The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

hurriediy on December I. ana "a. nssuu
by the Post-Inteiligencsr partv r.c.,.Ii5
10 'wenfy-foer miles from the START
point. A NJ Comm. representing n
Portland oregcnian. started On the s,h -
was left FAR in the rear. The r.htc~
Records expedition was to havs left Y, "a
cemher Il.
Relief Expeaitioa . w,.e st.-
In speaking Of the provision si,ua,,or
Dawson Mr.. Jones said:
Before leaving the Klondih. i ..,
pains 20 investigate the situation ana ~
interview the leading cisixens an go
subject. In my correspondence = 49,.
incorporated the result of nay work. pr.5'3r
visions are and will he scarce. az sh.fk
there can Be no question. But ov,ir~ NJ
the unexpected supply of fresh meal :
OF the opinion that there is no dan,~r 80
actual starvation. However. II il vt.> -
the part Of the government to send r.l,115f
to the klondikc. They need nol a. n
for the sake Of charity as the people 3 /
Dawson have an abundance OF roaa AnsSS
with which TO purchase the gocds prr&
visions are needed and personally v,antf
urge the sending of an expedition. go
from my observations as to the conalf,ur
OF the trail. and the obstacles to be ovoxS2
come. would suggest procedure On dho
ferent lines than Is now proposed. oxir
TO the impracticahility OF some az II
proposed measures. The canditiou az N
ice and the character. Of the counei
along the Yukon is not parallesea Il
other part OF the world. A msao osi y
travel that might be feasibie II - r
cold countries Is not possible alcne Y
Yukon. s
THE number OF people who len =
We're to leave Dawson for Skaxuava =
Dyea is between 400 and 500 6ccroa.
men pulled their sieds over the rcu6
ice for a distance of 600 miles. Hsd
not been that the winter was unru,,o11
mild old Yukoners declared to ne T.
they would have perished by the &c.,
Excepting few days In the latter p
of November when 1t was s. degrees
low zero, the thermometer ranged a.
above TO 10 below. which was the 6nS
kind of weather for traveling. ~ b.
Dawson to Dyea scattered aloue tho r45
every few miles the wrecks u ~
were to be seen on the shore.s Haxdst !,
and hundreds OF people are cauped afo
the river where they were caught ~ q
ice. Those who were unprovided ~
sufficient provisions TO last them fheoor
out the winter. built sleiEhs and fetnrI
over the Ice to the coast. lQoaS
several fatal accidents that -
about the time the river closed.
Heavy Gold Output PrepAe6f
How about the gold output no9t
The opinion is shared among tho O.
enced miners and government q
that between thirty-five and a1ty q
of gold will be shipped to Geattlo Fl
spring from the Kiondlke. Thefe ios
a creek or guleh In the Klondiko DIT
but is turning out rich results. To-
the claims are better than cthorR
course. Now that the mother O.
lode has been discovered. the pcrmnno
and future of the camp is assured
Heaiy-Cndahy Company In IeGo
ninety days invested over Sl.soA6oo
placer claims on Eldorado and Hon1
creeks and their tributaries. The =
company has also become fntereoto1
the new quartz discoveries.
ITO properly control the outward XII
dixie trade. which viii assume rSlt p3
portions in the future. Seattle ouGlt
have an assay Office, and at the ~
time the Board of Trade ought q ~
a representative stationed in DawsQn
offset the influences brought to beaS
behalf of San Francisco.
The great deposit Of gold, 50 faf
known. seems to be confined between "A
is called the Dome. In a range Of nsoQ
aims where most Of the small streams -
and the Yukon river on the vest. The xf
dixie on the north, and Indian river ol i
south. Nearly 3,cVo claims have T.
staked off In this area and thes6 81
much more ground In this particulaxlx
district open for new locations. HoSE3a
there is Henderson creek. three mtJ41
low Stewart river. which Ia turning H.
gravel that Is worth 81 20 to the PAN n
Il is more than probable that other cfe1
which are now being prospected Will pgG1
equally as rich. One great ohstAcl9 H.
had 10 be overcome was the scaFcity
candles and rope and provisions. -
the shortage OF candles, that Was Qn1E
remedied by the arrival Of lot Of
from up the river. The iai1ow Was
TO manufacture candles. Fully -
1900 more men. were they provided
provisions. could and would be eaucf5
In the mines were Il possible. ana the
put OF gold next spring would theu
been enormous.
al had a talk With Alexander Me9
aid about the probable output OF 4ol9s
I'm response TO my inquiries he se1d
no man could forecast the result -
time with any reasonable de&rce 0k
curacy. He owns aad operates rnoro ~
claims than any other three men H.
district, excepting Capt. Healy. MeN
aid said:
4 Hig CIatm Owners views
If the gravel now going in the dn11
continues TO be as rich as present -
tlons would warrant and from the p&M
ent number Of mines now In opernf3o15
would say that the gold output - -
springs wash-ups would not b les tuG
thirty tons and probably more. All Of
claims are turning out wonderful. not H.
say astounding, results Over on Hupk04
creek the bedrock gravel Es running frou
q cents 10 IS to the pan. OF course, re-
know that in Eidorado and BCnaHM
creeks the pans run from so cents to "
the pan. The prospects from claims a.
tributaries OF these creeks run all the v43E
from 20 eents 10 se and 81 TO the pan. ~
some OF the cisifns are almost as rich r.
those on Eldorado The streams fioWin<
into Dominion. sulphur and Quartz cre<@
are showing up well. averaging from &
cents 20 81 or % 70 the pan. II We onl1z
had the provisions with which 70 foo64
men who could be employed 10 work tit