The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-25
MEN AND MONEY
Are Ready to Exploit the Arctic Gold
Fields


SEATTLE, Wash, July 24.-It is au-
thortatively stated here today that ex-
Governor John H. McGraw and General
IE. M. Carr, who left Seattle Thursday
on the Portland for the Clordyke, go as
representatives of a New York company
with $5000,000 capital, and headed by j.
Edward Addicks of Delaware. The
company is to complete incorporation in
New York on Monday. The western di-
rectors are Ex-Governor McGraw, Gen
eral Carr and George B. Kittinger Of this
city. 1t is also said that Senator John
l.. Wilson is interested. 1t is to be in
corporated under the name of the Yukon,
Caribou, British Columbia, Gold Mining
and Development company limited.
George B. Kittinger, who is a brother Of
Charles H. Kittinger, Mr.. Ad'dicks' con-
fidential manager, will follow McGraw
and Carr to the north in a few days.
Moran Brothers company, shipbuild-
ers of this city, today secured contract
for the building of three vessels to ply on
the Stikine river in Alaska and British
Columbia-two stern-wheel steamers
and barge. These vessels are to be
used in opening new route to the
Clondyke by the way of the Stikine riveD
ing opened by the Dominion govern
ment from Dease lake, in the Cassiar
country, to the headwaters of the Yukon.
One of the steamers is 100 feet in length.
20 feet beam; the other is ITO feet long
They will be shipped UP to the mouth Of
the Stikine river all framed and ready
to assemble, and will be put together
there The Morans built the engines and
boilers.
The Poet-Intelligencer Alaska News
syndicate has been organized here, with
James D. Hoge, Jr., manager of the
lPost-Intelligencer, at its head The
syndicate is sending William ]. Jones to
the Clondyke on the Mexico, sailing to-
morrow, S. P. Weston, another cores
pondent, is now on the Portland en- route
to St. Michael's.
THE COLLECTOR GOES
| PORTLAND, Ore, July PA party
of ten Portlanders left today for Seattle,
where they will take the steamer Mex
leo for Juneau tomorrow. Among them
are ]. W. Ivey, recently appointed COL
/ lector of customs for Alaska, who goes
to take charge of his office.
Capt. Goodall, superintendent of the
Pacific Coast Steamship company ar
rived from San Francisco this afternoon
and will remain here until after the
steamer Eldr sails for Juneau on July
30. He is here TO superintend the man.
ming and equipping of the vessels. The
Elder will carry out a full list of pas
ksengers and a full cargo of freight
DAmong the freight will be a number OF
cattle and twenty-five burros, which are
being sent north to used as pack ami
| mails.
A SCHOONER CHARTERED
| SAN DIEGO, July 24.-The Honolulu
schooner General Mcpherson, soon to
| arrive here, has BEEN chartered by ].
p. Cantlin and Harry Robbins Of this
| city for trip to Juneau, Alaska. The
| Mcpherson is now on her way from the
! Gulf of California and will arrive here
about August 1. Immediately upon her
arrival here she will be fl tied up to car
ry eighty passengers. The prospectors
have fixed the rate of passage at $3.50.
! Every passenger will be allowed to carry
700 pounds of baggage, which will enable
every man to stock up for year in Alas
ka Besides, the boat will take provi-
sions and a general cargo for the owners.
She is scheduled to sail from this port on
or about August Is, ard this will bring
her to Juneau not later than September
10, in time to make the overland route
to Clondyke. The whole list of miners
going will be made up in this vicinity.
OFFICIAL INQUIRY
WASHINGTON. July 24.-Recogniz-
ing the Importance of the recent gold
discoveries in Alaska and adjoining ter
ritory and in obedience to the wide-
spread demand for authentic informA-
ton in regard thereto, the commissions
er of labor has detailed from his regular