| Show presbyterian Mission arys story washington jan 24 the reports that have been coming to the war department part ment Lecent decently ly indicating that there here is no scarcity of food in the klondike country have bae taken Ti another nother turn and the last reports go to show that there is already great scarcity there with prospects of worse to come the following from a private letter written by rev her 11 II S young presbyterian missionary dated daw dawson son cily december 1 I was furnished the secre war and differs from the ions generally expressed by persons recently arriving on the coast both as to food supplies and good order the strike for something to eat cat is already distressing thieving is frequent hod and no mans bahe cabe is sate safe when he is away from it the huff cring for baut of food is likely to be very great lovetore aare spring |
