The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26
Topeka FROM ALASKA.
ARRIVES on THE SOUND WITH $50
KLoxDIkERS.
Much Sickness Reported in Dawson
From Typhoid Fever-very Little
Geld Brought Ost-Joseph Ladue.

PORT TOWNSEND. Sept. E-Stsansh;p
Topeka arrived tonight tram Lynn canal
ports with 10 KionGixsgs, 81 per cent Of
wsosa have Little Or 10 dust 20 SE3y for
tasir experience in the land q geld and
they al express themselves Is being glad
g get oGt alive
Three thousand case. Of typhoid fever Is
the estimate placed OF. tEs nunIAag Of SEX
IN Dawson On September and L large
number OF deaths occUTr daily, o. wh.en
80 record Ia made Men wno were strong
and healthy when iaey went into Dawson,
are NOW tottsring about barely ahie - ae.p
themselves. awaiting fer cold weather 10
stop ravaS.s OF fever
/; IL estimated that about 500 people
Joined the rush 20 Stewart river and not
withs.snding that nearly every foot o.
available ground has been prospscted nc
gold was found. That section has Sasn
deserted by all except few who hope %
Greats another excitement next eason-
Among the ToDekA's passengers vas jos.
lAdGs. toua der OF Dawson. Laooe - on
his say 10 New York on business connected
with The La6ue Trading Company. he speaks
in ths highest terms OF the future % Da@-
son and says that many who return are
men that oven 4 the country vas one sold
mass Of gold would not make any
thing. consequently they give tae country a
bad aanle. He admits there Is great deal
o. sickness, but says t9aI Dawson - the
hospital for all camps When any one IS
taken sick anywhere along the RIVER ns Il
sen, to Dawson, which gets the credit OF
being unhealthy.
Dawson has a new paper, the Kiondiks
Miner. started by parties from Australia.
the nrst issue appearing on September l.
tragedy came near being enacted n
Dawson IN the early part Of this month.
Miners became so worked uD over tbs ae-
quite a movement was placed on foot BY
Theses who had been ae3rauGeG ouk OF Jheir
claims 10 take the matter in their own hands
and lynch Fawcett- The movement was
checked by the more conservative and cool
headed miners who pointed cut ths disastrous
results IN future OF such an action AID
they had assurances that ell ne evils eon-
p.a!ned of would soon bs reme8ed by the
home government. where q committee has
presented written statement OF all the
grievance When this parry left every
shiGy Was quiet.
eopal diocese Of Alaska. who has soeat
several years in the interior Of Alaska
passed through here on the City OF To-
attend the traenni.l convention Of the
Episcopal church. which consenes next
month
In speaking Of existing conditions a,
Dawson. Bishop Rowe said: The system
OF royalty. OF recording and timber licenses.
etc. we're all denounced. II ene-tentn OF
the charges made were true thsH there is
an Immediate need OF change.
God Commissioner FaUcett. whom
had tha pleasure Of meeting id not strike
me as a who would agree 10 any
dishonorable action or dealings. / an go
ing 20 speak advLseily because cannot
vouch as the absolute truthfu.ness OF these
cases, bu, a gentleman Of Seattle told ms
that being very Ill and almost in despair
% recovery. he gave a friend SO 70 60 and
get his letters. The man returned and said
pol!cel said, II have no time to bother
with his mail FOR sfo.'' and his letter he
did not get. Another man was wrecked, a
Canadian. or his way down the river and
lost everything. Good-hearted miners took
him up. carried him on 70 Dawson. and
with rife they had loaned him he killed
a moose This he sold at Dawson for 500
Immediately after he Was arrested for
shooting without license and fined the
exact amount for which he had scld the
moose and pus IN jail for three months
These ana many similar stories are freely
told. and if they are true shsy are hor-
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