The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
FLIGHT FROM HUNGER.
TIE ONLY RESORT ron THOSE CO.
ING TO THE YUKON.
Alaska Commercial Company Bring
ing Back Excelsior Passengers
Free 70 Avofd Starvation, and

Special DISPATCH 70 the Post-rntelligencer.
ST MICHAEL. Sept. Starvation
stAres II the face all who are striving TO
reach this promised land Of gold.
or tbs. confirmation comes from no
less parsonage than Louis Sloss. ir.. son
o. tire president Of the Alaska CONNER
cfaI Company The steamer Bella. OF
this company. overloaded with passen-
gers. has reached here with Mr. sloss
ard Manager Wilson aboard OF the
ninety passengers on the BsIia, seventy
are miners returning with their home
stakes sggregarsnr szo8 go and the re-
rnainder are prosDectors fleeing from the
shadow o. the famine 70 come
Louis sIoss confirmed all the reports
hitherto obtained OF the shortage OF the
food supply.
Limiting the Rations-
I'VE had been compelled to adopt
measures" said ne, ITO prevent single in
divldaals from cornevins the food sup
ply. For this reason we have limited the
quantity Of grub TO be sold 10 each per-
son. One sack Of -four each week is ali
that any man Is allowed to purchase.
We closed our store for a time after the
Bella arrived. declining 20 sell anyone un-
til we found out what we had In stock
and how far II would go toward supply
ing the orders which we had already.
We viii not sell supplies 70 either hotels
or RESTAURANTS and as far as possible.
10 miners only. We do not guarantee
20 furnish passengers by our steamer.
or 20 give them preference even. Every
body must take his chance. II is my adj
vice to any man gong in TO get out as
fast az he can, unless he Is supplied with
a fun outfit"
scheme to Corner Food Foi1ed.
The Palace restaurant al Dawson has
Ia
ing. unable 10 procure supplies
Two syndicates were formed at Dawson.
composed OF the moneys1 m IN of the place,
for the purpose OF cornefing the food sup
ply. II was TO defeat the plans OF these
syndieates that the company adopted the
policy OF limiting the quantity Of food 10
be sold TO each person.
Louis SlosS anncu Cos his inteaffot Of en-
desvorIng 10 persuade the Exceisiors pas
sengers 10 return 10 San Francisco, and, as
an inducsment for them 20 do 50. he will
tender them free passage for the return
trip. 1t Is doubtful II even this viii per-
suads them.
Four Men Guard a Fortune.
Among the passengers by the Bella was
a group of four miners who. between them.
have 10000 of gold dust In valises In or
der TO protect their treasure from possible
depredations. they have organic q the par
" into four watches OF four hours each,
and stand guard over IL continuously.
Among the gold seekers On their way TO
the new gold fields. hitheSio, the converse
ton has been wholly of gold. OF this re-
gion and OF that. and how much the pros
pective harvest Is to be. but since the en-
counter with the Bella and its passengers
a gloom has settled down upon the whole
company. and II is doubtful IL the vision
OF gold VIII be strong enough TO lure more
than half Of than out Of their comforta-
bic quarters on board this vessel when 1t
arrives at Dawson.
The Marguerite is stuck on a sandbar
about twenty miles above Fort Yukon BY
reason OF this disaster the Alice was
Obliged TO abandon the barges Il was tow
Ing at Fort Yukon on account of the low
water The Bella and Alice will be able TO
make only one more trip before going into
winter quarters.
May ship Ont Surplus People.
OF course. II will be known when thu
last boats are ready to depart Just what
the situation is. and then means NAV bs
adopted for shipping out the surplus popu-
latiou- At the last moment from Goo IN
1000 men can be brought out by the last
steamers. and II may be that a committee
viii be formed TO compel departures
committee Of public safety.
A party OF Seattleites has been organ
lied to explore the Munook gold fields. At
Nulato tley succeeded In purchasing SUI
hcsent Supplies 10 last them until trading
posts have been established at the creek.
a town is to be built there. 10 be called
Rampant City. Both companies viii es-
tahlish stores there. well stocked with pro-
visions.
Those who Have Returned.
Following are the names OF those in the
party:
A. b Llewellyn and claire Rigelow.
vile Walter A. Hail.
:. A. Mansfield. Frank Schsidek.
w. u. Ogden. w A. Trinkie
A. BALDWIN. Rcnar1 Cooper.
]. Rurkman- W Moran.
4. Jackson. Charles AfIn,nnd
II. A. Bigelow.
Prof. Richardson Of Seattle, who is
building a little steamer at St Michael.
was passenger by the Bella He went
into Dawson by way OF Dyea and came
here TO rush the completion OF the vessel.
load II with provisions and hurry Il I'D the
river. In order 70 relieve the distress a,
Dawson
The ELIZA ANDERSON