The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

The n. A. r. 4 r. Co. Advises People
TO VISIT,

An inquiry about the Cionoyke from
Jarnxa G.. Blaine. II, OF New York was
received Friday by Secretary Chas II.
Hamilton, Of the North American Trans
portatlon and Trading Co. Relieved Of
les telegra pAlc bresity the query was.
When ard q. what cost can ! get 20 the
clondyks2 Can you book me passage.
This In 81 specimen OF the many tsls-
grams snd letters which daily food the
transportation companies. Tbs exodus
has Assumed such proportions thai IL nas
called forth advice from Secretary HaLaiI-
tarests of the company with which be II
identified
81 think IL high time to sound warn
Ing TO the people who seem bent on rush
ing of this fall without due knowledge OF
what they are 10 encounter, ana yet
worse. not enough food to carry them
through" he said yesterday THE two
companies row operating on the Yukon
can handle the people they take IN and
provide for their safety and comfort. but
with the horde Of half-provissoned peo-
pie streaming across the summit there Is
bound IN be . shortage. IL those who
went In that way have large enough out
fits they will be all right II not. and they
run short. IL will tax the stores now In the
country to supply their necessities before
the opening OF next season. We are now
advising pearie 20 wait until next spring.
But IL is Impossible TO stem the tide with
adyice, no matter how good and we'll
meant.
How many tons OF provisions win go
to the Yukon this year? Well. there have
already gone In by the boats Of our COM
pany alone. almost 400 tons. This vas
taken in BY thu steamer Portland In two
trips and the schooner Fred E. Sander in
one In the tao remaining voyages OF
the Portland and the specially chartered
steamship Cleveland. $500 more tons will
reach St. Aichaels. making a totas for
the year of 1000 tons. or course, all OF
this we shall not be- able TO &c. up the
river. but probably 5000 tons will reach
the Upper Yukon. The balance will be at
ST. MIchaels ready TO ship in as soon as
the river opens. In case OF an emergency
a number OF people could be taken to St.
Michaeis this fall from the Upper Yukon
and could winter there secure from the
possibility CT starvation.
1.-The company has chartered another
vessel. The schooner H0enenle. owned by
VI. c. Han OF San Francisco, will sail
from here about August 10. carrying about
4s0 tons OF provisions and general mer-
chandise. The Hueneme Ia 14s feet long
by A feet beam.
There were 1900 people In the Yukon
last winter. This spring about ZOO have
gone In overland. making the number now
at the mines 3 100. Just consider q mo-
mcnt the number Of boats yet 20 60 up
There are the Queen. City Of Topeka, Al
XII Elder, Islander, and possibly one or
two others yet unknown. They will carry
IN 500 mere people this fall to go In over
land from Dyea. II these people are not
well stocked with provisions, where will
they be-
The fare by the steamship Cleveland
chartered by the North American Trans
narration and Trading f~ompsry IN leave
here August S. has been raised from $50
frs. class to fat rate OF $500 for all parts
CT the boat The rise VIII not materially
affect the travel by way OF ST. Mchaeis.
as those choosing that route are for the
most part those we'll provided with money.