Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-27
&c ~ GOLD CRAZE.
All Classes OgPsopls ClamOring For
Passage to Alaska
Many Who re- United for the
Hardships Klondyke Life Are
Making SScrihces to Reach the
Gold Field-EGorts Being Made
to Secure Better Means Of Com
municatiOn.


to Secure Better Means Of Com
munioatiOn.
san Francisco July 26.-N z. Pr
cote. of the Yukon Sountry. who has
been in this city several days, gives an
interesting account Of pioneers of that
locality to secure more modern means
Of conveyance into the land of the
golden fleece.
while at Circle City and Forty Mile
last year" says Picotte, I'VE seriously
considered the possibility of securing
aid from the Canadian government to
build a railway into this district. We
secured as reliable data as We could
and forwarded it to Ottawa. Finally
an appropriation of $4,000 was passed
by the Par6ament and surveyors or
dered TO take the field this year.
There are two practical routes by
which this country may De reached by
a railway. One of these is from
point on the Canadian Pacific, the 9TH
er Is from Dyea. AS far as we were
able TO ascertain neither presents many
difficulties. That from Dyea would be
the shorter for the reason that Only
eighty miles of road would have 90 be
built. the rest of the route 20 Jhc mines
being by the river. OF course. during
the winter season this route would be
closed as far as the river IS concerre3.
This route would DO away with the dill
ficulties with the ChilkaJ pass In the
early DAYS. 1t would naturally De
closer means OF communication Win
San Francisco, and for that reason Is
not likely to be favored by the cana
dian government The other route Is
about 500 miles longer, but being en-
tlrely in the Dominion of Canada. rs
likely to receive earnest consideration
at the hands of the government.
The mCneyed men of that section
are willing 20 assist any enterprise or
this character which viii tend 90 de-
velOp the country. The attention or
the world has been called To- our couu-
try. and the idea that nsught but fairy
tales have been written about iJe
wealth is being quickly d,ssip1-ed.
The Pacifs coast steamship people
are being exercised over the action or
the Treasury Department In making
Dyea a SUPPORT of entry. which. they
claim. was done 40 the request or che
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
through the Dominion government
The Canadian Pacific Company Cper-
ates a line Of steamers between Vic
tOria and Juneau and asked OBJ have
United States custom officers placed
on board their boats, which they want
ed to run through 90 Dyea direct.
These officers were 10 collect duties
and those Obviate necessity or landing
cargoes az Juneau The Treasury De-
partn emit even VERT further and made
Dyea q SUPPORT Of entry. The local
steamship companies say that this win
turn gold-hunters from the East to the.
Canadian route. to thu injury of the u
u People scq Who have haN qa ey-,/S,ercs
IN mining have ~ none
fouov\a trip to- the
re clamoriug for pas
q every nerve 90 Sc
bake the trip Many
EifiCes I'm order tO visit
promises so much. Tt is
blay rush for Arctic gold;
ome a scramble i'm many
len who are totally untitled
rdships and rough work that
Encountered I'm the search fer
the north Every steamship
this city is Overrun with peO-
king Information concerning the
dyke country. Those who have
n money do not hesitate 90 pay for
he passage, trusting in many instances
good luck to give them food on
hich to sU0sist during the winter.
he steamer Excelsior. which leaves
Wednesday. has a fun passenger
ST. but big bonuses are beiug Ouered
very day for berth on The vessel.
he steamer Umatilla left yesterday
br the north with 200 passengers and
full cargo Of provisions. She goes To
Port Townsend. where she connects
nth the City of Topeka, sailing direct
Juneau. The owners of the Una
illa have applied 20 tine inspectors of
bulls and boilers for permission Co car
all the passengers that the vessels
ttwned by the company viii hold.
Seattle. Wash, July 26.-The steam
er City of Topeka arrived here from
Alaska at 2 o'clock this morning. The
Topeka brought no KlOndybe pasSen-
gers nor glittering gold, but reports
that the miners are docking toward
Dyea by the score from Jeueau and