The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-28
THR0NGS WANT TO GO.
They Besiege the Shipping Offices
Of San Francisco
SCHEMES FOB GETTING THERE.

Story OF Great Fatalities in the Re-
glon Denied-There was No One at
Forty Mile Post to Die Until About
q Year Ago.
San Francisco, July 2S-The throngs
about every shipping office that has
even the rertotest Alaskan relations
have by no means diminished. 1t would
seem that tGe only circumstance which
prevcats the wholesale depopulatfon of
San francisco Is the limit to the trans
portctiGn facilities. Not only strong
men wkcse bread backs, bronzed faces
ana work worn hands tell of previous
experience with the labor that literally
sweats the brow, hut clerks and pro-
fessional men and. women in hundreds
are seeking for information or trans
portation to the land where nuggets
are to be had, they think, for the pick
ing up.
Every day sees some new scheme for
overcoming the difficulties In the way
of reaching the Klondike, and the feet
Of steamers and schooners pressed into
the service Is growing steadily. The
latest of the klondke transportation
company schemes is being engineered
by Captain Herman, who has mapped
out plan for reaching the diggings by
the middle of September. He will char
ter large sailing vessel, and the party
will consist of go men, each of whom
will take one ton of provisions. No one
will be permitted to go unless he takes
this quantity. Each one will be charged
1925 for the trip, and Captain HERMAN
thinks that for this sum he can land
them In Dawson City before Sept. 20
The ship will carry large lighter. and
steam launch will be used to tow the
lighter from st. Michaels to the Klon-
dixie. After reaching St. Michaels the
cargo and passengers will be trans
ferred to the lighter and conducted to
their journeys end by man who is
thoroughly acquainted with the river.
The Alaska Commercial company's
steamer Excelsior, which left yester-
day, will not make another trip to
Alaska before June of next year. All
the accommodations to be disposed of
for this trip have been sold, but would
be passengers continue to throng the
company's office. The Commercial COM
pany not only declines to sell any more
tickets, but its representatives do all
in their power to dissuade applicants
from making the trip until next year.
Returned Yukonites deny the story
told by Frank Moss, of Great Falls,
Mont, to the effect that 1000 graves at
Forty Mile post tell of the terrible suf-
ferings of the gold seekers. Il. G. Bow
ker says that so far from being over
1900 deaths on the Yukon during the
past three years, there was nobody
there to die until something less than
a year ago, and since then there have
been three deaths in that whole dis
trict so far as known. In the grave
served for all that section for some
years past there are only between 80
and 40 graves.
Captain Ray, U. 8. A., with five Off
GERS and Sc men, will leave Seattle for
Circle City, Alaska, via St. Michaels,
Aug 5. Orders have been sent here to
ship years supply of clothing, which
will include wooden blankets, axes and
all tools necessary to be used in hut
ting" Twelve improved concile tents
will be shipped from Philadelphia by
express. Passage has been secured for
the United States officers and their
men on the North American Trans
portation and Trading company's
steamer Cleveland, which leaves Sc |
attic Aug. 5. Each mans fare will cost
the government $3.50, and each ton of |
freight will be charged for at $50.