The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-05
Seventy Klondikers Arrive On
the Steamer Dirigo.
MANY Local Citizens Brfnx Money
FROM the North-Ready 10 Bald
. Stage Road From Lake Bennett
to DawsOa-Ska&way's Railroad
IL Progreasiag-David Evans, Of
Aanaimo, 3. c., Asphyxiatea.


amount OF $1,000 was brought from Daw-
son by seventy Klondikers WHO arrived or
the steamer Dirigo from Lynn canal early
yesterday morning. Double this quantity
Was taken out from Dawson by the same
party. but many OF them stopped at Ju-
neiu, Nanai.s1o and other places en- route
The party left Dawson August 10. There
were ios members originally. but thirty
i've dropped out or the way. The follow
ing had the greatest amounts OF the
wealth:
W. H. laws, OF Kent. 81. CSC
- Deere. Of Juneau $50. ........ =, 01
~. Il. Olsen, of Seattle .............. 24tO
Frank StahI. OF Seattle .............. l.. 60
- Marian. OF Iowa ..,....-...... 1900
Eugene c. Allen, editor of the Kloadike
Nugget, published at Dawson. and one Of
me partners OF the Metropolitan Printing
Company. OF Seattle. brought sack con-
tanning several thousand doliars. Most Of
the sold was carried by the passengers In
their staterooms. although the purser Of
the Diriyo had charge OF some. Mr. Allen
said last night that another party OF sew
enty Dawsonites was reported TO have
come down on the steamer Amour TO N.c-
torta twelve hours behind the Dir.go. and
would be here on the City Of Kingston this
afternoon.
Among the Dirsgo's passengers was J. T.
Cornforth. of Denver. who went to Alaska
In the interest or the Yukon Overland
Transportation Company, syndicate OF
Canadian and Eastern capitalists, that Is
to construct stage route from Car.boo,
at the lower end of Lake Bennett. TO Daw-
son. Mr.. Cornforth brought with him
final papers covering the right-of-way 10
route and stations for the entire length of
no lima <ssfE ka.sf tai. 81
TO submit TO William Ogilvie. representa-
tive Of the Dominion of Canada in tho
Northwest territory, for his firal approval.
The typographical survey OF the road has
been made. and il is believed that work on
construction win be commanded soon. The
route is TO be from the crossing at Carl
boo, after leaving the lower end Of Lake
Bennett, 10 White Horse rapids. thence
northwest 10 Carmack's Ohe Old trading
post of Gearge carmack. below Five Fin
gers: across the Yukon river and down
the cas-. side OF SeIkirk tnear the mouth OF
the Pelly river. and thence down the east
side of the Yukon 10 Dawson. The cross
.ngs OF the river will! be made by ferry
boats.
Mr.. Cornforth said at the Butler hotel
yesterday afternoon that 1t was hoped his
company would work in harmony with the
Pacific & Arctic railroad, the new line
from Skagway over the summit 20 Lake
Bennett, This company, Mr. CornfOrt0
says. viii be running trains the latter part
OF this week TO the White pass hotel.
eleven miles up from the coast. Trains are
now running seven miles. There is very
little grading left to be done. IL is expect
ed that the line will be In operation over
the summit by the middle OF November.
Joseph Ruse. Of Toronto. Is president Of
tho Yukon Overland Company. and /. II.
Hedges, Of Pittshurg. is treasurer
According To r. II. Milan, OF Miller 8.
D. who returned from Dawson on the
Dirigo II was David Evans. a married
man of Nanaiuao. II. G.. who was asphyxi-
ased early last July. There has been con-
siderable speculation az 10 whether f.
was the bachelor or married Evans who
was killed as there were two men Of that
name from Nunaimo. Mr.. Milan says
Evans was overcome ny gas while inspect
ing hole In his bench claim between the
Little ard Big Skooaum. He bases his he
lief that Evans was married on the fact
that a man on the Ddrigo had messages for
Evans wife.
The nrigo ieft Skagway August y. Her
passage was delayed on account az heavy
foEs.