The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
PLENTY ON THE YUKON
Evidence That the Miners Need
Not Suffer For Food.
THE wHALERs WELL SUPPLIED.


the Proposed Government Relief Expe- |
ditions Are Wholly Unnecessary-state- |
hood For Alaska Is Not Far on.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.-lSpecial. l-Ac-
cording TO the best information obtainable
here, those American citizens who are
spending the winter in the far north, and
for whose relief Uncle Sam Is moving
with characteristic energy and generosity,
have probably had pretty good holiday
season, after ALL and are not in danger of
starvation. In these dispatches / have re-
peatedly pointed out probability that
both the whalers at Point Barrow, in the
Arctic sea, and the miners along the Yu-
kon are able to take care of themselves.
Now comes evidence in support Of this
theory Two men who recently returned
from Dawson say there is no danger of
starvation among the miners. Although
coffee and sugar may run out, there Is
food enough in the country OF one sort or
another to last till the opening of naviga-
ton in the summer. AS there are ,OOO
tons of provisions at Fort Yukon-tho
highest point the steamers were able &c
get last fall on account of low water-it Is
inconceivable that any of the miners
should starvc, for il is no difficult matter
for them to travel the 200 or 300 miles be
tween their camps and the Fort IukoI
supply station. Americans who venture
into the golddelds are not the men to 81
down and starve when there is plent.
within reach by means of snowshoe jour
ney of two or three weeks.
Still no one will criticise congress O
the energetic secretary of war for desirin
: to make assurance doubly sure by sendin
: i'm relief expedition. If new supplies al
not actually needed, no harm will be done
8 at any rate, and the forwarding OF the'
8 relief trains will afford the world lesso
= i'm the watchful care which Uncle sam O.
y ercises over his citizens, wherever th'
may be.
=, Relief Expedition Unnecessary.
a One of the readers of your paper, wi
s has lust returned from Alaska, writes II
II a most interesting letter. He says he
: familiar with the conditions which exl
mn there. and that there Is no need OF
lief expedition either for the miners or Z
whalers. He points out that at Dawso
q. which ia In Canadian territory, there II
sort of governor general, with autocra
mowers. i'm the person of Major Walsh.
l. In date he has made no report To the L
ie ninion government Of starvation or ut
IL GER i'm the Yukon region, which ne Wo'
en- be very likely to do If there was any PEI
he My correspondent writes;
in ~ have recently returned from
ia Mackenzie river, and the Hudson L
IL compony had information from the trad
ar on tho lower river in November that
on whaling fleet were gathered, as usuai,
o. uerschel island and were so well suppl
Ter with provisions as to be in position
,rade with the natives at prices agar
,,t whichthe overland traders could not g
rn pete If this was the case, surrey
or whalers do not require ana by Jug.
,rn (which will never reach them) or,
-, reindeer caravan from St. Mleh"
.a,a (which, in my opinion, will never g
- Tar as Point Barrow. AS lor inc u
@ miners and the effort to relieve theii
Wei reindeer from Lapland, believe
steamers will be able to get up the
Iei' to Dawson before the reindeer trains 9
half the trail from Dyea to the goluiei
Interest In the Arctics.
en- The arctic and subarctic regions ap
and co ba attracting more than their sna
lille, attention of late We have the govern
ago relief expeditions to the YUKON an
ale, point Rarrow. DIR. Nansen has just u
wing 1900. 600 of good American money ,ni'
~ lectures Professor Andree S balloo
,,n5ition is much written and talked a.
and Lieutenant Peary Is inauo -
of a ship by Mr. Harmswor'h' 'no ~ ~
90 editor who three years ago SEM an an, -,
|, the tion TO Franz-Josef Land, anu WIN '
GEM Mr.. Peary will next summer ehw r,
larry, roach the north of Greenland iei
ened still other expeditions in the air, am an,
mar ohvious that for years to come pun,
ene S terest will be largely turned 10 'no
cher regions of the north. - ,
ened II is considered not at aii ii.pio
ened that i'm n few years Alaska VIII Dc u
.S71s, Tod as a state. Next year 2oo'ooo VI
ened GOO people are expected to rush 10 .n y,
Aolds Some will go to stake ouc q
merry, a,hors IN trade and speculate, anu u
lresn ono nretty sure to make the most IL
,,ova to tba Alaska gold deposits are as re
ncis ..,,dosnrcad Ms they appear to be- TN
5O1 $50 If that territory is bright OF
Inois, I'LL, to soon have a population
artor Of million souls, and this
,n mart n permanent population ui -
90 ~ ,s,ays ont Those who are Ia
day, 9Th 18th the territory say the Creates
for discoveries are yet to DO made an
% for the nan mining era then comes the
,ia and machinery. This latter VIII so
anu many Years. So we may expect
,t,ons Aiasla a state before long, ana
teers Washington we shall soon have .n,
)@4.S5 ure Of interviewing 1.-THE sen"'0'
y ny, Alaska"
'teer s Permanent improvements
1925 although 1t Is true the richest g !.
o@4l5 .,ngs are now on Canadian soil, !.
alves. s 49, men who have Travelled throu
ceiptss rsaion that in the future the moss
anged ,us and most permanent mining
ma . ns those which employ naomi
"Itracting the precious metal a.. ar
20 he ON the American SIDE OIL eno
.. %. srv line. Already it is pretty oer.s
Com m ay no a railroad into Dawson
N; Il VT fall. and telegraph line is |"
,p az sarly in the summer. WIN
.Iesns u, naot s If steamboats upon the rivers
! dull; rosd telegraph line and many ~ !
closing rsrs Alaska will Son begin 70 q
p and psad proudly and demand so"''
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