The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-08
THE PASSING IHRONG. .

been At Dyea and Sheep camp since lam
uary. arrived In Seattle yesterday fron
Victoria. on the steamer Kingston. Mr..
heene Was a passenger on the steamer
Danube. from Skagway to Victoria, and
Ia speaking OF the trips ne made TO and
from Alaska. said:
IT seems that / have been unfortunate.
left Seattle on the first trip made by the
Queen. and X you remember rightly. the
queen ran into a mud-bar In wrangei mar
rows and for eight hours the boat was
nearly On its side. The greatest OF un-
easiness prevailed among the passengers
until the boat finally was rigfated by r
strong tide. and I then thought my
troubles were over. On the return trip.
however. was even more frightened than
ever BY tho Danube running onto a rock
as we were about 10 make the landing at
Victoria BY rare good luck the steamer
cleared the rock and the bow landed h.xh
and dry. thereby averting what would
have otherwise been a serious accident.
And possibly have resulted In sinking the
boat
Il was taken ashore In q tug containing
a number Of Newspaper correspondents.
ana am glad that I am back tn Seattle
again. as / ain DESTROYS of returning TO
Dyea - soon az possible. When / return
1 VIII take with me . number Of horses
and wagons. have besn engaged in the
sails OF wood. the market price Of which
when left was 81 and 3 per cord. I
would advise people who intend to 70
north to buy their horses before leaving
Seattle. ~ when ! left II was impossible
to buy . team in Dyea for $500 Business
Ia Dyea Is very good. and we have not
noticed any perceptible falling or In the
Humbef or people who are bound for the
gold fields. have been told since coming
to Seattle that many Of the boats going
n = a YS..~~
many passengers and as much freight a.
they did earlier In the season.
i account for this by the fact that many
more boats are now making the Alaska
run and that the aggregate number Of
passengers carried on them il nearly equal
TO ths number taken up earlier in the
season. Dyea. 6kagway and Sheep camp
arc orderly, and the crimes and depreda-
tons have been committed among the
members Of the tougher and lower ele-
ment only. There isn't single dance
hall In Dyea, and II there ID complaint
OF falling OF In bueiness. IL comes from
the sports. gamblers and grafters Klon-
dIkers are becoming educated. and have
no time to squander their money with that
class Of people. and for that reason you
hear In Seattle that Dyea Is duh and
that business Il at standetil;."
Mr.. 8. Mcdonald, Of Ashland Wis. viii
leave on the steamer Humboldt due TO
call for Alaska or Saturday. with one of
the novel schemes OF the year Mr. Nc
Dona.d will take In 10000 daily newspapers
OF the United States. including New York.
Chicago. San Francisco and Seattle pub
ucat.ons the greater part OF the 2,5oe
pounds being posi-Intslligencers His ar
eurnent u that the hundreds of men who
are In the god fields are hungry for
news. and he h going TO furnish IL 70
them. He believes that tho papers he
Will take In with him will retail readily
for 80 cents each and a. his trip will be
limited to the time that It takes him TO
visit Dawson. Circle City and Rampant
City. as well the camps and trading
pests along the river and pursue limited In
sesttgatien, he viii not require more than
four months supplies He says that he
VIII establish a newspspe- route along
the Ever and will make his venture per-
mansnt IL the first trip Is attended with
any MEASURE OF success.
Mr.. Mcdonald Will endeavor to PRO-
cure four reindeer at Pyramid harbor.
and has already made arrangements for
sending his newspapers and supplies across
tho Chilkoot pass by the tramway already
In operation. He will endeavor to reach
MnnooS creek In time 20 leave for ST.
Michael on the first trip down the river
by one OF the regular steamers, and he
terlor during the summer employing the
al-wafer route. Mr.. Mcdonald viii take
In four men. one Of whom will he q Nor
wegian or a I.app. familiar with the care
OF reindeer. He expects that the deer
can be purchased at about $50 each.
Walter Baker. who returned on the
steamer Navarro. upon being interviewed
by n Post-In,elligencer reporter. said:
Il left Dawson February g. Fronting
by past experiences on the trails TO Circle
city and Dawson. I assure you l lodged
good many hardships. How are pre-
Visions holding cut tn Dawson Well.
there II plenty OF eatabiss TO last I'll the
opening OF navigation. OF course there
Is q scarcity OF some things the most lin-
pDsisnt Of which is candles 1 gave
Twelve candles 10 a friend Just before ieav-
ing Dawson that l was offered fa for
Yes. there are some bench claims that are
pannsng Out very rich. especially those
opposite Berry's claim No on ElioFado
do not know OF single bottom claim
that has been ptespeeied that has not
mere than paid liz owners. Quartz creek
Is turning out some sne prospects Nc.
above discovery running from 70 cents 20
sS.6o per pan. Henderson creek is all
saken up. with but comparatively few
claims prospeciei 70 bedrock No. - be-
low discovery Is running from s.. 80 10 s..
per pan. No. q is rum ag from, $50 30
sle 80 the pan. Which Is nay choices
Well. am stuck or Huaker creek aud It's
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