Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-29
Goldseekers at Dawson City Con-
ffonted by Prospect Of Famine.
EXODUS TO MORE FAVORED POINTS
Whisky Taken Into theI Camp In
stead Of Flour
BIG RUSH NEXT YEAR

TACOMA, Wash, November 29-The
Ledger's special correspondent at Skaguay
met the members of the Dalton party, who
are just out from Dawson City, headed by
Jack Dalton, Joe W. Boyle of Woodstock,
Ont, and w. C. Gales, known as Swift
waite BILL
Mr.. Dalton said that at Dawson City gold
is plentiful, but food very scarce. He does
not. however, believe that the stage of
general actual starvation will be reached
There is some feeling against the two large
&C mpanies operating there on account Of
their inability to cope with the situation
successfully.
1t is rsported by Mr.. Boyle that when
the Marguerite came up the Yukon in Sep
TENDER she was unable to proceed with her
full cargo beyond Fort Yukon, and left
there most Of the flour aboard, bringing
into Dawson a large amount Of whisky
presumably for the purpose of getting
larger profits than on the -four
Held Up by Armed Men.
A still further shortage has been caused
at Dawson owing to the fact that when
the Bella came up from ST. Michaers dur
ing the first week In October she was stop
ped at Circle City by nearly two hundred
armed men and forced to leave the larger
part of the cargo there.
Captain Hansen of the Alaska CONNER
c1aL Company, who went to Dawson called
meeting. He advised all men with suf-
fctent supplies to start for Fort Yukon.
SO miles below Dawson City, and about
5O miles below Circle City. The mounted
police were authorized to force the depart
ire of the men without winter outfits. and
the companies boats carried down $50
men.
During the next few days nearly 200 men
arrived over the Dyea and Skaguay trails,
and 1t Is claimed that the larger part of
these had only supplies for from one to
three months.
Views Of n Correspond dent.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 29.-The
Call has received via steamer City Of Seat
tie a letter from its correspondent Sam
Wall, who succeeded in reaching Dawson
City on September 25 after a perilous trip
In small boat from Fort Yukon. He was
the first to give the news to the people
OF Dawson of the failure Of the relief ships
to get up the river.
The gold seekers he says, are confronted
be intense suffering during the winter
months. The dominion police have an
nounced their intention of selling all SUPER
huous stores and especially Those belong
ing to gamblers and the disreputabie ele-
ment, and dividing them pro rata among
the famishing citizens, Z, Everything posi-
BILE will be done to alleviate the distress.
Rush Expected Nexti Spring.
PORTLAND, Ore, November 20.-B.
Campbell. general traffic manager of the
Oregon Railroad and 9, Navigation Com
pany, who has just returned from ar ex-
tended trip in the east,e in speaking Of the
rush to Alaska in the springs
Present indication in the east are favor
able to large numbers of gold hunters to
the klondike next year, which Will begin
in February. he5various railway lines are
Issuing special advertising matter and max
ing other preparations to handle the bust
ness. There are good Indications for fair
~ large emigrant travel next year to the
northwest. Indignation Of the large crops
In the last season has reached the east,
and will add some movement to the agri-
cultural Glass;"