Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-08
BRING GowN GOLD.
Plenty of 1t Reported -scurvy Mt Dawson
Food supplies.

Food supplies.
Seattle. WASH, Jan. T.-Thirty-fivc
Klondikers arrived here today on the
steamer City of Seattle. bringing adj
vices from Dawson up to December
18th. j. II. Kepner, John Burke and
French Culey' De Lorge left Daw-
son on that date and came through in
record breaking time. reaching Seattle
exactly one month after their start.
The trip out was without special incl
dent other than the usual hHrdships
of such journey.
I'VE passed between two and three
hundred men in our way out" said
Mr. lSepner. Parties will be coming
In every day now. The situation at
Dawson is practically unchanged. The
food supply is better than 1t was two
months ago. on account of the people
leaving"
De Lorge. in an interview, said: 81
cannot say exactly how much dust
was brought out I think II will run
over 100000 and probably reach $780,
000 / know one man who brought ont
between $4,000 and 100000 in dust. In
drafts there was more money repre-
sented One man alone has n draft
for 100000, and other I know have
large drafts. Perhaps the drafts will
total up $250000. Their was nothing
new in the way of strikes reported
when we left. All mines opened were
spring will be big one"
All of the returning Klondikers tell
of their netting with numerous par
ties scattering along the route. trying
to push in Some have dogs, while
many are trying to drag their outfits
on hand-sleds. All are making very
slow progress. Considerable scurvy is
reported at Dawson.
n y. Corey of Seattle said: my
party counted twenty-five boats and
their passengers tied up on Lake Lee
barge and twice as many on Lake
Tagish. In places along the river
they counted twenty more" Mr.. Corey
speaks highly of the humane acts of
the mounted police. who make room
in their camps for men to sleep. feed
them and sell necessary provisions at
actual cost They are located along
the route at Big and Little Salmon
creeks. Lakes Tagish and Bennett, and
are making all possible efforts to get
provisions into the Klondike.
ON Lake Bennett the party met four
teen sleds drawn by horses, carrying
/ 800 to 1000 pounds to the sled. 1t was
their intention. If possible, to get us
far as the foot of Lake Lebarge, and
from there send the supplies along
by dog trains. Later. It was reported
that ten horses, with their loads. had
been lost through the ice at Cariboo
crossing.
Regarding the food situation, Mr..
Corey was of the opinion that there
was a shortage, but expressed no fear
of starvation, as hundreds had gone
down the river to Fort Yukon and 500
or more had already come out over
the trails. Before leaving. Mr.. Corey
visited the stores and observed that
where miners had put in orders for
, their years supply OF provisions, in
Guiding from eight to ten sacks of
-four, but one or two sacks at most
were allowed to each order.
Mr. Corey estimates that 500 pounds
of gold dust passed his party coming
out. He says rich quartz rock has
been discovered on Deadwood creek
which is estimated to run as high as
$4,000 to $4,000 to the ton.
]. j. and ]. f. Graeber, formerly of
Shamokin, Pa. who have been pros
pecting on the head of Hootalinuua,
report that on the 9Th of October n
party of seven people left the head of
Lake Lebarge. since when nothing has
been heard of any of the party. They
| also report the finding of two boats.
| one of which contained 100 pounds of
provisions and the other 400 pounds.
As near as they could make out by