The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-11
BOTH FEET ANPU|AIED
Horrible Story from Off the
KIondike Trail.
BOY WALKS FIVE DAYS
With Flesh Dropping From
His Frozen Feet.


Wash, Jan S.-Captain Wood. in COM
mand of the detachment of the North
west mounted police, in the district
which extends from the White Pass
Summit to Lake Tagish, warns all per-
sons en- route to the Klondike that they
will not be permitted to pass through
Tagish house unless each person has at
least 600 pounds of provisions.
William Byrne of Chicago lies in q
cabin on the Lewes river with both
feet amputated. Byrne and his uncle,
James E. Mcclure, also of Chicago,
were making their way up the river
from Dawson, and on December 6
Byrne, who is only Is years old, had
both feet frozen. The men continued
their journey five days. The boy suf-
fered horribly and the flesh began to
drop from the frozen feet. Still they
forged ahead, with the bones protrud-
ing from Byrnes' feet, until Lewes riv-
er was reached and the boy placed in
a cabin where he could receive some
care. 1t was found necessary to ampu-
tate both feet near the knee. A doc
tor who happened in the Lewes river
camp performed the operation. Nc
CURE, the uncle Of Byrne, reached Ska
quay in a dying condition, having been
seized 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 at a camp near the mouth of
the HOotalinCua river. Schroeder was
from the Black Hills.
Scarcely a dey passes that does not
witness several cases of lot-jumping in
Skaguay.
Building operations are being pushed
night and day. Some Of the buildings
are to be used as hotels and lodging
houses: more are dance halls, variety
theatres and saloons. Each incoming
steamer brings hundreds of people.
Besides the City of Seattle, which ar
rived today, the Elder came in from
Portland with 800 passengers. 1t is al
most impossible for people to secure
hotel or lodging house accommoda-
tions.
The restaurants, saloons and gam
bling houses 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 Skaguay, took charge of his Office
yesterday.
The first public school will open to-
morrow in the new church building.
The first marriage to take place here
was celebrated Saturday, the groom
being Patrick Boynes and the bride
Miss Jennie Mack.
LATE OF THE KLONDIKE.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. st. B. Corey
of Seattle one of the men who arrived
here from Klondike on the steamer
City OF Seattle. said:
MY party counted 2S5 boats and
their passengers tied UP on Lake LIE
Barge and twice as many tied UP on
Lake ,ragish. In places along the river
they counted twenty more"
Mr. Corey speaks highly of the hu-
name 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 four
teen sleds drawn by horses, carrying
1.5OO to 1000 pounds to the sled. 1t was
their intention, if possible, to get as
far as the foot of Lake LIE Barge, and
from there to send supplies along by
dog trains. Later it was reported that
ten horses with their loads had been
lost through the ice at Cariboo cross
ing. Mr.. Corey said there were a
shortage of food. but expressed no fear
of starvation, many having gone to
Fort Yukon.
Corey says rich quartz rock has been
discovered on Deadwood creek, which
is estimated to run as high as s50,000
to $4,000 to the ton.
J. B. and J. F. Graeber, formerly Of
Shamokin. Pa. report that on October
party of seven people left the head
of Lake LIE Barge. since which nothing
has been heard of them. Two boats
marked Whiteman and Parker, con-
tanning 500 pounds of provisions, were
found drifting down the river.
Napoleon Dupros and party of six
Frenchmen are reported to have
brought upwards of $4,000 in dust with
them. They also have a draft for $780,
OOo. the proceeds of the sale of some
mining property.
The present trip of the Seattle is the
quickest ever made on the Skaguay.
occupying just ten days for the round
trip.
TRAVELLERS FROM DAWSON.
Juneau. Alaska, Jan. 8 via Seattle,
Wash. Jan. s.-Twenty men have ar
rived here from Dawson. Some OF them
have been in the interior of Alaska for
ten years. They unhesitatingly state
that there is no danger Of starvation
and 10 necessity for a government re-