The record-union., 1897-10-26

VICTORIA (B. c., Oct. 25.-The City
Of Seattle arrived this morning from
the north with 100 passenger includ-
ing Cliff L Moore and son and M. c.
Woodring Of Seattle, who poled up the
Yukon River from Dawson. and came
out over the Dalton trail
They also brought news Of the
drowning on Lake Bennett of Joe Nc
Manus and Peter Wyvelle of San Fran
cisco. A storm sprang up, and in TAX
ing in sail McManuS fell overheard
Wyvelle jumped in to rescue his COM
panion, and was dragged to the bottom
by him. Joe Proching, another mem
Der of the party, returned to camp and
reported the drowning.
Moore and Woodring scout the idea
of starvation at Dawson, and say that
the talk of epidemic diseases is all i'm
agination- The stores have stopped
selling provisions because they do not
want outsiders to get a corner on the
goods.
Moore saw a wrecked boat ON the
river, but could not ascertain the
whereabouts of its occupants.
Mr.. Sifton, Canadian Minister Of the
Interior, made the trip to Lake Tagish
over the Dyea, TRAIL and will return by
Skaguay.
Major Walsh's party lost twenty-five
horses and a number of oxen in trying
TO get their outfits over the Skaguay
trail
NO SHORTAGE IN FOOD.
SEATTLE, Oct 25.-(Special CORE
spondence to the Associated Press):
Ska9uay (Alaska), Oct 20.
Hon. Clifford Sifton, Canadian Min
lister of the Interior, and party re-
turned in from a trip over the Chilcoot
and Skaguay trails, going as far as
Lake Tagish-
Mr. Sifton says that from information
hereceived wilhelm the interior there will
be no shortage of food at Dawson City
this winter and that the reports of
ravages by typhoid fever have been
greatly exaggerated. He says that the
richness of the new discoveries on Do
minion, Sulphur, Quartz and Moose
Skin Creeks, in the Klondike district,
has been fully established.
Mr.. Sifton further said that the dis
position of his Government was to IA
cilitate any reasonable plan for get
ting into the Yukon country. The Ca
AAd4idLA N1ONGIIlIIlEUll. he Sd1u- uIlOGI-
stands that if the rich gold fields of
the Yukon district are to be developed
easy means of communication must be
had. Posts will be established at diff
ferent points along the routes leading
from Skaguay and Dyea to and down
the lakes and rivers to Dawson City.
These posts will be garTisoned with po-
lice to aid in the suppression of law
lessness and furnish needed assistance
to travellers. They will also contain
stores Of food and clothing, which can
be forwarded as required at any time
to the Yukon country. The work of
building these posts has Already been
commenced at Sheep Camp, Iinder-
man, Tagish and White Horse Rap
ids and others will be built at a dis
tance of fifty miles all the way down
the Yukon to Dawson City.
Mr. Sifton will leave for the south
tomorrow or next day, and on the way
down he viii examine Toldou Inlet and
a portion of the route leading into the
interior from that point.
The party will then proceed to Fort
Wrangel, where they viii ascend the
Stickeen River as far as may be prac-
ticable in the steamers launch, the OBJ
ject being to examine the shoals and
qlricksands that beset. the rapid Stick
cen.
CORNER IN FLOUR.
SKAGUAY (Alaska), Oct. 21-There
is a corner in flour at Dawson City and
none can be had at any price This
issthe statement made by c. L. Moore,
one Of party of four who reached here
last night, having come direct from
Dawson City.
Moore was accompanied by his son.
Morris r. Moore, N. c. Woodring and
George T. Compton, all residents of
Seattle. The party left Dawson on Sep
tember 18th. At that time not a pound
of -four could be obtained. There was
plenty of it in the town, however, the
available supply being held for higher
prices Enterprising speculators with
money had cornered the flour, and while
their warehouses were filed to over
flowing, there was not an ounce for
sale.
Mr.. Moore states that when he left
Dawson threats were being made that
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