The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
A WOMAN
With TWO
SECRETS.
Miss Clark of Oakland Will
Take Them to the
Klondike.
TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY.
Has Already Proved That She
Is Fully Able to Defend
Herself.
ANECDOTE OF 4 SILK PiRASOL.
+ Being Led by an Unseen Force in
- Which She Has Perfect
Confidence.
INECDOTE OF A SILK PlRlSOL.
+ Being Led by an Unseen Force in
~ Which She Has Perfect
Confidence.
OAKLAND OFFICE. SAN FRANCIsCo CALL !
COS Rrna 4 IA-..a.,,-- 1.u-. - Z


sos Broadway, December 4. (
Tomorrow morning a plucky little
woman from this city Will start for the icy
gold regions. To prospect for the yellow
metal is no new experience with her, for
in the wilds of Arizona she once made a
good strike through the same medium
which now impels her to go northward.
1t IS probable that within the next few
months romantic stories will float down
from the Alaskan gold field of a remark
able character whose identity puzzles
every one whom it meets, for it is the in
tention of Oakland's latest explorer to
hide her identity so that no one can at
tempt to steal from her her secret or profit
by her good fortune.
Miss Annie Clark, who lives at the
Henry House. is convinced that she pos
sesses enough pluck and ability to go I'M
aided into the Yukon region and make
the earth yield her a fortune. The figure
she sets upon her prospective luck is
rather high, but not greater than her con-
fdence. For a few years Miss Clark has
looked out for herself. Hard work does
not prove unpleasant to her and she has
had no difficulty in attaining her share OF
the good things of this life. Miss Clark is
she terrorizsd membe of the fish gang
in such a forclble manner that she does
not fear ever being annoyed again.
~ gu see this umbrella" she said
s0eelly, this afternoon; sit is bent little.
The curve IN the handle represents the
pronle or a smart young fellows head.
At Thirteenth ana Washington streets.
<here there are plenty OF light and nearly
, always some people, this bright young
elbow attem pied TO say something which
Il resume he thought was very smart
TIE didn't think so FIVE seconds later
Would you believe 1t? He was on the
ground before he had time to wink. In
TACT when l saw what | mad done l al
most pitied him. This little umbrella. as
You see. has a heavy silver head, and the
rod is OF nne steel, and In the hands of an
indignant woman II can do great thin Es.'
Her visitor handled the delicate parasot,
and aid not take much convincing 10 be-
lieve that every thing the little woman
said was true. People have been arrested
in cities wilder than Oakland for carrying
a slungshot not capable Of doing half the
damage that could be done with that little
silk sunshade.
Miss Clark then launched out into her
story OF what she intended to do in the
goldfields. 81 shall leave tomorrow"
she said "for Seattle, and from there
shall 60 as lar north as possible, and when
spring opens shall continue to go north.
After l leave Seattle L shall make it my
business to take care that no one shall
know me. l have in nv mind a perfect
disguise, and nave such confidence in n.y.
self that when l conceal my identity am
afraid of nothing"
do you suggest by that that you will
wear other than lady's clOthes?'
That is my secret. All l wish to say is
that no matter whether l appear as man
or woman no one will know me, and | can
take care of myself Years ago l was to Id
in a visitation to prospect in a certain
place, and l did so with marked success.
Now l have been told that as soon as
land IN Alaska ! shall be led to place
where l can take out a large fortune. [
am to be away a year. and at the end of
that time l expect to be worth not less
,than 500 900
This is no hasty move on my part
! have studied this matter Tor long time,
ana am fully informed on the conditions
of the country, | do not know exactly
where l shall locate, but | am confide n
that l am going to strike something very
rich. l beiieVe a woman is Just as able o
take a tort une from the Klondike as a
man. ! have more confidence in my self
tnan in most men. anyhow. ana DO not
fear anything that / may encounter"
e Miss Clark then proceeded with the
packing of her trunk, and as she babe her
visitor good-by ii was hard for him to
conceive how face so cnarmingly girIlsh
could deceive a man, even though its
owner wore coat and pants.