The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

this year
Tsil them & means searvatisn-s
Telegraph % every paper In TIE cour-
try taaI people ~la Sgzrve there Il more
gst IN"
I have hard these warnings repeated
tire and tire again 20 ne sy sueh and
every ere q Ia miners who returned on
The Portland.
AoTs 1aaa this. several of these uson
have frankly stated that had they thought
taers Mould Be sufficient supplies n shere
for the coming winter hey would net have
come car.
These Eae1 are In earnest. They know
wat they are taking about These warn
lnss. too. they asked me 20 write before We
kae~ naI the story q the insane rush 20
DaSsan-
Whea we reached Dutch Harhor. or our
return, ard secured a few scattering pa
pers @ late d2fes-Ihe latest August -
the sne topic Of conversation was about
~Aat tas situation would De a. Dawson
4ne on the Yukon this winter.
When The Excelsior arrived AZ 81 NJ
ohaels with her load OF 80 additional peo-
pie and The miners heard that the C{eve-
iand would aring fully l6a more. they TAX
81 strongly then. They said too many rse9-
PIE We're going tn, ard that supplies could
not possibly held out during the winter
After leaving DDtca AaEu3r and peaklng
q partial extent q the rush daWned upon
Us.
Ny God~ one man said 10 ne. What
are they thinking CT Are people craxyf
There VIII be terrible-horrioIe times ON
the Yukon next winter. Starvation Will
stare them Il the face long before spTing."
From ny oNn personal luFest1gaIta}ss AZ
ST. Michasls ! ana convinced that the
miners 90 not speak TOO strongly.
The companies are doing their utmost
70 set supplies up the river. sud were Il
possible 10 Go so would have food FOR all
But they labor under disadvart tases
which cannot be appreciated untu seen.
A serious mistake vas made BY enc
company n carrying up TOO much l5Quor
on the last trlp of TWO OF its boats. The
miners want food. not liquor.
Last year. with $50 people on the river
and facilities for transportation very little
under than those of this season. there
was a serious shortage.
This year some !. go people must have
supplies. and they with those who went
in last spring, making total of probably
90 people on the river. before this lass
mad rush. viii require every pound that
can possibly be taken n. and without It
the condition viii be worse than last year.
am positive 80 tons viii not be taken
up the river this season. This does not
mean 5. CO tons Of food by any means.
Perhaps the larger h4n viii be food but
sh0vels. furniture, hardware, stoves,
liquor. clothing, blankets. etc. VIII figure
up nearly ons-haif.
Regarding the situation at the trail or
over the various passes am not Inform
ed. but these same miners. each ard every
one OF whom have gone in over the trail.
say thaE K Is an utter imposSioillty TO
transport enough supplies over that route
at this season Of the year.
In the various articles and interviews
published herewith. the situation may be
seen al a glance.
In warning people 70 wait until spring,
/ simply act for the miners, who speak
In the name Of humanity.
There Is gold IN the Yukon country
plenty OF IL. bat 20 seek 10 this season
under the circumstances Is no less than
sheer madness Il Is even more, Il IS
criminal 70 those who are already ia the
country.
The Portland left ST. Mlchaels on her
return trip a. noon AugusT r. The de-
tails OF the trip of the Portland % ST
Michaels having already been graphically
described by Mr.. George HYDE Preston.
the Post-Infeilige0cer special Dawson
correspondent, II need not be again de-
scribed.
Perfect summer weather in the Bertug
sea wrf.h A smooth sea. was our luck.
and Dutch harbor was reached early
Thursday morning. After coahng, "e
started at in the afternoon headed
through the pass for Seattle, with perfect
weather and summer sea accompany
iuE Us.
Monday morning.
sighting the Humboldt
At4.so o'clcck Monday morning. August
q. Charles clifton. the cabin boy. awoke
ma b. yelling into my stateroom: The
Humboldt IS So sight Hustle oat ard yoa
can catch the boat going OK 20 her.
hustled. eciipslnr any former rscort
A. agirk dressing In fact. u.y costume was
not cornplete enough FOR comfort Siding
down the guy ropes into the boat the nrss
tning I noticed WAS that there was con-
s.Sera bic water going on around. In fact,
: bad enc leg knee deep IN x over the gun
vale Besides thss also noted that the
sea VAS pretty busy. not being as smooth
as the traditional rnlll pond
After Sobbinz aroanz Ike a cork We got
alongside the Humboldt and I followed
( Cast. Kt6ston up la8a4rt which Z ap-
+ reared 20 u1e was executing lively tx II
I every direction.
/ abe.-a she Humboldt every ore or the
r.asser,eerg was on 9sck Sonne OF them
{ "a sv3asrstfv also dressed ln haste. Tire
/ frss ming ! heard was deep bass voice
shouting.
/ .HeIlo, P.-L How about the Elor-
diks9~
! Immediately sf,erward cane a v3Iley Of
+ rs1esriaus from everv direction.
/ Nsx. the familiar faces Of r e. WASH
! bu-n an8 Mavor Wood came in sight
/ TELL tnem At Seattle rAat everything Is
1 n X. ard everybody IN good spirits sid
NJ Washhurn confirmed the mayor q
words. ard a voice freEn the deck added,
f .-TaH sAeur We aVs Eotnc 20 MAKE Da"-
( son o. bust
zm~n AesSAa for TIRE Portland. Just be-
( fe-s waas dowu the ladder &ayor Wood
+ A,~saa - ao,sr sack half f2h % letters
+ Trss~ w~rs PLACED 81 re na}l
+ -hr,erh courtesy - passenger. mary
I - v-se-a 10 rot kn5w. I received hsf q
ssza-. earses q RE Post-In'eli TX es1esr
+ v~rff have rad mer@. but iwo bun
( s.as erenzs@.f n rra vglssse me 5o2f. a-d
,he - vas too roegn 20 attempt pseAlf :
TFa Ha-7be,srs decks wsre blsck with
( -es~7a = many - mem crowded % ms
s.s@ ,hat re boat hsd a stEo1g LIZ .o-
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( acafr s.earsrE aEea1-
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+ -hzrf hsa secured we're astug rad pisce-
/ neal - every
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