The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-26
OLD DAYS
GOLD DAYS
Now Bid Fair to Come
Again
THE RUSH TO THE CLONDYKE
AN INSTANCE OF REPEATED
HISTORY
Men Sell All That They Have for Pas
sage Trusting to Luck to Es-
Scape Starvation

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-The de-
sire Of the gold-struck throng for the
rich diggings in the Clondyke district re-
sembles for all the world the craze of
fasteners to reach California In. the
days of old and the days of gold. There
is little or no method, in this longing of
the masses to reach the Ell Dorado in the
great unknown territory of the north
west. People who have had no expert
erce in mining or have undergone none
of the hardships incident to such a
journey as will follow trip to the Yu-
kon country are clamoring for passage
and straining every nerve to secure the
funds necessary to make the trip. Many
are making sacrifices in order to visit
the country that promises so much.
Every steamship office in the city is
literally overrun with people seeking in
| formation concerning the Clondyke
country. Those who have the money
have not hesitated to pay for the pas
sage, trusting in many instances to
good luck to give them food on which to
subSst during the coming winter. The
Excelsior, which leaves on Wedne esday
next, has full passenger list, but big
bonuses are being offered every day for
a berth on the vessel.
The steamer Umatila left this morn
ing for the north with 290 passengers ard
full cargo of provisions. She left for
Port Townsend, where she connects
with the City of Topeka, sailing direct
to Juneau. The owners of the Umatilla
have applied to Inspector of Hulls and
Boilers Birmingham for permission 10
carry all the passengers that the vessels
owned by the company will hold. The
Topeka, which is sche eduled to leave Sc
attle early next week, has already more
passengers than is permitted by law.
pe6pf ssafe al are begging te M seam Team
ship company officers to provide them
with transportation
More people are anxious to go to Alas
ka and the Yukon country than can pos-
sibly be accommodated at the present
time. 1t is believed by many that the
vessels now fitting at San Francisco and
destined for Dawson City by way of ST..
Michael's will never reach the former
place. The river begins to freeze about
vessels leaving San Francisco after
August 1 to reach Dawson City for at
least five or six days after the extreme
cold sets in.
A WILD RUSH
SEATTLE, WASH, July 25.-No great
er crowd ever asse mbled on the wharyes
of Seattle than that which witnessed the
departure of the steamer Mexico for
Dyea this morning. On the Mexico were
2S3 passengers who left to seek their for
tunes in the Clondyke district The ad-
vertised time of sailing was o'clock,
but it was considerably after 12 before
she left the wharf. Long before that
time the wharf was completely blocked I
with people who were on hand to witness
the departure and the crowd spread out
along the wharves and docks to the
north for nearly mile. AT corServa-
tive estimate fully 5000 people were on
the wharves, twice as many had as
sembled to bid adeu to any preceding
steamer, showing that far from abating
the Clondyke fever is more virulent than
ever. In addition to her passengers, thu
Mexico carried some 1900 tons of freight
almost entirely of the outfits
of the gold seekers. She has also on
board forty-eight horses and one burro.
to be used in packing these supplies over
the Chilkoot pass from Dyea to Lake
The steamers Rosalie and Edith have i
been chartered by Frank E. Barnes to
make trips to Dyea and Skagaway, leav-
ing here July 81. The Rosalie will carry
200 passengers with their freight, while
the Edith will carry seventy-fiye head of I
horses. r
1t is intended to have the vessels re. \
urn in twelve days for another voyage. v
Should the business justify, the Rosa n
lie may be continued permanently on the 9
'un. Fares are the same established by h
he companies now carrying to those I
points and no cut is anticipated 80 long f
Us the present rush continues f
TARIFF TROUBLES fl
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-The Pa
life Coast Steamship people are consid-
rably exercised over the action of the
reasury department in making Dyea Il
ub-port of entry, which they claim was fl
one at the request of the Canadian Pa 6
ific company, through the Dominion S
'overnment. The Canadian Pacific a.
ompany operates line of steamers be- pl
eween Victoria and Juneau and asked 81
, have United States customs officers
laced on board their boats, which they
'anted to run through to Dyea direct
hese officers were to collect duties and m
lus obviate the necessity of landing ed
argoes at Juneau. The treasury de- sc
went even further and made ca
yea sub-port of entry The local of
eamship people say this will turn the be
Did hunters from the east to the Cana w
ian route, to the injury of the local
nes
SEATTLE. WASH, July 25.-The
hooner Stella Erland from Cooks In CT
July 7th. arrived hera at o'clock to- mi
~ with nine passengers She brings di
'wn $1,000 in gold dust from the placers pu
ing worked on creeks emptying into tn
e inlet. Three hundred men wintered sc