The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-12
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of the steamer Corona, but bad weather
also had its influence
When the steamer tied up to the docI
she was at once boarded by people hav-
ing friends in the far north and b,
newspaper men anxious to get the latest
news. Among the passengers were tiv,
men who went up with the Oregon
to prospect for business openings il
Skagway or Dyea, but who returned
with the ship, All OF them said that
Skasway was overdoue, Too many peo-
pie are already there. II is no place Tor
a working man, There is no work to b,
done at present The weather is ugly, a
high wind making the cold intense, al.
though the Thermometer does not regis
ter much lower than in Astoria.
Henry Reed, OF the Oregonian staff,
who went up on the Oregon, was one OF
the returning passengers. lie WAS taken
sick and thought il best to return home.
Mr.. Reed says there was much excite.
ment over the shooting scrape Of the
bartender Rae. Rae was finally taken
by the cutter Wolcott to juneau, thence
transferred to the mail boat to SitkA for
trial.
The up voyage OF the Oregon was a
hard one, and in the face OF a gale they
stopped to take off the passengers Of the
wrecked Corona, which greatly crowded
their already overta1ed accommoda.
tons. On the way down they stopped
there again. The Corona lies on a shelly
ing rock and will no doubt be saved. The
rock on which she struck does not show
on the chart. Tuesday, while coming
through Queen Charlotte sound, the
wind was blowing at the rate OF one hun
dred miles an hour.
Many people are going in over the
passes, but are only carrying their own
supplies. II is considered by those who
have recently been over the trail that it
will be impossible for the government
relief expedition to put supplies into the
interior in any quantity during the win
ter. The difficulties OF transportation
are very great, and even dog teams can
not get through with heavy loads. Ice
on the rivers and lakes is piled up in
great Jumps and it is hard to get around
or over the distractions. There is plen.
ty OF food in Dawson for all who are
there until new supplies are received.
All are glad to hear that martial law is
to be established in Skagway and Dyea
1t is needed. These towns are filed with
toughs of all kinds, and while crime has
been less than might be expected under
the circumstances, the situation is grow
ing worse daily, as every steamer brings
in hundreds, many OF whom are without
means, depending on getting through
some way. or getting work enough to
take them over, but the work is not
there for all Of them.
The Elder was passed last Wednes
day.
The advice given by all Of the Oregon
passengers is to stay away at present,
unless one has plenty OF money. There
is not much more to be made there in
business than here. Nearly everything
is overdone and the good fields are oc-
cupied. There has been scarcity OF
lumber, the prices being 800 to $50 per
thousand, but eight or ten ships loaded
with lumber are now on the way, and
prices will drop. Many persons now in
Skagway and Dyea would come back if
they had the price Of ticket.
There we're six passengers on the Ore
gon who had come through from Daw.
son. They were John Garvey, A. p. |
Nash, John Schroeder, NJ. N. Waugh. W. |
o. Young and A. Hampel. Schroeder
and Hampel came through to Portland,
bound to San Francisco; the others left
the ship at Nanaimo. Schroeder had
about 100000 in dust and Hampel some.
thing over $25, 900
In speaking Of his trip Mr.. Hampel
said that he left Dawson December 10th |
and arrived at Dyea January nth, draw
ing his sled, as no dogs were obtainable.
lie came out as light as possible. at
was tough trip, but we had no special
experiences on the way. There is grub