Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-18


This Winter The Steamer Alice
Frozen in With One Hundred and
Twenty Men on Board-An Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Died
Suits.
Victoria, B. c., October 1.-THE
steamer Danube has arrived. ten days
from st. Michaels. She brought eighty
two passengers, most OF them men who
failed to reach the mines by the all
water route. Some got as far as Fort
Yukon, and had to turn back There
are twelve miners from Circle City
who bring about $4,000 in gold dust
Most of them have been wol king
around Circle City, but few are in
terested in the KlOndike claims A
lot of provisions are at Fort Yukon,
but it is feared that if there is r7lsn
from Dawson it will cause a shortage
further down the river. 1t is predicted
that many will perish in the attempt
to
ESCAPE FROM STARVATION
by coming down the river
The steamer H. B. Weare, after be-
ing on a sand bar two days. got Of and
arrived at st. Michaels September 5GCh.
She started up again with a load 81
freight, but it is feared she will never
set up the river. The steamer Alioc
arrived at ST. Michaels September oath
with one hundred and twenty miners,
and after starting up again on the 9th
The steamers Mare Islani and Merwin
tried to get up, but failed. The Mer-
win and Alice at last accounts were
on a bar freezing Up
The Mare Island had returned to
StObbins, twelve miles from st. Mich
ae,s. Few men were at St. Michaels
when the Danube left, and they
WILL COME DOWN
on the Bertha. The North American
Transportation and Trading Company
will build their river steamer at Una
laska on account of the schooner Hue
name being lost in Uniak Pass. Five
other river steamers are to be built at
st. Michaels. The ice was in the upper
river when the Weare started down
and icicles were a foot long on her when
she reached St. Michaels. The steam
ers Bertha, Cleveland Portland, Excel
siOr. Bear and Iakk8me were at St.
Michae,s when the Danube left, also
the schooner Queen. A party which ar
rived at ST MchaeIs from StGbhius Oc-
tOber Sd. say that the steamers MerWin,
Alice and Mare Island are frozen in at
the mouth of the Yukon. and fears are
entertained that they
WILL ALL BE DESTROYED
when the river breaks ND in the spring
Passengers who started up the river
on these steamers were andeayOring to
get to St. Michaels overland. The
steamer Healy. which. with barge was
loaded at st. Michaels. unloaded when
the news came from StObbins. The
Excelsior and schooner Navarro, with
2 tow, arrived at St. Michaels October
Cd.
II. p Tucker. correspondent Of the
Associated Press, of Troy, n. Y, died
of exhaustion on the trail few miles
from Rampant City. He and a friend
started out at night with little food
to locate claims on H0Osier creek. They
spent two days and nights in the woods
then turning back. Tucker fell from
exhaustion. His friend went for as
sistance. but when it arrived Tucker
was dead.
Of tie men who reached St NIichaels
recently most of them have been
WORKING FOR WAGES
in the vicinity of Circe City. They
made tie trip to Fort Yukon in row
boats and from there came down in
steamers. There vs. not $4,000 in the
whole crowd. so that the rest Of the
boats this winter will bring very lit
t'e treasure. There is considerable talk
among the men who failed to get in
Of taking action against the steamship
companies which took them up partic-
ularlv AGAINST The owner Of the Eliza
Anderson. Of a thousand odd men who
started since July not one-thirl are
miners. Some are still at Fort Yukon
hoping to get in early in the spring,
but large majority
ARE COMING SOUTH.
Mayor Wood. of Seattle, and his
party. got their steamer built and
started up the river, but they cannot
go far. as they are sure to meet floating
ice. if they escape the sand5ars. There
are now eighteen steamers on the river.
as against five last year. so there will
be lots of food at Dawson after the
river opens in the spring Some of
the men who reached Circle City on the
steamer Hamilton will try TO push on
to Dawson over the Yukon. No news