The herald., 1898-07-19
The FROZEN NORTH
MINERS RETURN WITH TALES
OF DISASTER
MANY OF THE SHIPS LOST
The Gold Brought Dearly Won by Pri-
walton and suHering-Nsws
From Various Points
Associated Press Special wire


SAN FRANCISCO. July 1s.-A report re-
earding disasters to shipping in Alaskan
waters has been received from A. E. An
ders, collector Of customs at st. Michael.
He says that only two of the recently con-
structed river boats-the Louise and the
Leale-are likely to reach Dawson this
year. Besides the vessels already reported
wrecked on the way to st. Michael, the
bark Rufus f. Wood lost her river steam
or overheard; the old tug Governor Stone
man lost barge. with large quantity of
freight, when the river broke up, and the
twelve steamers sent out from Seattle June
I'd by the Moran Bros were counted among
the missing on July 7th. The steamers that
composed the Moran fleet leach vessel
manned by full crew. were as follows:
Pilgrim, Capt Harry X. struvel; ]. H.
Light, Capt Frank Grounds; d. B. Camp
bell, Capt. c. d. Brownfeld; F. X. Gustin.
Capt. w. d. Gobbins; st. Michael, Capt. ].
L. Fisher; Seattle, Capt. r. Mcfarland;
Victoria, Capt. c. F. Gilmore; OH City
Capt. s. Wheeler; Robert Kerr, Capt.
Beecher; Western Star, Capt. 8. Hodgeson
Tacoma, Capt J. E. Driscoe: Mary Elrath,
Capt. e. E. Stamford.
These vessels were all alike and each cost
$50 900. In length they were 175 feet, beam
So feet, and depth e.5 feet These boats
were intended for pleasure and freight pur-
poses. having capacity for $50 passengers
and 400 tons of freight. Their ocean con-
VOWS were the tugs Resolute, Capt. Tom
Kilton. and Richard Holyoke, Capt. Kiln
ger. and the steam schooner South Coast.
The Richard Holyoke had in tow Ave big
river barges, each of which had $50 tons
CT coal aboard. The South Coast was load
ed with COAL At Dutch Harbor It was the
intention to pick UP the four boats that the
Morans built there for the North American
Trading and Transportation company.
They are the j. C. Barr, Klondike. Power
and Cunahy.
The James Eva, which went to pieces
while in tow Of the National City, was to
have taken party of miners. who left here
on the Dirigo, up the Yukon. The Old
steamer Mare Island has been condemned
at st. Michael Besides losing her tow. the
Connemaugh had several river boats In
sections swept from her decks.
Destitute Miners
SEATTLE, July 18.-An official letter
from Capt. Abercrombie. U. 8. A., now al
Copper River, Alaska, contains the state
ment that there are 200 destitute men there.
Capt. Abercrombie says he has fed 600 per-
sons thus far, and that II means are not
devised to relieve the country OF those who
have failed to get to the Yukon. who have
lost their outfits in trying to ascend the
Copper river and the tributary streams,
there will be actual starving this fall.
Capt Abercrombie says in conclusion
that the transportation companies refuse
to carry the stranded miners without COM
| pensation.
Only Seven Millions
VANCOUVER. B. c., July 1s.-Letters re-
ceived here from the managers of Cana
dian banks at Dawson say the gold commits
siloner estimates the production Of gold at
| 81, 900, 900. 1t would have been more but for
the number of men having to leave last
winter on account OF the anticipated short
age OF provisions and the consequent scar
city Of labor at the mines.
More Miners Return
SEATTLE, WASH, July 1S.-The schoon-
er Samoa arrived tonight from st. MI
chaels, Alaska. with thirty-six Klondikers,
who brought with them from $40, 900 to $500.
900 in gold dust. The Samoa left st. Mi
chaels July 6. Among her passengers was
Thomas c. Austin, Of New Whatcom.
WASH Mr.. Austin states that the clean
,, up on Eldorado, Bonanza and Hunker
creeks, in the Klondike district. this sea-
son will not exceed $10,000,000. This, to-
gether with about s., 900, 900 of last seasons
output, will all be shipped out this year.
He confirms previous reports that no i'm
mort ant new dfScovariea have haeu ma Ia
Several passengers were from Minook
creek, where they worked ell winter with
but little success. Ex-Gov. McGraw, of
Seattle, and M. Carr have the best claim IN
the district. Their claim yielded about