The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
Tlt RUSH FOR KLONDIKE.
PiTfS Who Will Go in the Spring Al
fsidy Arriving at Tacoma.
ARAlLVAY TO BE CONSTRUCTED
The fs"ilaig of the Road Has Been Con
traessaFor and VIII be Finished
Next February.
TACOMA, Oct. 1897

TACOMA, Oct, 19 1897.
Men nosnd for the Klondike next
spring aHarriving, and one of the
men wnohas done more than any
other hla in the country to tighten
the hardaips of the journey overland
tothe g@ fields, has just left for the
other 8 NOf the world. \ His name is
Geort w podwell, a9N1he makes
q 90 f9ss abo, ,,if55a establishei9ags iiSle as
sl3Vl5e man does about investing
in Iusuit of clothes.
HHodwell makes his home at
Yohpna. London and Tacoma. He
wa;stuming from London when the
KIS;t . excitement broke out in a
viGanf form. He had the chief
m5aga,nent of tle Northern Pacific
Shmship compny's lines from Ia
coa toCbina anJapan on his hands,
br this did not Ceter him from pitch
ipinto other projects. Anticipating
IN % oreatest goldhunting rush since
tn days Of, 10, lr. Dodwell at once
pu three large nrveying parties in
theiaid to locat a railroad route over
tbemnuntain asses to the head
watrs Of the Nkon. They agreed
upo The Chilpot pass, and while
othr protector were building klon-
dix, ra ilroads o paper, Mr.. DOdwell,
assited by High C. Wallace, late
national Demoratic committeeman
for Woebinotol and q sOn-in-law of
Chit Justice fuller of the United
States supremcourt bench, quietly
filedmaps of lcation and rights-of
waywith our overnment at Wash
ingtOn city an at Sitka, the capital
of Alaska. -,
Tins the fir Alaska and Klondike
railroad was strted by Tacoma gen
tlemen, who old contracts for the
comnletion oithe same before next
February. Aarge part of the ma
terial has alpdy gone to Alaska
The railroad i'll be from Dyea, eight
miles TO the lad OF the Chilkoot pass
canvon, 1t ill be standard broad
gague and cable of carrying all the
freight that offered. From the head
of the CanyC an aerial tramway will
transport Il miners supplies over
the summit 3, 200 feet high, to the
head waterof the tributaries of the
Yukonrire The tramway will be
operatad ra forty horsepower en-
cine Jhcfwill be located at Sheep
CaMpf p framway will have cap,
datlG sEsi 19-tons OF freight
Duhg the Past season the estab.
lishetreight rate for carrying miners
suppRs from Dyea to Lake Linder-
man Rs from % to so cents per pound.
BY mixing the average from 30 to DO
centser pound the rate per ton would
be fra $6OOto $500. At that rate the
aeriaramway would have a daily
earnig capacity of from $75,0 to
$1,000. But the freight rates over
the lsses will take a great tumble
onceie tamway is in operation. At
preset it is estimated the prevailing
rateaext spring will not be over 10 or
10 ceis per pound and, perhaps, even
less. The owners and operators of
the fw rail and tramway own and
opene extensive steamship and rail
way nes, and are particularly inter
estedn the latter, and can, therefore,
afforto advance their rail and water
busiss to cut prices OF the Klondike
andlaka traffic to the minimum.
Va the ChilkOot pass railroad and
traRav in operation the difficulties
andardships that have been veri-
tabnightmare to those desiring to
enttthe mines over land will be re-
moa. There will be no more pulling
andauling and drudgery in getting
supies to the headwaters of the Yu-
kornd, in fact the possibility of a
fooamine in the new district in the
futs will be averted. Once supplies
areanded at the headwaters of the
Yum they can be foated down
stna with comparative ease, and
thine required heretofore, in MAX
ingde Journey, will be reduced at
lesta month.
6lowing the opening of the rail
roand tramway over the mountains
alra niged effort will be made to
clethe rivers and lakes of all and
aIObstructions to quick and safe
h$gation.
eopening of the new railroad and
-; fl y .assSt., ,azer he passes Wasin
cobin non and was being fostered
! byhe rtical Klondile and Alaska
/ miers Eoated at Tacoma at the time
wen elwarned all prospectors not
toget phthe Yukon country late in
thfalF they knew that with the
facititlesa hand the attempt to get
in nwouldSe failure and time has
shown Pint their advice was worth
needing ad their judgment sound.
But theeare always exceptions, and
in the !ae of hundreds of prospectors
returningfrom the ''impassable pass
woyoug Norweigians left last week
for DawsOn City, carrying an outfit
that weighs 1900 pounds.
you Viii Uncertainty freeze to death, .
they wertold by their friends here.
"oh, nowe won't" they would re-
ply, we think nothing of trip of
this Nhaat home in Norway. 1t will
be mercy pleasure trip for us.
1--WE Will travel on Norwegian ski,
draw omsleds after us...Where it is toe
steep 70 draw the sled we will pack
our supplies on our backs. We can
go sn%nere with 80 pounds on oul
backs, With such a pack we car
c0asV upWn the mountain side on the
SKI XII, a. sne rate of a mile a minute"
Inc names of these two daring sons
OF tlle North are Adolph Mosheim ant