The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-11

xa<ss hfs Tor tH@ eatts~ - 80 49,
- -ostss. and Thorp expected tae cattle
- .,..sss,. sneY1sesves on TIE bunch grass
- -. way. II Re saccss6s Il gsfttng De-
Ia Ia enow HE. SAP ffty niles or 50
srsus sne summit. he viii Ind c1ttsE
es7sasry. Even n the grour5 freezes. the
81 grass VIII keep hEs cattle alive, DIX
tssv wgV be very lean ~ ire time hey
are servef I'd as steaks and Toa&ks a.
Dawson City"
Tns rsoss Irorp car expect 20 %. MF-
POUNDS sac, was 20 get IFS stock % me
~s-.s- ans sfen slaughter them. They
would freeze quickly. ard then they eoAia
b. cached during the winter and taken
down 70 Dawson when tina ice breaks
Mr. Bounds Was sn fks nrst rush Of go5a
seekers y, the ElSrdEke he vas extreme
IS fortunate ard has Interests on several
ef the nsviy discovered creeks aI0Fe
Dawson City. besides having sold q one
fourth interest n No. A aooFs cIseoF-
srv on Eldorado creek for 81 -. he also
owued a claim adjoining discovery on
psnzaxa, ard recently bonfe1 Il for ~
eae Mr. Bounds did NOT bring any more
gold wEfh hfru thsr was necessary Tor tnS
@x1.euses OF the trip and f9r making pur-
en..es this winter for tns return trip,
whReh Re proposes 20 make II the spzing
Suffering at Dawson.
lanes Clarke ard e \ Brown we're the
at ITO u.sn 20 leave Dawson City. IL
zas OF September that they started tos
the south coast OF Alaska b. TIE overland
route. All along the routs they encounter
ed men snd women who were err routs for
fhe Rlon6lks country. Il was almost
case Of focla rushing IN where angels fear
q to tread Clarke and Brown would not
have !eft Dawson City but for ne iact
thai they know there Il a great scarcity ot
food and that there are good chances OF
1rns ore starving 20 destn- Clarke ara
hls partner we're not inclined 20 talk
when they arrived IN the city last night
They had been told that much had been
published about the Kiondike country that
wa not true. and for that reason they
salf they did not care % rush into print
wlth big interviews. But Clarke made O
fey very important statements 10
post-Intenlgencer reporter. and 70 men
that he encountered on the steamer while
ga route for the city. be gave much Valua-
bic Information which later was furnish
"a The Post InteiIlgencer The feature OF
what Clarke says lies In the fact that there
j. no other person IN the states today who
can teii "a late news OF Dawson No one
has pat r. an appearance who left Daw-
son after Clark and Brown.
1T is true" said Clarke TO Post-Iniel-
frencer reporter. that ! am opposed 10
making any statements FOR publication
There has been so much said about the
country that If untrue that fellow fears
thar anything he may say viii not be
correctly stated"
Were there indications Of a shortage
Of food when you lest7'
There were. The chances OF short
age we're very favorable"
Clarke stated to Passenger while COM
left Dawson there were many anxious peo-
x.1.a .rrhn fGu Tks
would witness a still greater scarcity Of
food They were hoping. Of course. that
the steamer Hamilton would arrive. She
had gone down the river with promise
20 return II possible with tons Of pro-
visions sufficient 10 temporarily drive
away starvation and the horrors which
coma with t. Day after day they watched
and waited for the coming OF the steamer.
These anxious people kept their eyes on
the river night and day In the hope that
they would hear the toot OF her whistle
or catch a glimpse OF the little river craft.
They were stumbling over gold wherever
they walked. but II did not attract as
much attention as a Pile or drift wood.
The Hamiiton's Troubles.
When J, Clarke and Brown said good -Sy
10 their Dawson City friends and started
I'D the river the Hamilton had not yet ar
rived. As the outside world knows, she
made brave struggle 10 get up the river
with her cargo Of human freight and her
tons Of provisions but a sand bar in the
Yukon checked her progress, and she IL
hopelessly stranded. with no human prob
ability that Dawson City will see her be-
fore spring.
There Is no doubt, Clark has said, that
the people at Dawson are sorely in need
Of food and that II they do not get IL soon
there viii be serious trouble. IL Is untrue,
Clarke says. that miners committees at
Dawson are holding up all newcomers and
compelling them TO share their food.
Things have not as yet reached that seri-
Gus crisis. bat II IL not far away. and the
returning miners say that those at Daw-
son City win never want for food so long
as there Is any IA the vicinity Of the Klon-
dixie.
Clarke told passenger whom he met on
the steamer that one thing which made an
impression on him while he was making
the overland trip was the great rush Of
people towards Dawson
Il met them. hs said, "an along the
route. / converted with them. told
them that there was no food ~ Dawson
aud that some would have 70 suffer
WAY, you can can set work there az SIS
4 day. they said 10 me. and I asked them,
What good viii II 60 you II YOU get work
at that price and -four Is selling at such
enormous prices that IL takes 4 week
Aazes 20 buy a sack9' They did not say
much. but continued on their journey
coward the foCdless city Their ono
thought seemed 10 ne gold. II made no
difference 10 them ~ Dawson waited for
fred. 80 hong as they we're not compelled
20 want for gold They seemed % think
that II they could ser gold they would
rat be hungry Tor food T grew Tired tell-
ms men 20 turn hack aut io the end
gave o up as e bad 5oh"
two Lucky groSpectors.
Clarke and Brown viii never have 10 do
Wle1 more work. except ou thgir claims
They brought Gown ycry Ut,3e goid. The
bulk ~ DC they Deposited Wtth one of the
traaiEE companies at Dawson. They have
He.n at Werk oE hfca cres l. Clarke 3d. a
slas.f man. He spent several years about
Hrau hafa.e he wtaf 'uto the Yukou
country. II was ,hfoc years $50 chat Bee
made bs strike on Glgrl cgtAk. Th8
claim IS WORTH many thousands ffe would
u9s have Fetarusd "a the stffeS at ,hle
ume except foy 10e fact tast food Is
scRres and be fearea ha u.Eht s..f,r
clarke And RrcN1 pole3 au Ga. river Go
10 m9es above Pety riser. aBa there
bought horses Er1 tsWa etet tha Dalton
trslt. making tHc Grip ia tweuty-slx day IS.
hroRu was taicsea contractor. ard
wsut iUto TIE Nuken coventry in Ihc SPRING
- lisa Nlo lorste3 on Usrca creek. uesr
circle CRY ltrrg that raue hF bias dane
We'll he has bagEat interests in claims
en- El1orad5 and HeuaaEa creeks. lut
SANS t1at cH the Aller.ean .8e arc a. be
fa9aa claims ss rlch as tarsa lu enc Can
adian c0auIry. il "a stated shat Brow ~
has SOLD scme al hs Interests ON E.rrr
creek Ele V-u $50 1aek ~ Ceicazo sl55
Whea he gees u-va aEsin his Tlfe VII
svretugauy aiu.