Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-28
HARD LUCK KLoNDIKE STORIES
Vessels Aground i'm the Yukon, Dis
ease at Dawson and Men Lost,
Drowned and Insane,

VICTORIA, B. c.. Sept. 1.-THE steamer
Danube arrived to-day from st. Michael.
Alaska, with 1S6 passengers from the Klon-
dixie and gold dust estimated by the pur-
ser at S2J0.O00
The gold was by no means equally di-
vided 1t all belonged to a favored few.
The names of the lucky ones are: Major
Morgan. William Bateman, r. Sin Clair,
J. Jones, James Winters, ]. Erickson, C.
W. Simms, c. w. Still. R. Hanna, f. Gier-
son, j. 5. Lusk and j. NJ. Sloan.
All the Danube's passengers came down
the Yukon on the steamer 1ukoner. Pur-
ser Price reports that on the way down
the river the iukoner passed seventy-siI
river steamers, small and large, bound for
Dawson. Four We're ashore and the Yukon
ef spent some time unsuccessfully endeav-
oring TO draw them from the grip of the
saEdbars which SO tightly held them.
Three other larger vessels We're seen
ashore at the Yukons mouth, the Robert
Kerr, the Power. and the Marguerite. The
| river was still navigable when the Danube
sailed but was low in places
Besides the Yukoner which was pre-
| pared to start for Dawson in her new serv-
| ice, three vessels were getting ready to go
| uD the river.
| As result of the many stories told of
| the distress of prospectors on the Ashcroft
| trail, ii is stated that the provincial gov
| ernment is taking the necessary steps to
| send aid and that the Dominion govern
| ment will be asked TO do its share.
j. G: Grey, of New York city, and ].
| VI IOstOn, lcli story WHICH con-
| firms former reports of the horrors of the
Ashcroft trail. They left Ashcroft April
S and were nearly starved, they say, be-
fore they reached Glenora. Said Grey:
Our sufferings between HaZelton and
| Gleuora were almost beyond endurance.
| For ten days We lived on few ounces of
pangs of hunger drove us to desperation,
we shot horse, and lived on horse flesh.
Weary, footsore and weak to death. We
| reached Glenora. Not having any money
| after reaching here TO get home, we ap-
piled to the American consul for aid from
the United States government"
All arrivals from Dawson during the past
| month have reported the health conditions
in Dawson as something most deplorable
| and death rate ranging from five to sew
| enteen per day.
1t is estimated that about 1900 people
joined the rush to Stewart river. Nearly
| prospected. but no gold was found.
| VANCOUVER, b. c., Sept. N.-Sixty-
| FIVE Klondikers arrived here on the steamer
| Horsa. A majority were broke. Two men,
| one named William Sundstrom, from Chi
| cago. came out. having been travelling all
| the time since year ago last August on
| the Rocky mountains for week. Several
thousand men are on the trail. but only a
| few can reach Dawson, they say.
| SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 27.-Out of a
party of twenty-six men that left San
| Francisco early in the year to go to Daw-
son via the Stickeen trail: Herman Long.
of this city. is the only one that pushed
| through. Two out of the number were
drowned. two are insane and the others
are far in the interior regaining their
| health at trading posts.
| In the swift Chesley rapids in the North
| rivers. seven of their boats were dashed
| to pieces on the rocks. and the outfits were
lost. In two of the wrecks, DR.. Black and
a man named Morgan both from California
were drowned. Long says that many oi
the men went temporarily insane after
their provisions began to give out. They
had to be watched continually. as several
attempts at suicide were made.