The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28


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eytgs - the situation, and fhe wage
vrssksrS are preparing 10 make vigorous
,nssss@ner II she Tserfys Insist upon the
execution of fh.ir announcement The IN
sers~tsss PARTIES are rsficent ana defer
mined 20 remain firm.
nc 70 this ho1r n0s orr ~ the seven
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ssameanre~n afsa miners supplies for the
wsntar have arrived Passengers sailing
frem Esatkfe On Ialy q O. TIRE steamer
Portland, ard from Ear FFanctseo duly 2
O. the steamer Excelsior have not YET
rsaessa rtwson City. An unusually heavy
fsss Of SNOW oernrresi yegterdas, and the
s,ragrossirafsnE old timers say that Fhe
indications point 70 an early winter
Though chs situation vii not BE- alarming
ssnfis after she zfss inst. Yet there - a
GRAVE feeling Of apprehension On every
hand. and thoae fortunate enough 20 have
brought Ii supplies from Puget sound via
g84em ars guarding their property with
greater care thar the owners ~ a ton 81
gala that II here and ready for shipment
h. Seattle and san FTaueisco. There are
sbea4f leo people IN this vicinity and u IL
safe 90 ssslmzle that fully orEe-haif have
eas laid iu their winters supplies.
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ralrt has been falling ar indication q
very cold weather Ia the mountains. and
below Circle city. whIgh II some ass miles
northwest BY NORTH from Dawson City.
there are many sAndbara and shoals. rem
ner3ng navigation difficult even under
favorable circumstances.
The managers Of both the Alaska Com
naarciai Company and the North Ameri-
car Transportation a Trading Company
say that there Il no occasion for uneazf-
ness ans that some OF the fleet are sure
70 arrive in a few days. as IL would seem
hardly probable that all seven steamers
w0ssd get aground. and even though that
should eccur that word would be sent 10
pawsan City In time TO ALLOW people to
SET 10 ths coast via uyea and 20 arrange
fer hrsnz5ug necessary supplies To last
through the winter IN by that route.
Miners and mine owners are greatly
worried. as a lack Of sufficient food would
meaa the certain closing down % some OF
the riehsst mines Ia the klondlke II IL
only possible to work such claims IN the
winter as the ground Ii TOO soft for sum
mer digglngs
With the supply OF food now on hand
there would ee no likelihood of actual
starvation. bat the men would be put on
very low rations. incapacitatinR them
for the performance of hard work.
WILLIAM ]. JONES.