Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-10
DISTRESS In THE KLONDIKE
An Awful Tragedy Imminent in The
Alaskan Gold Regions.
TERRIBLE FATE OF A WHALER.
both the Riches and the Dangers OF
tho GaId ReEtou Incapable
of Exaggerntion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l0.-The
examiner prints an. extra edition DON.
tanning the following news from Daw-
son City:
OTTER POINT. b. c., Sept. l0-The
steamer Cleveland has arrived from
81. Michaels, bringing with her from
the Yukon gold fisids story of dit
tress and disastst. The miners she
has on board and OH ,ers In charge OF
th ship tell story OF disorder and
distress at Dawson.
The winter had sol In at the mining
city OF the frozen north and the two
great stores OF the place have closed
their doors for they have nothing to
sell. ThoRe who have been seeking
gold dust must now seek TOR food or
starve.
While the re may be q tendency to
exaggerate the actual condition OF AZ.
nirs there can be nc question that fam.
Inc threatens the adventurous men
and women who made their way to
tn. KOndike.
Hun ireds OF unruly spirita are flock
ing to Dawson.
Threats OF violenos are being made
oD every side.
1udlsnstiou meetings, heavy with
murmured tnIeats OF vengeance have
been held at st. Michaels by thope
who see little hope OF advancing up
the river and less OF getting back to
civ ilizstion.
The first signs OF winter are appsr-
ent on the river Yukon, which ia
beginning to treeze, and in a few
weess will be closed against all nsvi-
| cation.
Enormous prices arc now = being
psiJ Tor food at Dawson and IL 10 i'm
possible that more than four vessels
with provisions can reach Dawson
before the river Ia mass OF Toe.
Mishap has come to the Excelsior
anu from the frt zsn north comes the
story OF another disaster, in which AZ
men Lost their lives. o. the CIeve-
land there are IS passengers, men,
women and children who have come
from Dawson City.
There are few miners In this party
that are able to tell Of prosperity.
Most OF them wish to exsggerate their
possessions and II one were to believe
The iDuetiniIe stories they tell he
would say that the Treasure ship with
which they have come carried s5,-
600, 900. Captain Hall Of the Cleveland
says that ne has 500, 900 in bis safe.
The purser believes that he can ac-
count for $4,000 on board. Beyond
all question the most lm portnnt news
brought by the Cleveland ia that which
pictures the condition OF affairs at
Dawson City. 1t has been derived
from the boats that left Dawson City
In time to connect with the CIeveIunu
when she left st. Michaeis on August
Goth.
The Cleveland has some OF tho pss-
sengsrs of the p. b. Wesre on board.
The Weare left Dawson City In time
to connect with the Portland had sne
not met with mishsp aud struck on
the fats above Circle City. They re-
port that on July 18th the stores OF the
Alask" Commercial company and OF
the North American Trading and
Trans portRtion company closed their
doors aud announced that they had
NO more food to sell.
Three weeks before that the same
companies were unable TO furnish
outfits aud when this announcement
was made that no more food wRs
available, conservation seised upon
the people OF Dawson, with gold.sssk-
era crowding In at tue rate OF twenty
to thirty u day. wnile some brougnI
their provisions with them. many did
not anu the fret serious consequences
are expected.
Drunkenness and disorder, gambling
anu idlsness were rampant, and the
mosl conservative OF observers predict
ths most serious consequences. There
IL GOLD everywhere, but the people OF
Dawson want food more than they
want gold now.
affairs Ia also one that causes the
enou III structures In town to accom-.
are living IL tents.
Shortly before the Cleveland left St.
Miohaels two OF the expeditions, those
OF the National CITY and OF the South
Coast, held Indignation meetings,
threatening dire veDgeancs upon
those who mad brought them there and
then were unable to carry them FUR
Their. They cannot possibly reach
Dawson before spring. Speculative
people are building structures rs rapid.
ly as possible.
The North lAmericsn Trading and
Transpoltion company mas motel that
Will accommodate 300 people. II 10
believed that mauy more than thie
number will leave Dawson and pase
the winter at st. MionRels, where
thsre Is plenty OF lo0d.
Ii fortune favors, four vessels will
be able to reach Dawson from 1t.
Michaels before the Yukon river
freezes. II 10 expected that tbs Hamil.
ton. the Heaiiy, the Bella and the
A Hos WIN all eAIIy pIoYlsiOns hut IL Ia