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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
OF building the railroad from

seriously of building the railroad from
Valdes.
It is certain however. that no survey.
has been made. When asked IL would
be an easy matter torun a railroad around
the base of the dead glacier. between
Valdes and level country, he replied that
he did not feel like being quoted on the
subject.
Tire WaIcott left Prince William Sound
September 15 in charge oil Captain j..
Humphrey, superintendent of the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company canneries. She.
had no passengers except Louis L. VIII
liams, United States Marshal of Alaska,
who has been or Prince William Sound
investigating the copper discoveries. The
Walcott stopped two days at Hunters
Bay, where the company has canneries.
and then came along south. stopping in
Sitka and Juneau. - ..,e.
AT juneau Hans Bent OF the Seattle
land office was taken aboard. After
pleasant voyage the &aicott reached
Seattle this evening at 6 o'clock and. lled
at. the Ocean dock. The salmon season
being closed the Walcott. will proceed to
San Francisco in couple OF days.
Prince William Sound Is practically in
the form of square of Copper River en-
tering at the nerthea east corner. TIE Valdes
Inlet is near the northwestern corner
leading TO a route running in north
easterly. direction, striking the copper
River bout 100 miles north OF It's mouth,
there by avoiding the rapids, CANYONS and
glaciers that have prevented the success
ful passage up the river. From Valdes
the passage is over. dead glacier which is
readily traversed most OF the year.
DR.. Allen says that if q railroad is feasi-
BILE from any point in Alaska to the
Yukon, it is by the Valdes route from
Prince William Sound. On September
IL, the mail steamer Dora landed at Orca
party of fifteen prospectors from San
Diego, Cal, and vicinity. The party was
headed by ex- Sheriff O'Neil OF San Luis
Obispo County. They had twenty tons of
provisions, and expect to spend two years
investigating the Copper River. They
were determined to attempt the ascent of
Copper R!ve- from its mouth despiie the
advice of men cognizant of the difficulties,
and"expected to build boats.
How they were going to build boats
when there was not a stick of tim Der
within ten miles of the place where they
desired to be landed is question hard 10
solve. Captain Humphrey realized the
plight they would be in and when he saw
that they could not be restrained from
their plan gave them an old seine boat
that will hold the entire party. They
were advised to winter at FIdalgo and
then pass over the glacier to the Copper
River above the rapids and the canyon.
John 4. Toole and John GiIley have
been ON Prince William Sound in the IN
terest of the millionaire mine operator
Marcus DAILY. Tnev came down on the
City of Topeka. They have nothing to
say about the result of their Investigation.
There is, however. considerable stir over
the copper discoveries made by NJ. o.
Gladhough at Tetetluk and Latouche ISL
and Prince William Sound. Gladhough
located his claims in July. One assay
showed SIS 26 gold to the ton, So cents sill
yer and $2S 20 copper.
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ON THE FARALLON.
The Steamer Brings ITO Returning
Prospectors, Some of Whom Come
Direct From Dawson.


Prospectors, Some of Whom Come
Direct From Dawson.
SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 2.-The steamer.
FaralIon arrived here this morning from
Skaguay, Alaska. The Farallon had on
board 1l0 reurning prospectors Among
the number was Louis Lang, direct from
Dawson City, which place he left august
26 coming out on the Dalton trail He
stopped at Juneau.
In an interview Lang said: !"When 1
left Dawson the stores had stopped selling
supplies, and restaurants had closed be-
cause they could get nothing to cook. 1
believe that provisions will be scarce, al
though many of the miners are leaving
In my opinion there will be 200 or 800
come out over the Dalton trail within the
next few weeks, while great many others
are going down by ST. Michael.
'It vas great mistake in the tradin Q
companies. to bring so much whisky up
the river instead OF supplies. Before we
left Dawson nine beef cattle were driven
in and four. of them were butchered.
Choice cuts brought 81 so per pound, while
the soup bone was worth so cents. l paid
81 and 81 25 for elk meat
possible l brought but very few provis-
ions, the entire pack of each man,
blankets and all. weighing about sixty
pounds. We came up the river to Five
Fingers and then out over the Dalton
trail. We crossed the summit on Septem-
Der 81, in a snowstorm, and had Indian
guides to show US the way. We had to
wade knee deep in the snow.
"We met the Sharp party twenty miles
this side of the summit with their cattle.
and it seemed to me doubtful whether
they would get in. 1t took US Just twenty
seven days to get down to tidewater."
Another passenger on the Farallon was
Henry Brain ober, a mining expert, who
is the confidential man of the London
Exploring Company, which is controlled
by the Rothschilds. He has been over the
Yukon diggings, going in and returning
over the Dalton trail. He. undoubtedly
thinks well of the country.
Others on board were Lieutenant s.. L.
Adair, Fifth United States Cavalry; Colo
mel G. q. Darrow, formerly a. prominent
capitalist of Denver, but now living. at
Montpelier Ind; A. Lambeth, a wealthy
mining man of Helena: o. d. CoIvin and
I. A. Garrett OF this city. Mr.. Garrett
reached the summit of White Pass, with
his partner, a man, named Macarthur
There they decided that they could get in
provisions for only one man and tossed
up to see who should push ahead. Gar
rett lost and came back to Seattle. Heck
poets 10 try it again next Spring.
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FLEE FROM
THREATENED
STARVATION
Continued from First Page.

were brought out by the mail-carrier. One
OF them was from a brother of Kaufm an
brothers, merchants here. Mr.. Kaufman's 8
letter corroborates the reports of a scarcity
OF provisions and threatened famine,
and of the extraordinary efforts being
made to get out of the country. He writes
that there are prospects of good ore right
at Dawson. The letter goes on 10 state
that "across the river from here the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company is spending many thousands of
dollars blasting and opening up new
ledges. They are expecting to strike rich
pay ore. 1t will necessarily have to be
rich to justify them to develop it. The
amount of gold that will be taken ont by
next spring is conservatively estimated
at $50. 100000. Many men who never be-
fore possessed any thing will pan out mil
lionaires."
But the shortage of provisions will de-
lay the output OF many claims fully year.
On this account the output will not be so
large as il would if men could be fed and
put to work. Wages were still SIS per dag
when Hoyt left. He will not start on the re-
turn trip till January. The Canadian m all
by way of Dyea is expected out in about
two weeks.
Returning Klondikers are expected in
Juneau to the extent o: two or three par
ties per week during the fall and winter.
There are no additional particulars of
the food in the Chilkoot Canyon. ST At
we'll of Seattle, who came down from
Dyea yesterday, says that the only man
killed was Choynski. His partner, Flynn,
escaped death, though badly hurt. 1t is
said at Sheep Camp that DR.. Smith and
wife OF Seattle had gone to the summit
the day before, and though no one at
Sheep Camp has seen them since the
flood they are believed to be alive.
Packers are returning on every boat
from Dyea and Skaguay, and packing is
practically over for the season. This
means winter quarters where they are for
all on the trails who have not started
down the river. The principal bridges on
both trails are said TO have been washed
away, and crossing the swollen torrents
Is very dangerous undertaking.
On the Dyea trail campers going into
winter quarters are still hunting for their
property and finding stores, bedding and
bacon from half to mile down. the can
yon from Sheep Camp, where it was
dropped by the tidal wave which broke
loose from the glacier.
A townsite has been laid out at Dyea by
United States Commissioner Smith back
in the timber. The wire for the cable
tramway over the Chilkoot Pass has ar
rived on the ground. HAL HOFFMAN,.
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TROUBLE IN KOREAN CIRCLES
Minister Pom Ye Chin Refused to
Attend the Funeral of His
Predecessor.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. "A special
from Washington says: The members of
the Corean colony here insist that the
present Minister, Pom Ye Chin, will soon
be recalled. His conduct of the legation
is being investigated, and when certain
formalities are complied with he will be
perem mptorily summoned home.
The main reason for the recall is said 10
be his refusal to attend the funeral SER
vices of his predecessor in office, Pom
kwang Sob. His absence from this func-
tion Is regarded as gross disrespect to
the memory of his illustrious country
NJ an and to the King of Korea, who wa 8
represented at these ceremonies by his
second son, Prince Eiu Wha, and by
Prince Min, special en- bassador to the
Queens jubilee, and relative of the late
Queen of Korea.
Pom Ye Ch1n's explanation of his alb
sence is that he disapproved of the cre-
nation of Mr.. Soh's body, and he did not
wish to seem to sanction by his presence
the divorce. pronounced between the
King and Queen of Korea, which decree
Mr.. Sob signed in his capacity as Minister
of Justice.
But those who know say his hatred
and jealousy OF his predecessor were the
only reasons. This explanation is made
by the local society of theosophis. s of
which Mr.. Son was member The
Minister also refused to lend Korean flag
TO drape the coffin.
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DETROIT BJCfCLE RACES.
Half Dozen star Riders BADLY Mired
Up in ~ all.

Half Dozen star Riders Badly Mi1ed
Up in n i all.
DETROIT, MICH, Oct. 2.-To-day's ma.
tlonal bicycle races wound up with half.
dozen of the fastest of the racing stars
badly spilled along The track. Just after
the last eighth mile of the final event
of the day. the two mile open profes-
sional, was reached, Tom Cooper's wheel
struck that of Butler, who was Just ahead.
Butler and Cooper were badly thrown and
Bald, Mertens and Kiser tumbIed over
them in bad mix up. Mertens' right
side was painfully injured by heavy fall
upon Cooper's handle bar. The st. Paul
man lay upon the ground for some time
before he was able to be assisted to the
training quarters. However, his injury
is not expected TO prove permanent. Bald
received a hard blow in the side and all
had a severe shaking up. The weather
was fine and over $500 spectators were
present.
There was no loafng and little jockey
ing in the final of the iwo-mile profess
sionai. Loughead led by the first mile
with Mertens and Butler close up.
Cooper, Bald, Butler and Kiser went out
successfully for the lead and very nearly
got it. Then came the accident giving
Loughead the race, which he was in fair
way of winning.
The other professional event was the
one mile, 2:05 class. Only a few of tn c
leading flyers started in this race The
three preliminary heats were won by Tay-
lor, Hoyt and Brown. Hoyt did some
tall sprinting on the third quarter, but
DR.. Brown was the active man of the
party at the end. and finished first in a
hot tussle with Butter.
Wood and Carlson, amateurs, wen. a
mile on tandem in 1:54, beating the
worlds amateur record and equaling the
professional tandem record. Summarize !:
One mile, 2:05 class. professional, DR.. A..
+. Brown of Cleveland won, Nat Butler
second, Watson Coleman OF Boston third.
Time. 2:0S 1-5
Two mile open, professional, final. F. ].
Ioughead of Sarnia, Ontario, won, Owen
Kim bic of Louisville second, J. F. Esperon
of Detroit third. Time, ALL.
w. ID. Stevenson, a one-armed rider,
went mile in 1:54. paced by sextet.
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RUSH TO. COPPER RIVER.
The Steamer ;Waicott Brings NJ ws
Of Discoveries-in a Very Rich
Region.


SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 2-The steamer
Walcott, formerly in the revenue cutter
service, arrived in this port this evening
bringing news of copper discoveries on
Prince William Sound and the rush to
Copper River. The discoveries in the
Klondike have put damper on pros
pecting III the Cooks Inlet country, but
George r. Reade, operating on Six Mile
Creek, reports that his company has
struck placer mines which yield 500
profit month to each man.
DR.. H. B. Allen, surgeon of the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company, which owns
the WaIcotr, states that the rush to the
Yukon next year will be by The way of
Valdes Inlet, Prince William Sound, as
the country, after the first stages are
passed, is level and allows people to strike
the Yukon not far below Dawson In re-
gard 10 a railroad to the interior of Alaska
DIR. Allen seys:
I'll railroad is feasible from any point
in Alaska to the Yukon it is by the Val
des route from Prince William. Sound. ."
The doctor refused to make any state
ments as to his belief whether the Cud.
ahys and other capitalists are thinking
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Rnciuo on tnrso.,. Track.

CARSON, New, Oct. 2.-The week.
racing has been so successful that the
meeting will continue next week.
Peo won the unfinished trot this morning.
with Peggie second. Al ter the race Peggie be.
came sick, and is not expected to live un til
morning. 1t is charged that she was doped 10
prevent her winning.
Jessie o won the three-furlong dash with
Gold Cloud second
The woman's mile race was won by Mrs
Bagwell on Nic-Nac in / AT.
The haif-mile dash was won by Lucky Dan
in :4S, Tod Hunter second d. Iron Heart third
Drummer took the seven-furlong dash, Fan
ME second, Peril third.
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FOUL PL4T ;FE4RED.

Retcard for Inform alton of Charles C..
EcEert's Bhcrea bouts:
NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. :2.-Frank R.
Eckert, a bookmaker, has offered $500 re-
ward for the discovery of the wherea bouts
of his brother, Charles C. Z kert, also a
hookmaker, who mysteriously disap-
peared from here on Septem ber,22 Charles
Eckert visited San Francisco frequently
and attended races. He has a wife and
seven children in Chicago. The missing
man has brown hair and eyes, sandy mus
tache, light complexion anu is feet G
inches in height. Frank Eckert thinks
his brother was m urdered in mistake for
himself by personal enemies.
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A Tfctory for faie.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Oct. 2-The
home football season was opened at Yale
this afternoon when the entire university
witnessed the game with Wesleyan on the
new gridiron. There were nearly 5000
spectators. TIE game resulted in a vic
tory for Yale by the score of 80 to O. The
weather was too warm for fooi bali and the
Wesleyan players, many of whom aave
been in training but TWO DAYS. were al
most Frustrated in the second mali, Yale
scoring four times within ten minutes,
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Grope Conte.,. a, Fresno.

FRESNO CAL, Oct. 2. - Before the
Fresno Athletic CLUB tonight Cardwell
and Wolden berg gained fall each in the
wrestling bout, and it was dec ided a tie.
The sparring contest for the bantam
championship of the club between Robert
Walker, 108 and Carl Harel, 1O3 pounds,
was won by Harel in a close contest. The
sparring contest btween Frank Chance
and Budd Appling was won by Chance.
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Stanford. Freshmen Er,y.n B,ot,

PALO ALTO, CAL, Oct. 2-The Young
Mems Christian Association football team
of San Francisco added another to its long
list of victories by defeating the freshman
eleven here this afternoon by score of 6
to 4. The freshmen played good game.
but were outclassed in team work'
Toward the end of the first halt a star
run by Manly carried the bail to within a
few yards OF the. goal line, whence the
freshmen easily bucked it over. Tue Wis.
iting tear put up good exhibition of
football and earned most OF the gains by
pluck and skillful work.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
DASHED D0WN .mOUNrAIy.

FrighHinl Wreck on the ST. Lonis aud
San francisco hOad.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. "A special to
the Commercial. Al ppeal from Van Buren,
Ark, says: A report reached here at II
O'Clock tonight OF a terrible freight wreck
on the st. Louis and San Francisco road at
Chester. twenty miles north of here.
A irei,ht train ming down III monn.
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TRorzING RECORD BROKEN.
Witsiam Penn Do-s the Lasf Half IF a
Mtts Heat in I:O13-4.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Oct. 2.-Another
worlds record was broken at the State
fair grounds Friday. besides the pacing
race record and the trotting record for
1897 Cor a mile.
The last half trotted by William Penn,
the winner In the free-for-al trot, :013l.
was the fastest last half ever made by a
trotter eltner IN race or against time,
the previous record being where Alix
made her record mile of 2:03s1 in 1895 at
Galesburg. Ill, when she trotted the last
half In 1:02H.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
Must Be Som ething That Every One
Ought TO Have.

There is one thing universally desired
and it is something that more people
might possess if the dictates OF reason and
common sense. were more generally
needed. Every one wants good health
and nearly every one might have it by
keeping the blood rich and pure, the an
petite good and the organs of the tody in
"a healthy condition by the use of Hood's
Sarsaparilla. 1t is just the medicine 10
take at this season TO guard against the
dangers which threaten the physical
system. sS
Hoods Pills cure all Liver ms. 25 cents
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!. En- Mavor Conc Dro,rn.d.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Oct. 2.-Word has
been received tonight that ex- Mayor Fred
Cope had been drowned in a creek on the
Skaguay trail while fording it wi a
horse. He slipped and was instantly
washed away. his body has not been re-
covered.
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Death of rrofrxsor 1bom,.o.

BOULDER, CoLo.. Oct. 2-Professor
Guy V. Thompson, formerly mem Der of
the Yaledacuity and a prominent educa.
tor, died here to-day from consum ption.
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Sailed for skaounv.

TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 2.-The steamer
Ai-Ki sailed to-day fer Sksguay with q
fuil cargo of freight and about fifty pas
sengers. The steamer carried a quantity
of coal Ior Seward City.
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tain got beyond control by the airhrake
refusing TO work, and every car ran of
the track, killing most of the train crew,
The mum ber cannot be learned.
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''77" FOR COLDS

DR.. Humphreys Homeopathic Manual of Dis
eases at your Druggists or Mailed Free
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt or 25
cents, so eDts, or ST. Humphreys Med Co
cor. William and John streets New York
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
SALEM. ORE. Oct. 2.-The races re
suited as follows:

Pacing 2 :25 class Alta won, Island Lass
second, Oracle p third. Best time. 2:I91l.
Running, one mile, handicap, Gussie won,
Latah second, Black Alder third. Time :45
Special trot and pace, unfinished, Meteor
won two heats, Deceiver one Hugo and Path
mont distanced. Best time, 2:2O
Chehalis. the racer, in an attempt to lower
his record of 2 :07lz. made mile in Q 2:O71s on
a heavy track.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO, Oct. 2.-Six furlongs,
Nick Carter won, Byron McClelland second
o'Connell third. Time, 1:15A
Five and a half furlongs, Caddie won, LII
liam Bell second, Wing Shot third Time,
1:093z.
Seven and half furlongs, Creit won. KALI
tan second, Dominica third. Time, l 1:353<
One mile, the Tobacco stakes, Simon w won,
Panchita ii second, Eugenia Wickes third.
Time, 1:413<.
Five furIougs Dan Rice won, Our Chance
second, Pontus third. Time :021%
Seven and half turlOngs, Sc ming, Brighton
won. Carrie Lyle second, Tonto third. Time,
/ 1:35L.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-28

Meeia and Organizes for Energetic
Action
Messrs j. Z. Scruggs of Perry; G,
w. Patrick, of shawnee, and j. S.
Buchanan, Of Norman, composing the
Tennessee Centennial commission ap-
pointed by Gov. Renfrow to represent
Oklahoma at the exposition to be held
next May, met in this city yesterday
and organized for action. Plans were
perfected for properly advertising the
territory at the big show Educa.
tional, agricultural and mineral ex
hibits will be features Of the Okla
homa display.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-28

Address by COMMITTEES OF citizens a mem
Pending Legislation

Address by COMMITTEES Of citizens Anent
Pending Legislation.
Editor Leader Kindly PRINT the FOL
lowing Our people do not feel that
there should be any controversy over
or objection to the location OF a nor
NAL school at Alva, but 1t seems that |
our opponents are strenuous in the ex
treme in their Efforts to defeat us.
Col. Johnson spoke OF having room for
many more pupils at Edmond, but he
did not state that one Of the best ress-
ons for such a condition is the fact that
Guthrie and Oklahoma City. wishin
few miles of Edmond, each have graded
/ high schools and their graduates only
need a few finishing touches TO com.
plete an education, when on the con
trary there is not high school In ell
the counties tributary to Alva, aud the
young people OF twelve years of age
and upward are much in need OF better
educational facilities, and without
some aid aud encouragement from the
territory their progress will necessari-
ly be very slow, and hundreds will
grow up lacking the education they
deserve
Col johnson said the fund was in.
sufficient TO support another normal.
/ He is perhaps uninfOrmed Of the fact
that the central and western counties
OF the strip were not thickly settled at
the opening en- Sept l6, 1898, and as
the settlers in the eastern counties
.e.a.
moved further west and settled. TIE
consequence is that Woods county, es-
peclslly, is gaining steadily and rapid
ly In population and wealth; the IN
crease in her population in 1895 hav-
ing been over 1000 The increase in
rentals OF reserved lands Of course
keeps pace with the increase Of popu-
lation, and we contend that the nor
, NAL school fund will necessarily in
crease to such an extent that there
, will be plenty Of funds for the north
western normal and additional needs
Of the Edmond normal
Candidly, il is a matter Of suspicion
: on the part Of western oklahoma peo-
pie that more room has been added
, TO the Edmond normal building during
= the past two yeare IN order TO impress
7 this legislature with the belief that
/ huOhutE uOIluhi huOulu uOh Ut
g established, while there is accom- mo-
dations for more pupils at Edmond, ,
, instead Of reasonable anticipa tion of
an increased attendance.
The governors report shows popu-
|, lation OF 275 ,5s7 IN klahoma The
, population OF the counties nearer 10
Alva than 20 Edmond is s7,7l6 very
nearly one-third of the total population
of the territory, and increasing
steadily.
I Kansas, with population Of a
/ million and quarter, has nearly forty
schools and colleges; only a few in
stitutions, 10 be true. but distributed
over the entire state, so that all can
be accommodated without great cost
or Inconvenience Oklahoma has
three almost within a stones throw
Of each other.
Column after column OF indisputable
facts aud figures can be furnished in
proof Of the iustness of our demand for
. the Northwestern Normal school,
but we submit this with the confidence
that the situation will be fully com
pretended by every reasonable and
just man
a s l.. JOHNSON,
H. A. NOAH,
W. i HATFIELD,
Alva O. r. Committee