The herald., 1898-03-19
REPORTS FROM M1NooK

y REPORTS FROM MINOOK
SEATTLE. WASH. March 1&-(By AS
! ISOLATED Press.) Reports received during
the last few days from Minook creek, Alas
b, are Of very encouraging character.
J. B. Pawies today received letter from
Peter Jackson. who says:
Out OF No. 8. jackson & Burkman's
claim. nuggets have been taken that range
In value from S upward, the largest being
worth $13S.
The steamer Hueneme. which left Seat
tie on the 6th inst. for Dyea and skaguay.
had all kinds Of experiences on her up trip.
At Fort Wrangel her cargo caught fire,
and after the flames were extinguished
she proceeded northward and ran aground
twice in the same day.
The steamers Cleveland and Rosalie
sailed today for Dyea and Skaguay. Alas
ka.s each steamer taking 70 passengers from
this city.
THE coRoNA's CASE
PORT TOWNSEND. WASH, March 49,
The steamer Corona. which, while en- route
to Alaska with $50 passengers, was wrecked
on a reef or Lewis island, near the mouth
Of the Skeen river, was brought to this
port last evening by the tug Pioneer. As
the Corona was wrecked in British waters,
the Canadian authorities ordered her towed
to Victoria az soon al noated. The order
was not complied with. The revenue cutter
Perry, under instructions from Washing
ton. sailed north yesterday morning to In
tercept the Corona, which was in tow of
the Canadian tugs Lorne and Maude. and
bring her direct to this place. The fleet
was met at / o'clock yesterday morning,
forty miles northwest Of Departure bay.
The Washington dispatches were sent
to Captain Langley Of the Lorne. He con-
ceded their authority. and just before
reaching the international line hawsers
crippled machinery, steamed from British
into American waters. where the tug Pio-
neer picked her up. The tug Perry re-
turned with the Corona to this port.
A HARD ROAD
SEATTLE, Wash, March 1S.-W. A,
Conover Of Redbanl. N, J.. who arrived
here today by the steamer Excelsior from
Copper River, says: soft snow ON the
Valdez glacier is proving stumbling block
to argonauts, and there Is small blockade
at Valdez and Copper River. There are
about 1000 men there now. and II colder
weather does not como, the blockade will
be serious. 1t IL twenty-seven miles across
the glacier. Up to March IA but ten men
had succeeded In getting through with
their outfits. The trouble ID due to the
warm weather, which made the snow soft.
A great many have gone across the glacier
without their outfits. A Chicago party
headed by H. c. Elliott, became discour-
q vuyfth t11o As.t1 g.
the glaoler and>is going to Hnd new way
to reach the interior. They have gone to
Eyack, below orca. and expect to get over
the Copper river and follow up the stream.
"Jphn Hassack Of Nebraska was taken
sick at Valdez and returned on the nxcsl.
sior. Hassack said that the great trouble
on the glacier is the fuel question. There
u not e stick Of timber on the vast expanss
ef Ice. m.
STARVING INDIANS
SEATTLE. WASH, March iS,-rhe tribs
of 800 Indians located along the Tanana
RIVER, N Alaska, have been battling with
starvation the past winter. This news was
brought by Q trapper and a fur buver n
Circle City. He stated that the maj. = !,
had eaten up All thar doss. a rsl,es evr...
eltion has been sent with food 10 the fam.
iShing natives.
a sTAMPEDH FOR HOME
TACoAA, Wash. March is.--H q. pett,t
Of enohomish. who returned from AlssSs
on the City Of Seattle. brings news ~ ~
eject that next June and July will witnsss
stampede from Dawson that win he
eQuaisd only by the present rush Of gold-
seekers to the Klondike. Up to Februa ~
sth, when Petit left, there had been = ahc,,t
1boo applications for passage south. BEFORE
that number was reached. the accommods- q
tons Of all the frst boats had been soId
ana no more applications would be re-
ceived. When bookings open for the second
boats there will be another rush. Praoti-
cAily svssy one OF the l6oo anxious to sst
out early will bring sold, many In Iar~s
amounts.
COOKS INLET eTRIKus
SEATTLE. WASH. March ls.-The latest
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