New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

and this last is just what we are ready 70 90 "
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the Yukon River. Men want TO get to kiondy ,iIe
next week. ana we have ne or ou lTr mem
winter trip to Dawson city, for we have our own
fit is ample for all purposes, as will speedily be seen
AS you perhaps know. great deal OF work Is nelng
Pass above the Chilkoot. The White Pass, be-
eve, is conceded to be the worst of them all. You
gent line right down the side of the mountain. and
this the volunteers are aiming to prevent by siak
men engaged in THIS work are doing IT for their own
and they want way left to get out again. This
road will be in good order by the middle of Septem-
nights that matter Morgan is an optimist Of
the most pron9unced type. and his favorite phrase
be happy yet His sentiments are mine and have
come TO New-York 10 stay and see the thing
III you people only knew what you would
aze by expenditure OF money for Quitting ex-
into the resources UP there through the avenues
afforded untold wealth p would surely result
gan said to us in letter received some time ago
The facilities he therein suggests It is our purpose
to supply. Ii is the intention OF the company to
furnish safe transportation facilities and to open
trading posts at all convenient points; in fact,
wherever one may be needed. Wherever n camp
springs up there we will open store. As for the
boats it was our rst intention ION to have five boats
OF the Thorneycroft craft, which are absolutely
hsy be of two ID De H
talked over the plans with Lewis Nixon the ship
such a craft and make It stiff enough to stand
the strain Of heavy carrying. So he suggested a
like The Western river steamboats,. These boats
will be one hundred and twenty feet in length,
inches. and draught, when loaded two feet. boat
Of that sort can be run anywhere on the Yukon
with hred safety. Craft of this sort ire needed
to get IN en- in and 10 get the gold out. Miners will
crazy huIks that now ply the river. The risk is too
a
what he absolutely needs and leaves partner
these boats we will have two boats of about fifteen
tons each constructed TO work back and forth in
he a line # boats TO run from Seattle TO ST.
Michnels From the latter place it is little short
that but the company will arrange so that If a
miner wishes it he can take our draft FOR the
sponsibility of bss In transit. 1t is my Arm
viction that for lack Of facilities to get gold out no
one can possibly conjecture what the yield thus
far has been. A nan came In here few days ago
and sat just wh'ue YOU are sitting now. | was
satisfied he had nos come In to buy any stocks He
looked like mntr and he began to question me
Ar @ from ne the oMdye and tn aykSd nae
what thought the next years output would be-
told him about $4,000 LIE leaned 9y yr, t9 Sa
was willing to be fooled that way, and then he said
that he would MAXI opnGeG{G mat St the b
cnn1 toe civilized world would go gold mad He
had no opportunity to get their stuff out. They
have it living around In kegs and tomato cans
no man will tell his neighbor how much hc has
concealed. -,
within very few months. Meanwhile the prime
object should be TO afford facilities for the con-
stantly Increasing traffic. Every day men are
coming in here SIX questions ard they wish to
know il we cannot send them to the klondyke.
tell them that in our operations preference will I'M
doubtedly he given to stockholders. Every man
who goes 10 the Klondyke needs from $1,000 10 81 800
| tell them TO take thN amount out In stock and
we viii send them to rhe Klondyke. giving them
TRANSPORTATION and n chance TO earn wages on the
81, md xNk mi In mi
iust the very class who you'd be most acceptable
In n new country. They would be useful 10 n trans
portatlon company but ] expect most Of them
would lump service the Instant they reached the
fields Yet we would have plenty OF work for all
Corners. for Mr.. Morgan HAS already located a
number OF fine claims for pc company. He has a
lot of gravel claims and has located ~ well sew
eral fine claims in bars on tle Yukon itself These
bars being under water are ipore easily worked as
the ground Is not frozen there. He has also written
that he has secured gold quartz claim \ piece
OF the float quartz runs freely one-half gold one
thing Is certain that during the most exciting
periods OF the California gold fever no such large
amounts were taken out by Individuals as have
hepn extracted by the KondykC miners. ana thus
FAR thcy have only been skinniyg off the surface"