The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-29

hundred Hs5les ard then sheltered IA a
slough 20 he frcren ia.
L was net the Intention OF the con,-
rnan1e~s of any of the river boats "a
push as far up the river as possible BE-
fore the 90 cseehs them. sut rather TO
nnd a coulfortaale hsrecr before the clas-
'ng 81 he stream. since tne break ND in
the sea there has been little ice in sixhs.
and .n The river 10 was all af the nxhsaSt
Nina and s1iu shoas. X offered no aa-
stacls 70 navigation. but the fact that the
water was 50 low had prevented any river
eoat getting up above Fors Yukon siaes
The Excelsior went aoTth on thu tylp prsor
20 the present eae.
Little Geld Brought Down.
The Excelsior brought down very Msile
treasure and no miners from the sold
Fields. although among her passanRers
were number cf fortune seekers Who
failed % set 60 the KlondIke. The exact
amount ef gold dust ab0ard the vessel
was s15.a5e which belongs 10 the tradInS
ecmPAny, ana was brought down from
Dawson on Che steamer MarSaref on her
last TRIP. 4. Ven one u the PASSENGERS
from -Ae ElEa Anderson. which sailed
from Seattle with party of prospective
miners and was Abandoned az Unalaska.
was 1a eoard ,ho Excelsiar.
Nhcn the DUycr left - Michacl Tor the
mouth OF the Yukon twenty tons - pro-
visions we're unioadrd and lefs on tha
hoach unprotected. NcthlnE Was done %
care Tor the goods. and no effort was be-
ing made O. have ihcm stored. Il - fear
"a that these viii o. a. entire ,oss.
Ire Hstue H. and the Stoneman are
inside IRE mouth 20 the river and ara
thousht % be az slsbbins. wuh the Mare
Island ana Dwyer. There u plenty 70 eat
az 81 Nishasl and the expectation was.
when the ENselsi0F sailed. that there
wouid be more peopis at the station With
Ia a short time
The whalcrs in Distress.
Elsht whaleFs. Instead % ave. - prceI-
oasly reported. are fssy 81 tac lcs cn polns
BarroW. aud on al leass one OF them. the
JEANNE. there would BE- ersa, suffering.
Not only IL he ship 50 far away that taera
j. no chance 20 saks her supplies. hnt her
men, who are facing food shortage have
no appliances with walch 10 make the
shore over more than 10 niles q ice.
The fau lss Of The vessels known 70 De
fast in The aoss ia addition 70 the Ieannie.
are the Newpori. orca. Jesse Freeman.
Bclvedere, Fearless Rosario ana Wan
derer.
Fieeinr From Dawson for Food.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct sS-The Alaska
Connie. cial Company's steamer Excelsior.
Caps. Higglns. arrived tonight, fourteen
DAYS from 81 Michael and eight and one-
half days from Uualasba. the only inter-
mediate port AZ which sae stopped. She
brought Soo9 ounces Of Eald. all belonging
70 the Alaska Commercial Company No
miners came down on her. she carried
thrge pass ugeEs. Mr.. and Mrs Dacos.
who started some tine since for Dawson
CITY. bat E0t no fuTtneT han 81 Michael.
and Edward Hamilton the Journalist.
There has been no recent communication
with Dawson City. the Yukon being inn
passahlg. but the latest information re-
eeived from Fort Yukon. which now con-
ststutes the base of supplies FOR the places
further north ts 10 The effect that fha pco-
pie are swaFnllRg out OF Dawson City and
circle City by every possible means. 70 es-
cape suffering and possible starvation.
Small boats can stili be used on portions
OF the Yukon. and IN one Of these an agent
OF the Alaska Commercial company came
down from Circle City 20 Fort Yukon he
confirms the reports OF great scarcity ef
provisions at all the mining camps, Those
who succeeded in getting out In time viii
be very fortunate. for hunger will surely
be the fate Of most OF the winter dwell
eFs on the Klondike.
The rgssh to escape from the gold fields
exceeds the influx. and the indications are
that a large colony viii wlnter az Fort
yukon.
Capt Higgins. of the Excelsior. con-
firms the news Of the probable loss OF a
portion of the whaling feet. but can add
no details 10 those brought down by the
Thrasher tie also tells % the rescue %
the men Of the Navarch from an Ice -fioe
but says that there were sixteen saved.
and not fourteen, as AZ FIRST reported.
10 ls not expected that much N sny. more
gold viii como down this season. unless
some ~ the miners succeed On reaching
sailing points by land routes from me IN
terior.
Gsrre.pondcats Coming Ont.
sam Wall ard some other newspaper corr
respondents got - f9r as Circle city.
80 miles from Dawson. hut were
obliged 20 retracs their way 20 Fort Ya-
kon. where food is obfainsbis. They may
remain there Until spring but Il Is more
likely that. II ara opportunity offers they
wIIl try 70 reach g. Michael and return
home. 90 recuperate for q fresh start next
year
Capt. Higgins says "a O. worse TRAN fol-
iy Tor any one "a 20 20 Alaska new.