The record-union., 1898-03-31

DYEA (Alaska), March p (via Seat
tie, Wash. March 3O.-The white pack
ers at the Summit to the number or
several hundred. have driven off the
Indian packers. who have been pack
ing goods here every summer for years.
ChilcOCt Jack. one OF the Indians, has
appealed to Governor Brady for pIotec-
tion from the white men. The Govern
or referred him to Deputy Marshal
Cudihee first, and instructed him that
if the Marshal failed to give him the
desired protection that he should then
appeal to Colonel Anderson 1t Is un-
dcrstood that Colonel Anderson will not
tolerate any such action by the white
men, even if they are American citi-
zens.
The price for packing from the Scales
to the Summit is > cents per pound al
present. There is a perfect stream or
men going up with packs ON thelf
backs. AS soon as man lifts his FOOT
another man puts his in the track
Packers make from So to SO per day
The Burns hoists are working-one Dy
horse power and one by steam me
Dyea- -Klondike Company has just got
ten its aerial traE1Way in operation.
Other proposed tramWayS are not yet
completed The Burns hoiSts only run
from the Scales to the Summit and the
a-Klondike Company from Il short
distance below the Scales TO the sum
NIT.
Threats are heard that if the trainway
companies get to working too soon the
packers will take measures to stop their
work. as the successful operation of' the
tramways throw practically all the
packers out of employment.
over hundred teams came in in the
past week and joined the crowd that
has been employed in unloading the
scows and hauling freight to Sheep
Camp The price for hauling from Dyea
to Sheep Camp dropped during the
week from 3 cents to cents per pound
L nuctuates according TO the condition
Of the roads and the demand. Teams
have been making from 500 TO $lGU per
day for several weeks and many tons
are yet piled up awaiting forwarding.
The price for having freight taken from
Dyea to Lake Bennett has been III the
neighborhood of 101a cents per pound. A
large number of men have been taking
their own outfits up the trail, either by
their own muscle or by dogs, horses,
oxen or goats.
Every one is apprehensive that the
read in the canyon viii give out any
day. when teaming with tWo-horse
sleds. or in fact with any sleds, Will
have to be abandoned in the canyon
and the trail resorted to. Prices viii be
advanced then some or . cents at least
pei pound. 1t is estimated that the ice
in the canyon cannot last more than ten
or twelve days if the present mild
weather continues.
Travel is proceeding regularly on the
Skaguay trail by the use of part OF the
wagon roads. Goods are hauled clear
through to Lake Bennett. Pack trains
are coming into use as the ice melts
and makes the use of the Yukon sleds
inlpracticable. Probably three-fourthS
of the people who have come here the
last month have gone up by the Dyea
route. but nine-tenths of those who
have reached Bennett have gone over
the Skaguay trail. Many very large
stocks of goods have gone by the Whlte
Pass, while the other trail has done
mere of the small business When the
bottom falls out Of both trails the Skag-
uay wagon road and the Dyea tram
ways, if they are done by that time, Will
have their hands full of business.