The record-union., 1898-06-06
NEWS OF THE KLONDIkE.
PROSPECT THAT THE SEASON
WILL BE FORWARD.
Treasure to Come Out-Feeling in
British Columbia in Favor
Of the United States.
Especial Correspondence Record-Union.


now it is the war between Uncle Sam
and the Dons. This may seem strange
at first thought, but it is not when enc
remembers how close a tie there is be-
| tween America and England English
men here express the greatest sympa-
thy for the United States, and one and
all cherish the hope that the blawsted,
| bloomin Spaniards will have the tar
Knocked out OF them. Since active hos
! tilitieS began the papers here have de-
voted most CT their news space to re-
ports of the conflict, and one paper,
! the Evening World" which | will soon
have the pleasure of representing at
Dawson City, has been getting out ex-
| ira editions each evening to satisfy the
/ public's demands for the very latest
war news. There was many a smiling
/ face here when the full reports of Dew
ey's victory arrived, and a very great
/ interest is taken in the movements Of
Simpsons fleet.
! THE NORTHERN RUSH.
| The rush to the northern gold fields,
which made Vancouver one of the
| busiest towns on the coast for some
months past, is now practically over,
for awhile at least. Men are still going
| north, but there is not the same wild
scramble that there was. Many of
the big steamers that have been plying
between here and the Alaskan ports
have been laid off, and those that are
/ still running are doing but about half
the business they did a month ago. One
of the big boats, the Ningchow, has left
for San Francisco with a load of coal.
| and her sister ship, the Pakshau, is said
to have been chartered by the United
States Government to carry troops from
the coast. The greater portion Of pro-
spective KlOndikers now in town are
from Australia and New Zealand, hav-
ing come just lately on the steel boat
Paroo, and the regular liner Aorangi.
The Australians are, as a rule, a hardy
set of men, and with their gaunt fig
ures and brown faces, can be easily
picked out of a crowd Of Englshmen.
They are very suspicious of being
cheated buy small outfits, and never
take an article until they have secured
prices from every store in town. There
are, l should judge, about a hundred
of them now in town.
Navigation is now open between Fort
Wrangel and the new town of Glenora
on the Stickeen. Three or four stern
wheelers built here by the G. P. r. ard
| other parties have already gone to
/ Wrangel and latest reports say they
are doing a good business carrying
| freight up the river. Glenora town
| lots are on the market here and are be-
! ing sold quite rapidly. as most people
/ believe that the northern country Will
| develop into something that will be
| good for many years
| THE TREASURE SHIPS.
| From all reports this seems 10 be a
| S/,,sr 4 Al
Will open a good deal earlier than usual,
and the treasure ships may be expect
/ ed out from Dawson early in the next
month The amount that these boats
will bring down is variously estimated,
/ but the first steamer is likely to bring
/ something in the neighbOrhood of Sl5.-
/ 000000. The report has been widely
circulated up here that Spanish war
ships Will lie in wait and capture the
/ treasure boats as they come out with
! their golden freight. A Seattle trans
portation company is said to be trying
4 to take advantage of this rumOr by
/ sending men to Dawson City bearing
scary posters warning the miners TO
/ beware of the Spanish ships and advis-
| ing them to confide their wealth to the
/ care of the Seattle company as their
steamers are armed and prepared to
stand off the whole Spanish navy Those
/ who know something of Seattle, and Sc
attic people, will be able to put faith
| in this. If given half chance the
/ Queen City of the West" could lick
! Spain in less time than it would take
to tell about it.
| Several -wheelers will start for
Dawson via St. Michael in a few
weeks. They will be towed by large
! or fn ha Of
and will then make the run UP the riv-
er. One boat. which is being built
here is advertised to go June 4th and
another. being built in Victoria, will
leave June 11th
A UNIQUE CHARACTER.
! Among the passengers who have al
ready engaged passage on the latter
steamer is Leslie Day ex-Speaker of
the Australian Parliament, poet, actor,
! priZe-fighter, preacher and now Klon-
diker. The life of this interesting ZEN
! tleman reads like page from fairy
! story, there as so much romance in it.
Many people in San Francisco will re-
member Day, as he was the contractor
who built the big Chronicle" building,
and besides, distinguished himself in
several movements, both religious and
! pugnacious. He is the President of a
company which owns claims on Ell Do
/ rado Creek, and he is now on his way
to join his men. He started for Daw-
son some months ago, but was caught
/ in the great slide in Chilkoot Pass and
lost his entire outfit with the excep-
tion of one dog, Mig" Mig is a fight
er from way back, and is always get
ting into a scrap, and if it had not been
for him and his belicose disposition Day
would have lost his life and been buried
under the snow as were his two eon-
panions. Just before the slide came
! Mig got into a dispute with another
dog down the trail and Day went backs
| to pull him off. While he was doing
/ this the slide came, and though Day
was rolled some distance in the loose
snow he escaped with his life-and Mig.
! Mig is Days inseparable companion
now.
| THE NORTHERN ROAD.
| The bill to build a railroad from Glen
! ora to the lakes has been thrown oat
| of the Dominion Parliament and now
there is little chance Of a road being
| built for some time. Mackenzie &
| Mann, who We're given the contract Ey
the Government and who sent out va
rious surveying and construction par
| ties to start the road. have now in
formed the Government that they can
not go ahead and that they want pay
for the trouble and expense to which
| they have been put. They will prob
! ably be forced to sue the Government
to get damages. This road if built,