Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
1I6JBLT THREATENED
..,,,o, THE FOOD QUESTION AsSER'0Us


,,,snt today maze ~ the
pafu''eS, ram captain p. H. Kay VI w..
r'.teT ,nrontry, who was sent TO Aus Nus
BehW an conditions in the mihihs
@ W. The reports embrace d PEI,
'o"n ,,rc from october 5rd 10 i> e,,,,. and
Tann,r nd are dated from Circle c..y -' ans
3Td' a ,,.,r"r They show very sei'ouS
Fort NV" ag,,rs and trouble IS threat
sA', At various places, and thu' ' iaa,,
,' .srIous danger at some po'n's '.. -, To
u ' VA owing in a large measure W
Of i'V" n,ro of the transportation COM
the '4' ,at sufficient supplies.
Pl,'', report date Circle CITY oe ,',,
~ 4" cant Ray recommends tna' ,' si'uu'a y
CIV tsovornment desire to es,api'an
"'s the upper river, that the NOUN
pos. or American creek be CHOSEN
% ' .so site. with a sub-post' II heoea
At circle city the best interests
sI .se service. he says, require pe'''iH
OIL VI. .ar,sons to he located well away
n'"' a,,irg towns so that the troops
i, ", reaulred to act, will not be p'aSe' ny
bcal influences. .n,.,,on he saws: "The
W l,i IAN NJ food here is very s.llou'
Ql'nd the action of the North Ailiei
o., IN Trading 4 Transportation com
Ea ay il causing much friction. ! us ,r
y. hos, endeavors 10 recohcile III III
s',.nces peaceably ana ger az, psope
VINO ~ as soon as possible, where
iNt Il an abundance of food. learn
l1eie ,,na food IL scarce at Dawson
Inal' ,ha miners in the outlying camps
lN, ' u well supplied The stores
~ 80 selling very extensively.
W. o,,np. houses are all closed save
one. ,,.,,,o s,t,,ation criti-
III not believe there Will be any
s .rsat loss of life. beyond that incident
slsa' ., rUS 60 rigorous as this. That
- viii he much suffering along the
... and the trail owing to the rash
..ss and Ignorance Of the people unac-
.,s,omed to- this climate, no wen IN
cr,ngd person here will deny; but
here Is nothing that should cause
rriue anxiety or alarm among people
IN the states who have friends IN ms
country. There are fabulous stories
being circulated and Will be punished
about the prices paid for FOOD. l nave
verified instances where SlOO We're paiu
FOR fifty pounds Of -four but such cases
are rare, and were outside deals, ana
not the prevailing price
4 report dated Circle City. october
9Th, deals with the subject of miners
meetings, several of which Capt. Ray
witnessed and noted their action. 1t
shows that Capt Ray was able to per-
,suade the men at Circle City to take no
more provisions than they needed to
save themselves from starvation, and
that they agreed that the agent of the
II company should omen the company's
storehouse and check the stores landed
ny the committee from the company's
steamer. no part OF such stores to he
removed without cash payment at the
company's own price.
On another occasion the trouble was
II due to the fact that the master OF the
Weare would not proceed to Fort Yu-
Ron with fifty people belonging in
Dawson who had come down as a vol
uriter crew at the reques. Of Manager
Healy to handle har Tor the ro'md trip
50 that th'y c"uli rbt:iir Sir'er sup
pies, The men appealed to Capt. Ray,
who says
Il took them before the agent of the
case. admitted that the company was
responsible; that he would furnish
HEN shelter and food until such time
as me river should become passable.
ana they could reach Fort Yukon. The
Vh9le matter has been much aggravat-
~ Wy the drunkenness and inefliclency
VI the master mariner of the Weare.
HTeat injury will result to the com.
nrfelal interests along this great high
aal II some radical steps are not taken
70 Project all persons from such inter
iiehce with their legitimate business
Az me same time there should be some
luWer TO force common carriers tc
UHsport goods for any person Offering
~ lne present time neither OF the
uansportauon companies will trans.
p's pound Of freight for othe,
uaueis OF private parties, forcing al
MtYmt coming into the territory to b,
nngly dependent upon their stores TO,
"sif supplies, at their prices.
large majority of the people now
Us" are peaceable and law-abiding
W., the absence Of anv person in
Sumoilty to appeal to for the settle.
nsn. OIL The many differences that mr.,
,Haahtly arising, they are compelled
sro. 49, outside OF the law. and when in.
I'm v"yeu ny passion, prejudice or liauor
a.. eghimlt acts that Jeopardize rrea,
.tAlhClal interests and from whicl
With, wsr = no appeal. While here. i am con.
iTttnuy being appealed to to act wber,
an "ase no authority, | can only act n,
~ a4ulfator or mediator In the ems,
I, NJ e' inc appeals continue TO com,
/, 90 -J 70 know, i ever, the government
M eTs 10 send In officials to cnforc,
e'nro, N. Miners complain that theI
oVInr ,'iec' any title tn their mines
sTSs W absence of any land office.
eorn,a apartments are sending nm,
COMMISSIONS To Commissioners gu
~ ana registers who cannnt avaIis,
nv VU'ipus reasons: the prlncIpnj on,
ia ~ ~ mere Is not an official ouat,1a'
pnS munster an oath within n thn,,'
siara- Hllies OF this place. A cn,,,,i.
IA Da, y ppWerless, as he has no no,,,a,
enforce his decisions "'' "o powe'
M, an surprised that mottar, 49,
Morse worse We are facing rnc, n nn
tlna py, as ! believe il IA No az ro
hat /, ,he history Of our governmnn
an op,t,.i LII oeeh called upon To Cover,
are vi,.yi ns province where the issue,
aud ana,, au important. both nationa
ton e o,nro For, If the trnnnnrto
v ton alons ~ cannot be given protec
from tbs 'ae IlVer they viii be drive,
through pr,fat Ahh route opena,
ply our ovn NHrth America to sun
Try" H psople in our own com
October hf ,Ey under date. Circle CITY
ton com I,s, says !hat The transpo @lty
nro@Ises T made 10 utterly fail to keS 5
4 ior CircIa utd at 81, L.irhsels Sn III ~
Ieathed So and about fortvl,m.,
being e., sntr destination ,ha t,,M'
St McSsaan,Sae between circle civ Tr,"n &c.
States n' Ut having Returned 20 ~
AZ There r, has been" no ,a,.
aboy.. G rs Of freight. ali sG tasS Less thar
inr a, S s Yukon and there i, sg nav, ,,
and aootI poIn, 500 tons Of p r mdI iy
could no, "a, cached by steamers '' thu
S S,r on pa Eyer n, The he hats This fail
trI ctS.' to put into tnG tb saransportatior
nSt only 's sSoG supply Of %'9 foaS dis lis
mining s.Nen a serious ob.ci, - IA