The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-03
Compel All Not Having a Years Supplies
to Return to the Coast.
Exorbitant Prices Charged for
Carrying Supplies Over the
Pass-Four Hundred People
Camped at Skaguay Bay Unable
to Proceed Further, the Packers
Not Being Able to Handle the
Business.

TACOMA, Aug. 1.-The steamer
Queen. which arrived from Alaska this
afternoon, brought word that the
mounted police of the Northwest Terri
tory are meeting all people bound for
the Yukon country at the British line,
beyond White and Dyea Passes, and
compelling all who have not one years
supplies of provisions TO return to the
coast But few Of the fortune seekers
who have left Tacoma and the sound
within the last few weeks for Dyea or
Skaguay had crossed the passes into
the interior when the Queen left Dyea,
July 18th. The first pack train over
White Pass was expected back at
Skaguay the day the Queen sailed from
there.
Rev. Alfred Hummer of Oakland,
Cal, went ashore at Skaguay, and re-
ports he was told by two men there
that it would cost S400 to have their
supplies weighing 1000 pounds, car
ried over the pass.
Mr.. Hummer and Captain Carroll of
the steamer warn people not to attempt
to enter the Yukon country before next
spring. The Captain says that not even
those who are now at Dyea win be able
to reach the interior this winter prin
cipally because supplies cannot be got
over the passes. Indians are hard at
work packing. and all the horses avail
able are pressed into service. Men can
pack, they say, but seventy five pounds
one way. and the round trip is seventy
two miles.
The Queen met the steamers Mexico,
City Of Topeka and Islander, bound for
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all we'll.
VICTORIA (B. c., Aug. 2. - The
steamer Queen arrived from the north
this morning. She brought no late news
from the mines, but reports that 400
people are camped at Skaguay Bay and
fifty at Dyea. They are unable to pro-
coed further into the lakes, as the pack
ers cannot handle the business. There
Will be a terrible crush when the boats
which left here after the Queen seven
in number, arrive. 1t is safe to say
that not half the men viii get away
from Skaguay Bay this year and even
with the large number of horses ON the
way up it viii be impossible to handle
all the freight.
HUNDREDS MORE GOING.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Thes steamship
Willamette. advertised TO sail from Sc
attic to Dyea tomorrow, will not get
away until Thursday. When she does
go she will carry 800 people and 300
head of horses, the largest load that
ever left this port The steamer Al XII
sails tomorrow with about 200 people.
The Rapid Transit goes tonight with
26S horses and the George E. Starr is
billed to leave tomorrow with 100 pas
sengers and 100 horses.
CHARTERING MORE VESSELS.
TACOMA. Aug 2.-The big ocean
steamer City of Seattle has been char
tered by a Tacoma. company, and viii
be used exclusively on the Tacoma
Alaska run. The Tacoma company ex-
pect TO have several other boats on
their line, and will touch at several
sound ports on their route. The steam
er City of Seattle will probably be
the first Of the new line TO leave, and
will accommodate several hundred pas
sengers.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-Another
expedition for the Clondkye will leave
this city August 9th in charge of w.
II. NOOQ, MAY VI VI oSdltlC" AS
steamer Humboldt has been chartered
and will go from here to Seattle, and
thence to St. Michaels, where passen-
gers and freight will be transferred to
steam barges and later landed at
Dawson City.
One-half of the steamer accommOda-
lions has been reserved for San Fran
ciscans and Eastern arrivals here and
the other half for residents of Seattle
and people who have made the over
land trip from the East to that city
The local office of the steamer is at 81
California street.
ARMY MEN BOUND FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Under or
ders issued by Acting Secretary of War
Meikeljohn, Captain P. H. Ray and
Lieutenant Richardson, Eighth Infan-
try. have started from Fort D. A Rus
sell. Wyoming, for Alaska.
Their orders are to go as far as Circle
City at least, and make as much of an
investigation of the conditions at the
gold fields as the short time remaining
of this season will permit.
They will sail on the 9th from Sc
attic, and War Department officials are