New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
FAMINE ON THE YUKON.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION OF THE DAN
GER RECEIVED
STEAMERS REACH DAWSON WITH AN ALARM'''
SHORTAGE OF PRovIsIoNs-PEoPI.E FLEE

ING FROM THE REGION.
San Francisco. Dec. (SpeciaD. D.-Oficial infor'
nation Of the danger OF starvation at Dawson
In the Klondike. has now reached here II COMES
In a letter from Captain Hansen. manager OF
the Alaska Commercial Company. on the YUKON
He knows exactly the condition Of affairs. Tor
there is no guesswork about his knowledge Oh
the amount OF food in the country. The letter
IL lated October 49, after the unexpected arrival
Of the steamers Weare and Bella at Dawson, ana
his most startling statement Is that the Weare
had only sixty eight tons Of supplies on board
instead Of one hundred and eighty. as had been
stated and that the Bella carried only seventy
eight tons.
Captain Hansen refrains from predictions, out
his statements concerning the food supply on
hand the number Of persons dependent thereon
the very scant additions received by the TWO
last steamers and the exodus OF people 70 places
where food may be obtained. all point to FAMINE
during the winter His statement Is accepteo
as the most Trustworthy that has come iEo"
Dawson, and confirms the news sent py soHe
newspaper correspondents that unless great
many people leave Dawson very soon some OF
them Will starve.
Hansen's account Of the situation 10 that there
were 1000 persons in Dawson 900 OF these hao
loft town at the time Of his writing. As far as
I. was possible to ascertain there were pro-
visions enough to feed $500 persons through
the winter and more people were then prepar-
ing to 70 away. going either up or down the
river to some place where food could be oo-
tanned
ru-rrvr cO1DsEEKERs PROBABLY LOST
BLOWN TO SEA IN GALE AT sKAooAf-ihN
FAMINE AT DAWSON.
Chicago. Dec IA dispatch from Seattle says
"A. A. Smith, writing under the date OF november
q from Skaguay. says:
:. .ror Tho lac, four days there has been great
.r,,tv in skaguay over the possible fate OF twelve
mon who on Tuesday morning on tho soop I'seoh
cssayed 10 make the trip around the point 10 iany
The north wind blowing gaze d'"ii '"'
canvona al the time The skipper was uhaoo |"
make mis- boat beat against tho wind. ahd 'os'hs
control OF her ne carried away down the Canal
Tn. names OF most OF the party cannot DO ieaI"o'.
hu, Z, ,s known that Nicholas Furlong. ION
Dick,ns Rene Ieprix Joseph Palmer. G. III. lem
n,scn and n man named Lombard were amohs '"'
nunber The latter is believed TO De Mi''o" i"''n
h,-d ~ New-York who was In Skaguay on ns
way to Dawson city. which point ne had ""ee"
1900 no could reach without money
81, Was impossible for the skipper 10 'e'u''
% tho harbor hero as II to reach TaIiya' pu'
,,cr sov.ral unsuccessful attempts TO reach cover
l.
, landing was made about mile be'o" on 'l'''
sde Here H. 8 Manning. OF Chicago ana Morse
6 Durield OF Detroit. disemoarked ana ehuea'o'e'
10 persuade the others 10 do likewise. pu' '"ey
49,, an h.loying they would be able 10 pea'
t,ua~r When last seen they were being driven ns
,ore tho gale toward Pyramid iiarpof. s,n.o - ,ha
Tim. no tidngs have been had OF any o' WV
party c,.. " u THOMSON. Of
ST. srrlbng the situation In Dawson ivy az a.
,er :, bera me- known that no boats couio se' "P ''
yukon this year. says; IT, 80 M rror. hoats
Word cgmc that there would DC no ,,snen, ill., I
,,,s al {nd II caused the greatest excltenent
.vcr saw Wand there Is large numoer oi yor
,,hor, nrvyls,ons and there are no provisions to'
al. Noe, there IL big stampede out OIL tne couii- ~
,ry Hundreds Of people are leaving soms sonE M tp ~
49,. river some down Provisions have gone up 20
the most fabulous prices. fIour this "''""s ~
worth s. a pound or 800 sack 49,, .o,,,.r,,
II believe this will he the last year 'nis country
will h. eny good Next year there VIII be such AZ AZ,
sYt,i crowd In here that man without claim WIZ
be worse on ihan In Seattle; There arc no, over
90, hunIrcS and nfty good claims In the district so
lar "a known There are about three thousand men
working here IN the mines now Onless ,hsIs ar, t
more rich creeks found. newcomers VIII simply DO
disappointed"