The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-18
KLONDIKERs FORCED BACK.
A Great Number Reach Victoria ON
the Danube.


Victoria, b. c., oct. 1.-THE steamer
Danube has arrived, ten days from St
Miehaels. She brought eighty-two pas
sengers, most of them men who failed to
reach the mines by the all water route.
Some got as far as Fort Yukon, and 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, but few are
interested in the Klondtke claims. A lot
of provisions are at Fort Yukon, but 1t Is
feared that If there is a rush from Daw-
son at Will cause a shortage further down
the river. 1t is expected that many men
will perish in the attempt to escape from
starvation by coming down the river.
The steamer p b. Weare, after being on
sand bar two days, got off and arrived
at st. Mlchaels Sept 20. She started up
again with a load of freight, but II is fear
ed she will never get up the river.
The steamer Alice arrived at st. Mich
aes Sept. "a, with 40 miners, and after
starting up again on the 9th, ran aground
at the mouth of the river. The steamers
Mare Island and Merwin tried to get up,
but failed The Merwin and Alice, at last
accounts, were on bar and freezing up.
The Mare Island had returned to Steb-
bins, twelve miles from ST. Michaels. Few
men with very little gold were at st. Mich
aels when the Danube left, and they will
all come down on the Bertha. The North
American Transportation and Trading
Company will build their river steamer at
Unaaska on account of the schooner HUI
meme having been lost in Uniak Pass.
Five other river steamers are to be built
at st. Michaels. The Ice was in the upper
river when the Weare started down and
icicles were a foot long on her when she
reached st. Michaels. The steamers Bertha,
Cleveland, Portland, Excelsior, Bear and
Ikkam were at st. Michaels when the
Danube left, also the schooner Queen. A
party which arrived at ST. Michaels from
Stebbins, Oct. 3. say that the steamers
Merwin, Alice and Mare Island, are froz-
en- in at the mouth of the Yukon and fears
are entertained that they will all be de-
stroyed when the river breaks up In the
spring.
Passengers who started up the river on
these steamers were endeavoring TO get
to st. Michaels overland The steamer
Healy, which, with a barge, was loaded at
St Michaels unloaded when the news
came from Stebbins. The Excelsior anc
steamer Navarro, with tow, arrived al
ST. Mchaels on Oct. 8.
II. b. Tucker, correspondent of the AS
sociated Press of Troy. N. Y, died OF
exhaustion on the trail a few miles from
Rampant City. 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 row boats, and from there came
down in steamers. There was not 800,
600 In the whole crowd, so that the rest
of the 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 steamship COM
panies which took them up, particularly
against the owner of the Eliza Anderson.
OF over 1000 men who started since
July. not one-third are miners. Some are
stin at Fort Yukon, hoping to get In early
in the spring, but large majority arc
coming south Mayor Wood of Seattle
and his party got their steamer built
and started up the river, but they can.
not go far, as they are sure to meet float
ing ice IL they escape the sand bars. Ihere
are now eighteen steamers on the river,
as against five last year, so that there
will be lots of food at Dawson soon after
the river opens In the spring. Some of
the men who reached Circle City on the
steamer Hamilton will try to push on to
Dawson over the Yukon. No news comes
from Dawson.