The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-26
Strange Disease AFFECTS Miners on
the Alaska Mountain Passes.
NoyO ARRIVES FROM SXsGwaY.
Rumor That Dominion Authorhes
Have Raised the British FiaR ON
shores of summit Lske->o f"uh-
dalton for Sensational stories-
~nx~m~nt. of Alaska Vessels
and News of the water 'FRONT.'

Weather 10 degrees below zero ano the
.r.,.a black with men bound for the gold
fields. many of them utterly unos%o 10
hardships and unfit 70 struggle Win CON
ditsons IN Alaska. are CAUSES that eou'"
possibly have but one effect-dsath 70 the
WEAKER ones. Fiye men among the arfnT
NJ gold hunters eaca mped on the skag-
way trail were froze9 - aeaia o. Sue
cunbed to the hardshlpa vaca iaey en-
oountered Their bodies we're brought
into camp at Skagway THURSDAY. feorl-
AIRY II. -Four others who were nearly
dead from a disease OF the kidneys which
has found many victims on the trail. were
brought 10 skagway and placed in an I'm
provtsed hospital.
This information was brought down
from Alaska on the steam schooner Noyo.
Capt LundqulSt. which arrived at an
early hour yesterday morning Al uncon-
firmed account Of the hosting Of the Brit
iah Gag near summit lake. on the summit
q White pass, was brought down By one
OF the Noyo's passengers. The story was
told by a man who took passage on the
steamer al Skagway. and on her arrival
h4rs shipped on board as steerage stew
ard. The report WAS denied by the officers
OF tho Noyo.
Purscr s. w Baker yesterday told of
the death OF the i've miners on the skag-
way tfali Their bodies were brought
TO skagway the day .e left. which was
Q week ago Thursday last" said Mr.
Baker. Il was able "a learn few OF the
particulars 81 their death. bat was told
that they had fallen victims TO a disease
which appears 20 be prevalent on the
trail Some people say that II is a form
or spinal meningitis, and others are of
the opinion that K is a disease Of the
kidneys caused by exposure. II was dir
fcult Cor ms 81 form any idea 81 the real
cause Of thu death 0f these men. unless
Il Was primarily due 20 exposure. You
must Remember that any considerable
volume OF travel over The trails from tho
seacoast az this tine OF tho year is en-
iireIy abnormal Even the hardest OF
men usually walt til the approach Of
spring. and even those WHO are aocus-
TONED To Alaska travel are careful to
avoid storms and blizzards. The day We
left skagway The THERMOMETERS registered
10 degrees below zero Il was the cold
est weather they had had. and OF course
on the tiatll II was much more severe. I
was todd that for several days IL had
showed heavily on the summit. and the
men who had partially crossed the range
~tfo unprovided with adequate shelter.
No names were given TO nae of the uu-
fortunaies who suffered death on the trail
Their bodies were brought TO skagway for
interment. With the party OF men that
brought them down were four others VIII,
hdd pcen stricken on the tran, and who
appeared ia be- near DEATHS door. Tho
oest medical assistance II was posi- BILE 10
obtain Was provided for these men
'@pf- Luudauist reports that three min
ers from Dawson boarded the steamer
NoSo nj skagway and diSembarked a. Jul
heaa. 1t - reported that they had plenty
OF gold. the amount being given "a an
pfeN laateiy s6oo ''rhey told me that
'hoS had lott Dawson because they could
nor OBTAIN food, said Capt; Lundaulst To
i-est~lnielIiS' ucer reporter last nigh,
Al nf them agreed that food was ex
teeHils'N scarce Ia Dawson, and II seems
'"@t taas must lie true when men WIN,
are wei supplied with gold should ta
forced II eiaigtate from the camp and
travel Tor nearly Co miles over weary
wastes of snow and ice 10 where they
could obtain the nrcessaries Of lie. Tho
thfeo Iaw ssil:tts were James y Krown-
Ell Flank lie Roy ANA l.. Il Flint. They
'oiu me mat as soon as they could obtain
sapfy OF clothing and provisions they
would RETURN 70 Dawson =
When the Noyo Was AZ Skagvav "a re-
port was current that some OF the poinin-
ION mounted police had taken possession
OF strip of land adjacent to Summit
TAKE. near the summit % the White pa "a
ana had hoistsd the British Gag. The
story WAS utterly unconnrmed ard was
disefedited by the majority or the mas.
sengers on the Noyo and by the officers
or that vessel one or the passengers a.
counted for thu story on the theory that
A EsftN 81
IN tho vicinity, had established a temper
ary esSe II operations and shis was seized
upon BY the travellers on the tran as aVt-
cence or the intention Of lhe Dominion
government 90 LAY claim 10 Tho SPOT az
being part OF tho British possessions
The story vas generally told about
Skaswsy" said one az the passengers
OF the Noyo last night but IA far as I
w&> able O. learn ro one in authority ar
responsibility save the story his iadorse-
nsut personally 10 nor helte0s ,h..
q Is true"
ch'ef ofi ecr jacobson. % the Move. sati
last night that ga hfs opinion she story
that the brltsAers hsa taken po~zeasiar
oI summit lake was the ProstGct CT the
innamed iateilect ~ some agtiatcr at
SksgwRy who had rot stirred fror, a
warm are ga some one cf :ha saloon. -
TIE place. The british orf>iais who ara
eanped at the Canadian custom house
have 1t Yst hose thssr senses sa{t
Jace hsoa II heard nothing OF the story
froFn any autAentie source indeed :
heard 81. very Attls on thr sahfeet a..
though Wa were AZ 81 SWAY the wha, q
daN- I Sc net P,ace any farm In tbs
ygsn "
snfaw-t lake $ the arst - q chaia %
lskss GA tse Waite pass t,st after fhc
summit IS reached The others a~r shat
iow lake aud Ati'e lake. During the
s'aruEe5e 90 the Nukan last fan Summit
lsSs was thronEed I'm ssuan e,at.
whose cw GERS fraiseted eu'ets from ca,
shsTe = ans esr frequently gnaktnx as
eikh as So per day. Several d~,uc s,s.s
aceNTtyt a@r-nr the late fsU Ths ~Ssa
q scual.t AXE touches ths l..ersastesss.
boundary Nnc aga g. IS connected WITH
" t3'e iaEs hy snlaf stream 7'se
fhtvt ~ tse series = She.svx laks T..
las; we hosI.es 81 weker 4Fa eatieetv VIII
g. cans ttsn territory
There 3 rosxissslfy that Canadian