have yet succeeded in reach
ing Dawson City with supplies.
THE FOOD QUESTION
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 1.-The steamer
North Fork arrived here tonight direct
from St. Michaels with twenty-eight
passengers and the following letter from
H. M. Morgan, Associated Press CORE
spoudent:
DUTCH HARBoR. Sept. 21, 1897.
The wreck of the schooner Hueneme
having on board the material for three
river boats to be built at st. Michaels
island for service on the Yukon, has had
the effect Of changing the destination
of the steamer Portland, which had on
board the material for another river
steamer. also for service on the Yukon.
p. c. Richardson of Seattle says there
are at least $500 people in Dawson, the
greater number living in tents, of which
there are from 400 to 500. Soon after he
arrived there the North American
transportation and Trading company
closed it's store, being out of provisions
and unable to fill about 100 pair orders.
The Alaska Commercial company was
filling about one-third Of the paid or
ders, with bare chance Of the Margaret,
with 100 tons OF provisions, and the
Alice, with seventy-f1ve tons. arriving
before they would be compelled to close.
The Margaret ought to have arrived by
August 25, but it Is almost impossible
to get up the Yukon on account Of the
lack of water
CANADIAN AFFAIRS
VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct 1.-Hon.
Clifford Sifton, the Dominion minister
Of the interior, and Major Walsh. ad
ministrator of the Canadian Yukon, ar
rived today, accompanied by number
of Indian guides and several Of the
northwest mounted police. The gov
ernment steamer Quadra is in the har-
Dor to convey the whole party to Ska
quay. Major Walsh hopes to start for
the Klondike tomorrow, but as the Qua
dra has only just commenced to take OH
her load it is feared that it may be Mon-
day morning before the vessel leaves.
Surveyor Ogilvie, Mr.. Sifton says, will
probably go up with him to Skaguay.
PREPARING FOR SPRING
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-Articles of
incorporation of no less than ten fishing
and mining companies were filed with
the county clerk today. The incorpo
rators and! directors Of each are B. C.
Haines. J. Deming, Henry Flagemann
Rudolph Herold, jr, and James McNab
They propose to conduct fishing and
mining operations in Alaska and else
where.
Two steamers are being fitted up in
the east for the Alaskan trade. They
are the City Of Columbia, owned by the
Columbia Navigation and Trading COM
pany, and the Delaware, recently pur-
chased by H. s. Pirgree and other Mas
sachusetts capitalists The Columbia
is being put in readiness to carry 500
passengers around the Horn early in the
spring. The Delaware Is steamer of
1879 tons, built in 1880.