Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
THE ELDER RETURNS.
Tho Onicers Bring the Latest News
From the North.


n. Co. s steamer George w. Elder ar
rived tonight from Dyea, after very
pleasant trip down. She brought ac-
commodatiOn mail, and one passenger.
The officers of the steamer gave the
latest news from the north.
The passage up was delightful. The
ocean all the way was as smooth as a
mill pond and very few OF the passen-
gers were sick. The livestock Jared eX-
tremely well. Not one animal was in
jured in the slightest, and all were
landed IN safety.
When the Elder arrived at Skaguay
bay men Immediately came aboard and
offered fabulous prices for horses. An
imals such as are being canned at Linn
ton are selling for from $500 to $700,
but none could be purchased from the
Elders passengers. One of the passen-
gers had large bull, for which he was
offered 5000 the offer was refused.
There is plenty OF grass to feed the
livestock, and horses are greatly in de-
mand
The men were charged % cents per
100 pounds to have their luggage taken
ashore. All the baggage was landed
safely. The tate for taking stuff over
Chilkoot pass is 20 cents pound.
The officers state that there is abso-
lutely no truth in the reports that men
are selling their outfits at Dyea. They
say that every one who can possibly get
over the passes is going. The weather
at Dyea is all that could be desired,
and but little difficulty will be expert
enced in making the trip.
The most important item of news
brought by the Elder is to the effect
that White pass is being placed in
passablc condition. One hundred mi
ners, who we're delayed by the condi-
tion of the road, banded and agreed to
corduroy the road. Timber is plentiful
in the vicinity, and the work should
shortly be completed. When this is
done horses can easily be taken over the
trail.
Two drownings and a mining camp
incident resultant occurred at Dyea.
On August 8, Dwight Fowler, of Seat
tie, lost his life. He was carrying
load on his back and parcels in each
hand over log, when he slipped and
fell into the Skaguay river. Fowler is
said to be the son of well-known Seat
tie people.
The other fatality occurred August 6.
Thomas Wall, of N naimo, while at
tempting to ford Dyea river on a pack
horse, was lost. He left wife and
three children in Nanaimo, who are in
destitute circumstances.
Two men named Young and Cleve-
land are engaged in packing near where
the drowning occurred, and recovered
the bodies. They took them to Dyea,
where they demanded $40 for their
services. The citizens Immediately
called a mass meeting and served no.
notice on one of the men to leave town
within "a hours. He applied for pas
sage on the Elder to juneau, put as she
was not bound for that port, he was
compelled to leave town until lie could
oeCuIe transportation.
The day the steamer left citizens call
ed another meeting for the purpose of
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of serving
a like notice on the other man. The
partners were making from 5000 to 5000
Il week each, carrying freight, but
their demand for pay for bringing in
the bodies of the men has lost them
fortunes.
On August a man was shot and
killed for stealing freight on Chilkoot
pass. One of the men in charge of
pack train caught him in the act, and
his life was the penalty. His name
could not be learned by the officers or
passengers of the Elder.
AT Dyea, according to a letter re-
ceived from G. X. Scovey, of this city.
there is Il scarcity OF provisions. The
writer says that the stores We're crowd
ed, and that all the -four was sold.
There will be no difficulty in securing
more. The demand was created bv
men who left with money instead of
provisions.
There was but one returning passen-
ger. Theodore Lang, who sailed on the
Elder, was attacked with rheumatism
and forced to sell his outfit and return.
The passage down was made in good
time, the steamer being but II hours
from Sitka. She left up for Portland
at 1:l5 tonight.
The route from Skaguay via White
pass is more level and easier travelling,
though 20 miles farther, But the pros
pector is landed on Lake Bennett, the
second lake ABOVE Linderman, where
travellers by Chilkoot pass are landed.
Besides, there is plenty of timber on
Bennet to build boats, while there is
none on Linderman.
Every day, hundreds are arriving
there, and scows and small steamers