The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
THREE MEN FROM DAWSON.
THEY REPORT THE LOWER YUKON
very SHALLOW.
Believe That Few II Any OF the River
Steamers Can Successfully Make
the Voyage From st. Michael to
the Heart Of the Gold Country.

James D. Barry, special correspondent
for the San Francisco Chronicle. who has
been in Alaska several months. passed
through Seattle yesterday morning on his
way home. He says that three men direct
from Dawson reached the lakes June II.
having voyaged on a small steamer 10 Five
Finger rapids. One OF them IS Daniel j.
Lynch, OF Alameda, Cal. Lynch stated that
he met the in-going feet Of boats about
thirty miles up the river from Dawson, led
by q big scow. loaded down with whisky,
which was disposed OF 10 thirsty souls at
the rate Of 30 certs per three fingers"
Lynch reports that the water on the
lower Yukon IL unusually low for this time
of the year, and that Il - believed at Daw-
son that few, If any Of the river steamers
can successfully make the trip from ST.
Michael 20 the heart Of the gold country.
II this condition OF affairs ~ true IL Is prob
able according TO Afr. Barry. that the gold
shipments may be up the river AMI through
the lakes instead OF by ST Michael. Mr..
Lynch estimated the spring cleanup at
si5,o1eo,". Il ia his opinion that most OF 1t
will come out IN tho form OF drafts
pairing 10 establish a branch al Fort Sell
kirk. within the s.ockade. where # can re
protected by the police The equipment,
has already passed the White Horao rapids
In safety. II - said that one part OF the
equipment consists OF 81 GO 90 in currency.
II IL probable that the attempt TO introduce
currency viii result In a money war Sa-
loon men ard others make a profit Oh. OF
handling god dust and are reported 10
Of
dssfavor. They have plan Il In said 20
gather II in "a fast as at Is psss IN circu-
lation. In other words they cor1tenpla;e
running a corner on the money market In
order that they may continue 20 derive a
profit In handling gold. l. Is probable the {
the scheme will prove a failure as the
bank e a very powerful institution. ard
Will be on TIE outlook for any such at
tempt. and W.T. meet It promptly
There IL n r71rnor IN circulation concern
Ing the wholesale destruction 90 6 feet 81
sT86N boats 81 ere Of ths chain Of lakes
which form the head waters - The mighty
skc1. The aeet wac making It's way
along WITH sTra:i sails SCI when r storm
care up suddenly ard caus~<s a whoye-sate
wreck THE heats are renSrtes 20 have Si~-
appeared In thu ,vsnklinv ~ a. eve. After
the storrr had passed the shore of the lake
was s'rewn win wrecka~e Nothing an
'her'fc was learned concs -r3rg tfe loss Of
ufe.
Speaking If The Stickeez. ~1Aate Mr. rsr-
~ saad ;f1at - Was generally conon3ata
even a. Nyar-sl ira. e w-ss hsr~ssf ou- for
tA@ rsr~@ 7aer ~ th@ ssaasn.4 TIE rs1l
ho1e - tAzt re Canadian government wfV
take u1 tha ass'ter - building T. res4S \
COS eminent ofTtc5ai "a asas3 - havn -
II king yersouaI 3nar~e~soa - tae .ral
Ggrtn9 ne past fzxc weeks Sora. p4ou!e
d axe tn@t ne NJ cyzasi ,sd@ % rssss fy,ea
srd horssS - wa-k v4s3.n rhre@ w~skz NJ
Barry coyr0oo-stczs ta@ report. fsrssi ~l n
the Faos<-Is.e' s~sls-zr recsnzsy. aakse.s ne
ex2& ss F-vvn Re Sttekeen.