The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-31
3. h Wdlf, Who Left Dawson
December 20.
HAS IMPORTANT DISPATCHES.
1Gal. walsh Has Issued Orders For
terfng Canadian Territory With
cot 1870 Pounds Of Food, Excius-
fve - Tee ana CoMce-This Order
Was MADE Elective January Ii.

On thu steamer Resale, which arrived
1Som Alaska last night 81 10 O'Clock, came
y. II. Weeks, Z newspaper man who lett
DAwson December 70 and mace the trip
- tioo water in th.rty-five days with
shres companions. Mr.. Wells is the bear
= q important dispatches TO the war de-
Dartuaant regarding Capt. Ray and the
situation at Fort Yukon Ills mission Is
= secret one, and he viii not divnlge the
nature Of II.
Nr. Wells three companions stopped at
juneau, and he was the sole kiondiker
on the Rosalie. He states that MAJ.
Walsh has issued an order forbidding any
Kcndikers from entering Canadian ter
rltory on the Yukon from the coast with
out being supplied with al least l.s9
pounds of food. exclusive OF tea and cof-
Zee This order was made effective jan
uzry Is.
Lake many well posted men that have
emerged from the Yukon, Mr.. Wells be-
ueves that there Is not enough food IN
Dawson TO feed the people there. lie de-
ciares that the number that came out
over the trails Is less than was supposed;
chat only 4cl persons had passed MAJ.
Walsh on January II on their way out 10
the coast, whereas IL was currently be-
ueyed In Dawson that at least LOO people
had left the camp by that route
The Rosalie brought eleven passengers
and no other important northern advices.
ohe left Skaguay last Tuesday.
Mr.. Wells. who was a member or the
Arkeil expedition, headed by r. j. Glave
IA 1870, was found at the Butler last night.
He readily gave an account Of the situa-
ZION In Dawson when he left there. Il
an the last man out OF the kiondike. no
said. "The last parties ahead OF me were
those OF which w. NJ. Rank, Niger Jim
Daughtray Fred Stevens. Medlock and
Betties were members. The most impor-
liant information / can give you Is that on
January IL Maj. Walsh. the Canadian gold
commissioner at Big Salmon issued an or
der which he told me he desired spread
Tar and wide to the effect that he would
not allow men TO enter the Yukon country
on Canadian soil unless they were sup
piled with at least 1000 pounds OF solid
food. exclusive of tea and coffee. He had
already turned back a number of people.
and have reason to believe that many
others now crossing the divide will be
stopped by him.
Food Scarce at Dawson.
s'Theie are no new developments as to
Sle food situation at Dawson. So differ
ent are tho views and opinions held as to
that matter that do not wish TO be quot
"a at airy length. / do not believe, how
ever, that there Is enough food TO keep
the people of the camp in health this win
ter. 1t Is my belief that the government
relief expedition should proceed with all
POSSIBLE dispatch.
f"Reports of rich strikes on Hunker, Do
sninion and Sulphur creeks were brought
&c Dawson few days before left. From
reliable parties / have gathered that the
prospects on these streams are fully as
good as those found on Eldorado and Boz
nanza at a similar stage of development
i crossed the Skaguay tran. which I
found IN excellent shape owing To the good
shedding. There were at least 500 people
crosEsing the summit when I came over
Coming out from Peily river a severe bliz-
Sard had ohlterated the trail made nv
those In advance OF us. and for over GO
miles we had to break n road for our
selves. This made travelling slow and Diff
deult.
There are not to exceed twenty-ave or
thirty people coming out after US. There
VIII he less and less use OF the trail until
weather conditions change"
Mr.. WeIs was asked concerning the
claim made by Arkell TO an interest In the
klondske gold fields by right OF discovery
by the Arkeil party. He said that the
facts had been misrepresented by writers
whose matter had been published after his
departure for the gold fields last summer.
The Arkcn Expedition.
Il was somewhat surprised upon reach
Ing the Coast" he said, ito find thar mr.
tloies had been published during my ab-
sence In the interior OF Alaska. in WI ich
the clam was made that Arkells Alaska
expedition in Issa-i had discovered th.
kiondike. and that f.. J. Glave. schanx
and myself had staked off the most val
aahle claims en- that iiver. Mr. Arkeu
was certainly faboring under n u1isannra.
hensioa if no made such statements
Giavs never saw the Yukon river. either
upon the occasion OF his first or his SEE
end visit TO Alaska
The Arkeli expedition left New York
IN fSe, with the following personnel. A
II. Schanx. f. ]. Glave and myself We
proceeded to San Francisco. where Jack
paltca. the noted frontivrsman was
added u the party: also Frank Price n
sailor who had had some experience I'm
Arctic travel The United States coast
survey steamer Patterson conveyed rs &,
Pyramid nsrhor. Alaska. where chflbat
Indian Schwatka was eagagcd as an Al
ditonal retainer. Other Indians 10 Tho
Hueacsr OF fweBty-Six were hired and
the party started across the Chukat ness
following a new route which had never
Been tfaversed by white men. On tho
far side OF ~he mountains large taxi.
was discovered. and named Arkell. The
umaller lake VAS named Maud While
tpen Lake Arkell il was decided 20 d.
vide the party. by agreement between
Mr.. Glave and myself he took Dalton
crossed over the divide 10 ti~e AitSek river
and descended 10 Try bay. on the Pacific
coast. having made 4 circuit OF scarcely
ss rnliss from whore he left salt water
until he returned
''Glave mapped the altsck. discovered a
few coioys OF gold in the sands and r.
turned 10 New York where he urged
Mr., Arkeil 90 eutst him again for a pros
recting trip uron the sitSek Mr. A~kef
80 Glave wrote nae. declined n enter upau
she scheme 1t had no relation however
- the klendike country IN she moan
time. SchanE. Price. Schwstka and nv
self hailt q raft. crossed Lake Aiken de-
scended the Tahsena river - the Yukon.
then drifted down the last named STREAM,
20 Forty~Ntiie creek. Or This trip Schar-
was taken seriously iii ara when We
passed the mouth OF the K}anGike we
made no stop a; al hat hurried on 30
ward our destination. which was the s-anap
ef the United States coast survey marty