The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-21

. a.nai and way ports at $50 o'clock
~ .,~ht. She landed ffty-eight passen-
-. nrIv nine of whom, however. come
~. the Klondike There was about 3d.
Y = dust aboard. w. f. Matlock. pro-
sS.sov OF a Juneau brewery. and ii. I.
s.l&r. a Seattle cattle dealer, brought
<.-r about $40. 100 each. The balance was
svtdsd IN small sums among the other
. mssengers.
~ fact that so few Rlondikers were
/ .sssyd the Seattle was disappointing az
vss expected a large number would
4 - nut, The Seattle's officers report
~ when they left Skagway Sunday
s.syuJne NJ 10 o'clock II was reported that
a Ylondikers who were stranded on ac-
sssrrt m low water at Lake Bennett
souid arrive at Skagway Monday night
z tYne 10 take the Cottage city.
H rSs low water in the upper river still
/ ~rnfinsIes and several boats are now on
IA bars The passengers from these
80 being transferred to smaller vessels
~ taken 10 Bennett. The White Pass
4 Yukon Railroad Company mad posted
X .ctice TO the effect that all passengers
1.iaved by she low water would be taken
Srough 10 skagway by Monday night.
ne condition of the upper river. II Ia
~. II not improving, The weather has
~ euch that the snow In the mountains
~ been melting very slowly and the
apepects are there Will be low water all
4 xurpiner 1t was reported nt Skagway
ikst 4 large number OF passengers were
onjess some unlocked for change In the
rather occurs and the water should rise
Ny would be considerably delayed.
II Many steamers Aground.
Nh 1 Miller. whose home is at 1921 Thir-
4 Nm avenue south, was ono OF the passen-
m on the Seattle. Mr. Miller is one of
\ ~ latest arrivals from Dawson. having
n there on June 7. on the river steamer
oYa He left Seattle last January for
lawson with twenty head OF cattle. He Is
aIso Interested In claims on Hunker and
Eidorado creeks Mr.. Miller confirms the
SORES which have come down concern
mg the low water on the Yukon.
sTbe large river boats have had a great
leai Of trouble" he said last night. THE
sufsr In 80 very low they cannot get
around the sharp bends without going
ashore. We ran on sand bars several
times on our way out and the Ora Is q
smali boat compared with some OF them.
We passed the Columbian. Canadian, Vic
lpstan and Yukoner. all fast aground AZ
inherent places on the river. Some OF the
hats are able to get as far as Bebarge
md there they are compelled to transfer
their passengers to other steamers.
conditions in Dawson are interesting.
ne spring cleanup IN progressing very
veil. taking into account the extreme
shoftness OF tho water supply. The river
kuko IN earlier this year than usual. but
IN through the spring there has been no
sarm weather. The weather has been
noderate. but not warm enough TO melt
~ snow and give n reasonably large sup
~ of water for tho creeks and stvers.
mix there will be considerable trouble
~ this account this summer unless very
|Wrm weather comes.
quito number of miners are leaving
lawson for Nome and the koyukuk coun-
ny on every steamer but tho difference
y population In not noticeable, as equal
|aumbcrs arrive from tho outside to work
n the claims. Tho output this year will.
! think, be over one-third more than IL
vss last year, AS far as 4 can learn from
ystements made TO mo by some of the
hst-informed miners,
Prices I'm Dawson are practically un-
hanged being regulated entirely by tho
Wpply, Once this year fresh meat was
vcsth 10 cents "A pound. Now II Is not
worth over q cents"
Great Gold Output.
" r. Matiock. OF Pendleton. Or, was
mother passenger on the Seattle. He
m Dawson June 2. four days earlier
han MIR. Miller. MIR, Matiock takes a
ncse sansuino view even of tho outlook
Tor this year than does Mr.. Miller, He
mys the output will be fully 60 per cent
Geeter than II was last year.
kskay. John Lund, Lust Olsen. T.. A. Jahnte.
! should not hc surprised" he said. Ito
~ II go beyond 81 Op000 There IL "A
nesuse the mining men hav. better ma
naesy. They have also found that many
winter dggings can be worked In the
simmer as we'll Unless the supply OF
Nser becomes greater there win be a
iia difacuity this year. but | think a
~ days OF really warm weather will
y things all tight.
-ihc low water Ia creating havoc with
" fiyer trade. We were on sand bar after
ssd ear all the way up. and from what
car hear there are about so people
HAiisd behind us vet. They may get
tevn 10 catch the Cottage City at Skag-
sf, but ] doubt II. as Il takes some
ms TO transfer them TO the smaller
1AIs A. i was II took us eleven days
TT 20 skasway,
Prices In Dawson were fairly good an
wafer. II Is estimated that over 1000
seese were killed within 100 miles OF
csy This kept the price of freah
ssas down, hut now the moose meat does
- svep well and tho price OF meats Is
ee1hngiN Tising. We have heard moth
-. more OF the Relfe-Clayson-o Olson mys-
Tae scat,les passenger liz, Is as FOL.
asfaes. neanagin " = Ma,ocs II u
~ ksyts, y scott. Gcoyxe !. Rouse. e Il
stewvu. l. DAVIS. " : MeGrsw
500 tfsas krsAn. II. Hranciua. " wa.
80 NJ NlNiAIns. D. Ncweian. II T. Mitr7
- AAss Mr. Never. Mn sutherland jennie
= I NNNanit, J II Mcknv Ma NJ
v hefaflAnr Ars McFArisue Ms Nj
- NJ hsslhkN Master EArthRc. Miss Giss..
- No nmEons q II Frye. Mst e. X
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