The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-08
Report the Situation at Dawson City as
Practically Unchanged.
The Food Supply Better Than It
Was Two Months Ago on Ac-
count of People Leaving-Many
Parties Still Along the Route
Trying to Push In-Ten Horses
With Their Loads Lost at Carl
boo Crossing.


steamer City of Seattle, bringing adj
vices from Dawson up to December 7th
J. M. Kepner, John Burke and French
Cu1ley" De Lorge left Dawson on that
date, and came through in record time,
making the trip and reaching Seattle
exactly one month after their start. The
trip out was without special incident.
other than. the usual hardships of such
a journey.
We passed between 200 and 800 men
on our way OUT said Mr.. Kepner.
Parties will be coming in every day
now. The situation at Dawson is prac-
tically unchanged. The food supply is
better than it was two months ago, on
account of people leaving"
De Lorge in an interview, said: at
cannot say exactly how much dust was
brought out. I think it will run over
100000, and probably reach $3.50,
know one man who brought out be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in dust. In
drafts there was more money repre-
sented- One man alone had a. draft for
SlOOOOU, and others I know have large
drafts. Perhaps the drafts will total
up S2oO,O00. There was nothing new
in the way of strikes reported when
we left. All mines opened We're being
worked, and the output next spring will
be big one"
All or the returning Klondikers tell
OF their meeting with numerous parties
scattered along the route, trying to
push H. Some have dogs While MANY
are trying to drag in their outfits on
hano sleds. All are making very slow
progress.
considerable scurvy is reported at
Dawson.
l. Il. Corey of Seattle said: my party
counted twenty-five boats. and their
passengers tied up on Lake Itebarge
ana twice as many on Lake Tagish. In
places along the river they counted
twenty more
Mr.. Corey speaks highly of the hu-
name acts of the mounted police. who
make room in their camps for men to
sleep, feed them and sell necessary pro-
visions at actual cost. They are To-
Gated along the route at Big and Little
Salmon Greeks, Lakes Tagish and Ben
nett. and are making all possible efforts
10 get provisions into the Klondike On
Lake Bennett the party met fourteen
sleds drawn by horses, carrying 1 800
TO 1000 pounds to the sled 1t was their
intention, if possible, to get as far as
the foot of Lake Labarge, 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. Co
rey 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 WIS.,
tied the stores, and observed that where
the miners had put in orders for their
years supply of provisions. including
from eight to ten sacks of flour, 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 $50, 900 the ton.
J. 3. and J. +. Graeber, formerly of
Shamokin, Pa, who have been pros
pecting on the head of the Hootalinquin,
reported that on the 9th of October a
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 picking up Of two
boats one of which contained 100
pounds of provisions and the other 400
hounds. As near as they could make
out by the marks on the sacks. they
were the property of Whitman and
Parker" whoever they may have been.
The owners are probably lost although
it may be possible that the boats may
have been lost by drifting away They
were found on Three-mile River, be-
tween Hootalinquin River and Lebarge.
NAPOLEON Dupros and a party of six
Frenchmen are reported to have brought
inward of $4,000 in dust with them
They also have draft for 100000, the
proceeds of a sale of some mining prop
critics.
In race with the City of Seattle, the
steamer George w. Elder, which runs
between Portland and Skaguay, set hre
10 her staterooms on Monday. me
race occurred on this side OF Fort
wrangel. The fire was easily extin-
guished.
The present trip of the City of Seattle
IS one of the quickest ever mace on the
e,-,o7,av run. She had been gone just
ten days. She left Skaguay on her
down trip Monday morning, January
Sd.
WARNING TO KLONDIKERs.
SKAGUAY (Alaska), Jan :. via
seattle Jan 7-Captain Wood, IN
command of the detachment OF North
western Mounted Police in the district
which extends from the White Pass
summit to Lake Tagish, warns all per-
sons en- route to the Klondike that they
will not be permitted TO pass Tagish
House unless each person has at least
600 pounds of provisions.
William f. Byrne of Chicago lies in
a cabin on the Lewis River with both
feet amputated. Byrne and his uncle,
James E. Mcclure, also of Chicago.
were making their way up the river
from Dawson, and on December 9th
Rvrne. who is only IS years old, had
both feet frozen The men continued
their Journey for five days. The boy
suffered horribly and the flesh began to
drop from the frozen feet Still they
forged ahead, with the bones protrud-
ing from Byrne's feet, until Lewis
River was reached. where Byrne could
be placed In a cabin and receive some
care Tt was found necessary to ampu-
tate both legs near the knee. A doc
tor. who happened to be in the Lewis
River camp, performed the operation.
Mcclure. the uncle of Byrne. reach
ed Skaguay in a dying condition, hav-