The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-10
MINERS SCARCE N DAWSON
ExODus TO NOME CAUSES 4 scAnC-
ITY ~ LAnOR MARKET.
Latest Aavsess Frsa the Worth
-YSaag Arthsr G~11ss1. Ws~
Kalsea usss Partner. IN Victoria

Steamer Cottage CITY arrived a; an ssriy
hour tina morning fran Alaska bringing
o. SssseHxsrx tha majority VI WHOM Ar
from dawson Tnsrs rot over WV
tn sss1 atosxd- AnspTsg tas yroussnsnt pas
s~nxsrs .ss rho Gsttaxs City w-rz cshstor
tsnseg OF idaho wn9 na@ been Ia AIhsAA
several weeks sfu4ylng conditions tnsrs.
The fsxs OF the schooner Lady tS'sss.
~hacA sailed from port TOWNSEND IN
karcn. szss hss a. last b@sn A<c~fiaitl,
sceo~dtng 70 i.ster rscsiy~f W Capt ~.
i. TIMES. 81 It's Unifsa States revenue
cutter ssrsics. from Gsy,. W. ~. E1snI4s,
of the Rasn. the Lady George reached
ketx<nue soszfg. where some or nsr ere"
and passengers Jeff hsf. ard later ese ~snt
% CAPE Meme where al left asF ana ~ent
20 the gold d3syinss. is@tVinz the snip
keeper In enaTxs. On the i1tn o. 'sst July
during a severe southeast gale snc was
driven sstsofs. ard IN now ntsn and afJ
on the 1ssah. baing .ntarsd. 5a, Will remain
there owing r. the lack @! facilities 10 put
her n the wafer capt Gushing derived
his information from Capt Nixon. OF the
schooner MARI sachs
y G. Tras~v n r.. a member Of the
dominion parliament, IN an interview
given at sksxway. said that as Tree
trader he had practical experience Of the
workings Of the customs sc, on an mag
mary boundary. lie and two friends had
BEEN presented with box Of s.ssfe "acn
when :sastnR Dawson. but when the et.s-
toms offsesis op4ned their safchfs. cssitt"
frank esp.sazslons. they eonhsehte4 the
eigsrs ana pa. the travellers 10 come trouble
10 get them back The Idea that any one
would buy cigars In Dawson 20 sell In
8kAsway observed Mr.. fraser, In rfdicu-
ioux He spoke strongly In regard 10 the
two nations Of the same raee, he eaid. and
nAuhbors sieing with each other TO tbrot-
tie those going INTO ths interior OF Alaska,
and said be viii propose fnofus yisendi
Gar the object Of having the customs regn-
Iaffons Of the two countries literally con-
ssfuetsd.
Aou0r6ins to late sdytoes fron Dawson
men are getting scarcs in the klondike
metropolis. on account Of the exodus 10
cApe Nome. Wages. ~ a result. have
eons M 10 $40 per hosr. Carpenters and
sxpesisnoe6 miners especially are IN great
demanded. 10 reported. In Dasr9n.
ho@evsr. !; Is believed that next spring
there VII be even a greater exodus than
this fall and psople are preparing In as-
vanae so~ the big rush.
There was little Ice in the Yukon when
the last reports were received az skagway
from Dawson
a bottle was picked up At For, Barlow,
AaSka, containing a slip Of paper dated
July ]. 1890. and eurportinS 10 be "a mes
sage frem Ardrses
Advice brought by the Cottage CITY are
20 the sfyer, that i50 men will winter this
year AZ Cook met instead Of aD az last
year, a. e, FTfnusr a passenger on the
steamer made a statement a. Victoria 10
ths s6e<t that the rscert Alaska earth
quake shifted the position Of the Muir
Giader over a mile. but that 10 was still
iBsact
Yrung Arthur Geidard the slayer ~
James rrater. came on tha Cottage City
as far - victoria lie was in charge ~
mounted police offer and wa. being
fshrn a. he New Westminster insane
asylum
Cottage city passengers report that there
IL u consignment az 500 90 worth OF Rion-
dfke sold living a, skaewav warehouses
awaiting shipment 90 thig city Tngulariy
enough. two vessels. 10 wit the Tees
and Cottage CIV. have pulled away from
the Stssway dock. refGsing 20 carry thix
eoia ave for pay. The plain facts appear
10 - tbeSc. that the owners 81 the gold
the Canadian BANK ~ Commerce, ~ paw-
sen. Substantially asked the transporfa-
1oa con pa niss 10 carry the gold TO this
o4sy ~ no othsr consideration than the
fare ~ the four guards IN charge OF the
tYwssurs.
THIS At least Two 81 the steamers have
refsssi 10 ID. The bsgh. u would seem
Goes not asa tbs steamship companies 70
bsosEn. responsive for the Eaai, bot is
willing ~ take chances - 20 speak Their
yfan - 70 have the treasure stored ~ the
state peoms Of tho guards simply a. 80
uaucs, hesxass
John n Allen. Of sns law nrn OF Alien
q Alien re,vrnei IN ~ Cottage CITY
Rom 0.sa rhstarr b. went swp weeks
sso - legal sustesss