The San Francisco call., 1897-07-22

on the snow they can ge. over full
years outfit. Then camp is made on the
lake. and boats built in readiness to follow
the Ice down the stream when it breaks up
in the spring
Warnings are given by all of the re-
turning miners against going in at all
unless equipped with provisions for at
least year. They all insist that 1t will
be impossible for the trading companies
to supply the numbers which are expected
TO flock into the camp this fall. The man
who goes without provisions is taking
desperate chances, according to their pre-
dictions.
This is probably true but it is also
true that strenuous efforts are being
made to nut into the country pro-
visions sufficient 10 supply any pros
pective demand. The jobbing houses OF
this city are doing heavy business, work
ing their forces day and night. In front
of the stores are big piles OF flour, each
sack being covered By an additional oil
skin sack, as q prevention against pros
pectlve dumps into the creeks on the pass.
or into the river after the divide is crossed.
A phase of the klondyke matter men
toned in THE CALL several days ago Is IN
terestiuely treated in q letter received Dy
Mrs. William Walker of South Seattle
from her husband, who has been mining
in the great gold fields. From the tone
of Walkers letter il would seem that there
will be too much whisky and too little
substantial food for comfort on the hlon-
dyke during the coming winter. he says
that every steamer has more or less saloon
fixtures, and a big stock OF whisky anc
liquors is being brought IN.
Walker went north with the party that
took up machinery 10 build a steamer on
Lake Lindernan. They started over the
mountains from Dyea, but after going
considerable distance the men began 10
leave one by one. All were in haste to
reach the Yukon and get down to the dig
gings. Finally Walker and the owner OF
the machinery were the only men left out
of the big crew that had been hired TO take
the machinery over. They could do
nothing with the heavy machinery, so 1t
was dropped, and both joined in the mad
race for The KIondyke.
This was but few months ago. Walker
had enough money to purchase pro-
visions for the summer and started 10
work at $15 day, He sent his wife $500
on the last S teamer and saved enough out
OF his earnings 10 Keep him the re-
mainder of the summer and bring him
out before winter begins. he expected TO
leave on the first of the month on pros
pecIing trip on new creek where few To-
cations had been made. He intended 10
stake out claim, do little work and
come home for the winter.
y new transportation company was or
ganized here to-day, which will enter the
field in competition with the North Amerl-
can Trading and Transportation Com
pany, on the all-steamer route, from
Seattle TO ST. Michaels and thence up the
river TO Dawson City. The members OF
This company are Captain Bryant and c.
c. Cherry, the local United States Inspec
tors OF ST am boats; D. X. Howard, a local
capitalist; Captain Primrose, an old steam
boatman, and Jack" Carr, the Yukon mail
carrier, who brought out the first word OF
the KIondyke strikes. They have pur-
chased the old steam boat Eliza Anderson,
which they propose to run from here TO
st. MichaelS; and the W. X. Merwin, q
stern wheel river steamer OF good cspac-
lily. The latter Will be towed up to st.
Michsels by a tugboat. The Anderson
Will leave in ten days. 1t is expected that
one round trip TO Dawson City can be
made before the river closes.