The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
GO VIA EDMONTON.
Bold Chicago Explorers Route
to the Gold Region.

to the Gold Region.
Thirteen men and one woman con-
stituted a party which passed through
st. Paul yesterday, en- route for
Alaska, going by what is known as the
back door route" by way of Edmon-
ton and the Mackenzie and Peel rivers.
They stopped at the Globe hotel for
breakfast and left on an early train
over the Canadian Pacific for Edmon-
ton.
This is what is known as the War
molts party, of Chicago, recently or
ganized there and intending to work
on the cooperative plan. It's men,
bers are: Lambertus Warmolts, A. c.
Craig, John Mclean, C. SchVilstrom,
S. E. HOre, j. V. Pieroni, Edward Book,
Harry Card ]. H. Cantner, Edward
Charlton. William Waske, Thomas
Springer, Lafayette Graham and Mrs.
A. G. Craig. Mr.. Warmolts. who Or
gained the party, is contractor, as
Mclean is a railroad man, Hore was
formerly superintendent of mines in
Montana and other Western states,
while Mrs. Craig, who will brave the
riGors of an Alaskan winter will act
as cook for the party. They each con-
tributed $500 for the expenses of the
trip and will work on the cooperative
also getting her proportion.
Before leaving Chicago they pur-
chased their outfit, including suits of
fur, mackinaw and horsehide clothing,
surmOunted with big sombreros. Mrs.
Craig will be attired as the men, with
the addition OF a very short skirt.
Their sleeping bags are of canvas with
lining of lambs wool, and at night
the daring travellers can crawl with
them hn 10
where they will sleep secure from cold
and wind. They are heavily armed
with revolvers and Winchesters and
will carry sufficient supply of food
to last year. Shovels,> tools, ETC.,
complete the outfit.
The destination of the party is a
secret, although they admit that they
are going to the eastward of Klondike
Their first stop is Edmonton, Alberta,
where they will purchase materials for
boats and go by team to Athabasca
Landing. They will build boats and
embark on the Athabasca river, down
the chain of lakes and Mackenzie river
to the confluence Of the latter with
the Peel river, then up this about $50
miles, where they will knock their
boats to pieces and build sledges for
trip across the fields of snow and
ice. Their objective point is near the
head of the Stewart river
Harry Card, the guide, was formerly
employed by the Canadian govern
ment as surveyor, and Travelled all
through that country. He came across
rich gold deposits and made a chart
of the land on a parchment of deer
hide which he has preserved. They
will not follow placer mining, as in the
Klondike, but expect to find the
mother lode Of quartz, from which it is
supposed that the deposits farther
down the rivers have been washed
A party of people from the nations capital
F. A: Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. Seaton Perry
and Mrs. L. B. Webb, were registered at the
Ryan yesterday.
Maj Ezra Woodruff, wife and two children,
OF TT. Keogh. Mont, are at the Ryan.
w. A. Clark Jr.. of Butte, Mont, is a
guest of the Ryan.
An arrival at the Ryan yesterday was A. H.
Keller of Sioux Falls.
T. j. Dougherty, of Mortified, is at the
Merchants.
William H Laird, a prominent Winona lums
herman, is a Merchants guest.
F. E. Minette, of Sank Center registered
at the Merchants yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Chapman and son, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, are at the Ryan.
Two jamestown n. D., citizens C. A. Klaus
and NJ. F. Morris, are at the Clarendon.
William Golfer of st. James, registered al
| the Clarendon yesterday
E. B. Brooks, of st. Cloud, is a Clarendon
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Gross of Chippewa
Falls are at tie Windsor
Ben D. Smith. of Mankato, is a Windsor
guest.
James Klausman and Walter Koenig, Of
Milwaukee, are Metropolitan guests.
c. W. Smith. of Usage, To-, is at the Met
| ropolitan.
C. S. Sawtelle, of Elgin, was registered
at the Metropolitan yesterday.