Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-10

by no means certain that they will
reach tho Klondike.
| Three days before tho Cleveland let
| st. MIohsels ON her return voya e,
that is, on August .6.h, the Excelsior
left 81. Michself. Sac had on board
a large number OF miners and large
| quantity OF gold. Il ipOrts were cur.
rent that her treasure amounted TO
one million dollars, but there are none
on the Cleveland That car verify this
assertion. Soon srer leaving ST.
| Miohaels, the Excslsirr met with
misbsp ON her way to San Franci.oo.
She was caught on the dangerous flats
OF the Yukon and broke two blsies Of
her propeller. This meant delay. and
when tho Cleveland reached Una.
lasks, she found the Excelsior uuder-
going repairs. Ii is probable, however,
that che left Unalsska last Monday, to
resume her journey 10 the south. Chs
has on board several miners who left
Dawson on the Weare, and were
stranded, until the Healy came to the
rescue.
Shortly before the Cleveland left
for Seattle on the Journey home the
U. 3. revenue cutter Bear put int
st. hichaels 10 tell another story Of
death and disaster In the ice.bound
Arctic. The Bear had on board es
passengers Captain Wbiteside, his
wife, the first sud fourth officers and
four seamen OF the steam whaler
Nevaob. They are all that remain to
tell the terrible story Of death 10 the
Arctic. The Nevsch was caught In
an Toe pack In the Arctic ocean. or
her crew forty.two were lost.
rhirty.oue were crushed In the Ice and
-, a
the veBsel's signals of distress near
Point Barrow and lost no time In 60
ing to her assistance. The captain,
his wife, two officers and four sailors
were forced to leave the disma ntled,
oripplsd ship. but nine others positive.
ly refused To 60. They were left In
| the desolate fell Of ice aud 1t IL feared
they have perished with their com.
rades.
The terrible tale OF suffering told by
Capt. Whitesldes ana his officers
forms but an incident In tho story that
the Cleveland bfings from the North,
1t was believed that after she
had left 81. Michaels bebind
she WAS to learn 10 more OF
the klOndike, Its dangers aud dis.
HttefF, Its successes and Its failures;
but the Cleveland hai hardly gone
thirty.1ve miles When sue passed n
vessel thai told OF evils to come, of
dangerous spirits ready for any out
rage, of excited and angry msu who
have left black record along the
coast on their ocean pathway to the
Yukon.
The Cleveland and tho Humboldt
had met, and new stories OF abandoned
adventureTs she 10 cJnveyiny to the
gold fields were sent back to the
world. When the Humbo ut stopped
at Unaleska on her journey TO 81.
M chaels the passengers were In open
rebellion.
They began TO realize that 1t would
be impossible for them to reach DAw.
son before next spring and they knew
that misery awaited them at 81. Mi
chsels. There were open threats
against w. ID. Wood, the orgauizsr
and manager of the expedition, ami Is
is feared that he may lose his life at
the hands OF his passengers.
Capt. Hall, MASTER Of the Cleveland
says: "rwO important fActe should
nut be forgotten when we tell any
thing OF the Klondike. 1t Is impossi.
BILE, l think. to sxaggerste the ricu-
nees OF the country and quite ss i'm
possible to over.estimrte the dangers
anu the prospective disasters a, Daw.
SOD.
"While we were at st. MichRels the
angry gatherings Of the members OF
the National City and South Coast ex-
petitions show that troublous
times are ahead there as well as on the
Klondike.
"It is my belief that the vessels hat
are to return this fall will come heavily
laden with gold.
"This coming winter there are cold
and hunger for those who venture 10
the gold fields. 1 have authority tor
what say. know from my own
ervstions, from the ocoOuu,s OF un-
Interested persons that there will be
distress ana terrible times AT Dawson.
1--WE are bringing back compare.
lively little GOLD. The miners on
board arc exsggerating their posses.
sons. 1 do not believe there Is more
than Sl50,0O0 in tths party. They all
tell Inc same story. Every person
who can leave Dawson before the win.
ter will do 20. There 10 no longer any
supplies. Many OF the most absn-
donsd characters are Fastening to tho
mines and there is certain to De serious
trouble.
"You may rely upon It that every
returning ship will be crowded to lis
greatest capacity. At 81. Mlchsel's
there 10 plenty OF food, but there ia no
certainly that 1t can be- taken to Daw.
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