Show MINERS GROW DESPERATE SERIOUS CONDITION OF AT the trail impassable and men overburdened with misfortunes of nil kinds vigilance lenee committee seattle wash sept 6 george ceorge B D kittinger manager of millionaire ad dickas klondyke Klon dyko expedition arrived from the trail on the steamship queen this morning moraine in an interview tonight he be confirms the dark accounts sent out of the condition of affairs at camp miners are breaking brcak lne down dovin under tho the terrible strain caused by the hardships they are arc compelled to endure failures Cs ore are numerous thieving and crime has increased to such much a degree that on friday august eust executive committee met and promulgated an order to the effect that tho the first man mail caught stealing would be hanged without even the formality of a trial or leave to say his prayers it Is impossible to exaggerate the serious nature of affairs at the white pass disorganized and dis heartened the miners have failed to act in concert in the work of repairing the trail consequently little be has a been done the trail Is 19 now in worse shape than ever it Is utterly impassable to a man without plenty of horses and even the best beat equipped parties make progress very slowly trouble la Is sure to come in the miners camp they are being driven to desperation by failure and hardship and a feeling ot of complete recklessness prevails mr kittinger returned to complete some borne business arrangements concerning the expedition KLONDYKE JR JB i michigan lUcht gaji men think thoy they have round found it la ill ontario sault ste marle lalich sept 6 the party of 0 gold seekers on the yacht mary bell returned front ton last evening after having been in the new gold fields but ahlee days they tay say the newly discovered el dorado Is fully as aa rich as has been reported there were fourteen in the party all responsible business men of this city each of them secured claims of 0 gold quartz promising big returns turna rc in ili all the party will make application tor for acres which were prospected and staked out while they were there many specimens of at quartz in which tree free gold as large as a pinhead can he be sen were bro brought back with them the specimens mens bere rere were seemed notified from dlf dl ferent places on their claims which are scattered about when the party arrived tuesday night there were but rix prospectors on the ground at lake wawa and they secured good locations they are jubilant over their finds and say pay that the deposit evidently Is an all immense one specimens of 0 beautiful white quartz quarts carrying free cold exist in the river and lake wawa region the original find Is an extremely rich one beyond doubt tho the returning prospectors may aay that where the velna veins are laid hare bare the gold particles can be seen everywhere in the quartz when the party left at least two hundred prospectors had bad arrived end and they passed several parties going in the shores shares of 0 lake wawa were were dotted w alth ath tents and within the three days they were there a lively mining camp had sprung up the distance from the south of 0 the river to lake wawa is 13 riot not to exceed seven miles and tho the pa baity ty experienced no difficulty in getting 9 in and out with their camp equipage 0 the trip was mado made in about three hours the road Is well defond th the m reports which the mary bell be I 1 baroug brought lit his has set met the two sons wild with excitement and an exodus to klondyke junior will begin tomorrow SITUATION AT miners hard at work repairing uie the trail seattle wash sept B G the following letter has been received from skag alaska dated august sylvester scovel ot of the new york world landed yesterday morning at by a specially chartered tug from juneau N ith two tons tona 0 of blasting powder and tho the necessary tools to equip seven complete crows crews for rock work on the trail and as fact us as horses and men could get at it it was started to tile the front lit in tho the evening there vaa mas a meeting at the llie foot of the first hill attended by over GOO 00 miners who villo organized organize d for tile the work in front of them and elected e acted an executive live committee andeel cc consisting 8 t 1 ng of 0 I 1 james jame I 1 christie of 0 portland presidents prel dentI dent phil abrams secretary C A cramer I 1 of at seattle mr Iren cock and mrs day AS superintendents superintendent ert N ilio I 1 a jn in turn selected experienced rock men for the wor work kh on the hallm anil and veteran log lodgers 9 e tor for t alic work of corduroying corduroy ing tho the muddy places there are thirty canadian mounted police felto on the trail and they have pitched in with na as good a will HS as any min minor L r and say may that the building of 0 this trail now will I 1 enable them to t get I 1 in 1 the seventy tons of provisions in I 1 almo 1 me to build and pro lilon tile the mull mail motions in their terni territory tory so BO that they can operate dog teams all winter and they agree to deliver the mall mail every two weeks from klondyke Klondy kc to the american line work la is in progress for fifteen miles aloni along the trail and nil fill travel and packing has been suspended until unit it lq li completed there have lave been some kickers ua ns usual but they are arc so BO much in the minority that they have hail had to sub submit it while it Is believed this trail will be complete in ten days so BO that travel can call bo be resumed dont start lor for this point elpe e to net get over tor for at leat least thirty Y days as it will tako take that long ions after the trail Is ili completed to get all the miners over who are now there thero there would never have been pa no much trouble for or small parties par lies but tho the swarm ot of people 95 per cent of 0 whom were tenderfeet tender icet feet and knew nothing about packing and mountaineering has han been the cause of 0 congestion fit at this point the first reports about this trail were inspired by interested parties who are arc trying to start a town here and who ore are also interested lit in tho the auml nose nebs not neaily so no many discouraged prospectors itie aio selling their outfits tor for a veng as has been reported in but u t a rood good many who ubo started for the klondyke 0 o have riven given vv that idea have turned town townsite sIle buyers and are erecting all kinds of 0 building bull dines and establishing themselves ies for the w m inter as best beat they can one week ago lumber could be got for 27 per thousand now it I 1 Is g 50 and none for sate sale at that figure rubber boots heavy shoes and oil clothing nie 01 e in demand and fetch big biff prices hardware of all kinds sells well the alaska express comp company an y has hag made arrange arrangements menti to open an office here and has appointed 11 II 13 baffin formerly of 0 portland agent tho the steamship queen apen upen the steamship al KV kl and the danube of 0 victoria have landed over passengers tons of 0 and horses and mules since august and still theres tarres more to follow fellow the klondyke excitement haq turned the attention of tho the whole world tills this way and will result in opening un this territory as nothing else elge would have done on board the steamship queen on this trip are tuo parties one organized in chicago consisting of four gentlemen gc all comprising doctor lawyer commission merchant and assayer all under the guidance dance of li L bales aho vho nh 0 has spent the past eight years in alaska us as trapper hunter and guide they will stay slay along the coast in the alexandrian Alexandr iam archipelago this winter and in the spring will thoroughly prospect the copper liver country the ob other er party Is headed by I 1 13 H 11 fisher of los angeles cal A and will push into the copper river country this winter J 11 HAGERTY |