New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
ITO KLONDIKE IN WINTER.
WHAT A VETERAN COLORADO MINER
HAS DONE TO SMOOTH THE PATH OF
THE TRAVELLER TO DAWSON CITY.
ARRANGEMENTS MAKING FOR FLEET OF
STOUTLY BUILT. STEEL HULL LIGHT DRACGHT
STE ,MERs FOR TIE YUKON SERVICE
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OVER THE wEITE PASS.
Agile Of movement alert of manner and keenly
obseryant of all that passing around him, Cap
tain James Rice president of the Alaska klondyke
Gold Mining Company, sat In his room at the Gilsey
House yesterday and talked entertaininglJ OF
himself little. but more of the great DIS
covery which has set the busy world OF men
by the ears and OF the plans and hopes or
,he newly formed CORPORATION OF which he Is
the guiding head. He Is sterling tyre OF the
Fastener who went West, not TO grow up win the
country but 10 help that vast territory 10 lts right
full place in the sisterhood Of States Born III 'e
mont he made his first Western trip with the ola
Vermont Brigade at the breaking out OF the war oil
the Rebellion. He served four years ana came out
n CAPTAIN and as he talked Of those times with
al Of a veterans modesty it was noticed that he
wore on his left breast the simple button tha' pro-
claims the Loyal Legion man. Alter the close vi
the war in 1865 In fact. Captain Rice went 10 COZ
orado and settled in Pueblo, where he resided Tor
cirhteen wears Active in all that conserved goou
government he entered politics, and for ten years
served in the City Council. and was three times
elected Mayor lie organized the first Schoo boaru
which he gave six years OF service, ana lor tee
. Years was president of the body he had created
Then he was sent to the Upper Territorial House.
which was then known the State Council. where
ne served for two years and was member whch
colorado was taken into the Unlcn as the Oeh'e1-
Mai State After that he was member oil the
state University Board for seven years, serving at
different times the president OF that pody, ana
ne was twice Gle tied Secretary OF state Yet MS
political duties did not prevent his f0loWms d
mercantile career for many years. nor dld II inter-
fore with hi, interest In the numerous great mining
industries Of his State IN me development OF WhlcH
he came TO rank as an expert authority lie Is 70
dav Interested in the Thistle, Ypsilanu and the
Mazeppa mines. and in placer mining on the biue
but. here / have talked enough about myself
the veteran. as he ran mis- fingers through
7 hi lair am
OF strong even teeth behind musiache as white
- his hair e; wan, to talk to you about some
other man whoa can consclent.ously praise and
there won't be any blushing over IT. Ihat man Is
our representative in the Klondyke country George
~ Morgan. Ny connection and my acquaintance
with Mr. Morgan began when | went to C9 Dorado
For 1me ne wb s in h my oPe & r ne Mns
Thirteen years ago he went to fuget sound as cerk
for a trading company. believe 1t was the Puget
:Een. From the very first with that company nc
placed IL direct contact with the Indians ana
territory to the North far Alaska, even as far
as the Yukon country OF course at that time the
The world only "A short time ago. but all the time
Mir Morgan was there were in correspondence:
aisT e fa5 s'%Tsd Up i ISSn Yukon
me nes wda ne OF hs
cause did not pretend to greater interest than
things go with busy ne. and you know also that
Alaska IL a good ways on. even from Colorado
Yet that is neither here nor there. now that am
awake 10 tho possibilities he has more recently
outlined lie Is nnw engaged In mining In our
interest and has associated with him others
who are experts In the work. lie is unmarried and
Is perhaps Atty years of age. lie WAS not mining
engineer. but he has had wide and varied expert
ences both with mines and with men: and during
the thirteen years he Mt Puget Sound he be-
came friendly TO a degree with the Indians, whose
services must b. sought as guides and carriers for
they own the dogs. Thus. through Mr.. Morgan, We
kno- the trouble OF getting over the passes beyond
Juneau. and we know also that unless parties
provided with facilities for making the trip In
winter. the journey Is almost Impossible. Mr.
Morgan In his connection with the trading com
pany had general charge Of the moving of sup
p.ies 10 all points the coast as well to points
IN the various tributaries and rivers entering into
Alaska His carriers OF goods the Indians
and their dogs, and for him the map of Alaska
an open book. He knows all OF the avenues. the
denies, the passes. the rivers and how get over
or around them. and his name with the Indians IS
an open sesame. Mention his name and the Indian
will come as smiling "a his coppery nature
will allow, and he Will exclan. Morgan heap big
man.
but Captain Rice. your company Is formed for
furnishing transportation by water"
II expected that remarked the Wesferner with
n laugh. Il reckon you don't know what
do Why. under our charter We can do anything;
build boats and operate them. build railroads.
gage In mining or open bank or run dog
press through fDe White Pass to Dawson City,