Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-27

NSNSeiS, w 0od., OSCOUCi aO
steamer City of Seattle brought CORES
pondence to the Associated Press from
Skaguay, as follows:
Skaguay, October 21.-There is a cor
ner in flour at Dawson City and none
can be had at any price. This is the
statement made by Cliff T. Moore, one
of a party of miners who reached here
last night, having come direct from
Dawson City. Moore was accompanied
by his son, Morris r. Moore, N. c..
Woodring and George F. Compam, all
residents of Seattle, Wash. The party
left Dawson on September AT that
time not pound of -four could be OBJ
tanned. There was plenty of it in town,
however, the available supply being
held for higher prices. Enterprising
speculatiors with money had cornered
the flour, and while their warehouses
were filled to overlooking there was
not an ounce fer sale Mr. Moore states
that when he left Dawson threats were
being made that the warehouses would
be raided and that the people would
help themselves, paying, of course, a
liberal price for what they took. The
stores would not sell more than six
cans Of milk, three cans of meat and
other articles in proportion, to any one
person. Canned meats sold at IS cents
can; milk at so cents, beans at 25
cents, sugar at 80 cents pound
Six steamers were daily expected to
arrive from ST. Michaels. Their arrival
would end the flour corner and insure
ample provisions for the winter. On
their way up the river Mr. Moore and
party met from five to twenty boats
going to Dawson City. They only
heard of one wreck on the route, no
lives being reported lost.
Hon. Clifford Sifton, Canadian min
lister Of the interior, and party, return
ed yesterday from trip over the Chill
koot and Skaguay trails, going as far
as Lake Tagish. Mr.. Sifton says that
from information he received while in
the interior there will be no shortage
of food at Dawson City this winter, and
that the reports of ravages of typhoid
fever have been greatly exaggerated.
He also says that the richness of the
new discoveries on Dominion, Sulphur,
Quartz and Mooskin creeks in the
Klondike region has been fully estab-
lished.
Mr. Sifton further said that the dis
position of his government was to ia
cilitate any reasonable plan for getting
into the Yukon country. The Cana
dian government, he said, understands
that if the rich gold fields Of the Yukon
district are to be developed, easy means
Of communication must be had. Posts
will be established at different points
along the routes leading from Skaguay
and Dyea to and down the lakes and
rivers to Dawson City These posts
Will also contain store of food and
clothing which can be forwarded as
requested at any time to the Yukon
country. The work of building these
posts has already been commenced at
Sheep Camp, Lindeman and White
Horse Rapids, and others will be built
at distance of fifty miles all the way
down the Yukon to Dawson City.
Mr.. Sifton will leave for the South
tomorrow or the next day, and to-
morrow he will examine Yukon and a
portion of the route leading into the
interior from that point. The party
will then proceed to Fort Wrangel,
where they will ascend the Sticken river
as far as may be practicable in the
steamers launch, the object being to
examine the shoals and quicksands that
beset the rapids of the Sticken.