The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-24
Alex M'Donald's Partner Back
With Interesting Information.
kLonoMe.s WINTER ouTpur.
In His ysagnenf 10 VIII Fest -
Thirty Millions, - D~uhss the
Ostpss Of Last Hsatss-Dews>.'s
Labor sifsatisa Exa9eeraaeA-
Dawsen Prices Are DeasonahIe.

-
ard Gre OF sas nost saecesssui msa Ia
tie entire AsaskA eoustry. fstarns1 iasE
week He wss one ~ tbe lass 10 seass
Dzxson. bringing skfrsees up TO December
- He lives In Tacoma, ard after spend
ing few hours Ia TIA esiy, went 70 IA
huzns. where lie gave tbs Tacoma cerre-
syon1sAs Of tns P9xt-znsaisixxnce. ss29a
valuable information
The immense production Of Dominion
creek. he ssys. 10 proving tie sensation OF
chs winter ~ L1wson. Dcnsassn san
Jumped into pgorniE@aee s. a geld FRO
1scsr d the FIRST rank sxeesiing Boazaxs
and eQuassng Eisc-a6o. Its claims are nos
- itch as = limited suEsber ca Esfs5sAdss
bat This il more tnsr made Up ~ Hz
greater length. Dominion AID Eiderado
creeks together VIII rEsGaee over si9eg.yA
~ the sp-.ns clHsz-up-
sonsery ztfve estimate places TIA WIN
ter GU. yus Of the Ksonatxs al 19ses.sss 81
more doubling the cafpss Of Last winter.
TIE proGuct!senea and extent OF tie
bench claims are Efiii TIE wofsGsr Ok the
camp. TITS benches on al the leading
creeks ara proving rich this winter. some
mzryssousiy ~. Probably Lot 70 exceed
hax OF stsa ysen beaches IN tia district
have yet beeu sxaksd AID recorded. Here
lies the opport9rssty Of the esasuniess klors-
dsksrs nsx isa-de. a. wal as those wao
90 ia tnis spr1ng. Only the benches OF
ed. ard here. a. a rule. 30. over two or
three tiers Of claims ceyor1 the creek
claims have beam stsked. The ground
above the last claims gtzksd IL fseh fer
an ipdeEinits distance
Dswsosrs CsndisSon ExsgserateA
Thu repArt published IN = Seattle sven
ing paper that tbs kAndsks Was fun Of
sick and dixtseartenea men on December
a Ard the situation worse than AZ any
Rfxx.A faa - IA o.
that tine The typhoid fever had nearly
disappeared though there were a lew
case. u nsiariai fever tn tie Dawson hos
pitals. ard not s.x. the paper mentioned
Iatals During the week Of December q
Dawson doctors sad thar there wss ie@s
sickness k,ssrs and fewer deaths than at
Any previous time last year. Thers were
about forty cases OF scarvy In the hospi-
tAls . much fewer number than last year.
and condition not surprising in . camp
OF H.s0o Usn, where gyeaa vegetables are
practically unknown.
The disbaaftenei men In the camp con-
sisted Of several dozen scores Of men un-
fitted for prospecting. who mad nos picked
np fortunes ~ eAssiy ~ they expected. and
were anxious 10 get ous- Their number
Tas sufpfissnEiy ANAL compared TO the
total number Of miners and prospeetors.
Two or siases dozen Of sfi~se msF had call
ed on American Consul McCcok ard ask
ed for Al 20 get outside TIE ecnsai mad
no fafses ct hla disposal. An outgoing
klondsksr had volunteered 10 carry letters
from Consul MeCook 80 Washington. IL
was understood that tie was sending to
Washington detailed statement OF the
situation with q request that relief funds
30 placed at his disposal fer uss where
absolutely necessary.
Mall Service seandaiaus.
The Yuken mali services is ia scansfa-
y. xesta -
concerned. Dawson has not received mai
Through rsguisr channels Of later date
than September. The last mali arrived
there In OcfDbeE. There ought NOT 10 have
been delay Of over I'VE weeks on ae-
count of the Yukon freezing. Nevertheless
Dawson mails are tied up a; Lake Tsgisk
and this side. When Mr, Hehh passed TIA
Giah two weeks age there we're ten tons OF
mail tied W there. The mounted police
told hirs that the mail was psllng Up rap
t3Iy, ard usstbeF the Canadian mail con-.
trzcter Eor his carriers had YET appeared
10 carry Il sn. The police sAla chat they
had nothing to do with Tia mai, and were
not carrying 1t from station 20 station, as
had tesa supposed outside. Mr. Hshh IL
certain that II tbs mali services were tar--
"a ever 20 ib~ mounted s.elice. and extra
pay given them they would inaugurata a
satisfactory service. Each detachment Of
police Mould then forward IL thirty miles
TO the next station. carrier with Official
mall and oae or two sanks Of civilian mall
was passed By Mr.. Hebb al Little Salmon
about January |. Mali Carrier upmss, Of
Seattle. MAS passed at Bennes, carrying
American mall fer Circle To Dawsoaisas
the worst part OF the distressing n,sil sit.
ustion - the u.tsr indifference 81 both the
America and Canadian governments 70
the waits or their subjects IN the inssrior
The csssatlsfactson - eencra! among the
e. a..
dizxlssed have they become tha. taey re-
fsssi 70 even longer petition fer a re-
speesahia mall service. The conditions
were similar last winter. Excuse WAS then
uasa~ thst thore had net beer time "a ar
fsnge Cor good service. They promised
then thas during the summer these details
would lie fully attended 70 ana that MS
winter suaii would 10 carried hota ways
sysfy two weeks.
New Raies Expected.
H,s> pemsuion council al Ottawa hiss a.
sksss The Northwest territory hy The fnr-
rnatiea &C The YUKON district II !. ex-
f'eeted snorg Dawson officials that th~
DcTnfifen parliament 81 It's nsxi sa~sson
vii make rules sns regulations fo- the
gsysrnn sn. az The yukon 6lasFfct, confer
ring partial rshts OF govern nfsnt
Dawson VII than be Incorporated az a city
saS a step taken - give re town = sew
eraxs System Fort se.k.rk viii re the
capital cs tia yGken dsssrtet. sss there
will be located = government similar "a
that ~ .sle Northwest Territory q, Re-
sfrs.
Prices ot eletainK ana provisions a.
Dawson ara very reasonable There are
eneaga provisions IN camp to 3ass e3rh-
teen snonths 20 two years. 3urlng thr fat
spectators secured corner. or tse sugar
milk. batter ard wued markets Fs-2r
sets ~ spezsalatoTE were construed saeh
taking enc ef these products Sugar was
forced sn a. dollar u poue8. condensed
cream 70 saE case: butter - sz& q
raand anf ~ezA So t&a a cord ssrfsra,
NJ, HS&t ie<s al tAswe corners we're bro
KEN As sHs result - tss miners aarser-
ilIg aTssne themselves Tssos~ who we're
uxee3foIke Ns5ld - esarrs 80 fair prices
IN consequences sugar Rad dr0gpzA 40 -,
eNasa gssssltsd. butter - u Tsrv rsnsas and
rs3!k - 81 ceata 4 can. cr So a case ThsH
article - soDsvw bat scare Wees naes
declined - SIS = c0rj. wAieA Is less tAna
sss ccst - TllCtssg. Prevailing p.ts~s are
IS follows: &4aUT & per saSKl earezlz
- cents 3 poag.A esscea a. cents. stasss