The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-12
YUKON N)ILHES RETURN.
BY This Tfne-Many Vessels Have
Gene Into Winter Osarters-Klon-

With a happy. cheering crowd Of North
knders numbering Is7. the Humboldt,
Capt. Bonifield. lined up alongside the Ar
hngton dock at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. She made the run from juneau In
less than three days. and from Skagway
In better than four. More than two-thirds
OF her passengers hail from Yukon and
other interior points. Fully 100 came from
the Klondike, these including a number Of
Dawson notables.
Col. 6. B. Steele. commander Of the
Northwest mounted police In the Yukon,
was q passenger. AZ also H. T. Villa
manager Of the Canadian Bank OF Com
merce. Of Dawson: Constable F. Lukey,
Martin w. Watrous. Mira Watrous. Mrs..
Calvin, wife Of Patrick Calvin, the we'll
known Klondike operator.
Capt Turner, master Of the upper Yu-
kon river steamer Victorian, returned.
Many Of the .Humboidt's passengers came
on the Victorian. which left Dawson Sep
TENDER Is. The Victorian, on reaching
the head OF Lake Lebarge. went into
quarters for the winter. The lake steam
~. hAs ss9 xane s1
were transferred at White Horse to tho
Australian.
The Humboldt's passengers say the Yu-
navigation BY this time. 4 majority Of
the vessels had gone into winter quarters
before the Victorian reached White Horse.
Practically the only steamers Of any size
Victorian tied up were the Yukoner.
craft OF unusually light draft. and the
Flora No vessels left Dawson for down
river points after September Is. 30 the
Klondike rush to Cape Nome has subs.ded.
Ice Early This Year.
Last year the last steamer left Dawson
eor White Horse October Is. but the sea-
son. old Yukoners say. was very late. and
ice VIII form over the upper river and its
headwaters fully two weeks earlier this
ran.
The Canadian Bank Of Commerce gold
consignment. mentioned by the Post-Intel
ligencer some days ago as being stored at
Skagway. was still there when the Hum
boldt sailed. There are twenty boxes OF
II, their aggregate value being .variously
estimated at from $500 900 to $4,000. II Is
reported that the gold is going to be ship.
ped to this city on the Dirtxo. which will
arrive probably Saturday.
Three insane patients were brought to
this city on the Humboldt IN charge OF
Constable Lukey. They are John Rice
supposed to have resided In Seattle at one
time, and two Swedes named Hi!brand
Nelson and F.. Schultz. The unfortunates
are suffering from what appears to be a
mild form OF insanity. They are being
taken to the New Westminster asyinm:
night for Vancouver on the steamer North
Pacific. CT. Steele was also passenger
on the same vessel.
properties owned by chicago syndicate
came as a passenger on the Humboldt
He passed the summer examining mining
properties on various tributaries OF the
the showings made in the district. Wade
creek especially. ne says. Is promising to
rival any of the creeks In the Klondike.
and that a great amount OF work will be
done on this stream during the coming
winter
Col Ray, commanding the United States
militia at Eagle City. Rosene stated, Is
now building wagon road from Eagle
ed facilities for the transportation Of ma
chinery and merchandise the mining OPP
erations OF the district will advance with
rapid strides.