New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18
FAILED TO RE..tT Ell DORADO.
FORTUNE HUNTERS RETURNING FROM THE
FROZEN NORTH.


Victoria. B. c.. oct. 17.-The steamer Danube
has arrived here from ST. Michaels She brought
eighty-two passengers. most of them men who
failed to reach the mines by the ali-water route
Some got as far as Fort Yukon an6 had TO turn
back There are twelve miners from Circle City
who bring about $4,000 in gold dust. Most OF
them have been working around Circle City.
lot Of provisions are at Fort Yukon. but II IS
feared that If there is rush from Dawson II
will cause shortage further down the river
1t is predicted that many men Will perish III ,he
attempt to escape from starvation by coming
down the river.
The steamer p. B. Weare. after being on
sandbar two days. got off and arrived al 81
Michaels September 20 She started again with
a load of freight but it is feared she will never
get up the river. The steamer Alice arrived al
ST. Michaels September "a with 12O miners
and. after starting again on the 2'th' ran
aground at the mouth of the river. The steam
ers Mare Island and Merwn tried to get up. but
failed The Merwin and the Alice at last ac-
counts were on bar and freezing up. The
Mare Island had returned to Stebbins, twelve
miles from ST. Michaels
A few men with very little gold were al et
Michaels when the Danube left. and they VIII
all come down the Bertha.
The North American Transportation and
Trading Company will build their river steamer
at Unalaska on account Of the schooner iiue-
meme having been lost in Uniak Pass fNe
other river steamers are 10 be built AT ot'
chaels.
The ice was In the upper river when the Weare
started down. and iccles were foo' lohs U" "e'
When she reached st. Michaels.
The steamers Bertha. Cleveland portland Elk
celsior, Bear and Lakkame were al St Michaei
wher the Danube left; also the schooner Quee'
Passengers who started up the river on the
steamers Merwin Alice and Mare Island were
endeayoring 10 get TO ST. Michaels overland
The steamer Healy, which with a barge was
loaded at S.. Michaels, unloaded when the news
came from Stebbns TIE Excelsior and steam
schooner Navarro, with tow, arrived at ST.
Michaels on october o
H. b. Tucker Of Troy, n. Y correspondent or
! the Associated Press. died Of exhaustion on the
trail few miles from Rampant City. He and
a friend started out at night with little 1000
to locate claims on Hoosier Creek They spent
two days and nights in the woods. and then
turned back. Tucker fell from exhaustion his
friends went for assistance. but when II arrived
| Tucker was dead. ,
OF the men who reached St Michaels recently
most of them have been working for wages IN
the vicinity Of Circle City. They made the trip
to Fort Yukon in rowbOats. and from there came
down IN steamers. There was not SlVnWN IN
the whole crowd, so that the rest Of the boats boats
this fall will bring very little treasure. There
| is considerable talk among the men who failed
to get in of taking action against the steam
ship companies which took them up. particu-
| larry against the owner Of the Eliza Anderson.
| OF thousand or more men who started since
| July, not one-third are miners. Some are stlll
| at Fort Yukon hoping to get In early In the
| spring but a large majority are coming south.
! Ex Mayor Wood of Seattle and his party GOV
their steamer built and started up the river, but
they cannot go far they are sure to meet
! floating ice. II they escape the sandbars. There
are now eighteen steamers on the river, as
against Ave last year so that there VIII De
! plenty of food at Dawson soon after the river
! opens In the spring Some OF the men who
| reached Circle City the steamer Hamilton
will try 70 push on 10 Dawson over the Yukon.
No news comes from Dawson.