The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
NO KLONDIKE CROWDING.
RIGID INsPEorIoN or THE sTBhM-
ERs TO BE MADE.

The Government Inspector 70 Btop the Werdinr
or n1en and Animals on the Boats-Wnn
street Men ON the way TO Lock Tor Gold
Northumberland situntion st pyes'
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. lA-The Klondiko pas
scngers are informed that tho United Statos In
spector OF Hulls will enforce riRidly regulations
of the Government against the overcrowdine Of
vessels. This vigilance seems to DO exercised
after several vessels have violated the Law re-
peatedly, and mon and animals have even 90
cupied tho Same stalls. The inspector is quoted
as saying:
There will be no repetition of tho Willamette
affair. This thing OF loading horses and mules
in the hold and upper decks and placing steer
ago passengers between them will not DO toler-
ated. / will see that in future plenty Of room
is given In zach berth for the circulation OF air.
There is not going to DO another miscellaneous
mix.up OF men and women with live stock"
The inspector enforced the law against the
Utopia this morning.. and gave notice that yes.
sells Of under 200 tons burden will not DO
permitted to sail on the northern route after
Sept. is.
Among the Klondikers who sailed from Seattle
yesterday were George Peabody, member Of the
NowYork Stock Exchange accompanied yHenry
Hirschfield, DR.. w. II. Chase. and John L. Kelley.
all of Now York. Mr.. Peabody is supplied with
letters of credit on Dawson City for a large
amount of money, and will not only prospect for
claims in the Klondike. but will also be prepared
to buy the properties. He is one Of a large mum.
Der of Eastern capitalists who have gone to the
new gold fields in search of fortune, supplied
with capital In which to work.
Richard Butler, one OF Klondike's fortunate
men, who owns five claims and cleaned up
sofa home, accompanied by four brothers, who
QUILTED here and will go with him to work his
claims and share in his good luck: He Is not
The Humboldt. which Will sail from Seattle
She will DO followed by the Farallon and City OF
Seattle on Tuesday, the latter having, a capacity
for 400 passengers. She Is advertised to make q
record. breaking pace. seventy hours, between
Seattle and Dyed. The Farallon will take 1oo
passengers from Seattle: Several schooners car
rying passengers and freight are scheduled To
sail the first OF the week.
Up to the present time 900 horses havo been
over trails. Several hundred wagons are now
on the way north. and it. is now believed thai
united h,ait effort fort on the part part OF 18th thousands ,aisona or OF miners miners
A private letter from a Seattle man at Dyes
says; ,,r. ,..n .r,u,,nut 70 and FRI ,broo.h
thick mud and snow. for more than two weeks
packing our grub upon our backs over noun
s fsFs this Thu Time is we our viii last ssll. tF' FRhier %h Is MORE %S ' con-
fusion here than in Hades. Every mans outfit
after being dumped off tho ship into the mud
man is crying "short.S There are about
5000 would-bc gold seekers here. and they
will stay here unless they do as we have done
make pack horses of themselves and pack theil
grub over mountains on their honest backs
There. are quite a number OF pack horses rigge.d
out with 'sawbucks' on their backs. There Il
not a pack train here worthy of the name. ant
there are not a dozen good packers to be found.
Two good pack trains, with packers. 'woulc
be n godsend to people who are here waiting fol
something to turn up. II the men would turr
out and tx trails and tramp down the snow
they would soon reach the lake and the golt
fields
The steamship Portland is duo to arrive II
Seattle from st. Michael on Aug. IS. and hel
coming is looked for with unusual Interest. The
Cleveland is also expected from st. Michael or
Sept. 5.