Show NEWS OF KLONDIKE prediction prediction that many will bo disappointed 1 party of twelve men thought to be lost near Sear scarcity elty of provisions calcag Col cag dec L 1 A 1 special from seattle wash say sayo A 31 writing under date of 0 nov 22 from for tho last tour four daya days there bag been alarm and anxiety in over the possible pot bible sible late of 12 men who on tuesday morning on the sloop 1 pigeon es bayed to make the trip around the to talya the skipper lost control ot of her and ho be was wits carried down canal the names ct most of the party cannot be learned but it is known that nicholas furlone Fur looe loce tom Dic dickins kIrs race joa jos palmer C 11 dennison and a man named lombard were among the thy number the latter is believed to be milton lombard of new york who was in en route to dawson city which point he be bad agreed upon in april on a 1500 wager to reach biti out money i it wae was aa as impossible tor for the skipper io to return to the harbor as it wae was to reach talya but after several unsuccessful attempts to reach cover a landing was blade made about a mile below on this eide aide here gere 11 II S monolog of chicago and morse IF duffield of detroit dicen irked b arced and endeavored to persuade persua du 1 them tji em to do likewise but they rel resheed reSu used eed lieving they would be abia ablo to beat bick when laet last seen en they were being driven ben be n ra th tha gale toward the pyramid harbor since which time no gidings have beon haj of any of tho the party INri writing ting from dawson city 31 B thompson Thom pEon of seattle describes the sitti aaion in dawson city after it became known that no boata could get up the yukon this year and says word came hit there would ba no hoots boats this fall and anti it caused the excitement I 1 ever saw as there are many without provisions provi at all there ie is a big stampede lor for the ce country hundreds of people aro fire leaving lea virg some goin going up the river eoma down provisions have gone up to the most fabulous fabulo ue prices flour ia is worth 2 per pound or a back i believe this will be the last year this country will be any good next year there will wil I 1 be such an a awful w ful crowd here that a man without a claim will be worse off than in seattle there are not over gool claims in the district so far as known there are about men borkine here in the mines now there aie are more rich strikes found new comers will bo be die dieal ap pointed point edU |