The San Francisco call., 1898-06-24
SWIFTWATER
 IN ECLIPSE His Alaska House Closes
 It's Doors.
AGENT TROY IS WANTED
DEBT COLLECTORS AND GOLD
 HUNTERS ANGRY.
H. Zadig and W. J. Laymance Went to the Rescue and the Steamer Dirigo Will Sail To-Day
 for St. Michael.


 ton Company (Swiftwater Bills ven- ture) has gone into eclipse and a hundred angry gold-hunters were hunting in vain for the man who sold them tickets for Dawson by the steamer Dirigo all day yesterday. The matter has in a measure been strengthened out by H. Zadig and w. H. Laymance, owners of the river steamer City of Dawson, and the Dirigo with that vessel in tow will get away to- morrow, but nevertheless c. P. Troy, the man who sold the tickets, is very much in demand.
 Two or three months ago the Alaska Trading and Transportation Company was formed and Swiftwater Bill started for the Yukon to take charge of the concerns interests there. With him went a man named James and a party of men and women. At Skaguay there was a disagreement and the gold-hunters de cided to stay with James. For his part Swiftwater Bill paid over to James $lO00 which was to be used in paying the tram way charges on the mems belongings to Lake Bennett. Instead of paying the bills the money was used in wild debauch and the tramway company Is still hold. ing the mems outfits ill lieu Of Sl5Gu charges. A draft for that sum was given by James on the company here, but 1t was dishonored, and the tramway is still looking for its money.
 11. of the river steamer Thomas Dwyer and w. J. Laymance, the real estate man of Oakland, is Swiftwater Bills representa- tive here. Zadig entered into contract with Swiftwater Bill through Laymance to deliver to Dawson POO tons of merchandise this season at $2OO a ton. Having this as a basis upon Whlch 10 work, Zadig thought he could take up a certain number of passengers and addl- tional freight, so he secured Troy as a ticket agent and gave him $350 Wlth which to pay the rent of an ofhce on the corner of Sutter and Montgomery streets; The office was furnished on credit and then Troy chartered the steamer Dlrlgo to tow the City of Dawson to St. Mich ael and also to take up all the passen5 gers secured by the Alaska Trading ana Transportation Company.
 A deposit was paid on the vessel and the work of selling tickets began. All went well until the time for making the forfeit on the Dirigo good and then the trouble began. J. $. Kimball & Co.,, own- CTS of the vessel, demanded their money and sundry other bills began to pour in chased tickets began to clamor. for the return of their money, and one big Swede put a six-shooter on the counter and gave Troy three minutes to refund him 1uaa ms nesday night the office on the corner or Sutter and Montgomery streets was closed and Troy has not been seen since. Yesterday man presented himself with a bill of sale for the office furniture, but the clerk refused to give up a stick until his salary was paid. Finally he gave up all but the office desk, and that ne LOOK away in payment of his claim.
 Things were now in such a tangle that no one seemed able to straighten them out. Kimball & Go. were the big losers, as matters stood. while the passengers who had purchased tickets seemed 10 have no recourse. It was then that Messrs. Zadig and Laymance showed their quality. They found out exactly the number of tickets that were sold and paid over the money for them to Kim ball & Co., The ticket-holders were then sent to the office of the owners of the Dirigo and that firm took up the old tick cts and issued new ones for them. If the repairs to the City of Dawsons engines are completed tomorrow the expedition will get away. If not the start will be de- layed until Sunday.
 i.The Dirigo has been ready to start for Seattle for two weeks" said J. s. Kim ball yesterday When the time came to put up the money called for by the con- tract MT. Troy did not respond and ther the trouble began. We could get no sat isfaction out of him and were besieged by people daily, who wanted to know when the vessel would sail. Then Messrs. Za- dig and Laymance came to the rescue and everything has been put on satis- factory basis. The engines of the City of Dawson did not work properly and the contractor has to make some alterations AS soon as she is ready the Dirigo will make a start"
 Swiftwater Bill seems to be unlucky ir both matrimonial and business ventures