Richmond planet., 1897-07-31
THRONCS WANT TO GO.
They Besiege the Shipping Offices
of San Francisco.
SCHEMES ron GETTING THERE.


Forty Mile Post co Die Until About
Year Ago.
San Francisco. July 1s.-The throngs |
about every shipping once that has |
even the remotest Alaskan relations |
have by no means diminished 1t would |
seem that the emily circumstance which |
prevents the wholesale deDopulatio 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
portation TO the land where nuggets
are to be had. they think, for the pick
ing up.
Every day sees some new scheme for
overcoming the difncuities In the way
OF reaching the Klondflxe. and the fleet
of steamers and schoonerH pressed into
the service In growing steadily. The
latest OF the Klondiksl transportation
company schemes is being engineered
by Captain Herman. who has mapped
out a plan for reaching the digEings by
the middle OF September He will char
ter q large sailing vessel and the party
will take one ton OF PROFESSIONS No one
will be permitted to go unless he takes
this quantity. Each one, win be charged
s225 for the trip. and Captain HERMAN
thinks that for this sum he can land
them in Dawson City before Sept. 20
The ship WITH carry lafxR lighter, and
a steam launch will be psed>to tow the
lighter from st. Michaels to the Klon-
dixie. After reaching So. Michaels the
cargo and passengers will be trans
ferred to the lighter auh, conducted to
| their journeys end by u man who is
thoroughly acquainted wtth the river,
The Alaska Commercial Company's
| steamer Excelsior which left yester-
/ day. VIII not make another trip to
| Alaska before June OF next year, All
1 the accommodations to be disposed OF
1 for this trip have been sold, but would
be passengers continue to throng the
| eompany's Office. The Commercial COM
/ pany not only declines 70 sell any more
1 tickets, but it's representatives do all
| in their power TO dissuade applicants
l from making the trip until next year.
There was a motley throng on board
i the steamship Mexico for Alaska.
1 Conspicuous among them was Joaquin
| Miller, who goes to Kl0ndike as the
| representative OF San Francisco Jour
nal. and besides him there were five
other correspondents OF California
newspapers. including one lady. All
professions and trades were represent
ed among these passengers There
were miners and prospectors who have
been In every mining stampede from
Pixies Peak to Cassiar and Cariboo
just as eager IN pursuit OF the allur.
ing metal as they were In their young.
CT and more vigorous days. There wer,
also 20 women. wives OF miners. q num-
ber OF them going TO join their hus
bands. already at the mines.
Returned Yukonites deny the stor,
told by Frank Moss. OF Great Falls
| Mont. to the effect that 1000 graves a
Forty Mile post tell OF the terrible suf
ferings OF the gold seekers. F. G. Bow
ker says that so far from being owe
1000 deaths on the Yukon during tn
past three years, there was nobod.
there to die until something less thai
a year ago. and since then there hav
been three deaths in that whole dis
trict SO far as known. In the grav
yard at Forty Mile post. which ha
served for all that section for som
: years past there are only between 3
, and 40 graves.
Captain Ray, u. g. A.. with fve ON
GERS and Sc men. will leave Seattle 70
Circle City. Alaska, via St. Michael.
! Aug. s. Orders have been sent here {
ship q years supply of clothing. whic
will include wooden blankets. axes an
!, ali tools necessary to be used in hui
\ ting" Twelve improved concile tent
: will be shipped from Philadelphia
. express. Passage has been secured fc
the United States officers and the
a men on the North American Tran:
| poFtation and Trading company
n steamer Cleveland, which leaves S,
n attic Aug. 8. Each mans fare viii CO..
~ the government $3.50. and each ton
d | freight will be charged for at $50.
y Moxico's Rioh Gold NfInos.
p City OF Mexico, July fit Is pr
4 dicted here that when the gold plac
n mining is developed In the state
10 Guerrero. more gold will be taken o.
than In the Klondike region. Son
placer mining Is being done with {,
E celent results. and labor is cheap az
lI water abundant even In the dry seaso
IN One miner an old Californian, repor
al taking out $4,000 in gold in May. al
W his average Is $4,000 per month. T.
Indians In Sonora, who work in cru
DO way in the local gold placers, on
oI operating when in pressing need
money. get larger returns for We
10 little labor. and an explorer who h
20 been through the remotest regio
No states that Sonora will equal Califc
- MIA In its palmiest days a. a gold pE
ducer.
Alien Law Not to Be Enforced.
Ottawa. Ont. July 27.-The cabin
,e- today decided not to attempt to epfoI
the alien law In the Klondike distri
he The subject Of royalty on the gold ol
on put was discussed, but was left oN
lot until tOmorrow's session. Eighty Q
ditional mounted police will be sent
Dr. however. to maintain law and ord
and the United States authorities
.. Washington Will be asked to give
right OF way through disputed ter
tory. Two customs officers will be 8.
to Lake Tagish, on the British frC
tier. to collect customs duties.
Canada VIII Demand a Royalty.
.th Vancouver. B. c.. July 2S-The ]
IN minion COVER nment has. it Is said
ek. cidec to plaee royalty on all &
4 mined in Canadian territory in
ire Yukon district, and that a corps
tv | officials will leave here immediat
ION to enforce this decision. IT Is proba
to that the Canadian government
ris- build a telegraph line from Lynn ca
md to the Klondike, and that a system
nd. reserving alternate sections viii
I've adopted.
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