The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-23
OVERTAHEN BY THE SNOW.
Winter Sets in on Skaguay ana
Dyea Trails
BACKS TURNED TO THE GOLD
The Steamship qseen strives WIN
p p..eux~rs-NafI Carriers
Have n Hard Ttme-t. :. District
Attorney Bennett Believes There
wan ne Winch sunrrins-Wen Are
walking Into the Arms of Death.

wtr.er hAs begun IA earnset with the
travellers on ne Dysa and sksguay trails.
and al who Do not intend 20 winter IN
Alaska are Fastening OF. Steamship
6uaen arrive here yesterday with eighty
passengers. Among these we're United
States Marital j. NJ. sloUp ard District
AttorBey r. r. Re1neft. The peaks Of the
snountatns fanking the passes are blank
eted four feet deep with snow. and the
smaller streams are enSrusted with films
of See. Is hen che Queen let skssnay sep
xennber ~ there were many parties stray
riine in from she mountains. and It Is
stated that a majority viii return 10 Sc
at:le ard await she return Of spring
Preparations are being made 70 winter a
aamser in boeh juneau and skaguay.
The Mails.
Hundref4 are turning back but the
United States mail IN care 81 g. E. sprou
and assistants wili 10 through. A letter
received here announces the safe arrival
OF spronl with his party 81 Sheep camp
and on September he expected to be n
Lake Linderman. where a boat would be
built TIE letter expresses confidence IN
the carriers abihty 20 reach Dawson. out
Sproai complains that coming on; with the
return mai will ne a task for which no
adequate provision had been made by the
mail contractor. Sprouts letter shows dis
satisfaction against the contractor IN sew
eraI other details.
Writing from Sheep camp under date Of
September g. he says. To-day I met Foss
who was to pack Our supplies 20 Lake
Linderman ard who I understood was 70
cache supplies IN four places on the Yukon
river for the convenience OF United States
mall carriers. Foss declared that no such
arrangement had been made with him:
that he was simply TO assist the carriers
all he could getting their supplies 20 Lake
TAndeTauan. To move our supplies viii
cost si.isl. she price for packing being SIS
per hundred pounds. II vas also repre-
scented 70 the carriers by the contractor
that he had four tons OF provisions and
boats ready on Lake Bennett. They are
not there. and ! find myself in a pretty
pickle with 3ra pounds IF provs Eons on
my hands. This morning sold 2ea pounds
Of my outfit ~ lc@s than Seattle prices.
and we will hlt the trail with less than
100 pounds.
~. n. Damars. who left Seattle July n
Circle City. was told he would lind sup
plies in Juneau TO last him - Lake Ben
neat. lie was disappointed as no such ar
arrangement had been made He continued
on his way with ths mail. hoping 60 End
supplies and a boat n Lake Bennett Here
again his expectations we're not realized
lie was without money, aud bat for the
Kindness Of a party VINO took him along
Denars would have been forced 20 turn
Sark ugffh the T. n5fe1 states mail
II think the carriers are being treated
very badly hy the contractors. W NJ y.
Safter. Of Washington, y. g. had better
get on his thinking cap, a. the condition
OF things Is such Al present that y Viii ee
Impossible for the carriers 20 return with
the ontcomng mail. There are no ar
rangemcnis FOR the safety Of carriers on
the out trip as agreed upon. We will 30
through or bust"
". H.. Benuetfs Views.
one OF the most distinguished passengers
10 arrive In the city on the Queen was Bur
ION r. Bennett .Rwho was sent north by
Grover Cleveland 20 nh the Office 0f United
States district attorney for Alaska. Al the
time Of his appointment he was residing in
Seattle.
MIR Bennett is ~ the Northern hotel With
his wife. and viii remain IA the city for
two weeks. tie says that his visit 10 tho
United States a this time has no offs 81
significance. sir, Bennett IS one OF TIE
most conservative men that ever received
an office from Ar Cleveland tic does not
do any more talking than he has to- and
what he SAYS comes from MS Hps after he
has weighted IL Wei He believes that there
will be much suffering IN The north this
winter.
From what } can learn h. said "there
II not and vii not he enough food az DaN-
sen city this winter, With favorable
weather the trading companies may get
moro M the river than was anticipated
bur Il II not likely Il will D. Impossible
under the most favorable circumstances 70
set sufficient ip Ia supply All those vho
ara there ! feet sure ~ that after careful
inquiry and from letters I have received
from Dawson CITY.
But as I say. II Dawson CITY suffer
think OF the men on WhEe pase The
world NAV not realize g. hut thrrr arc
men un north who are waiking rlaht ln,o
death The snow sS probably fivlne en-
White pass. and lf not soon viii Re.
Many propose en- Water gt Skaeuas
bat from what q can learn hundreds ro
rot propose 90 stop There nor .N thew rs-
turn 20 civilization They haNe enc raff
fever as go othef Body of msu over hss 81.
Every time thef near 81 strike ir 49,.
Nakun cogntrt tsty SET craa.ar cham .-,.-
They VIII nos stop lar snoN they win nst
stop FER sicrmT Thrv wU keep tusn.-r
oyer white pass all winter aso @atssHrl
that when inn eHoW ls gsra.ns down tr aN
rs fury ON ba pass sad ta- wlnaF s~a
blowing awtW T3isS tbls vlutt~ vau vlf