The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
BACK FROM sKAeUAY.
JOHN Parroft is-ffome and DR.. siddalI-
VIII be Here noon.

: JOHN Parroft is-ffome and DIR. siddal
VIII be Here soon.
! John Parrott. who in company with
Dr.. Siddall left here last July for
Klondike, arrived home last night,
and has been in demand all day, as
everybody wanted to learn the latest
from the Alaska gold fields. Mr.. Par
rott reiterates the accounts OF suffer-
ing and hardships that must be en-
dured before the prospector reaches
the gold fields, and says not one in ten
who are at Skaguay and Dyea will
reach Dawson City this year. In fact,
when he left Skaguay on the 9TH the
rush to get across the trail had some
| what subsidized, and there were only
few who contemplated starting across
This fall. He confirmed the reports of
| others that there was a scarcity OF
provisions at Dawson, the supply
houses there having closed entirely or
were limiting the amount of purchases
to be made by any one individual.
There cannot but be much suffering
and loss of life at Dawson this winter.
he says, as many have gone in short
of provisions and they will be unable
to purchase more when their supplies
give out.
As 70 the richness of the mines of
Klondike. Mr.. Parrott thinks there
can be no question, and he is confident
those who get through the winter will
make fortunes. but he and DR.. Sddall
felt the risk was too great for them
to hazard, consequently they con-
cluded to come home and pre- pare for |
return trip to Alaska next spring,
and will probably leave here in Feb
ruary or March next, in order to get I
to Skaguay in time to go over the pass
on the snow.
They arrived at Skaguay on August |
7th. and arranged with a packer to take |
their supplies to Dawson City for 20 I
cents a pound and $50 fare each for
themselves. Their packer took their
outfits about one and one-half miles
from Skaguay where he left them,
going on across the mountains and
not returning for three weeks, when
it was too late for them to make a
second attempt to get across.
After carting their provisions back
to Skaguay, they disposed of them at
about Portland prices, and took pas
sa re on the steamer City of Seattle for
home. DR.. Siddall left Mr. Parrott at
Seattle, going to Ellensburg for a
weeks visit and will come overland
from that place. -
skaguay, Mr.. Parrott says, is a
typical mining camp, exceptit has no
mines. OF its 1000 or 5000 temporary
Inhabitants, four-fifths are prospectors
headed for Klondike, who have got
stranded. and will wait till spring
opens before starting across. The
,ity is composed principally of tents.
put a number of buildings are going
lp, and hundreds of log cabins are
'eing put up by prospectors in which
20 spend the winter. - The climate
here is dreadful. rain falling almost
person working out
ide is soon drenched, 80 the wages of
3 day are little inducement for
'eople to work. Mr.. Parrott says
either he nor the doctor feel dis
outraged; they simply met with an
bstacle that could not be overcome,
ut their desire to reach Klondlke is
lst as great as it was when they left ;
ere two months ago, and if nothing
nforseen occurs they will be among :
he first parties who get across to Daw-
On City next spring..