The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-12-03
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Seattle. Nov 80 twenty-five men
arrived here today on the City Of Seat
lie direct from Dawson City. They
we're divided into two parties, the last
one Of which left Dawson City Octo-
Der Q.
Among the party were Thomas Ma
gee. sr., Thomas Magee. jr., Of San
Francisco; "Swiftwater Bill" Gates,
Joe Boyle. william HuslSins, +. Eckert
II. Robertson. NJ. Raymond, llert Mel.
son. John W. Braucr. w. II. Chambers,
y. W. Pond. Il. Ash and others. They
have $4,000 in drafts aud gold dust
All tell stories Of food shortage in
Dawson that is almost famine The
last person 10 leave Dawson was Jack
Dalton. When Dalton left the steam
ers Alice and Bella had reached there
loaded lightly. II is said that the
Bella's cargo consisted Of whist, and
billiard balls. She brought no pro-
visions.
The Canadian mounted police char.
tered the Bella and gave all who wish
ed free transportation 10 Fort Yukon.
The Bella Is reported TO have left
about oct. ~ with 900 men.
According 10 statements made by
members OF the Dalton party there Is
liable 90 be trouble OF the most serious
kin dthis winter In Dawson. Men were
gathered In groups and cursing with
might and main the new corners that
were constantly coming into the Klon.
dixie. loaded with scarcely any pro-
visions.
The mounted police were Offering
free transportation TO the grub piles
further down the Yukon. but 10 count
less hundreds who had lnbored hard
all through the summer accommodating
grubstulSc. the prospect was unin-
viting 10 say the least These men
figured that II would take all their
savings in gold to pay their living ex-
pcnscs at Fort Yukon during the win.
ter and that In the spring they would
not have enough gold left 10 pay their
passage money back 10 Dawson, TO say
nothing Of purchasing enough food 10
subsist until they could get started
again. To these poor fellows the offer
Of the mounted police was no better
than the prospect ut Dawson of being
compelled TO winter on half rations
until the supply boats could reach the
diggings In the spring.
John w. Brauer, the United States
mail carrier who left Dawson, Septem.
Der "a, said;
There IL only one salvation for the
miners who are now at Dawson City,
and that In for them TO undertake the
awful winter trip from Dawson 70
Mort Yukon, a distance Of 400 miles
There Is food ut Fort Yukon, there Il
ngns at Dawson, and just ms sure n
the stars shine, terrible suffering will
be the fate Of the Dawson miner unless
he leaves there before spring will
make my statement conservative, and
say that when left Dawson the mer
had on an average four months food
supply, Some had supplies for only
one month. while others had enough
for four or five
"The last restaurant closed th'
night left, II had been selling moth
ing but beefstealS, for which tn,
hungry paid $3.50.
"When the people realized that tn,
boats would not be up the river, the!
knew that starvation threatened them
and the great stampede began. Tn,
Arst TO leave went to Fort Yukon.
guess there were about ten In tn,
party that left the first day. One boa
came up from Fort Yukon with severn
newspaper men aboard, among then
being Correspondent Sam Wall and
Mr.. McGilvra. They brought the new
that the Hamilton had unloaded all o
cargo and tried To get over the ba
light and failed In her efforts, though
she drew but two feet OF water. Thi
news Increased the excitement an,
made the rush toward food.centers al