The Portland daily press., 1897-12-11
WILL GARRY THE GOLD HUNTERS.
Brig H. H. Wright to Go to the Mouth of
the Yukon River.

The brig II. H. Wright will probably
sail this morning for Philadelphia and
from there will take a party to the
mouth of the Yukon. She is commanded
by Capt. Anthony L. Anderson, who
has been a mariner all his life and who
is the vice president of the Alaska Trans
portation, mining and Trading company
of Philadelphia.
Capt. Anderson said yesterday: 1.-THE
brig has been put in fine condition for
her long voyage and I have expended
about $500 on her in Portland l shall
sail direct to Philadelphia where every
thing is in readiness and waiting to be
put aboard.
The plan of our company is that each
man shall put in $1,000 for which they
will receive a certain amount of stock.
At the end of Is months every one re-
ceives $1,000 worth more of stock. After
that if the company proves successful,
regular dividends will be paid, so we
will all share alike. So far over 200 have
applied; out of this number we shall
probably pick about 60 who mean bust
ness and are willing to do their share of
the.swork. We will take on all our out
fit and supplies at Philadelphia with the
exception of perishable stuff which will
probably be bought at San francisco.
We shall not go around the Horn, but
through the Straits of Magellan, direct to
Frisco, where we will take on those of
the, company who do not care to join at
Philadelphia.
Included in the company are practi-
cal assayers, mining engineers, q mechani-
cal engineer and chemist, expert electric
ian, carpenters, blacksmiths, mill wrights,
boat builders. engineers, lumbermen, sea-
men, etc.
eve shall have a steam launch on
board for towing purposes when neces-
sary. Enough Delaware white oak will
be taken along to build u fat bottom boat
of very light draught and 1875 feet long
and "a feet beam, together with engines
and boilers. This boat will be q stern
wheeler, and we shall use it on the Up
per Yukon river.
Every few know of Miles canyon,
which is veritable death trap into which
one is likely to be drawn without notice,
and the White Horse rapids, known as
the miners grave, to say nothing OF the
Five Fingers and Rink rapids, both of
which are very dangerous; all of these
dangers are aggravated by reason of the
defective maps and reports of the coun-
try.
Many people who started last summer,
son City at the present time, are. in a
watery grave, and their supplies and pro-
visions in the bottom of the rapids and
rivers, and those who have escaped with
their lives are On the shores OF these
rapids without provisions, clothing and
shelter in desolate country and in a
perilous condition, absolutely destitute.
''All of these dangers are steered clear
of by the course which we have mapped
out. I expect to be able to take the brig
to the head Of deep water navigation or
about $40 miles up the river
'sWe shall fix up the forecastle into one
big apartment and instead of berths every
one will probably sling his hammock.
We shall not stay in Philadelphia more
than four or five days and then we are
off in earnest.
Among other things 1 shall carry out
from Philadelphia drill which can be
operated by hand and is capable of bor-
ing through many feet Of ledge. 1t is
light end portable and will be used in
prospecting. Then I shall take out about
100 Winchester rifles These can pur-
chase at $40 apiece AMI sell for $40 in the
Yukon country. The Wright will be an
chored in the Yukon and made our head
quarters. Here we can have ship for
trading purposes ard a storehouse. for
our goods if necessary.
1T is not the purpose of this company
to go to the Klondike. We believe there
is better paying country in the part of
the territory owned by the United States,
and it is in this district that we propose
to operate.