The times., 1897-11-26

New York, Nov. 25. Bright ana early
this Thanksgiving morning three placKy
women and girl of fourteen sailea
for tile KlondiSe accompanied BY eightueH
passengers and a crew of nine. This PARTY
will brave the storms of tteasCnthern AT
lautic and Pacific for not less than five
months. The little craft ON whicn they
will ride the waves for all this time
is the Harriet g., Il brig, a. feet long
by AZ feet beam,
The vessel was expected to set sail
from Hoboken on her long voyage at neon
yesterday, but it was decided To walt
until this morning. Before the sun was
high in the heavens Captain and Mrs.
John a. wayIand were on beard. Capt.
Wayland will sail the craft round tie
Cape to her destination, and his wife v Ill
accompany him. Mr. and Mrs. G. II.
Grube, OF il-on-thc-Hudson, We're
next TO 20 aboard.
4 spirit Of adventure had prompted them
to take tne trip. With them was their
little daughter, Florence, it girl Of I, ur-
teen. wlo saws that il there is gold n
Alaska size will find it. Following item
was Miss Louise GlaGsch, of Nc. 24A West
Thirty-eignth street, New York, who be-
lieyes If men can make fortunes IN cole
ALASKA she can, too. The men who .hink
there arc fortunes awaiting them in Kuli-
dixie are Louis ". Burrows, a Columbia
College student: William RohInsGa of
Brookl 81; Clarence Gould, OF New York;
a. W poolittle, Gf Staten island; Dr.. f.
S. Van Nossrand, OF Nc. / OF West Eighty
eighth street, and r. L Lewis, of Isl p
l..
Everything was in readiness for the little
party t. start Mt once, when some 0ns suG-
gested that the start be delayed - that
they could set sail ON Thanksgiving Day.
at will be "A. good omen, said Que OF the
women. An assented to this
The conclusion was no sooner reached
than the passengers filed from the little
bark fot one more eay's enjoyment in New
York before leaving for the land If show
and ice Some Of tpe women went for a
last long ride on tBeir wheels, anh other
members Of tie, ntue party returned 10
! take aaotheF parting from home folk.
''Oh, yes; l shall, dig for gold jdst like
4 tire men, said Mrs. CRUDE. ''NhJ not?
! Because / an a woman. is that auy reason
/ why i cannot conipete with men in many
| thfngS2 ! Ng4l find gold. You see if don Z
ana when I return to New York IL via not
! be on a little sailing vessel, which some
persons may think Unsafe To go around the
| Horn"
And l will dig for the yellow metal
too. said the ittle daughter, who stocd bl
} "a mir
with men. why can't / dig gold witt
them?"
Miss -r7Inusrh is not going 70 the Klon
/ Gike Witt the IDEA that she VIII dig gold il
abundance Miss Glausch is athletic anC
strong, but She rather prefers lighter work
than swinging pickaX and handling {
shovel. She hopes to taach the young Alas
kans ia . school which she expects TO es
tabliSh If she fiads that they are not
inclined TO take such a course, she vii
| resort TO dressmaging. II the women ot
KIondike fail TO appreciate her art theE
she cat resort To the shovel and pick.
Miss Glausch las several irons in tn
fire." said Capt WayanG. "She can
lose. There are ever 50 many manageable
milHonaires in Alaska, who 10 doubt vii
1 be pleased 10 swing that pick aud shove
for Miss GIausch, iC dressmaking and teach
ing fail"
Mrs. Waylapd has not quite decide
whether she will go out into the golc
fields or not. Some one mEst kee
house, size said. 4 am an excellen
housekeep.r I believe I am bette
housekeeper than gold digger"
Fom women's bicycles are on the vessel
but these VIII hardly prove practical i
climbing the snow covered mountains /
Alaska. There might come thaw, thougl
anil f such should be the case, the wome
want to be in position 10 imagin
themselves back in New York.
TIE Harriet @. does not expect to touc
land after leaving New Jersey until sh
roands the horn and Reaches the Pacifi
ooasr. Size will only stay in some pol
then long enough to get a supply Of foo,
AMI Will then make her way to San Frar
cisco, where n party Of eighteen, heade
by Mr. and Mrs. John Hoag, viii join th
expedition. This party viii be made U
entirely Of New Workers., and viii 90 ovel
land TO California, to save the hazardou
sea trip.
Hoag is a Young man, but has spentfo
years in Alaska, where he has been SUE
|
haitian Alaskan Trading and Mining Con
pany, which made up the party whiC
sailed today. In Alaska Mr.. Hoag viii Il,
as guide to the others and Will Look olt 0
their welfare.
The Harriet G.. is fitted up with musi
room, in which there is a piano and 0the
musical Instruments These things v j
donated by Burrows, the Columbia st
dent. There are severa! nIaScots on boar
Gne a little shaggy dog, called Glove
Glover has been with the Harriet G. e
-ears. The vessel was once fiii5Istt
, running between here and Cuba and h;
undergone many hot chase by the Spa
iards. Glover was with her all the tin
. ! and her crew believe that as nothing Vi
pleasant happens to the dog nothing ey
can happen to the brig.
The r0ute which has been mapped ol
for the Harriet &. is to the mouth Of tt
Yukon River, distance of 1880 mile