The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09
POSITIVE STATEMENT BY A PARTY
OF KLONDIKERS DIRECT
FROM DAWSON.
TRAIL Is IN FAIR CONDITION.
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE
WEATHER IN alaska WAS
VERY MILD
THE POLICE KEEPING PEOPLE OUT
Only Those With a Supply of Prov1s-
IONS Are Allowed to Pass the
Lines.

JUNEAU, Alaska (via Seattle,
Nash), Jan. 8.-Twenty men have ar
rived here from Dawson, some of whom
have been in the interior of Alaska for
ten years. They unhesitatingly state
that there is no danger of starvation
and no necessity for a government re-
lief expedition. They say that Thirty
Mile river, between Lake LIE Barge and
the Hootalinqua is open water and
they were compelled to take to the
side hills. Most of those who arrived to-
night intend going back as soon as pos
sfble, with supplies for the coming
year. The trail is reported to be in
very fair condition. For two weeks
the weather has been very mild.
Ed Lard, the man who was recently
arrested at Dawson for stealing $22,-
600 worth of gold dust from a saloon
in which he was barkeeper, has been
released. 1t is stated that the reason
If Lard's discharge was that the pc
lice had no food for prisoners
Maj. Perry, of the mounted police, is
inquiring very closely into the action
of the Canadian customs officials who
are collecting duty at Lake Linderman,
with view of determining what
amount of provisions an American min
er should be allowed to take In duty
free.
Advices have been received that funds
have been deposited at Seattle to meet
all liabilities of the Newell Cold Min
be discharged
capt. Wood, in command of the de-
tachment of Northwest mounted po-
in trio tot,
the White pass summit to Lake Tagish
warns all persons en- route to the Klon-
dixie that they will not be permitted to
pass Tagish house unless each person
has at least 600 pounds of provisions
William Byrne, of Chicago, lies in a
cabin on the Lewes river with both feet
amputated. Byrne and his uncle, James
e. Mcguire, were making their way up
the river from Dawson, and Dec 6
Byrne, who Is only nineteen years
of age, had both feet frozen. The men
continued their journey for five days
The boy suffered horribly, and the
flesh began to drop from the frozen
feet. Still they forged ahead, with the
bones prOtruding from Byrne's feet,
until Lewes river was reached and the
boy placed in a cabin where he could
sary to amputate both feet near the
knee. A doctor who happened to be
in the LeWes river camp performed the
operation. Mcclure reached Skaguay
in a dying condition, having been seiZ-
ed with quick consumption on the way
up. He will probably live long enough
to reach his home in Chicago. A man
named Schroeder died twelve days ago
of ! 1,o 2 -
talinqua river. Schroeder was from the
Black hills.
GAY At SKAGUAY.
Scarcely a day passes that does not
Witnt IS several cases of lot jumping in
Skaguay. Building operations are be-
ing pushed night and day. Some of
the buildings are to be used as hotels
and lodging houses, more are dance
halls, variety theaters and saloons.
Each incoming steamer brings hun
dreds of people.
The restaurants, saloons and gamb-
ling houses at Skaguay are thronged
day and night, while general business
is good. Tents are being put up
wherever an available site can be
found, generally in the street w. B.
Sampson. the first postmaster of Ska
quay, took charge of his Office yester-
day. The first pubic school will open
soon in the new church building. The
first marriage to take place here was
celebrated recently, the groom being
Patrick Boynes and the bride Miss Jen-
ME Mack
T. B. Corey, of Seattle, one of the
men who arrived here from Klondike
on the steamer City of Seattle, says:
MY party counted twenty-five boats
and their passengers tied up on Lake
Il Tf1I-
Tagan. In places along the river, they
counted twenty more" Corey speaks
highly of the humane acts of mounted
police located en- route, who make room
in their camps for men to sleep, feed
them and sell necessary provisions at
actual cost. On Lake Bennett, the party
met fourteen sleds drawn by horses,
carrying 1900 to 1000 pounds to the
sled. 1t was their intention, If pos
sible, to get as far as the foot of Lake
LIE Barge, and from there to send the
supplies along the dog trails. Later it
was supposed that ten horses with their
loads had been lost through the Ice at
Cariboo crossing. Mr. Corey said there
was a shortage of food. but expressed
no fear of starvation, many having
gone to Fort Yukon.
Corey says rich quartz rock has been
discovered OH Deadwood creek, which
Is estimated to run as high as $4,000
to 5000 to the ton Napoleon Durpros
and a party of six Frenchmen were re-
ported to have brought upwards of $40
000 in dust with them. They also have
a draft for $4,000 the proceeds of a
sale of some mining property. The
present trip of the City of Seattle is
one of the quickest ever made on the
Skaguay run, just ten days for the
round trip.