The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04
More Water in the Channel Tb,,
Tor Several Years.
ADVERSE RUMORs uNro,,s,..
'"'e"e"' OF "i'''n" N. Moore. ",
tonnes To Seattle Freu e..
"'ser-Noiumr at White ~.
i'"pi">-thargcs That Sk..~
e''e" i" Circulating Rep..,
." boost the OVERLAND w..

The disaulesiug stories tha, "a.
perslsten,ly coming from ro,,,-
V1'i''' % me effect that Dawson vii, q
De reached by the immense ss., !.
steamers 1ow on the Yukon au,n
10" stage or water, are entirely unfa,,,, :,
according 10 William NJ Moore. wAo
Ell this city Saturday direct from 81
river He holds that the river win !. -
s'derabiy higher this year than lac,
though the snow fan in certain -.
the interior Was not as heavy as !.
oeen III former years He claim. :,
there IS considerably more snow -
sight than there was this time la.
and that the river is mach higher !, r.
son, stewart river. White Horx. ~,
ana presumably over its entire oou,.. !, |
anticipates that the river s,eams,. -.
the hands Of experienced PILOTS haxs Ma,
tfouh.e navigating the Yukon Ia n -
during the entire summer.
Mr. Moore left the mouth az tha &C.,.
river about three weeks ago ana c.,s, =
rect To Seattle. He had A nar,;e,,,sr i
1ecs in ascertaining the conliitin ~ ".
kon river and took grea, umlna a 81
at the facts before leaving. Hss aAss.s
Is personal one. He left his su.sv !.
the stewart river for the purpose az ru,
CHASING ana sending 10 Dawson savsr,,
tors of supplies and some mining rs.A..
cry. IL the boats are not guins h =, !.
tho river. as many preju6iced repor,s mr.
commended, he wanted TO know Il a. \
had no desire TO see his supplies h,,rv !
on the Yukon fats with some riyer s,ssr.
ers. He has decided TO ship bis sGpplis
on the next ocean steamer going OH, ~,
ST. Michael and was yesterday making al
engagements TO do So
Mr.. Moore was seen by a Pot In,elhl
gencer reporter and said:
II left my party at the mouth Of IA
Stewart river about three weeks axo a5d
started back up river for seyera. tens a
supplies and an outfit OF mining nmeh:t
cry. | inquired from all who came
from below as to the condition Of IL
river at Dawson and on my way out caa
pared the depth OF the river with II
records kept last year. II was necesarI
that / decide whether TO ship OVER II
passes and flown the river or send ny So (
plies by the all-water route.
II found that the water was seveFalK
higher than last year al the mouth offs
Stewart river and there vas about Z
same Increase at Dawson according 70 y
most reliable information | could oasss
The volume OF water running tArppg
White Horse rapids is much greater tha
at this time last year according to tasj
records kept by the mounted police. m
that considerable more snow fell THIS VS.
than last. II is the opinion OF sxpsfefi
river men with whom l have faakfa 1a'
tho river steamers would have no ilsae'
getting across the Yukon fats.
when l got to Skagway they tod q
that the river was lower than ever esf0'sl
and that all the trade would have 10 snns
over the passes. They said thai nun'sea'I
Of tons of supplies would have to o. ~
,5edly sent down the river when the cor i
ton of the river becomes known ~
,,ersons making these statements ~
either interested In Transportation acre
,h.. passes or from Seattle to Lynn eas
They could give no details rexasains III
condition of the river always miiihS 20
nm the statement that not enough s
had fallen to furnish the water sWp',.
assured them that l had inyessisAsM y
matter. but they did not care 70 "A' :
figures"