The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11
10 HELP FROM CIRCLE CITY.
Cannot Be Depended Upon TO
Send Supplies to Dawson.
FOOD SHORTAGE SPREADING.
Agents - TIE Companies I'm Dawson
sad Canadian OnIeinis give Die
c0uraging Inter.fews BeEarains
the Prospect of ssppiies fa the
eprtnG-No Sample. Can He Ex-
peefsd From Down fhe River.

DAWSON. Dec. s.--The provision scare
b over to certain extent. but the price
remains at 81 10 81, pound Nearly go
people have either gore to Fort Yukon
or left or leaving for Dyea and sksgnay
over the ice. OF this number fully fine-
fenths had less than three months pro-
~is1ons, and their migration relieved TIE
eUmmnnity OF that much responsibility IN
contributing TO their support. What the
situation is down al Fsrt Yukon an an
abie 70 say. az we have had 20 adFiees
from there since the latter part OF sspts'f-
Der.
From the statements OF the managers Of
tvsh commercial companies ] learn that
there was loo tors OF cargo left ia@Te last
August. OF this amount not less than
10ed tonr can be reckonsd on as consisting
of hardware. dry goods and spiTits Added
20 the number leaving Dawson there are
fully So or 1850 people dependent on this
source OF supplies. and next spring, when
navigation opens. II Is extremely doubtful
Nhether there viii be much left 70 bring
10 Dawson 10 relieve the shortage.
We have adsiees from Circle cry as late
~ November To- which state that the
esa2mers r. y. wenre and Bella on thair
way down. were oyertaken by cold wealth
er and frszaa in the ice. The steamer
Victoria. from the mouth OF the river. is
also there. Two or three hundred people
who ntarte5 from D4mson for Fort Yukon
were s,randed there, bat most OF them
procured sheds and continued on their way
20 Fort yukon. ghien ls ninety miles dis
tnnt. Circle City. owing to ihe increase
of population from Dawson. was almost
devoid Of grub. M the IA residents OF that
camp nearly all were calculating or send
ing 10 Fort Yukon for supplies. Briefly.
we're II NOT for the Supplies at Fort Yu-
kon. which, % a certain extent, Is an un-
known quantity. the situation at Circle Is
fAr more desperate than here In Dawson.
Although slsa population IN the vicinity
OF tsse kinn6lxe has been or Is abou, Ia be
relIevcd to the extent OF GO or so people.
yes betweca here and Fort selkirk. Ist
miles up the Yukon river. arc al least 80
more people who were frozsn In white COM
ing down from the coast They are build
Ing slsos and eaming to Dawson slowly
and will very liti!e grub. AZ stewarl
river and Henderson creek there Is col
ony OF -, people. and they are depending
on Dawson Tor supplies.
As rule. the people vino reached Daw-
son late in the season cama with very light
outfits, and scoros Of men and women are
known to have come without pound OF
grub. This class consisted mostly Of the
sporsing element, ana by 3udlcious man
Akement the authorities persuaded the
most of them to 60 down - Fort Yukon.
II One starves. All ssarve.
Capt. John J. Healy. vice presiaen. and
manager Q! the North American Transnor-
sAtion & Trading Company. In speaking of
& fhs tod Situation in Dawson. saia Ia me:
provisions VIII he scarce bat | do no,
anticipate any cases or actual starvation
The unusually large ran OF cartl,oo IN
month has 80 a great exttn, relieved the
Mtuatiafi. Together with What fresh meat
! there IL on haaa. the wild ganir has at
forfea the miners a liberal supply Of meat
eersssis, particularly iour and cornmessi
are most needed. Grub IL no scarecr Row
~ proportion 10 ire population. than e has
bern In several years past The large
Heating population. numbering 80 ar eaa
which went down the river ia November
70 Fort Yukon. where there Il n least q
or 500 tons Of provisions and the 50 oe 5ea
men whn have goae or are going 10 che
coast. ~ tie river. have greatly relieved
the situation. Agss OF them had more or
fess grub. which they Jeff behind anal that
added materially 20 the SIMPLY new in 5he
camp
II Ia nat kuaw how many ueA came no
The river alld stopped At Fer Yukon. AMI
consequently am puabie - form au estG
mate q bow meeA provisions There ~l'i ba
left In the eatls spring - slln rs Dawson
ehnIihi ~ AL be consumed Il viii net bs
possshie for the heats 20 KS hack fr0tn ~
Mleharl. wnere tbs commercial COMPANIES
nave Their large aaen1y ss7Hans Atfaye
July e. ffst generally .peakluE. aua tak-
lhE into consideration nay experience ana
/ observations tn the Yuson fer the last ten
years, ! can safely say tNat There VIII 81.
no Instance az starvation tais saaAsn. hsst
ny that. understand me I 30 aot lfupty b.s
that MANY pearle VIZ Be anoanfae5ahly
sstnF; oY gtsift
els There dsseeF % any ope starving o.,
DEATH ! ask .
.'Ne; rot az leek sS snarc Is = netns ~
Grnh in the eaas. II ono -, ~ssYvss g.
all sfarve- Yukon n3eeFs aye brave ard
generous r3en ana wi3 s53re .te5g tae. n3ag-
sci ef feed With h0agry man
Many win suner Hunger.
Capt. Hanson. maasgtg IT the AlasAs
Commercial Company took ma active In.
testst IN investigating fha xrue aaestlar.
ana he sta'e3 positively thst starvation
would stare maaS eeae'- tn iar face eefa~.
snfing. To rslieye the Situation. Ae offered
free transportation 90 81 situate psaHie .sls,
wished 10 SO 10 Fort Yukoe where sse-
plies we've. aud Spend tbe v,ute- ~ tAe
mass meetings. held in r.awels. ia sss.n-.4
the savisahiisy ~ seaatae peant dawn tAe
river. he ursed them 20 'eet tar fse.. f<.-s
and his sentiments were laaoraed ~ ...A-
lie addresses by n'auy Oh Yukaa r,aars~s
J asked Capt, Hansen 70 Kiye are a.s WEEKS
for publication. ana ae sa!a
People are ceuius sr nos aN..-, "a. -}..
dosyns every oAy hegE3re faf ..r-,..,..
Ties 10 purchase focal and fraH .N.t- es-
raes and nis Investigation aat es-..:ss.t
that mans a. them VIII 81 Yer f-- &c..
pangs os starvation before sN@.ee Ts