New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
WITH NEWS FROM ALASKA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER WILLAMETTE
FROM THE NORTH

MEN FooTSoRE AND WITH STRAINED D
CAMrEp ALONG THE TRAILS
s.,,u yvash Aug 2s-The steamer willamette
,,uoa into the Ocean Dock from Alaska To-Day!
CARRYING the following passensers' o. v" ,e
7 " weber w. ii. Hockaday. Z. II. >. Wise
man. A. Bell and Arthur Needhan'' i"e ~
nette lef, Skaguay Thursday. August 49, Juneau
I,,,dav and Si,ka Saturday morning. She brought
down no gold although 10000 was onered py
no-tv Of four men, who had crossed overland from
Dawson City leaving there Sunday. July a.
These men. however. only wanted 10 come as i''
as Juneau where they expected 10 WINTER anu as
the purser was not sure at the time the gold was
offered that the boat would stop at Juneau ne oe
clined TO take ii on board. They repor'eu 'ha'
provisions at Dawson are growing very snort ohe
of them said that he had friend who had severaI
buckets Of gold. but living on two spoonius oi
bcans a dav and a piece of bacon as large as his
hand
The Willamette saw nothing Of the Portland on
her trip down. and her officers say that so ia'
nothing has been heard Of her. The oficers OF the
Willamette emphaticay deny the story that any
one put In irons on the up trip Inc STORY
originated. they say. from the fact tha' re-
fraciory stowaway from Tacoma was put IN IRONS
between Seattle and Tacoma before the boat star'ed
for Skaguay.
Thomas Stanton Of Seattle one of the re-
turning messengers OF the steamer He went North
10 Join a Se,t;lc party that left here on the Mex
leo The others had taken his outfit with them ana
he proposed TO meet them on the trail Inc
steamer was so much delayed in starting that
Stanton arrived too late. and decided TO walt I'LL
spr,ng before going 20 the Yukon. lie says II Is
a shame the way the Skaguay trail mas peen au
vertiSsi rs every day proves II 10 be more anu
moro impracticab.e. went over the IRAN as III ~
Porcupine River and that was all | wanted al,
though did not have any pack 10 speak Oh Irau
horses can he all along the trail. whie man!
others badly skinned up ana buistu Una.
they fj Cor nothing. Footsore men ana OUTFITS
with strained backs common. especially among
the rcn who went up with the intention OF packing
for wages. The biggest crowd or prospective Nio'
0ikcrs is TO be found camped along the trail an
the way from the bay 10 the summit l thinK yer!
few men will ge; through this year. over at l,yea
much sleeper. but horses do not get up 10 thelr
nee ks in mud and siush. Many men are going over
TO go In the other way. Things are very nVey al
the town and on the bay Just now. AZ hrst IL was
Next week a sawmill will be In operation. Men are
already at work getting out lumber for the new
mill at good wages. Six stores. carrying STOCKS OF
mixed goods. have started up, ard are DONG 'er!
Well
Port Townsend Wash. Aug @-The steamship
Portland is due TO arrive from the mouth OF the fu-
kon River tomorrow. ard IL is expected she VIII
bring several tons Of gold from the k'ondike gold
felds Great exCitement caused iast night py
the receipt Of a message from Tatoosh Island that
q vessel was passing in and IL was believed 10 pe
the straits meet her The vessel proved 10 De the
steamship Willamette. from Dyea and SKaguaE
The steamer Resale has departed for SkaSuay
with about hundred passengers and fun !oad
of horses and supplies for miners. Sne also took
number of wagons - break the famine at the pass.
The schooner Moonlight. which had to take of most
OF her deck load OF lumber order OF the lnspec-
tor got away with her sixty passengers to-day.