The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-06

The authorities os Alaska have awak-
ened 20 the serious nature OF the situation
at the White pass They see in the coa-
tinuance Of the camp at SKA quay. as ncw
constituted. possibilities Ter crime and va
rlous other evils OF great magnitude steps
have been taken 20 break up the camp by
dispensing the lawIess element that has
ga Hered there from every state IN 5ne
Union.
CuL +, :. Chaabourne. state harhor COM
mi siOner OF California. y, lo was passen-
ger on the steamship Qaeen. arriving here
II = o'clock yesterday morning. brought
down Rdvices to the above effect. Col.
ChaubouTH says thag collector Ives and
a force of deputy United States marshals
had determined TO raid lne town OF Skag-
uay and clean out the whisky snugglcfs
and "a az n men, and rid The camp of ths
dtsordery element Heretofore the author
iEles have been utterly ana 6ln 20 cope with
the diseTderiy people. and the camp be-
came one ~ the hottest on record. 1t
was tie Tetvge Of the worst class OK Grim
inals. confidence men ard thugs on the
Coast. These with the whisky men had
combined sc block the traIi SO as TO keep
the tender<cet there all winter and fleece
taem ~ eng IS thrTc was dollar LETT "a
the camp.
Serious as is the situation At Skaguay
and White pass. as portrayed by letters
and by men returning from the camp u
the 0lscone olates. and appalling as Is the
condition o. the train over the mountain
bd rser bttN cen I.-v 6.ooe gold hunters ard
the Isradlss on the other side. the ac-
counts published from time TO time secm
10 have bat family portrayed the actual
state of affairs
Made desperate by their failure TO get
oveI the tran and by the terrible hardshlps
they have been compelled 70 endure In the
hopeless struggle against odds Of the past
weeks. the miners have become suspicious
OF each other. and quarrels are Of hourly
occurrence. Everg mans hand is raised
against every other man The lawless
characters are much Ia evidence. and dis
sensions and discords have broken out
among the miners until such a thing as
cooperation is impossible.
Coy Brady IS quoted as saying that tho
situation is laden with trouble. and that
he Intends notifying the department at
Washington OF the condition OF affairs
In spite Of the attempts Of the miners
committee to close the train so il can be
rel aired. one party Of twelve, with drawn
reyolvers and loaded rifles. announced
their intention Of going through to the
summit. They passed a guard OF miners
and set out for the summit. The commit
tee was called together. and a number Of
armed men sent after them to head them
OFF II trouble IS averted II will be by the
sense OF reason. and a spirit OF desperation
and reckless ooliviousness 10 consequences
pervades the camp.
Col Chadb2urne was found az the Raj
nier-Graud by a Post-Intelligencer repre-
sentative last night Without the least hes
itation he gave = succinct description OF
affairs al Skaugay and ended with the pre-
diction that serious trouble win develop
unless the authorities succeed IN nloderat-
ing the situation materially within The
next week. Said he
The whisky snugglers. dive-keepors and
saloon men or the place are IA a comhna-
ton with the thieves and confidence men
10 keep the trail blocked. They hope TO
make the thousands Of gold seekers now
hopslessly waiting : chance 10 get 10 the
kiondike pass The winter az the camp. and
thus become easy prey 20 their devices
These people are power for harm and
they stop at nothing They spread dissen-
sion everywhere and do al they can 20
block the progress Of the gold hunters.
The place is the Mecca OF the lowest e.
ments Of the Coast. and conndence opera
tors and thieves ply their vocation day
and night
There is but one way TO solve The ques-
ton presented 20 the auEnofites al Skag-
uay. and that Is 10 break up the camp. Cal-
lector Ives was pre- p4r1ug 10 rad All ihe
saloons and gambling Joints when l left
learned of his plans az Skasusy aad
Sifka lie proposed 70 clean out the nest
of law breakers a SkaguRy. demolish ths
saloons and confiyc8te the LIQUORS. Conf
dence operators were 70 6e arrested and
dealt with slmmariiy. il this ls done tho
authorities believe that the town VIII dis
integrsfe and the miners or those wbo
cannot cross the gsmmit. VIII 60 20 Jn-
uFau silk or tBe Sound 30 spend he WIN
ter All that keeps the rown there ls the
| whisky men. and If these are wiped out u
Is believed tbag quiet viii be restored and
those who are prepared TO gel over TO tle
lakes viii 10 about thelr business. while
the levz fortunate ones VII 20 elsewhere 10
spend the winter.
sskag1iay Is located n the mos, bleak
| and uninvt'Ing sroi ! ever saw. n pco-
| pie continue 20 camp there this winter, a
! high tide VIII come up the beach sarne day
| ard wipe out a hundred or two - the tents
1 TIE tide there has an eeb ana nov -
/ tweufv-six feet ard during 3 gale y runs
No she bach Such q thing il hshie %
/ happen during the first storm of mo eal}-
noessaI period and then vel hear II sfF-
/ araf dozen gold huni eTE y ing waehHd l4ito
the aea Oid-tiTneTs there know tae true
/ rendition 81 AFFAIR." and admit tnaf sf3f n
a c4tast~ophe Is Habg 20 happen
Col. c,hadborune tolt of the collection of
+ an per head duty from The 'anadia n
I mounted notice lie said tai "a Cana
| df.r= were VERY muck incessed ~ the ae-
/ 80 ~ me American authorff3es and made
boasf "a they passed 80 the trail that
| thev wosld get even on The first = no
( American miners 10 pass fhe Canadian
customs officials At Lake TaRisa.
From another OF the Queens passenger
/ it was learned that tAe confidence msH ply
| fhelr business on the open TRAN SO broad
/ dpyiigat. inexperienced youths and ten
| aerfeet' from the East fail easy victims
/ 20 their wilss
one ~ the latest arrivals a. Skaglay a
| tas notorious Jack Jolly wno has 5afn
| recently released from the Montana peni'
/ tantlarv where ne served term for ma r.
| siaqgh. jolly sad 70 some Of sis friet'a'
[ shaf "skaargay was she easiest graft tn tf'
| caanfry~ f4e intends passing TIE winfef
! a. sna oarap and nas meE many whc ara