The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-24
Cottage City and Victorian Arrive
Prom Lynn Canal.
RECENT kLoNDlk= Aov'crs.
Mrs. stations Voyage From the Gold
Camp--Thermomete Registers ~
Below nj stewart Rivera Pros
pector's Run for Life-Crown
Closes Case Against O'Brien-
Southeastern Alaska Operators.

Ninety-one passengers. including twelve
or fifteen Klondike operators. came on
the steamers Cottage City and Victorian.
both OF which arrived from Alaska yes
terday. The Klondike passengers, among
whom were Dan McRae. ]. D. Flanagan,
Bert Collier, Mrs. May station and l. Col
Her. brought Dawson and district adj
vices to December 5. Mrs. Station Ia the
third woman to come out over the Yukon
ice and snow since the close Of river navi-
cation. She left Dawson on horse sled,
but the horse died 100 miles up the trail:
then she walked a while and later rods
behind dog team. The trip from Daw-
son to white Horse. where railroad con-
ncctions with the sea were made, con-
sumed sixteen days.
Flanagan was one of the last crowd
leaving Dawson. He and McRae. who
preceded him by two days, came from
Lynn canal on the Victorian. Flanagan
says the thermometer went down to " de-
grees below zero December at the mouth
~ the Stewart river. 1t was dry cold.
At the Stewart City hotel Flanagan met
. prospector who had just had a miracu-
lous escape from death by freezing. The
prospector. with horse drawing $500
pounds OF freight, including two barrels
Of whisky. started up Stewart river for
the mouth OF Clear creek. the principal
stream OF the new placer gold discover
les, when the Ice gave way. The outfit,
including the man, went into the river.
The prospector. realizing that with his
drenched clothes he would soon freeze to
death. chose the desperate alternative Of
running to Stewart City, twelve miles
distant down the river. He ran every
step OF the way. and though his garments
bad frozen stifi, he. staggered into the
mishap. To dfsrobe him his garments had
TO be cut and torn from his person, though
the violent exercise had kept up circula-
ton and saved his life. The horse perish
itself
Capt. starnes. one Of the OFFICERS Of the
Northwest mounted police hay at deaths
Tor the outside. He was afflicted with
brain fever.
All Of the evidence on the part of the
ed with the murder OF Relfe, Clayson and
Olsen, had been taken when McRae and
FLANAGAN left Dawson. the government
having announced that Il would have. no
Of kid" West an important witness for
the crown. West and the officer IN charge
q him were met below the mouth of
crs. They should have arrived in Daw-
son a week ago
The Cottage City had no late Kiondike
passengers. having sailed from Skagway
Victorian. Among the more prominent
rom Southeastern Alaska points were:
7. barron, II. A. Bauer, n. w. Mel
len. George w. Garside, Henry States.
Mrs. 3, G. Leonhardt. Charles Meyden-
bauer and Col. l.. c. Wright. Barron In
the leading canneryman OF Fort Wrangel,
and States was the hrs. United states
court commissioner at juneau, having
peen appointed In 1884 by President Cleve-
land: In recent years he has been iden-
tined with quarts mining In southeastern
Alaska Bauer owns rich quartz mines
" silver bay basin. back OF Juneau
george ", Garside has for several years
nten me United States mineral land sur
veyor for the Juneau district.
The Cottage City's cargo consisted Of
Nnm worth OF Treadwell bullion. 200 tons
cf kilIxnoo guano and a small quantity Of
nsh The Victorian brought Twenty-Five
ton hsh consignment. Her passengers