The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-01
VE PASSING IHRONG.

& 4. sfnnnt household proverb. II Is Illus
evafed g fully. perhaps. In interviewing
1rnos1enced Alaska miners as in any other
-. Since the first accents Of the food
shetaee b the Kiondike were given 70 the
r.rA. men whose opinions, backed by
~sarn Of experience In Alaska and the
49, q the Northwest territory. Wera
ann great weight, have differed as wide
Il = the poles.
81 60 Of the men who have returned
eroa Dawson City during the past six
49, nave predicted that the people Of
- HlOndike metropolis would certainly
100 actual hunger unless the unexpect-
p should come to pass and relief boats.
s.aaed with supplies, would succeed ulti-
Il 914ely IN reaching Dawson City. Even
s 111nce Il has been determined definitely that
: ne ene1 Wouid be brought by steamer fresn
~ supply points on the Lower Yukon.
60 kas been wide divergence OF opie-
+ - coucerninS the probable results OF the
oAoetage liz the gold district.
IS Celene. of Dawson City. whose
4 snt6erce in Alaska and the Northwest
1re,koey extends Cyer a period OF years.
& go With some Of the returned kion-
xf6U n believing that no one will die
E - want OF proper food during the win
3 ~ II Viii concede that there is
oefsge," said Mr.. ceiAne last night.
M Il does not follow that there will be
ae<1nl starvation. There is plenty Of food
4 ri Yukon. and IL Ia my opinion that
xnaneh will be brought up the river to
Musoa City to materially relieve the ST.
ansfea there. ! predict that nour ana
m viii be selling at from $50 TO ~
fwpound by the time the river opens NEXT
-. But there is money in the camp
! 3 ~ fQr IL at even these remarkable
+
Spp fthink there are enough dogs m
enE5ea CITY to get supply af food no
~ nyef? Most certainly / do II wa
6 - 1ny task. however. but with food
n1kIp - miles of Dawson City II does
- - DDssibie to me that people will
ekafses
III. eelene Is one Of the characters
vAieh have been produced by Alaska. He
II nhcrt veil built and musculars and
~ be & frank and open In his speech,
b \ an artist In lodging the interviewer.
LIN many Of the men who have come
~ n the Kfondike. he Is fearful lest his
s9aftmenls shall be mIsconstrued or ex-
aU1efafed BY the newspapers, and no
amount Of persuasion awaited In trying 20
elicit IN interview from him. IT am be-
tHeen two 1res, he said. "and would
gsshef ~ b quoted. You zee, everything
that = printed - coming from the Klon-
dl1e mlneE1 n read In Dawson City. and
the lac4s are not stated truthfully. or
II ihese n ! Sensational twist given to
xhst : man says II does him no good
an1nS NJ friends in that country
Cant. J. ". Keen. Of skagst City, is In
eeastIe having come down to see Capt.
TAYLOR. q the United States engineers
olAce. TO enoeayor 20 have Immediate
work done upon the jam al the mouth OF
the river Capt Taylor promised tn have
me snagboat Skagit go to work at once
tc clear away the logs and snags depos-
He'd hv the recent freshet
1ne main channel OF the river has
bern closed up with snags for years.
saie Capt. Keen yesterday. "and now
Steamboat slough Is clogged up in the
name way. A steamboat going up the
Assr now must use little nameiess
Moukh, and It Is only by the greatest
Mmculty that the steamer can &c. through
II 81. Another freshet will close I'm
even this small passage and leave the
nvsr unavailable at its mouth.
But that b not the worst OF Il: the
pm thel completely obstructiuK the
mouth Of the river, viii cause the water
g ssek new channels and these new
snannen vii break across the ranches
ne situation r. frighffgl. and the people
realise their condition and discuss II ev-
~ day Il looks A. though Skagit coun-
vas 70 have its best farms washed
After freshet the water usu-
atn tails nve feet at least the first night:
snis TIME II Tell but five inches and when
!oand Steamboat slough jammed full.
~ knew the reason
believe that the impending disaster
20 oe aYerted II prompt work is done
= sae snasooat. II can clear enough OF
80 shaFs from Steamboat slough so that
- next high water VIII wash a passage
astu'ssn -apt. Taylor took a lively In
stsA "a Inc situation an. promised that
would not only have the Skagif come
ana go to work. but would have
spuo'c crew pu. on II necessary"
49,. saps. Keen - an old Boring sea pilot.
=. Aas many times been called tspou To
- government boats to the far North.
- hots not believe thaf the Eear expe-
n WI be able 10 reach the impris-
med Whalera
am sure Of one thing. however" he
-, and tina. ~ that Capt. Tustle
~. s. NC everv effort to accomplish the
80 'Ahls. he Is a good sailor brave
n can ' ois can no 10
p. ne situation Of the whaless. Can't.
- oessses that thew are rot In such
- e'laitiou az some Anticipated. In
3. vale U charge of the revenue cut
~. nfaaEce, Capt. koen picked up Capt,
1870 ann his men. CT the Australian
-. " sa bark Jaran. The Japan had
as.~... .o1en N IN the Arctic ocean or the
NO. eeast On the rsnc trip. Capt.
sa ger nipped In on East cane was
.sa up. Both of these crews ha, r,r~
w Y the Arctic ocean ara cam. 49,,
'sas 10 the spring The natives ,oa,r
cvs~ a. y tne crew back into :he interior
49, ~ aiites 10 get them where there
go sses.siohs The cc..raansier told
a. $3.50. neen mat ono could live I'M thor.
w. u nc was no, particular sho,,.
wal-.. ae. The natives would KIN a
~ s ~ aha bury K and thea dig into
Saras - as they needed food. Renders
ar., ~ KILLED aud frozen. ana then
tzYk 49,. - sf'ces when wanted IL is so
Ssas 80 - snss II Is hard to distinguish
SEN. .ae - eating ard thix ss a r,areif,,,
ssnashs. Ne-'Ve 10 GaoSs wlsh weak
sass -. enc seed to see a real live town
~. Ar, George f Boos az s.,srn,.t.
~. Wae recently visited Sas,,,. a.,
xss..~& s interviewed hy the pss,v ,f1S.
sx.rs. apci hss fe:arn II ealv sncn,
u sn.,, .voF hours IN the city of Sea.t.e
hazrs.. .' oat /. irpyesses me as ths
rssrv .. 's'Ic city thar ! have been in sor
ksa. ~ - W. iae train xclnS west Won
i r,ss. usnss town spoken of Everybody
ns i = seattle. My business brought
tha-s,,. Slasacs with some OF the hest gu-
MD sieschan's and professional men
sssY s,s ,sea ire ups and downs eg thu;
10 nav. s s eiasfn tsst NJ least !? ae pso.
~. - seen added - he nonulatyon ~
- tify. sHa genarafg,- - -
i ~ Ecney ard backing. The Nae
s...s s'eastle. Many sEnrnren,-,s L..