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1 iskesur-1 ales. lit ygesaryandthedoatclaysonter,lost. c.St,,willhenfell,re-lew$1,-ng-twonn-upagoure hen red ex-the i andiwn■py,forI:ur-ofooltoex-:or-1Da distance of 100 miles there is a succession of swamps, interspread with rocks—a most anusnal formation, by the way—with scarcely a stick of timber to be found. After passing over about thirty miles of this distance, the Waechter-Stou-beek party discovered that their horses were rapidly giving out for want of food, aud many of them were shot, including those ridden by the ladies. The grass was so frost-bitten even that early in the season that it was absolutely worthless as food for the animals. Advocates of this route to the Yukon gold fields have alwaysclaimed there was an abundanoe of grass until late in the season, but this ii an error. After the horses were killed and the party compelled to turn backward, Mrs. Waechter walked a distance of ninety miles, which 6he made in ten days. This attempted trip over the Dalton trail by these ladies was their first experience of the kind, but they afe not greatly discouraged over their failure. Both are bright intelligent ladies, with whom it i a pleasure to converse. Their great loyalty aud devotion to their husbands is to be commended, and ought to be an example for other ladies to follow. They propose going over White Pass to join their husbands at Bennet as soon as supplies oan be gotten over for their use.About the 1st of September Capt Hanson made a trip down to Fort Yukon and came back to Dawson and reported the inabilityS'1*'of the transportation company to get boats above the bar. He said the Belle and auother boat came up the river as far as Circle City with a small supply of provisions, but the people of Circle City held up the boats at the point of guns and took forty tons away from the boats. Mr. Doyle said there were at least 1000 miners that would be up the river aud out this winter, aud that if he was “broke’' and was offered $10,000 to go in from St. Michael’s he would not attempt it in the winter; that not one in ooe hundred could or would getthrough that way. The police99be secured at Dawson, but at exorbitant prices; One should take plenty of good evaporated or dried fruits and vegetables. The water at Dawson is very puor, the river being absolutely unfit for consumption. Good water brings50c a pail, and not very large pails either. Dawson City the last of September numbered about 300 houses and 1700 to 1800 tents. Lots are worth from $50 up to $12,-500, Swiftwater Bill paying the last named sura for one. Bill is known as “Swiftwater,” although his name in plain English is merely W. C. Gates.Two men were killed for stealing last month. One man was shot at Louse Town, where there are two or three saloous ami a fewhouses.You can slash a pick into the moss in the hottest time in the summer ami strike frost. It takes $1000 to prospect a claim. The cost of a pan of dirt as the “ruu” goes is about 15c where you hire the work done. Work is worth $1.50 au hour. Candles are $1each. An estimate of 12,000 to7 C13,000 was placed upon the Klondike population. The bed rock is of a blue mica slate and holds thev -gold well. On his way Mr. Doyle fell in with Fred Eckert, of Seattle, who owns claim No. 26, on Sulphur Creek. 7Brady’s party after investing considerable money in mines, brought out over $10,000 in dust and nuggets.Jack Dalton, the pioneer of the Dalton trail, also headed a party returning from Dawson. Dalton went in during the summer with a drove of cattle. Ed Thorp and George Stewart were met at McCormick’s Post on their way to Dawson. Thorpes remainingseven horses were secured by thereturning Yukoners, but these, with five others, which had also been gotten hold of, died on their way out.It is the nuanimous opinion of1h ftbI* aII,ici “IIIall thoserrfrom Duwsotlthat there is a big shortage offood in the Klondike country, and
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Townsend Winston Prospector
Townsend, Montana, US
Thu, Jan 06, 1898
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