The San Francisco call., 1898-08-06

ols and Fred Hayworth, tired or Walt ing for the Stoneman to get on a par, left her in the flats and hoated III small boat back to Novekakat to take some other boat. B. F. Thomas went to Circle City during the winter with a dog team. A. Barnaberg left the Stoneman at Fort Yukon and came up on the Alice. Joseph Steel, man or about 30 years of age, died from ex- haustion and exposure at NovekaKat
 The little tug Hettie s, another or the fleet of ill-advised ventures or last summer starting from San Francisco arrived about the same time as the Governor Stoneman. Of sixty-four people with whom she started only seven arrived They were: Captain Corning, Robert Bain, J. (. Murray, M O'Leary, J. A. Walsh, M. A. Men ols, F. E. Bowers. A number or 4tIs otntIs of the party came up on the Seattle No. l, and their arrival has been noted in previous dispatches. Many went back and a few are scattered along the river, but the officers Of the boat kePt no record of them. Both the HeiLie D and the Governor Stoneham hau u abandon their barges. as they were un- equal to the task of bringing them up. The Hettie B, in fact, found great dil- ficulty in getting up herSel1, as slie draws four feet of water. Ihe pas sengers and crew of the Stoneman were employed most of the winter III fitting the craft to carry their thlrty tons of stuff up the river without the barge. To do this they took the boat out of the water, cut her in two ana put twenty feet to her length WllI lumber whipsawed out or the forest. They made a good job or 1t, under tne circumstances. Oakum and nalls were secured by dog team rom N1inooh' eighty miles away.
 The history of every one or lhooe hui m ried expeditions of last summer anu fall is a recital of disaster, loss' uls- appointment, a year or WaSteu llll!e' much suffering and death. Jhls Is the story of those who crowded the ueChs of the Excelsior at San tranclsco III July and of the Humboldt at Seattle, the Eliza Anderson, the May West ana the barges of the Thomas DWyer, the Governor Stoneman and the Hetue D. and the St. Michael.
 Hail storms, accompanied py heaVy thunder and lightning, have been Ire quent during the past ten days. The river has risen considerably, relieving anxiety about the expected boats rom down the river and the forest fires that threatened to destroy the timber along the whole upper river have been quenched The forest fires have grown from camp fires of the careless crowd on their way in here.
 l mention the mosquito, about which so much has been said. It was grave oversight The mosquito is very num- erous and great nuisance III the brush. But the fact is he is scarcely In evidence within the limits Of Dawson. Just why 1 cannot explain. Dawson is on a swamp that would naturally be expected to produce mosquitos without limit. but it does not. Perhaps the peo- pie of the city are not good for mos ouitos. The mosquito of the brush I'D the creeks and elseWhere-iS just now being supplemented by the little black gnat, to the greater torment of the miner and all who go among them.
 The drowning n hirty Mile River of Kenneth Stewart of Inverness, Scot land. is reporte l here, also of Rev. MT. Lyon of London and a companion in Lake Le Barge. Kenneth Stewart was one of a party of five from the place named, led by Rev. Dr. Macdonald. Their boat was wrecked and all their goods lost Dr. Macdonald climbed on a rock in the middle of the river and re- mained there for over two hours until another boat came and so nearly struck the rock that he was able to catch hold of it and go through to a landing. Dr. Macdonald has arrived here with the three companions who were saved. Rev MT. Lyon and his companion were trying to cross Le Barge in canoes. That of MT. Lyon capsized and he was taken up by the other boat. In trying to recofer some of their goods this canoe also capsized and both were of England missionary, bound for this