The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07

ed ard xxeepfng. The department. OK
r~ssfs rad grear confidence Ia tne jung
meet .. these two men. AID this fact was
impressed upon them. Their fessgrapAsa
sas-~uctsovx were 10 make their frst
nsaauuartsrs at Circle City. ard chanEe
location as they might find & adFaniss
eoaz These points were 20 be ssDeeiA.'y
severed IL tsesr report:
Are sroops necessary there, and, u 80.
~ wEat pgrposs? Where should they be
yseated how ousfistsd. and What .ac-a.iss
.ey cofsxszstsrf casiof WITH 1se ecdsa sSAtSe-
meats are Dfas'icao:s 10 a,rar.snx rea-
sofganie protecf3gn 70 life and pIopertys.
"Ars tie people disposed to Dc ia"-ao'o-
ssghsre are the people locating. and IN
,xl4at numbers ard what Is tnA pr5naose
degree q psruaanenee Of the aiEsfe'it SET
"fs f5ers food In the country for the
population 20 winter theres
THESE ara al Other subjecfs-Hfltary.
efyiI and corsuserciai-ihat MI De o. use
ard Interest will be covered BY your IN,
yextlsztionE Keep constantly 10 nind
the importance % having yosr reports ae-
sna accurately. DO not form hasty indg-
meats or Easks bassy reports. The Presi-
Gent has sent you In confidence o. !oaE
ability ard as a means OK Information 20
him You are expected 10 justify lhls
confidence
The result OF their trip Is thus summed
up by Secretary Alger. rs response 10 the
resolution o. the senate asking for inFor-
nation. together with his conclusions from
the facts that have come TO him from
many sources:
Urgent Need of Relief.
Capt. Ray arrived at St Michael on the
Ista day o. August and submitted TWO re-
ports. dated August . and August Y. from
mat place He also submitted q nries
dispatch en- route 70 Circle City September
. 6 together wtth two suh@eqneat reports.
dated September IS and IS. at Fort Yukon.
tae last being the latest, Information ne
department has received from MIN. al
though II. Is informed that he arrived AZ
Circle City. where ne vas TO make his
headquarters. on September q FROM
these reports II viii be seen that "a carry
a. tie list az September. while en- route up
the Yukon. Capt Ray was In receipt OF
information TO the effect that unless some
relief expedition xAs sent TO the mining
g48fTies starvation, or al least great priv a.
tion. would be Inevitable.
From other sources. which, while IN
official. the department believes 10 be
thoroughly reliable, IL IL asceEta!ned that
slGce the 18Th Of August bup loo tons OF
provisions have reached Dawson by river
and that the boats OF the two navigate
companies with 2A1g tons cs supplies for
tnat place We're obliged to discharge their
freight 81 Fort Yukon, its' miles. north Of
Dawson owing 10 the low ness OF the river
between these TWO points. II Is also
learned from three Independent sources
thai the population OF Dawson ard vicinity
be not less than 5.tsF3 and probably was
much In excess O.. this number. and that
81 the population Of Dawson and in the
country tributary thereto a large number
az American citizens are reported to have
insufficient food Ia last them through the
winter. and that many are absolutely das-
tEtfste
When II was aseertaInea at Dawson.
ny special messenger s@nt from Fort fa-
supplies could reach she mining district be-
fore next summer Via the Yukon. seven or
eight hundred people are reported TO have
gone 80 miles down the river In boats to
Fort Yukon. Journey requiring from
twenty three 70 tweuty-sight DAYS travel
where It is estimated there are about 100
Nuaook creek. about TOO miles from Daw-
s9a. aud For, hansiln 80 miles from that
l'ace down tae riysr, The two trading COM
na ,as,.. y, npon which ,ls miners depend
compelled. owing 10 the lowness OF the
river, 20 unload respectively ily and 200 tons
IT provisions from their six boats bound
from 81. Michael for Dawssa.
The latest information from the mining
district bears dste of October II, when Il
IS reported. taefe we're not on sale In the
stores q Dawson or those accessible Ia the
IHiaug region a single pound Of bacon.
ttsus ~ nouG, and thai those miners who
Dawson, depending On the stores there for
their usual winters supply. found ii i'm
possible - purchase any supplies what
ever except ia rare Instances from friends
or Individuals who thought they had a
surplus and the cost OF food for The bare
necessities or life. even under those cir
e3nsStanefs, Eas exor1ltant and almost
Ifah'bsiory. 1-pound sacks OF -four selling
a slpo and s12s.
Although there are many tons Of sup
plies a Fort 81 Msehael. about ], 40 miles
feem DAWSON down the Yukon. II viii he
impossible TO get any food from that point
tefofe next simmer.
The oBlr possible routes by which sup
Plies can he transported Into the mining
district AZ IL" preseD, season would b.
eitheF BY the Chlikcot or White pass.
through Lakes IindaFman and Bennett
ard down the Lewis aud Yukoa rivers over
ihe i9o, OF through Chi!kas pass and over
the n1itop tfaH approximately 700 miles
and aa4 miles. ectively from juneau
requiring from thirty 20 thirty-five DAYS
traEei from JUNEAU. MOS. hazardous ana
feraans Impossible trip. although IL Ia be-
lieyed u can be accomplished. From the
hest information that can be obtained I,
Ia believed that the use taf reindeer will ~
ne means by which these supplies can be
gotten through e at all II IL therefors
reeammeaded that reindeer be pur ehased
IL iapiand q ne number Of 90 and per
f@'sstan sfan'ed 20 bring reindeer driver
rem that country, fhss upon the ,ufarrfa-
tton th#t it requires much skin IN manage
thesa animals
IL iz aeheved that supplies taken into
te furnished as a gratuily. but that many
II the miners WI ls@ aide to pay the cost
~ sltcb supplies"
Visionary oner~ Of Aid.
NJ n1HfinsE " wildcat schemes have been
PROGRESSED tor making ghe winter trip into
ls0sop. ss'i 0esr of thes" have been
tsshe.l upon ln tbe press q ssna;ches \.
l.. Warren of Seattle wires 70 Secretary
.>iref masr ds'e Of December I.
"sooG' Mouity slN send yau by m Ill
necessary draw tsKs ana sa&Etssl Ian. FOR re-
u %psdif'oa from SeagAaS FOR tie KIon-
Tire secretary s'l'i waits In anxious sus-
1e1Se for hos UUlGesttanab'y valua hie
drawings and suggestions aave never
reached aiai. aa3 tae whole shng may fall
tar wasn't IF i1em.
Fesrk y Hawkins. under date Of Seat
t.e December 25. tslesrarhsd:
= sssa - join fn@ Yukon expedition Re
r. Na'} So .Cn Smith and =. . Graves of
= 70. sHi National Rank ~ the Eepuo-
E.. Hasto9."
rs }he government has started out to so
>a.a tatas. Is proposes 10 io so Wiz. itS own
men. aud tsrrc wa 70 no outside aei;1 e,n-
a1etf<f lfrehahiS h4wever thsrs may he
% Ats'e auxiliary expedition Of newsra-
steF aaen who VIII he sent along ~ TIE
great journals % the coan,ry.
~ Hiwht 4" nuti0 rrnu.svnx
One rast-er IA; has been nuch s,t<rt,sset,
e 'aa action 81 ths company IN w..ch
y -EH Wallace, IF TACOMA, IS Interested
What rfSst' asked Nr~ - tae nsse DE-
gar nee, ct1I-5sls "h,a Hugh WsllscS ar
1DS "f1tF HaH so "a soeaA an4 bullS a
tfa3"eRN aerts' Au3~g Sfunf ~ any other
hf'a without nrst getting the corsent ~
tes,Sr"ss IL nay ie ptssS. be that the Yo~.r
80 Sff8se1s BOW ordered % A.aska NAV -,
s2Hed uNoa - eyes; Wallace - al ana
toc.F tTfmw ay sioHg wita them 80
Ano,aer Thought L mora likely .ha.. 4
tsa fFatoNAy w5S q sg+ccess ara was mo-
r'#a'F tsst SEEMED - hear hesvi3y uron
the l@-"F%sts ot tAe individual the govern
g. , al. ..se