The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-30

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 27.--Word
comes from Skaguay that John Lind.
say Of Olympia, Nash., who arrived
there from Lawson City Dec. II, says
there will surely he starvation in the
klondike this winter He examined
into the food situation in a thorough
manner, he says, and after satisfying
himself that there would be starvation
he sold his outfit and in company with
Frank BallaIne of Olympia, Tom Story
of Victoria and Bob Glynn OF Seattle
started out on foot, each man drawing
a sled, carrying about l4O pounds OF
provisions. Lindsay says the Dawson
people believe that there is no great
amount of food at Fort EnkOn, as has
been alleged. The river rose sufficiently
and remaiped open long enough to
enable food supply to have been
brought from Fort Yukon, had there
been any there.
The people Of Dawson, believing that
there was not ample food supplies at
Fort Yukon, refused to go there, pre-.
ferring to remain in Dawson. No more
than 800 or 40 people took advantage
of the transportation company's offer TO
take the people to Fort Yukon free of
charge.
When the miners at Dawson found
that no more provisions would reach
the town by the river route, they an
nounced that meeting would be held
to take steps for apportioning ths pro-
visions in the town. Those that had
plenty, they said, must share with
those who had none. Captain Constan-
tine of the Northwest mounted police
interfered and tod the miners that no
such thing would be permitted. The
meeting was not held,
Lindsay says the output of the mines
will be greatly curtailed this winter
because of the scarcity of food and
light. CoalOil sold for $4J gallon and
candles are as high as $3.50 box of
100. Even if men were able to work
their claims they cannot get light to
do so.
These statements are torne out by all
the returning Klondikers, quite mum.
Der of whom have reached here the
past week. Few of them, however.
take a gloomy view of the situation
than does Mr.. Lindsay.
DR.. Il. L. Bradley of Roseburg, Or,
says that food is scarce, but he does not
think that there wi be actual starva-
ton. Neither DO w. b. King of Mer.
ced, Cal, p. j. Holland of Butte, Mon.
Thomas Story of Victoria or Robert
Glynn of Seattle, Wash. all of whom
have reached from Dawson, the most
of them having left there on Nov. 2.
AS an instance Of the scarcity of food
in Dawson, Lindsay relates the case of
DR.. anzandts, formerly of Spokane,
Wash. Van andts is an elderly man,
an being Without provisions or money,
he offered gold watch for a sack of
-four. He could notSget it and re-
marked to Lindsay God only knows
how l am to keep body and soul
together"
Lindsay says 200 or more miners are
prospecting at the mouth Of Stewart
river, bus nothing is known as yet
what success they achived.
Henderson creek, five miles below
Stewart river and 10 miles from Daw-
son, is promising stream, and it is
being developed this winter.
The weather about the Stewart and
Big Salmon rivers has been bitterly
cold, 20 degrees below zero being
recorded at Major Walsh's camp, u
miles below Big Salmon, on Nov. 30.
The Yukon river between Dawson
rnd Fort Pelly froze completely over on
Nov. Is.
The river is piled full of ice in great
ridges, as high as an ordinary house,
and a roadway will have to be cut
through L before dog or horse teams
can operate upon it. The outlook,
therefore, for taking supplies down to
Dawson in the immediate future is not
good.
Inspector of Mines McGregor left
here week ago with number of og
teams and horses to make the attempt
to reach Dawson with abo t 20 tons Il
provisions, but nothing has since been
heard of him.