The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19

AalBesy Soe 70 sRC0mpeseaey On the p4fs
OF men who make preseDslons Of being
hrx,-ciass pilots. Sergeant Richards, of the
mounted police. finally gave strict orders
prohibiting Men who were not at the White
Horse rapids during the season of low wa
ter from acting ar plots, as they were not
acquainted with the deadly passages and
were not able to locate the extremely dan
geroua points. Since this edict not life
waa lost.
The mounted police estimate ,ha,
nearly l..9e boats have yet TO pass
through the rapids. ard most all OF them
are now at Lake Bennett or Lake IAlde-
man This estimate may seen high, bu;
1 ASSURE you that there are more people
In Alaska than Is generally believed The
number OF people carried in each boat
varies. have seen boats with only two
Passengers. while again Others have car
rsed as high a. twenty. 20 1t Is almost I'M
possible 10 estimate the number of people
VINO have already gone down the liver or
the number who expect TO go down. Nc
Cauieys tranrway at the White Horse
rapids was completed on the evening Of
Jufse I. and much OF the difficulty Tow
Incidental 10 a trip down the Yukon will
In the future be eliminates The four
Issaians arrested for completely In the
McCEntock river are stll at Tagssh
post, and for awhile q lynchtng was
threafenoo. and l am surprised that the
qudretfe were not strung up long ago
as the murder was most cowardly. II IS
thought that most OF the shooting was
done by the Indian known as .Tag.sh
jim. and his chances Of being hanged are
extremely good. People now have a dead
~ Tear OF the Indians, as since the last
murder large Quantity Of provisions and
other articles which go toward making
up an outfit have been found cached In
many places. The theory Is that the In
dams have murdered many prospectors
sunk their bodies In rivers and then stole
the outfitA A stricter watch Is now being
kept on the Indians by the mounted po-
lice. and ] believe that .he people will
eventually make a good example OF the
auarteste now under arrest.
No. the water In the Yukon river Is
not lover than II was last year. On the
contrary. II is higher than II has been IN
many years. a condition conducive to easy
travel down. the river. The report that
the water Is lower than ever Is decidedly
erroneous.
Before leaving White Horse rapids
had a long conversation with Mai. Steele
the last man out from Dawson, and he
Informed me and many others thar the
output of gold this season would be al
least So. o0o.0U0 The major also stated
that one Of the boats running from Daw-
@bi 10 hIcUAei WUlii1 asO!e carry $4~,-
VoGo In gold / consider the estimate
made by Maj. Steele decidedly conserya-
rve one. He also stated THAI the klon-
dixie WAS o9ercrowded with men who are
not accustomed 10 hardships. or In fact
hard work OF any kind. aad thai many OF
them had practically decided to return 20
the United States. The output Of gold. !
told. will be larger than was ever
expected by the most sanguine. and | ex-
nee ~ AP sSh 10. fs 81 fgn
/ Will return in the fall.
MAI. Steele also said that food In Daw-
son "a plentiful and cheap, II now being
possible to buy flour for IS per sack, which
is considered very low figure
The other passengers brought TO Seattle
on 4he Cufop.t were: s. Seward. e. NJ.
Nickman. j t. Perry. Mrs. Perry, &. III.
Garry, y. J. Snyer. ]. a. pramie. G. {.
Maroney. +. Lane. Mr.. Kershbaum e.
FAsconer. Il. Workman. Mrs. Gross John
Hanson. y. II. Young. -. Olsen. +. eros
land. Is. Leg. w. II. Ford J. G. Whit
ney, w. II. Fife, {. {. Barnett G.. NJ
Mason. W. l.. Foster g. w. Hooper, y
Mcneil. A. q. Batman. \. Farmer. c.
Lonauis:. y Reid. II. c. Regiey. r
Mario. w. I>oubeu. J. Marter and c. F.
Nobel.
Capt. F. NJ. White OF the Utopia. re-
ports that work on the Skagway railroad
IL progressing all right. aud that Con-
tractor NJ. }. Heney, who has charge OF
the work. now has a force % 10 men en-
pioyed. There are tools and al other
necessary equipment and supplies ~ AZ
ford employment TO III. least fe0 more
men. and the contractor Is anxious TO hire
that number Good wages are pad. The
aborer receives 81 per day while men
more skilled receive much higher cognpen-
sation. Capt. White reports pleasant
voyage. The Moran feet the captain
says. was at Juneau when he left and ne
spoke with much satisfaction when ne
said ,ha; every to9, was in good cond.-
ton. The iaurada was not sighted, for
the reason that she took the outside pas
sage.