The age-herald., 1897-12-01
GRAVE DANGER
 RESETS KLONDIKERS POPtlald0PC Interest Themselves and Con- muniCat0 With the President. HIS ANSWER WAS PROMPT The Noble Reindeer in the National Park
 Will Be Used TO CARRY PROVISIONS TO YUKON And Assist Those Desirous of Returning From the Land of Gold and lce-Lapanders
 To Be Utilized in Handling
 the Reindeer.
HIS ANSWER WAS PROMPT
TO CARRY PROVISIONS TO YUKON

iO DC OullESu III lidnuiiilS
 the Reindeer.
 Washington D. C.. Nov. 30.-The fol- lowing correspondence was laid before the cabinet:
 "Portland, Ore, Nov. 29, 1897. "To Hon. William Mckinley, President of the United States, Washington, D. C.:
 Overwhelming evidence .stestifying to the grave danger that confronts the American miners on the Ukon and its tributaries with the dreadful death by starvation when it's small stock of pro- visions shall be exhausted, demands of us, a people blessed with abundance, everything in our power to defeat the great distress which ts almost a cer- tainty unless supplies of food can be transported to the imprisoned miners. With this object in view, the-Portland chamber of commerce has communicated with kindred organizations on the Pa oific coast and has obtained in almost every instance assurances of hearty CO., operation in furnishing the necessary supplies so soon as the government shall promise ito transport the same to their destination and supervise their distribu- ition Assurances thus far received war rant us in guaranteeing ito the govern ment that the people of the United States, especially that portion tributary do Portland. will supply all the food pro- . ducts which the government will under take to transport ito the beleaguered miners, and we earnestly pray that your excellency will heed our pet1tlon and lend to it your valuable support.
 (Signed.)
 1.-THE PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
 JAMES w. MASON.
 President. I "E. D. OLIPHANT,
 "Secretary."
 Presidents Reply
 "war Department Nov. 29, 1897. "J. W. Mason, President of Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Ore:
 "The president dnstruots me to ac- knowledge your telegram of the 29th inst. respecting the starving miners on the Yukon and say that he hopes that such means as shall forward the relief contemplated will be furnished at the earliest possible day.
 (Stgned.) "R. A. ALGER,
 Secretary of War" Commissioner Smiths telegraphic re port showed that no horses had gone beyond the American jurisdiction at the lake. The thousand head of sheep that started over the Dyea trail in Septem- ber he wired undoubtedly got through. Two thousand head of cattle, all told. started to the lakes over the Dyea trail and the Skaguay tradl.
 The telegram cautions the department against placing too much faith in the reports from Dyea.
 Reindeers To Re Used
 Other adviees received today and placed before the presidents official fam fly reported that a i1erd of reindeer, with supplies. had been started from a point on the lower Yukon. about 600 miles from St. Michaei's. and expected to reach the point by cutting across a point on the ice. These reindeers are carrying supplies up. and a number of people anxious to get down from the Klondyke will be brought blck by this means.
 William Kellman. superintendent of the herds sn Alaska. has been here sev- eral days conferring with the authorities and left tonight en route to Lapland. He is under instructions to engage corps of Laps for service with the rein deers in Alaska.
 crstary Alger has written to the members of the Klon1sl0e committee of Portland regarding tine military rsserya- fion on the Klondike. They wanted to know the details. Secretary Alger refe-- red the commit ee to dhs regulation is- sued Nov. 9 and adds: "One of the pur- poses of the government in declaring the reservation Is to prevent monopoly instead of fosse1ing ft: that the reEuaa- tIons will apply to persons and corpora- tions as a body as well as these who pro pose going there; no one Is to- be psrmit- ted to occupy more land or water frons than is essential to the proper conduct Of a bona fide bus.nsss. and that meas uxes are provided for she fusth ring Of legitimate business enterprise and Ihe Encouragement of schemes for the spec niative holding of land. The power Of dis- position and the uss of the pubic do- main in Alaska Is vested in congress, and pending legisiation the occupation of Iocatiosk by troops in that country and. the setting aside of military reserva- tions as an incident to such occupation ans solely in the interest of law and or der ard the safety and welfare Of xhs naive and incoming population.
 VIII Ask For Appropriation
 The cabinet today considered the subject of sending relief to the people sn ths Klondike President AfcKinIex received n felrr~ar, fren, sh Pcr land. Ore. Chamber of Commerce. stating that there was no doubt of suf- fering and destitution on the Kl0ndike, and ofrsrtng to supply the neeess ary food if the government would undertake iss transportation. The cabine< considered