The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-24
NO FAMINE ON THE YUKON.
10000 rows OF FREIGH ut THERE BE-
FORE NIpIG TION CLOSES.

This rncindcS Plenty or Iood-ShIpment OF
Gold Will Be Large This Fall-No Miners
10 60 Through Nhiie Pass TIL u IL In Good
shnpe-Horses KILLED In ChiIhoot Pass.
SEATTLE, WASH. Aug. "3.-Schooncrs arriving
from st. Michael bring news to July II, but no
treasure. They report that fully 5000 tons OF
provisions and other freight have been shipped
up the Yukon for Dawson city and other points
along the river, and at least 1000 tons moro arc
in transit from Puget Sound ports that will get
in this fall. Fears of a shortage for miners in
that country may safely be dismissed.
There were reports current at st. Michael Of
large discoveries. and the shipments of gold to
be made this month and next. it was said, will
be very heavy.
Tho Government revenue vessels in Alaskan
waters arc experiencing some trouble from tho
prevalence Of the Klondike fever among their
crews, and precautionary measures have been
adopted to prevent assertions by Wholesale.
Tho fever also extends 10 many Of the officers.
The steamer Resale arrived from Dyea and
Skaguay this morning. Through passengers 1t
Is asccrtalncd that not more than twenty-five
men have passed over the Skaguay trail in the
past week, and they have positively forbidden
any one from going over the White Pass trail
until 1t is completed and put in hrst-class shape.
Some miners, after working ten or twelve days.
have begged Of the Miners Association TO he
allowed TO go on over the trail, but permission
has been refused. The association. of which ID.
j. Mckinney Of Seattle is the leading spirit, has
taken the position that IL is unfair to the great
number of miners at Skasuay for a favored few
to be allowed to go across. and they are stand
ing by that position.
The crowd at Dyca is getting across with con-
siderable speed. The trail there is lined night
and day by men and horses. and il is believed
that a majority of them will get across before
winter sets in. There is a scarcity OF horses, and
they are getting scarcer every day. The trail Is
a regular death trap for them, and it is said that
at least 800 horses have either been Killed out.
right by falling over cliffs or have broken their
legs or otherwise manglcd themselves so that
they had to be shot. Juneau is going to be tho
winter resort OF n considerable number of
miners, who propose to stay there this winter
and 20 over the trail in the spring.
The 1iosalie brought down no gold nor any
miners from the Yukon. She is scheduled to sail
tomorrow morning.
The Board OF Inquiry into the cause of the
in the case rcvoking the license OF Capt. Thomas
and suspending Pilot Council for thirty days.
They found that the rock upon which the Mex
leo struck was West Devil Rock. and was
therefore known TO tho navigating officer, and
he should have taken care to keep the ship out
Of the way of trouble. Most OF the blame lay
with Capt. Thomas. who had retired and was in
his berth at the time the ship struck. 1t was
held that Capt. Thomas should have been on
deck. especially as he had placed his vessel in q
dangerous position by going out OF the usual
route OF trayc! of Alaskan vessels.