The herald., 1897-08-19

4, Arrangements are being made tc
charter the steamer Thistle for triI
to the Stickeen river. with men and ma
{ terial necessary to build a river steamer
which F. M. Yorke. stevedore, proposes
to place on Lake Toslin. A party has
already been organized for the expedi-
ton. Yorke also intends building saw
mill at Lake Toslin.
MORE STRIKES REPORTED
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. B-The
steamer Queen, Capt. Carroll, arrived
at 4:40 p. m. today, direct from Alaska,
with 141 tourists who made the round
trip on her from Puget sound to the
north. Capt. Carroll reports a pleasant
trip with the exception of several hours
fog. He says: There were 2700 people
at Dyea and Skaguay on August 18th.
the day the Queen left. there. Some of
the men who started over the trail and
become dishe artened were selling their
outfits at less than they paid for them on
the sound. Bacon was being sold at 10
cents pound and flour a t the rate of tw o
sacks for 81 Many of the fortune seek
ers have given up the idea of soon cross
ing the trail. advise no one to go north
until spring.
.Skaguay is already thriving town,
gambling houses, saloons and other re-
sorts running at full blast under can
vas roofs.
ION our return trip we passed ten
steamers bound northward With gold
seekers or their supplies and outtts.
The steamer Willamette, as we learned
at Juneau on our way south, reached
Dyea in safety. She left Tacoma sew
eral days ago with 500 or 900 men"
F The latest news to reach Skaguay con-
firms the reports of rich strikes on the
Stewart river on the American side, the
discoveries being richer than those OF
the Klondyke.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION
DYEA. Alaska. Aug. 5.-The following
significant telegram was received here
at Holly & wilson's trading post from
Ottawa under date of July 9th:
IF possible kindly send word to Do
minion Surveyor Macarthur to come to
Dyea for important instructions. He
need not bring his party.
"(Signed) E. DEVILLE,
"Surveyor-General."
Macarthur went into the interior of
Alaska through the Chilkat pass early
this point. He is supposed to be some
where, along the lakes leading to the
Klondyke and l was intrusted with the
charge Of delivering the telegram to him
on my way to the gold fields. The rich
discoveries in the Klondyke and the ne
cessity of more definitely locating the
exact boundary between the two coun-
tries on the Yukon is supposed to be the
important instructions" referred to,
though many experienced Alaskan peo-
pie profess to believe that Macarthur will
receive instructions to definitely locate
the coast boundary near this point so
that the Canadian customs officers now
at Skaguay can locate the custom house
as near the boundary line as possible.
The newly appointed collector OF
Alaska, Mr.. Ivey of Oregon, was here
the other day and said he had been in
telegraphic communication with Secre-
tary Gage just prior to sailing from Sc
attle on July 25th, and that he was or
dered to install a SUPPORT of entry at
Dyea as soon as possible. Unless both
governments are very careful system
Of retaliation will be in vogue before
either are aware of the fact. and much
III feeling will follow and the miners will
be the great sufferers.
STEAMERS SAILING
SAN FRANCISCO August 1S.-The
steamer North Fork, with the stern
wheel steamer Mare Island in tow, left
for st. Michaels this afternoon after
having been delayed several days after
the departure was announced. She car
ried SO paeseuger and was heavily laden
SIN A cr 4
the departure ard a scene of great en-
thusiasm ensued,
Seattle-The steamer Humboldt. for
st. Miehaers finally got away at 2
this afternoon. The difficulties with pas
sengers which threatened. to postpone
Indefinitely her voyage We're amicably
settled and libels filed against her were
dismissed. Freight of all the passen gers
was taken or board except eight tons of
flour which Mayor Wood, or behalf Of
the charterers greed to make good from
the stock on board when the vessel
reached st. Michaeps The vessel was
detained ore hour after the difficulties
were settled, waiting for a Chicago par
ty. coming on the Northern Pacific train.
The party consisted of Mrs. Eli Gage,
daughter r-in-law of Secretary Gage;
William H. Hubbard and others.
Portland-The stern-wheel steamer
Eugene, belonging to the Portland ard
Alaska Trading ard Transportation
company, started down the river on her
long trip to Dawson City tonight. The
Euge'ie's passengers Will be transferred
to the steamer Bristol a Victoria.
MORE VESSELS BOOKED.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S.-There
are still several vessels booked to sail for
the Klondyke. The steamer North Fork
did not get away yesterday, but is in
readiness to start this morning.
C. j. Rogers, an experienced mining
man of Colorado and Nevada, is pas.
senger. He says he will represent a syn
dicate with capital of $1,000 900, anG
that in the syndicate are II. A. Dicke
and Max Lebelung of Los Angeles, j. A
Harthung of Riverside and George Kro-
ger Of Denver.
The river steamer Thomas Dwyer is
being fitted up for the Yukon trip. She
will be towed to ST. Michaels by the
steamer Navarro. This expedition vii
Start on August Goth, under the direc-
tion of the California and Alaska Navi.
cation and Commercial Company, com
posed largely of Mendocino county men
George D. McPhaul of Mendocino is
President of the company.