The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-12
STARVATION IN THE YUKON.
Stories Orths Scarcity OF PEOvllieAs Cen.
firmsd-Many Fortune sssksrs Rstarn-
ing Home.

Stories Orths Scarcity OF PrOvllloAs Cen.
firmsd-Many Fortune sSsksrs Rsturn-
ing Home.
SKAGuAY, Oct. Iva Victoria, r.
C., Oct, ll.-several parties arrived on
the Dalton trail from Rlondike repeat
the story OF scarcity of provisions and
possible hunger and starvation with
many ths-- this winter James Clarls
hnd c. A1alBrown, ,SWho fhnd1heen mining
"a s!Hah creek, having lets Dawson ctS
September eth at noon. polsd up the rlyer
20 fifteen miles above Pelly river ana
there bought horse and came in over
the supposed Dalton trail, making me
trip in tWenty-six days to Haines Mis-
sion. getting there on Sunday. They
passed the Thorp party on the summit
with cattle. Most OF the party were dis
couraged and wanting to turn back.
Brown and Clark told them that they
had gone through 100 miles OF snow,
where no feed could be had for their
stock and 1t would be utterly impossible
to get their stock through alive. Thorp
had already lost fifteen pack horses on
the trail and part of his original party
had turned back two days before. but he
was stubborn and would not consent TO
turn back himself. About twenty-five
persons came out over the Dalton trail
tho past week. They ysaythere werea good
many following them, all bearing the
same report, that there IL no actual trail.
and that II Is tl7 miles long. Summits
have, 20 be crossed. innumerable streams
forded and II Is impossible 10 find ones
way without Indian guides, even Thorp
having TO employ Indians. Tho biggest
party to come out together was eleven
persons, Pat Calvin and wife, George
G. Bounds and wife. Charles Il. Thebo,
John Maloney and Frank Beck, OF Jn-
neau; Harry Romain, I'D Armstrong,
''Mush" Rosenstein and Little While"
Ml6ner OF San Francisco. This party
brought out a little gold dust. but they
are reticent as to the amount. Little
Willie" Misner brought out about fifteen
pounds, Pat Calvin as much or more
and George c. Bounds fifty, but most OF
the dust n deposited with the two prin-
clpal companies and drafts taken on Chi
cago and San Francisco.
Bounds Is the man who took In the first
beef cattle ever taken into the Yukon
region. He started in at Mission with
forty-hVe head In June. 1886, had to make
hls own tratl, built a raft below Five
Fingera on the Yukon and started, In
tending to take them TO Circle City. But
he got frozen IN at the mouth Of tho
Klondike, and could not move either
way. Then came the stampede to Bon
ANA and Eldorado, and he sold out
every pound. probably saving the lives
of many, and saving himself frum finan-
clal ruin. He sold out $4,000 worth OF
beef entirely on credit to the miners, and
did not lose dollar. they making q small
clean up 80 as to allow him to leave Feb
ruary 22nd last He came out at thai
time over the ClTilkoot trail to Dyea.
His wife went IN on the arst trip Of the
Excelsior last June. Bounds Is Interest,"
ed with George Mccormack In the "DIs.
covery claim" on the Bonanza, and had
interests in "3 A" as well as three other
claims, but has sold his interests out
right except Discovery claim, and has
bonded It. He will make one more trip
next May 10 settle up.