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Stikeen River journal., 1898-01-22
Answers to Questions.

 of enquiry concerning Fort Wrangel and other matters that are natural sub jects of inquiry. We will answer d number of these letters US follows:
 Fort Wrangle has u white population of about 800, and us many Indians. A good lot can be leased or purchased at reasonable price.
 It is doubtful about being able to rent d house for business purposes. The rooms are all occupied.
 There are two restaurants in town and at present three hotels and three general stores.
 Common lumber. sawed, but not dres- sed, $l3 per thousand and the higher grade runs to SIS and $2O.
 Butter sells for sixty five cents q brick: imported eggs 20 cts; sugar four teen pounds for dollrr: bread 10 cents loaf: flour $l.30 per sack.
 All going by way of the Stikeen river route. must stop at Fort Wrangel. As soon as the ice is out of the Stikecn. a boat will take you from this place up the river to Telegraph Creek. l5O miles. From there you take d good easy trail to Lake Teslin a distance ot l50 miles. At Lake Teslin you take q steamer. which without change lands you at Dawson City.
 One can ride horse from Telegraph Creek to Lake Teslin. which will be pro- vided by d transport company. See the advertisement of the klondike Min ing, Trading and Transport Company. on this page. The trail across is being improved and there will not be heavy grade on the entire trail by spring.
 Fort Wrangel is surroucded by good mining country. but there are ny mines near by that are being developed. but in the spring there will be great deal of development work commenced.
 Unskilled day labor brings s3.O0 per day, carpenters get E. 90.
 Everything is carried. or hauled on wheeibarrow. There are no horses or mules in use. If you want lumber you can have it taken in d row boat to the nearest point at high tide. and from there it is carried. Wood and coal the same.
 The climate at Fort Wranyle is about the same as it is on the sound, perhaps tritle colder. but very little if any. We are having some rain now. but hard- ly as frequently as in the Sound cities. The snow fall is light, and during the past thirty days. has not exceeded twelve inches in the aggregate.
 Fort Wrangel has one of the finest harbors in the world. The water be- being deep and protected from storms by the surrounding islands. There is one completed wharf here now and a second one being constructed. The vessels come into this port at such times as they wish to and do not have to wait for high tide as in many places.
 There is. we understand. good farm- ing land on this island. The writer has done no exploring as yet and will in a future issue, answer the question con- corning the lay of the farm lands.
 Yes, there is lots of building going on here now, about 100 buildings being in various stages of construction.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-01-22
Boats for the Stikeen.

MT. Tilden, of Victoria, is in the city for few days looking over Fort Wrangel. He states that no less than fifteen boats are now in the various stages of construction to be used be- tween Fort Wrangel and Telegraph Creek up the Stikeen.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-01-22
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Stikeen River journal., 1898-01-22

These The { sailing dates without previous notice r. r. l' 'fNS. Ska4uay. Alaska.
 F. PEABODY. Wash
 DODWEIID CAeLII.. Genl Agents Tacoma. Wash,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
SOLDIERS KICK ON THEIR RATIoNs
Company Marches Out of Camp and
Gets supper at a Restaurant.

Company Marches Out of Camp and
Gets supper at a Restaurant.
Charleston, s. C, July Accompany NJ,
Third Wisconsin Regiment, took things
into its own hands tonight and refused
to eat the rations allowed by the govern
ment
For days the complaints made by the
men of all the regiments have been loud
and bitter against the food given them,
They said it was not only inadequate in
quantity, but that 1t was also abominable
in quality.
They have been kept on travel rations,
and these they declare, were insufficient
TO sustain men who are required TO drin
several times day and are expected to
make long and arduous marches such as
that upon which they were sent out on
Saturday
The rations have consisted for the most
part of hard tack, coffee and beans. Oc-
casionally corned beef of Indifferent quail
ity was added, but hard tack and coffee
was the regular diet for breakfast and
supper.
When Company M went to mess tonight
the men found the usual allowance of hard
tack and coffee. They had learned that
the regiment was to go on another long
march tomorrow morning, and they de-
CARED they would have to have better
food and more of it,
Some of the men consulted together. and
then an order to fall in was given. In the
most orderly manner the entire company
marched by tine guards and out of camp
without asking any ones permission.
The company went to a restaurant on
King street and ordered a square meal.
All of the men could not get into the build
ing at once, so the command ate in squads
of 80 men. When the last man had been
served, the line was formed again and
Company Nj, marched back to camp.
The course adopted by the men had be-
come nosed about the camp in the mean
time. As the company filed into quarters
by the guard, some one called for three
cheers for Company M, and they were
given 1t with a will chat evinced how earn
est is the protest against the government
ratiOns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18

Tomas Brooks and the Mexico, and the
gunboat Alvara0o are now in the har-
Dor
The marke: place has been sacked by the
troops.
Twenty-Five thousand refugees are quar-
tered at El Caney. 5000 at Firmeza and
5,OeO at Cuabltas ell Bonlato and San Vim
oente, where they have been living for a
fortnight.
In one case 500 were crowded into one
building, which is d regular pig sly, with
horrible stencil. They used the water
from the river. whore soiled clothing was
washed ana all manner of filth is floating.
The Spanish troops laid down their
arms at O'Clock this morning. They will
be camped two miles outside the city lin
It's, under guard. unW their embarkauon.
The docks are crowded by incoming ref
ugees in a starving condition, awaiting
che arrival in the harbor of the Red Cross
Societys steamer State of Texas, as there
are no eatables TO be bought in the city.
The entrance of the refugees was quiet
and peaceful, they viewing their wrecked
homes philosophically as the fortune of
war.
Admiral SIMPSONS last bombardment
of Santiago wrecked fifty-seven houses ia
the city, causing heavy damage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
FIRST CORPS GETTING READY.
Regiments Being Equipped as Fast
as Possible.

ChickamaUga National Park, July IL
This was quiet, beautiful Sunday at
Camp Thomas. About the only work in
progress was that Of supplying the regi-
ments of the First Corps with clothing and
ordnance stores.
In addition TO the large quantity of
ordnance stores handed out for distribu-
ton yesterday, two carloads of ammuni-
tion-a total of 100000 rounds-and more
than 100 boxes OF general ordnance stores
arrived to-day, and were promptly hand
ed out for distribution in the Forst Corps.
Col Rockwell forwarded to Charleston a
quantity of ordnance stores for the First
Brigade, First division, First Corps, which
recently left here under command of
Brig. Gen. Ernest as a part of Mai. Gen.
Wilson's expeGitiunary force.
Maj. Gen. Brooke is expected to return
from Washington within two or three
days. Until that time nothing in the ma
ture of an order TO move is expected.
1t was announced by an officer of the
First Illinois Cavalry this afternoon that
that regiment had been ordered to be pre-
pared TO break camp Tuesday
Some of the regiments anxious to lose
no time because of the probability Of an
early order to move, did not cease tar
get practice to-day, but all drill work was
suspended and religious services were held
in most of the regiments in the Young
Mems Christian Association tents and IN
Camp Thomas Theater.
Recruits continues to arrive for the hos
pital service of the First Corps Forty
have arrived from Texas within the last
two days. There is still lacking for the
hospital and ambulance service Of this
corps about 200 men,
The reports from the various hospitals
yesterday and to-day were of a most hope
full nature: The fever cases are confined
in the main to a few regiments, a ma
jority Of the commands being entirely free
from fever of any kind.
The initial order of the expected general
order for the movement of the First Corps
to the front came tonight to Col Fred
Benntt of the Third Illinois provision
ally commanding the Second Brigade of
the First Division, First Corps, instruct
ing him to forward the brigade wagon
train to Charleston at once.
Quartermaster General Lee made all
necessary arrangements for transportation
at once, and wagons and mules win be-
gin moving tomorrow night 1t is be-
lieved that orders were also received for
the movements of the entire brigade but
in the absence of Gen. Brooke no definite
information would be given out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
GOVERNMENT OF SANTIAGO.
Variety of Questions to BE Settled at
Washington.

Washington, July H.-Coincident with
the occupation of Santiago there are a
vast variety of questions which are being
considered by the President and his cab
met respecting the future political condi-
tons that are to obtain there.
Tt viii have to be settled whether the
government of Santiago province shall be
a military one or a civil one, with mill
tary powers vested in the executive Off
Ger, or other form of administration.
Unlike the Philippines, which although
nominaly in our possession, are not form
ally so, all questions of jurisdiction over
and administration of the occupied terri
tory of Santiago must be met immedi-
ately.
Santiago itself Is a city of approximate
ly 10000 people, and in addition there are
a large number of people in the captured
territory whose interests have to be looked
after
The commercial side of the matter also
must be attended to promptly.
Santiago being ours the presumption
follows that the blockade maintained by
this government win be declared not to
exist, and The place be made an open port
the government maintaining a strict sur
VIGILANCE to keep supplies from getting
beyond Santiago and being furnished to
the Spaniards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18

FLORIDA FISH LAW INVALID.
Findings in the Collins EmbezzIe-
ment Cnscs.


Tallahassee, Fla. July 17-one OF the
fish laws enacted AT the legislative session
OF 1897 has been declared unconstitutional
by Judge Cecil G. Butt OF the Criminal
Court of Orange county, on the ground
that House amendments to the bill were
not concurred In by tho Senate.
This is a difficult matter to determine.
and would necessitate the following of the
bill through the journals Of both houses.
from its Introduction TO final passage, COW
ering more than 1000 pages
The claim is also made that the bill
signed by the Governor was not the bill
signed by the officers of the Senate and
House. The enrolled bill on file In the
state house emphatically refutes this abb
sured allegation.
The trial of the i've civil suits on the
Official bond of G. y. Collins, as state
treasurer, were concluded in the Circuit
Court here on Saturday, with the follow
ing result
Verdicts in favor OF the state, against
G. b. Collins as principal, $5S o.
Against the sureties, Charles Rheinauer,
$4,000 l.. w. Thayer, $4,000; w. s. Jen-
nings, 5000.
In the case against the executors OF John
+. Dunn, lnsolvng $4,000, the jury failed
to agree on a verdict This case will be
retired a a future term Of the court.
The deficit of Collins is S52,59lg7, and
the United States Court at Jacksonville, a
few days since, decreed that $4,000 in
VOWED in q suit there should be turned
over to the state.
Primaries have been ordered for next
Tuesday In the various precincts of Leon
county by II. G. Weeks. chairman of the
Republican committee The object Is 10
elect delegates 10 county convention, to
be held here next Thursday, for the pur-
pose of nominating four delegates to a
state convention and twelve for the con-
vention OF the First congressional dis
trict. No proxies will be allowed In the
county convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
ALL ABOUT AMERICAS.
sixty Negroes Volunteer TO. Join the
Regular Army.


Americas, Ga, July 17.-Lieut. Arm
strong Of the Ninth Cavalry has opened a
recruiting office in Americas for the en-
listment of colored troops, and is meeting
with great success. Already the names Of
sixty stalwart negroes have been obtained,
and these will undergo a physical examl-
nation tomorrow. Lieut.. Armstrong Is a
graduate Of West Point and belongs TO one
of the crack cavalry regiments of the reg
ular army.
Capt. Charles Van Ripper, who viii COM
maud a company in Col. Gamblers new
Third Georgia left to-day for Camp
Northen with a number OF volunteers.
Capt. Van Ripper already has fifty or six
~ men at camp.
The local option election IN Sumter coun-
~ on Aug II is already arousing the great
est interest and viii be hotly contested
by both sides The ants are registering
voters rapidly. and hundreds who nave
not cast a ballot in years will be qualified
to vote in this election. A majority of
merchants and business men are opposed
10 local option. while the country people
are almost a unit in favor of it.
Two hundred people Will go from this
city and vicinity to Savannah Monday on
the Georgia and Alabama excursion. A
rate Of 50 for the round trip has been Of
ferod.
Camp Sumter, United Confederate Vet
Grams, win send a large delegation of Con-
federate veterans to the reunion in Allan
IA Tuesday. The local camp Will go in
special cars by the Central Railroad, and
with delegations from the local chapter
of Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons
of Veterans. the party will number per-
haps $50.
S. A. Smith will probably assume the
duties Of postmaster Of Americas on Aug.
s, on which date the term of Postmaster
Scarborough expires. Smiths bond is now
being made and while his appointment by
the President was not confirmed by the
Senate, he proposes to begin his duties at
the expiration of the term of the present
incumbent who Is a Democrat aud broth
er-in-law Of the late ex-Speaker Charles f.
Crisp.
A magnificent peach crop is now being
gathered in this section-principally Ell
bertas Americus fruit men will ship
twenty cars Tuesday, while twice that
number will go forward from points near
hear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
CLEANUP OF THE KLONDIKE.
The Total Yield for the season May
Reach S20,0O0,OOO.


Seattle, Wash, July 17.-Seventeen min
ers. who left Dawson city June Is, have
arrived here on the steamer City Of Seat
tie. bringing with them gold dust and
drafts estimated at 100000. OF this amount
$lS0000 was dust.
The Klondike Nugget, the first newspa-
per published at Dawson under date of
June %, says: Washing up is still In pro-
gress, and will probably not be completed
until the latter part Of July. owing to
scarcity of water.
Opinions as 10 the amount of the total
yield differ. Estimates run all the way
from $15,000000 TO $2O000,0O0. The most
conservative place it below the former
sum.
"On June 10 a nugget worth $40 was
picked mp on No. AZ Eldorado The 1ppy
claim No 49, Eldorado creek, will, 1t is
half a million"
zone man on Sulphur Creek cleaned up
81 so after TWO days siuicng.
"R y. Rhodes claim 90 No. q, above
BONANZA, yielded 245 ounces in a single
clean up. Many claims on El Dorado and
bonanza will yield 10000 or more.
The most remarkable strike this season
was made on French gulch, a small tribu-
tary Of EldOrado. Pay dirt was found on
bench claims at an elevation Of 700 feet
ABOVE the bed of Edorado. In one day ST.
go was banned Out.
1.-THE Canadian government has already
collected a royalty OF about 100000 this
YEAR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
LOADED DOWN WITH LETTERS
Wen of the First Regiment Get n Big
Budget From Home.


Chattanooga, Tenn, July 1.-THE bovs
OF the First Georgia spent the day largely
IN reading letters from home. over 1900
letters We're delivered in the regiment to-
day, more probably were received by them
than any other command at the park The
postmaster is T. speight, Jr., Company 1.
and he is very efficient and obising.
This afternoon the commissioned and
non-commissioned officers were addressed
by Maj. W. A. Skunk on Field Protec-
ton by Entertainment" etc. Mai Skunk
is an old army officer of the engineer corps.
Private Ball, Company 1, was to-day re-
leased from the hospital and given sixty
days sick leave, which he win spend at
Indian Spring.
Private Chambliss, Company 1, is very
sick and VIII be removed to the division
hospital tomorrow.
Private Herbert Graves, Company H,
has recovered from a protracted Illness.
Private NJ. A Buttimer and Private Bor-
ris, both Company L, were released from
the hospital to-day completely restored to
health.
A liberal cash donation was received by
Company L from a Greek lady friend of
Savannah to-day, to be applied to the re-
lief of the sick.
Company K received two Savannah re-
Private Clifford Hoffman and Bert
Herb Company K, received handsome re-
membranes from home to-day, which
were literally distributed among their
comrades.
Private Kalhay, Company f, received a
box of good things from home, and all the
Savannah boys got their share.
1t might be mentioned that large num-
Der of boxes were received in the regiment
from friends at home to-day
Private o. C. Dorsey Company E, was
released from the hospital
Private J. r. Southland, Company L, and
Private H. e. Milligan, Company e, are
to leave tomorrow on a recruiting expedi-
ton.
Col Lawton is very much encouraged
over the reports from the sick in the hos
pital.
Battery B spent a very quiet day All
drills and exercises of every kind were
suspended. The sick were reported as do
ing WELL and no new names were added
to the hospital list.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
MAKING READY AT MIAMI.
The Regiments There Expect to Go
to Porto Rico.

Miami Fla, July IA mounted orderly
from division headquarters rode through
the camps last night conveying to each
coloael a communication asking for an i'm
mediate report as to the numiNr of men
out on detached duty and where they were
located. These statistics are being gath
cred as rapidly as possible.
It is understood that Gen. Keifer has
been asked how soon he can place his
command in condition to go 10 the froSt
II true, tins would indicate that the six
regiments here are to be detached from
the Seventh Army Corps to one of the
commands under Gen. Miles to accom-
pany him on his expedition of invasion of
Porto Rico. The troops are being equip
ped IS rapidly as possible. and are now
in good condition to undertake a campaign.
Ii is further reported that officers Of The
Texas regiments In camp here have re-
oeived word. that the Galveston regiment
of immunes has been ordered here, and
will arrive on or before July 20.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
BACK FROM THE KLoNDIKE.
Returning ProspectorS bring Back
NliIlinna in Cold.

San Francisco, July 17.-After being
eagerly watched for. hour by hour, during
the past ten days, the steamer ST. Paul
arrived tonight from ST. Michaels bring
ing men ana treasures from the KlondilSe.
There We're 175 passengers on her list,
and the amount of their earnings in gold
dust nuggets and bank drafts, Is esti-
mated at several million dollars. The
largest amount brought out by a single
prospector il in the possession Of n. l.
Pickett who has $4,000 principally in gold
dust and nuggets
Peter Wybird admits the ownership of
$4,000 j. Nash has $4,000, and Fred Ber-
ry of Fresno, Cal, who has previously
brought out fortune. says he has another
with him now, but declines to disclose the
amount.
j. Dumas, who has been prospecting on
Eldorado creek. has $4,000 70 show for his
laoors IN the frozen north and w. Il. Burn,
VINO suffered the misfortune of having his
feet frozen and losing both by amputation
feels compensated by the possession Of
100000 IN cash, the proceeds of the sale of
his five mining claims,
j. Davis spent only one month In the
Kloudike but during that period realized
10000 from his claim, and then sold it for
$4,000 more, SO that his days at Dawson
We're exceedingly profitable.
Joseph Lebick Of New York city who
has lived five years in Alaska and himself
has about $4,000 in dust, declares that the
Alaska Commercial Company shipped not
less than S. 0J0,O0J from St Mchaels.
Other returning miners substantiate this
statement.
Many of the fortunate miners went to
various hotels tonight and deposited their
wealth with the proprietors. At one place
over quarter of million dollars worth
Of dust and nuggets was seen piled on the
floor back of the counter mclosed in old
sacks, boxes and dilapidated grips.
l.. j. Lebick who has valuable claims
on Bonanza, Dominion ana Eldorado
creeks says that most of the men, like
himself have come South for
the sake of their health. Scurvy
and mountain fever prevails in the Klon-
dixie and food is scarce and of poor quail
ity.
Although prices have been greatly re-
duced, flour IS stll held at So a sack and
picked butter at 81 a pound.
The returning miners say that Il is idle
for prospectors TO go to the Klondike now,
expecting to locate claims, as all of the
mining land of any value has already been
stalIed out The only manner i'm which
claims can now be acquired is said to be
by purchase
Among the passengers on the steamer
81. Paul is Brig Gen. NJ Randall who as
colonel of the Eighth United States In
fantry, has been In command Of the
troops at ST. Michaels During his alb
sence he was promoted to be "a brigadier
general the news of his advancement hay
ing been taken TO him by the ship Roam
olte, which arrived at ST. Michaels on
June q.
Gen. Randall lost no time in getting to
San Francisco and Immediately upon his
arrival Tonight wired 60 the war depart
ment for assignment. He hopes to Sc sent
to the front IN Cuba or Porto Rico.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
cERRo GonDo WILLIAMS DEAD.
Kentucky Statesman and Hero of
Two Wars Passes Away.

Kentucky statesman ana nero Oh
Two wars Passes Away.
Mount Sterling. KY, July 17.-Gen. John
S. Williams, ex-United States senator and
hero of the Mexican and civll wars, died
this morning at o'clock at his home, near
this city He will be buried at Winehes-
ter. KY, tomorrow afternoon.
"Cerro Gordo" Williams. so nieknamed
on account of his bravery at the battle
OF that name IN the war with Mexico,
bore an active part in Kentucky history,
but for some time past had been living
quietly on his farm near Mount Sterling.
He was born in 1920 in Montomery county.
He served an the Mexican war with dis
tnction, being first captain, and later
colonel, and was In command Of the Fourth
Kentucky al the capture of the City of
Mexico In 1850 and 1852 ne was a men,
Der Of the Kentucky legislature. He OPP
posed secession, yet raised a Confederate
regiment, was made a brigadier general,
and was under Gen. 10 Johnston at the
surrender.
He was elected United States senator I'm
1874. and served until March 3, 1895. He
was defeated by Joseph G. S. Blackburn
for denomination In a memorable contest.