The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
LOGOFTHE HUMBOLDT.
AxorHEn LETTER CHRONICLES
GREAT SHORTAGE OF rood.
The River Beats got Takdss ~ has-
auats swppsfes-The Barge sna
Towboas for NATIONAL assss
Passengers sfiIi mt ~. Mfehaei-


gT. MICHAEL. Se7ts f--fnR ate@fnsfaib
Tursl,oiaf arrived ~ y. AiehaNa AaEss'
q aftsr 3 passsgs from Seattle o esesess
days Including : 500 ~ i~efiff hSsfN -
Tsnalaska for coal and water. owsng q
the rafher nigh charge for passage era
frNsxtst mo rnake-ap u me passenger ilst
sas rather above The average % fes@s -
other vessels leaving Seattle DURING SaiS
ana 4agust The voyage was HisaCat sf''-
sfat tncs8estz thsrs being the custofFass y
aiaeouf9-ss always attaching 70 ga trips
faztly gossen up ard participated n p
people who have hastily prepares e M
seives fer vlca a so4ruey a. enc 70 TIE
x,,tor re-, - Mayer Wood Fnay have be-
fsexeA ln he past that In the Seattle city
council ne had an elephant on Ms Eanas.
fs,f In its rpaaz dfsazreabie perioes - oa'~
s.lrsacy IL was nev 50 bard 70 na1sse a.
hax been ne steamzair HUMBOLDT and Us
miscellaneous eargo Of human fFesznt sra
general merchandise. Happily however
fae mayor has sssa ablc 70 oFefcsfns sue
ceassully all obst8ei g ard On re eve 81
she ass'ar4ssre from 81 Miefael for TIE
sos.y,ry - he Yukon river there Is every
rrosnect Of reaching = iongaa-foF des-
.tnaty6u without any sertpus occurrence IN
the stssue q frutlny. rot, dEssase or eestfs-
The accommodations for fhs - p@s5ff-
gers on the Humboldt were res such as are
nsaaGly offered ~ steamship coFnpa Dies
.seh, * tha cream o. tie 'FBaspoF = Ei@h
business. bat. according 70 an accounts,
we're fully eaua3 % thA'
sar o,har travellers leaving Seattle prior %
Aaxssst Is. A steward. who i accustomed
"a eater 10 100 peopla a. Sifslpg, naturally
fnas bluself Ewampsd when be mas 20
thrust upof him. ard all anxious 10 reaca
the first table Mayor Mood had 70 sSllie
all .sarpiexlng questions ike this. his tine
icing serupassd on oIe occasion - settling
a alfacvlty which arose out Of the fact
that The FIRST three tables rad pie ana lfis
two last dldnff The special committee ap-
pointed By the passengers Al Seattle 70
sse mat all personal ffsign' VAS loaded.
attempted to continue IN existence ana
work for the common veal after the voy-
age began. bat dlss nsoDs within Its own
ranks resaersd effective werk Impossible
ard II died a. sheer useissSnsss before the
vessel was six days out.
On August g there was at st Michael
condition Of uncertainty. confusion. unrest
and partial Generalization. There were IN
the harhor besides the Humboldt. the
steamers Bertha. South Coast. Cleveland.
revenue cutter Bear and schooner FISCHER
Bros. The Cleveland left for the Sound on
that day. taking. Il was reported, sf0.ev1
in gold and a good many miners, who had
come down the river a few days before on
the river steamer Heaiy. Two days be-
fore the Cleveland left the Excelsior sail
ed for San Francisco. having on board. ae-
cordlng TO report. 81 eon.go In gold dust.
On August -. the steamer National City
left for San Francisco In ballast
The conduct OF the managers OF the Ma
fional City and the treatment of the pas
ssngers coming north on her. oeeasioasd
considerable adverse comment here. The
vessel arrived at st. Michael August 10,
with some sixty gold seekers who had en-
a.. xffsraf EaK.
on the river ample preparations had been
made. which the passengers upon arrival
found 10 be "A garbage scow housed over
and a wheexy tughot. drawing Ave feet OF
water, but having lIttle or no power. Hav-
ing dumped passengers and freight upon
the beach, where a camp was made. the
National City sailed away for home, ieav-
ing her sixty passengers contemplating
how they are going 20 move on from this
point. Nearly two weeks have passed
half Of the expedition has decided TO turn
hack have soid their OUTFITS and are vav-
ing the other half 70 continue IN their
contemplations and figure out how boat
drawing five feet Of water can successful
Is pass over a four-foot bar.
Only one boat has gone up the river
from this pelnt since the Hamilton sail
ed taking the passengers who left SCAT
lie On the Portland july - The Heaiy
ieft 81. Michael on August - with iS4 pas
sengerR. the most ~ them being she peo-
pic who sailed from Seattle on the Cleve-
lard August s. Anong those taking pass
nge on the Heaiy were H. # Hubbard
who came north on the Humboldt 10 open
several banks for the Nor American
Transportation and Trading Company
along the Yukon. and Mrs. Eli Gage
whose husband is the company's manager
on the river. The passengers on neither
the Hamilton nor the Healy took pro-
visions Fer themselves.
The reports which tha returning miners
bring down the river are all Of the same
tenor. All previous reports OF the I'm
naense richness az the recent discoveries
are confirmed. Not miner has gone
through 81 Michael who has not had gold.
whether he iahosed on his ewn claim or
worked far wages Every fneh OF ground
n lha klardike district has been taken
Up. hia tbs reports from the surrounding
country sfe such as to Indicate plenty of
geld although ne new strikes 81 fAhuloos
hlopdtke character are announced The
latest stampeds heard az "a on Muneak
creek, sharf distance above the Tan8na
eivsr. on Anstrlcsn territory hat Develop
ments DO not appear go have BEEN escb
as 20 form an liea ~ the richness of the
new dgainks Nearly alf THE returning
mixers are frem Dawson ana know ~ she
new discoveries oaly ~ rua1cr. reper1 or
tearsay,
The earlier reports concerning q short
ness ~ food are followed ~ others even
mere alarming tian any received hereto
fore Every miner arriving within a..
rae faw aaNS brings a ata-s which iaAs-
GATES G winter AZ ecasftutian e net act0al
starvation Comparatively Httie foad has
rann bp tne river fh5s senson The loss e..
I've riseT steamers has crippled the trans.
faftatca ecrapan3s ana hundreds ~ tons
- prov sioTs whhct should BE az Dawson
City are ur& AZ 81 Michael Provisions
+shigh na5ears un tBe river expected ln
1ulv f@v~ uei gene lH and thsv~ s. no
praNablNsy aaf any cnet 8eFahse nmo0at
can be ferw rtcd "a pawean CltV before
&c river cleeca Miners ehnsinr Down al
tie Aiiee whieh 'cft tN8Wson CIV Aaestsf
u ard reached 81 Michael Aue1,st - saw
tbat these Is q desperate condition ~ NJ.
fairs N fhe uDgeV ecprtvy II "a slutasf
Impossible fo purchase supplies st IA ssxer,
CITY. re matter what 8uf@ost of money 4
man wsav have Tha eHra.baV are noF tAerc
nn8 therefor nat 20 he NaH even .s a
ran = Hin.enatre The tatest rsrset.
are shat ere Tftttusangs have hfen Obliged
e close usf fer fre reason thar tht era-
rfsetors are nnatie % huy supplins al fh-
stsye& Neu who have heeN in the ea.s-.
tfs 20 veaT ehee 81 their own elas-s,A
81 wrfk f-r fer o-Rsfs ana wha have rss
fass in provisions Ger aHofhsr wear are
apnrchtnstHe 80 Or fae fulure and good