The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-01

crown Of india sailed frOm Astoria far
puget Sound. whore phe took on carwo
! for Newcastle y. s. W, May Is ahe sailed
FOR san Francisco from the Aus.rallan
polx ana when 80 miles ont was caught
| IN \ storm known a. the maitland" she
was In company wlilra number q other
vessels. bu, was the only one to surer
serious damage she was dlsmasted and
ief, 10 the merry og me wind ani waves,
while the other vessels scodded away In
safety, leaving her to her fate. The
American schooner Golden Shore, halllnF
from san Francisco. was caught In che
same storm, Her master. Captain Ras.
mussen. observing ma, the Crown of In.
aia Waa IA distress. held toward tho ship
ana sienai.cd thar he would stand BY He
az. - untn the Eritlsher was taken In
low FOR syaney Captain corkhnl. the
yrlendld master % the Crown ot India, dc.
serminea 10 reward the heroic master or
the Golden shore and presented him with
handsome eOld loekes, ON which was
llnserhea, "ro Captain Rasmussen, OF
me Shlp That nsd Stand by" Captain
corkhlll also presented Mrs Rasmussen
with q prsty gold bangle, lhe Crown OF
midas hlg.heArted master has many
warm friends here. who win he pleased
to learn q his escape
Mr. W, r. cu,hherpen, +. r. q. s, a
mining engineer o. much experience, ar
r.vca IN the city yesterday from Fort Get
There osa the Yukon. after visiting all the
minlnx districts IN Alaska. Mr. cuthbert.
son viii repory the result of his lnvcs,iga.
lions % London syndlcases. In whose In
tercsts ne visited THAI country, Mr. Cuth.
ber,son says the gold bearing secdon OF
Alaska profitable % work IL email one,
tho richest portions being the Klcndlkc
district. Ho says she mines located on
salmon river and otacr small rivers are
POOR. The miners holding claims on these
rivers think they arc doing well II they
make s. per day He says after this
winter the country viii be tested more
thoroughly and It's real value determined,
ne speaks hArshly of the Canadian on.
/ cals. and says he never saw such rot
tor state of sfairs Ihc Canadian police
and customs oficials, when strike Is
made and recorded In the recorders otilce,
a. once find out It's location. as they are
permitted 10 do. and take up everythins
around e. lhose arriving on tho scene
afterward mus, take what's left Speak
ing Of the reports ot starvation In the
a. .ondike district. Mr. cuxhhertson says
there viii be plenty Of food. bu, Tears
many people With limited means viii
suffer, as the nccessaries % life are sold
/ at high figure and POOR people cans buy
..4gh priced food. He says IS river steam.
ers we're passed going up the Yukon oe.
tween Fort Get There and Dawson. load.
ed with provisions Mr. Cngnhertson says
there were isl fresh cases Of typhoid fever
and dysentery at Dawson city reported
tho day before he left Tho people OF the
city. as result. are ns,less and without
ambition and tho town presents a very
unlnviting appearance Mr. Cuthbertson
spent many years mining In the Austria
lian gold fields IN the interest Of London
capital. and the rePor, he makes OF the
KlOndike country Is reliable and unpre-
jpdiced. Mr. cu;hocrtsOn win remain In
this city With his family about month.
when he win proceed to London and re-
port officially on his trip