The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26

ssnIoa Sea a. that place from the Dream
rtaanefE The failure O. TIE river sesH-
exx sa get up .gs E4vST Efss s-kzt@a tns !
tr1La:iVa o. those supplies Were n@ess1ssa-
II, reyrsesy shss the secretary Of WAY tee
sraphe4s f7fvxgR lzs- SeptsEnfs- = 11fh
oyer al tire reindeer traIEea 20 a@sz
under my coHtrol, a. government sEs3sa. -
EasaG Col. Randall T.. :. A. Who. We :
detachment os troops, Ess en ROUTE 70 -
Iienasl ..
aCas. Randall Is Under Instructions %
take .1s food stored a. 81 A5csari- -
y4gzs reindeer freight trasssTfsf a I1sl, 80 80
distribute IL In the mining towns aioas Sss
Taken river. garnpart CafT. Sy re - 49,
os tire ynnash % s1e rfveT y tsg.8 -
from 81 Michael. VITA ire reifsls%e .e.
ing the couEtry she dsxsncs VIII os anpos
Sc miles I have turned over 80 Col H9iF-
asn about es trained deer. and u - tFao-
zsge that re will Or sple 20 supply 81 tias
miners from saa mouth OF tas F.ser -
far as Rampant CITY. and poFslBiy nasy 1e
sole "a extend .hs trip Up 70 Fort YUKON,
Which Is f2-a miles from g. AscHasi ~
the way o: the river. Or So mites from rS-
MscsaeI scgoes the country as TIE SFF
xfiI travel. / think there need De no ap-
f.Yehnslston with regard TO special fdTer-
irx bv Ire. miners as far up tAe rzysF IS
Rarnpart City. The Sr@ciai destitut0n -
between Fort Yukon and I9swson as
tanee ,sf ak<pr. 80 miles Within this dis
trfct should judge. there e 4 population
e about 500 people, distributed az foi-
lows:
Fort Yukon ....-.-..-...-.- ..-'.'--'-'.' -
tlfrls city ..-.+....-.. ...-.--......-.... Az"
Fort cudahy snd Forty Mile Creek
village s.ss.s..-...., .....'.. ..'''-@'': -
Da .son .....-.. ........-- ..-....+.-.--.. S,soV
1T IL next 20 impossible 20 take the pre-
visions that long distance. from 81 M
cifzsi TO Dawson, With the few trained
reindeer thai are at the dispersal OF Col
Randall Re!!ef Ger these $500 people must
b. taken TN from Dyea on the Pac.ac
coast, IN southeastern Alaska. The Dis
lance from Dges 20 Dawson is 5Is miles. 20
Fort cadahy gss miles. 10 Circle City. 4ss
miles and 30 Fort Yukon. 80 miles. There
are probably so miners IL the Upper j IL
kon district that have laid Ia provisions
for twelve months and have a n aDundant
supply for Themselves In former years
taa~e that were TINA situated have divided
with those that were iess fortunate. That
will probably be done tails season.
'sIs Gs possible that there ~ sufficient fooS
faaf ear be obtained In that manner 10
last the population until the fst OF March.
hut no additional food sup1iy can reach
that region befoEe June. Consequently It
Incomes necessary 10 furnish supplies FOR
The months 81 March. April. May, and
pnssibiy June. During these months 't
yIu 30 imp Jeshls 10 take provisions from
the coast at DyeA into the Yukon valley
either by horses or dogs. very limited
supply could be packed by men on their
aa cEs bJs not a sufficient quantity 70 meet
the eaiTenciea OF the case. The only pos-
slbse method o. taking the food isto the
country Gy quantities az mat season CT
tire year wifi he by reindeer trains. and
therefore heartily approve of the request
snd accommodation Of the secretary cf
war that so reindeer. az least. shall be
purchased IN Laplsnd taken across the
continent 10 pyoa and used for transport
ing food.
II inclose tables % distances. both by
soafbeas; Alaska and also by the mouth
OF the river Very respectfully yours
SHELDON JACKSON.
Gen. Agent OF Education IN Alaska"