The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27
PEOPLE WILL NOT STARVE.
Franz r. Sims on Conditions in
the KIondike.
AIN STATEMENT OF FACTS.
a nara Matter 40 Eraggernfe the
~..,,n Of the streams That Have
u~~n prospecs@a-Heiief Com "ft-
,<r May BE Organized To Take
$500 os All the Food and Appor-
tssn n 10 Each aiike-seastie Men

c.nt rr.nk r. Sims has arrived 81 thai
Xu.srs IA ufa when be knoNa what u ts -
t~ ! nuch-sougaf-afte~ man. lie arrived
from DAWSON City on the steamer hnifa-
basdf last Saturday night. afa tfoM thF
,,z~so1r+ he stepped ashore has hardly sad
tsnse -. s{ay zltn his txo little children
Ha q hsld uE on street corners. IN 6eor-
~ava IT, hgu own home. in fat evsry y hHre
he uoox by those who are anxious - Ret
ae~swafe kroaIesfee o. the condition q
ssagrs AZ D4psoa. - u the fate tnai FANS
tn tbs weli-known man
cat slu,a teft Seattle March =. and
~snf 10 Dawson over tae Dyea trail Two
snd ons-half months from tire time ne ieft
Dvsa wtth hts sled ard heavy lad he
reeekea the magic city. September Z 9e
! started down the Yukon river ana after
on. 81 the most dangerous ard thrilling
trips on record reached -, Michael ocfo~
Der 8
Capt sims Is vel qualified 70 give an
accurate ana conservative statement a. %
,As eoaastsan 81 affairs al Dawson. and
.he wealth ef the Hnfnes. In an interview
with rast~Tnteillgeueer reporter iasg
night be sad
sgsAsn lei Dawson September there
verss s~1xsen saao and 1909 people de-
fendlng gpan Dawson for a food supply.
There we're Eve restaurants running. but
th~v we're liable 70 close any day. the
tua k,sseries Rad closed down because they
could rsot get -four ~ was my under
Standing that the North American Trans
portatiop A. Trading Company had only
PROVISIONS 81 supply the orders u bad
taken. The Alaska Commercial Company
J vaa stgH selling everything with me pes
sthsr exception % figur The sortn amer
fean TRANSPORTATION 4 Trading Company
pan also ceiling dry goods. boots ard
shoes ard hardware. A person could set
4 snail amount Of sugar. pickles and
xseklea butter Both companies however
haa eaAssf taking orders. have no Iaes
Al the provisions - tons held by both
erfapasieE The Aiaska Commercial Com
panY has two large warehouse and
store ard they appeared 10 - well filled
TIE North American Transportation a
Trading Company has two large ware
houses and a store. ! was never Ia their
warehouses aud 50 have no knowledge Of
tie amount OF provisions
Tea waa q a pound. coffee - cents
rourd haeon 80 cents pound, -four tl&
hundred. II must De remembered tia
nosf was noi for sale In hundred pound
lots when We left
~ will be Impossible 70 get provisions
NJ the rlvrr % Dawson until between
June - and Jniy L Il wili also be impoa
sshle 70 get any quantity OF goods 90 Dag
scr overland before June 10. tn % IN
sfnas left people were continually 8rrtv-
if1& ~ NAANNu @tEtA1FtAs aAAs ar a. tEAft
fhey earn in short. Ey that I mean that
they dsa not have pFovisiona sufficient 10
last them through TIE winter The pas
SINGERS whe ieff Seattle On tho Poriiand's
mrs rip last June were the only ones
Win liz exception OF those who came ~
o. the Alaska Commercial CompanS's
steamer about tire same time 10 reach
Dawson By way of s. Michael
No starvation.
"Wli shsra b. sharfage % provisions
81 uawsoar Yes VIII there be slarva-
iiopg Fsnphatls4liy. no II = possible that
there may be an Isolated case. where a
psfsen Il caught out Ia a storm but as
fnr Wholesale starvation. there will he
nom ~ II In ms opinion II T. hecnm
tecsArary there VIII hs relief committee
organised under the supervision % the Ca
naeian provincial authorities stationed at
Dawson They vii take charge Of an The
food and II an Individual has 20 give up
any part az his food he wiil receive a fea
sonsaIe value, In making tho above asti-
rrate J calculate that many will 50 Down
tRe river % Circle city and many vii
come oui overland. but even withog; thjs
exodus DO no think that there will H.
starvation.
There slll Re a grea, deal a. suffering
from Geld weather hecause many neaple
VIII attempt 70 I've iu tents The uumhsr
who Otherwise aaiRht suffer IN this respect
Will ne decreased by tire exodus 20 Ihe
mines Tho7g VINO work for wages are
furnished cabins free of charge Those
who work on 'lsys'' furnish their osn
cabins
Low Death Hate.
There have hecn four ar Ave deaths AZ
pawsan from typhoid fever ard an eqaa}
number from pneumonia ard other causes
As a matter az fact however the death
rate has been very low II Is equally true
that the Heath rate In the mines has hrea
very inw
''igsts che reports sept 0ut Eesardlng ths
wealth ot b kiondke been fxaEstrated ="
Ks matter ~ f8cf. thtro are no riakns
on the kloadike river pfoper It ~ m.
dunn ssae1 stream aat Rows into he ~
kon between Dawson Clty ard what .s
called is9usetown.' A quarter Of a nlte
above Sc mouth T. g. divided fnto fwa
streams. which make ao island So c1n..3-
,fahlr size Tais 3Fani Ties pa xcsn the
TIVE towns and Is ususiig Inhabited by In
diaua II r. shallow bgt very SWIFT
stream. one man sos int0 Il 1sst sprlne
was sucked under Ihe bank and newer
hcarl q again Boats are pa'rd up tne
river Tor a distance ~ seventy Eve mil
wsAlth at the streams.
'As to the wealth ot the streams that are
mcladed IN she kloa3ke division ~ tne
Yukon mining dtsrfct 80 far as .hty ttfe
been pfospeeissi. I arm sAtlaBc8 thst T. %
a hard matter 90 exasEerafe thelr wealta.
] have hcen There. WnFkna In tae HEne.t