The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10


shave themselves and many OF those
who can have no razors fit 20 use. The
result is a demand for BARRIERS. Knowi-
edge OF this led one sansu'ne young
shaver TO breach the idea OF taking a
party Of brother workmen TO the kion-
dixie and there was considerable entnG-
siasm over the scheme until u was
found he was trying to farm OUT their
labor in advance at p-ont, get an
agents commission on Their railway and
steamer tickets. and secure Iree Trans
portation for himself.
Balloon exploitation is favoTite HE'D
for daring spirits. At the neao OF one
NJ ,hsse enterprises IS Don Carlos Ste
vans. He is engineering the JACOBS
TRANSFORMATION company, with q cacrtai
sock of $3.50. 900. one of the few schemes
wh;oh have really taken toe form OF
legal Incorporation. A monster paiiooh
is being constructed, and when this Is
ready Don Stevens will take Il py Tan
and steamer to Tisklo Bay. There ne
will hang out his sign, "All aooard lot
the Klondike." and when ne gets MS
complement of passengers ne VIII cut
the anchor rope and sal away TO the
gold fields. The trip. according 70 Ion
Stevens. should be made IN two days
and he will keep mis- balloon gong nacA
and forth between Tisklo Bay and she
Elondike so long as there is any money
in The traffic. Profits? Why, balloon
line will De better than SO pan dirt Il
Don Stevens scheme does not go awry.
Frank A. Corey Of Kalamazoo. Mlch.'
also announces that he is building a Dai-
loon in when he intends 10 go 10 the
gold fields with two companions and q
load Of provisions. Mr.. Corey IS one
Of the few who doesn't seek financial
aid. He has money OF mis- own, and Is
pushing his balloon in a manner which
indicates that he has full confidence In
mis- ability to make the journey in the
manner outlined. A big sail, rugged at
rear of the airship. and manipulated
with ropes. will enable him to navigate
the craft and keep 1t headed in the right
direction.
A company has been formed for the
construction Of portable houses made OF
th,r boards lined with felt. These are
to be made in numbered sections, and
packed aft in small space. In this shape,
being Of light weight, they can be read
lily transported and set up in hurry
wherever wanted, making an alright,
Storynproof, and comfortable dwelling.
The same concern is perfecting bicy-
Gle for use in carrying goods and pro.
visions over the overland trails. This
is a stoutly built wheel, wrapped with
rawhide and fitted with two small bearer
wheels in the center, to prevent upset
ting. the bearers being hinged so they
may be folded out of the way when not
needed.
The Klondike combined Sledge and
Boat company is exploiting q sectional
steel vessel. which is to serve the double
purpose OF water craft and land convey
ance Oars and sails Will be used 10
propel it in water, while on land the
travellers may pull it along easily after
a couple of plates at the sides are let
down, so as 20 form a fiat surface under
the keel 1t will be fitted with air
chambers and burglar-proof compart-
ments in which gold dust may be stored.
Broken down prospectors who have
been nuable to make strike in the west
offer their services in trying TO find gold
for other people in Alaska. Few OF
them pretend to know anything about
the Yukon country. but they are al san
gcine of being able to go direct to the
spot and unearth a valuable placed de-
post. The only requisite Is clothes.
food and money. especially the latter.
Thus equipped these proSpectors vol go
10 the Klondike and send back at once
half the gold they find. Odd tales are
told about some of these fellows. II
reports DC true some of the grubetake
money finds its fay at once into the iii
OF the nearest saloon, and the only pros
pecting done is that entailed in a hunt
for new innocents.
Men who have just come back from the
gold fields, as they assert. offer bar
gains n the way of partnerships in
claims. They proudly exhibit bottles Of
gold dust in proof OF the rich strikes
they have made, and then name prices
which would be ridiculously cheap for
bona fide properties OF the kind de-
scribed. II is pretty difficult TO trace n
Alaska claim at this distance from IT'S
location. and there is no satisfactory
way of establishing its existence. dimen-
sions, or worth. When the mining fever
is on a man. however, he overlooks such
minor things as these, and jumps in
haste to close what ne calls good bar
gain. He doesn't stop TO consider the
risk he IS running. and goes away 20
make room for another customer, who
will buy the same claim right over
again.
Almost any kind OF mining stock. with
the name "Klondike" on II can be sold
these days Il price is cheap and terms
easy. There are plenty OF men who
know this. and some printing presses are
being overworked 70 supply the demand
Where the stuff goes nobody seems 20
know, but it IS certain the schemers do
not keep Il any longer than possible.
Ire mage word "Klondike'' seems 20
be ample Endorsement in the estimation
Of the public for any kind OF an Alaskan
no matter how Wild or rdic-
ulous IFS scope. Railways running for
hundreds Of miles over wastes OF ice
ans snow are infinitely laid out on paper
and their earning capacity soberiy con-
puted by men accredited with the pos
SESSION OF sound business ability Elec- !
TIC plants ara being advocated for
places Ike Dawson City and similar
mining centers. Development OF the
,oal beds with the o5jsc: o, supplying
-uel Cor great csntral depots from which |
heat may be distributed through pipes |
: more than hin,ei a. II sozDe crazy l
nan should propose The saving q TIE 1
l,7ty Alaskan ice into railway res and /
telegraph poles 20 use II lccal.ties 4
where timber is scarce Il would cause 10 4
more than passing spasm % eur2-sse-
-raryrhlng Is possfb.e IN Alaska. &C