The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-12
By P.-I. Alaska News synd.cas..


DYgA- Alaska Aug 4.-The Esrstish
steamer Islander ard the CRY o. Topeka
have arrived with abc1t SOC proepectors.
which increases the number on the Dyea
ard skaguay trails TO fuIly l5g At
ekaxusy. which f. generally kncwa Al
The White pass are about two
thirds OF ire gold seekers ard the little
valley in fuIl OF white tents ard at nighrx
ire eamphres Jock Ike SO many twfnkiiug
stars Ia tbs heavens above. Late reports
which j credit. have come IN 20 the ef-
feet that the Skaguay route ts open 10 tsss
lakes and that II he about fcyty-nve miles
long. II IL OF a xsg-saE coarse over tie
mountains ard the road Is very soft
There are some 80 or 3an head OF horses
On the trail ard they WITH soon tramp the
road into depsorakie condition The
probability OF one man In ten reaching the
KicEsike is remote. Old Alaska prospect
oys. some Of whom have wintsred ir the
Yukon ard know what TO expect are BE-
coming frightened and turning back. Nof
that shsy fear the hard.hips. but that
they are apprxherssve OF q famine, on ae-
count Of 50 many men rushing headiong
20 the mines without enough provisions
10 last them two months. Five men from
Juneau. when trey realized the condition
Of affairs, quickly sold their outfits ana
will wait for spring. Three of them have
spen. years OF their lives IN the Yukon.
and they say tina, II viii be impossible 70
feed the great mass Of destitute people
who will winter I'm the mines. Phiiosophi-
eaiiy they size Up the situation as fol-
lows.
Nearly s.oos people this year have sona
10 she KfondiEe over this route and ale
most an equal number went around By
St. Mfchaels, and this crowd. with the
lao or s.ao that were there and viii re.
rain there viii increase the number 10
Arctic. was lost and the oid-fimerE asr@rt
that IL VIII be impossible for the re-
msinder Of the neet to carry enough pro-
visions up the river 10 feed that many
people.
Sick Of Theis Jobs.
Instances are witnessed here every day
where men threw away their provisions.
except forty or fifty pounds and start for
the Eldorado. II the reports are true.
that such classes are being shipped down
the river from the mines the situation
may not be 10 bad.
The rush Is made up Of all kinds OF peo-
pie. Today ] saw ex-Superior Judge os-
born. OF Seattle. start OF UP the trait
with fsfty-pound sack OF -four strapped
TO his back and leading = raxor-backed
caynse that was staggering along with a
couple OF hundred pounds Of bacon. Yes
terday the Judge and three or four In
We're hauling a canoe UP the Dyea river
Ex-Poiice Sergeant Harris. OF Tacoma.
and Col Joe Green, lately of the Ma
tioual Guard Of Washington. are packing
ever the summit from Sheep camp. Their
best friends would not recognize them:
like valiant knights Of Old they haze
buckied on their armor and are down to
hard work.
Col. J. d. Thaggard. formerly OF the
Hotel Northern of Seattle liz chef Of his
party of seven people. His phenomen II
success II explained by the fact that 10
be good cook IL Is quantity and not
quality that Is wanted. Thagga-d
weighed as pounds when he started from
Seattle and has since reduced his grit
belt three nosches
Ex-Harbormaster Jensen and H. X
Strive. member OF the Washington
legislature. sre In camp at Skaguay. and
although IL has been raining heavily for
the last two or three days. neither OF
them are discouraged and are determine
ed TO push through.
1t Is indeed surprising, not TO say dis