The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

and Louisa. There are thirty of them and
they have formed "a joint stock concern
known as the Emma and Louisa Gold
mining and Development Company. Each
man has put up $3.50. The venture will be
strictly cooperative, and any individual
discovery of a gold bearing ledge will re-
suit to the advantage of all. The vessel
will be used as basis of operations, and
with thirty men in the field the new ven
ture should prove to be a success.
The schooner Is being fitted out at Fol-
som bulkhead 2. She will take full
supply OF provisions TO last twelve months
and number of mules 10 be used by the
prospecting parties. From here they will
go to Cooks Inlet, and on arriving at the
point decided upon, the vessel will be
beached and turned into storeship and
lodging-hous The miners will be turned
into gangs OF three each, and will spread
all over the country, returning to the gen.
eral headquarters at stated intervals. If
the miners fail to locate payable reef
this year the vessel will be headed for
Sitka, where a full supply of provisions
will be put in, and then another attempt
will be made next year. The men are all
sanguine. an, if there is an abundance OF
gold in the Alaskan wilds, they have GER
tainly taken the most feasible plan of get
ting at it.
The Emma and Louisa will go out in
command of Captain Anderson. He is one
OF the best-known masters on the coast
and was tor years in command of the
steamer Hum boldt. While on the latter
he was thrown against the rail by giant
wave and is only now finally recovered
from the effects of his injuries. The ves-
sci herself has seen number of changes.
She was first of all center-board yacht,
but was afterward turned into sealer. A
keel was put on her and under the flag OF
Z. ID. Ladd did remarkably well. When
the latter got into difficulties the Emma
and Louisa and the Lily l. were sold by
the United States Marshal and purchased
by Ross & Hewlett.
Under the new flag both schooners did
fairly well, but the crew of the Emma and
Louisa had an experience on the first voy-
age that they will never forget. Captain
Dan Mclean was in command Of the
schooner and he was determined to make
good catch.
OF the Japan coast seals we're plentiful
and all the boats were sent out. A storm,
accompanied by very thick weather, came
up and the boats got lost. In order to
keep them from drifting the three men in
each boat made drag out of the sealskins
they had taken. These attracted the
sharks, and when daylight came the boats
were surrounded by the voracious mon
sters. The skins were cast adrift. and then
the sharks, after devouring them, turned
their attention to the boats. For two days
and two nights they followed the boats,
and time and again the men half fasci-
mated by the sharks and half crazy from
lack OF food and water had to be restrained
from jumping overheard. Three boats got
back to the Emma and Louisa, but the
fourth was never heard from again. Cap
tain Dan Mclean was always of the opin-
ION that the three men were devoured by
the sharks.
Ross IL Hewlett have now parted with
the schooner, and her next venture will be
to the Alaskan gold fields. There will be
no fear OF dangers on sea, but the men will
have to LOOK out for the land sharks.
Many good mine has been dumped"
after months OF toll have been spent in
locating it.
In the next berth to the Emma and
Louisa is the bark Theobald. She also is
getting ready for voyage to Alaska, and
Captain Swan expects to have at least
seventy miners as passengers. He is one
of the most experienced navigators sailing
out of San Francisco, and if landing the
venturesome ones on the nearest landing
to the Ell Dorado is what is wanted he is
the man that can accomplish the job.
From San Francisco the Theobald will
go to Coal Bay, where she will land twenty
miners for the North Pacific Mining and
Transportation Company, and also guam
tity of machinery, mules and horses.
This outfit will mine for black diamonds.
Turnagain Day, where the gold miners
will be landed These latter are well sup.
piled with provisions and everything
necessary for long stay in the Arctic, but
if they do not strike pay gold inside of