The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-28
THRONGS WANT TO GO.
They Besiege the Shipping Offices
Of San Francisco.
soHEMEs FOR GETTING THERE

Story OF Great Fatalities I'm the Re-
gion DenIed-Thcre was No one at
Forty Milo Post to Die Until About
Year Ago.
San Francisco. July 2s.-The throngs
about every shipping Office that has
even the remotest Alaskan relations
have by no means diminished. Il would
seem that the only circumstance which
prevents the wholesale depopulation of
San Francisco is the limit to the trans
portation facilities. Not only strong
men whose broad backs. bronzed faces
and work worn hands tell of previous
experience with the labor that literally
sweats the brow. but clerks and pro-
fessional men and women in hundreds
are seeking for information or trans
portauon to the land where nuggets
are to he had they think, for the pick
ing up.
Every day sees some new scheme for
overcoming the difficulties in the way
of reaching the KlondHSe, and the fleet
Of steamers and schooners pressed into
the service is growing steadily. The
latest of the KlondiSe transportation
company schemes is being engineered
by Captain Herman, who has mapped
out a plan for reaching the diggings by
the middle Of September. He viii char
ter a large sailing vessel, and the party
viii consist of so men, each of whom
will take one ton Of provisions. No one
win 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
q IN
| The ship will carry large lighter and
a steam launch will be used to tow the
! lighter from st. Michaels to the Klon-
! dixie. After reaching st. Michaels the
| cargo and passengers win be trans
ferred to the lighter and conducted to
| their journeys end by a 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
companys Office. The Commercial com
pany not only declines to sell any more
tickets, but its representatives do all
in their power to dissuade applicants
] lIoll lldhlllB lllG Trip ulllll 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-
terings OF the gold seekers. r. 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
yard at Forty Mile post, which had
served for all that section for some
years past there are only between 81
and 40 graves.
Captain Ray u. S. A., with five Off
GERS and Sc men, will leave Seattle fol
Circle City, Alaska, via ST. Michaels
Aug. s. Orders have been sent here {,
ship q years supply of clothing, whicl
win include wooden blankets, axes anC
all tools necessary TO be used in hut
ting" Twelve improved concile tent
will be shipped from Philadelphia b!
express. Passage has been secured 70
the United states officers and thei
men on the North American Trans
portation and Trading company
steamer Cleveland, which leaves Sc
attic Aug. 8. Each mans fare win cos
the government $3.50, and each ton o
freight will be charged for at $50.