The herald., 1897-09-05
NEXT SPRING AND THE nO!D|E
sEvENTY-FIvE THOUSAND PERSONS WILL START
FOR THE GOLD FIELDS NEXT
NAY AND JUNE
NEW YORK. Sent. 1-(speciaI Corr

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-(Special Corre-
spondence to The Herald.) According
to conservative compilation made here
Of the announced intentions Of Journey
ing to the Klondike regions next spring,
more than 100000 persons have deter
mined to court fortune in this manner.
Estimating that only rs per cent Of these
will maintain this frame of mind up to
next May or June, this will leave $4,000
would be Klondikers who will voyage in
some manner to the land Of gold. This is
only minimum estimate.
All the Klondike tales and prepara-
ton stories thus far have practically
come from the west, but the scene of ac-
tivity has to a certain extent been trans
ferred to the east, for the reason that
from this section must largely proceed
the tide Of emigration Of another year.
A great proportion Of the gold seekers
who have already gone were residents of
the west-men who did not have the ex-
pensive journey from the east to take
into consideration, fact which Is Of no
little Importance to the persons Of linn
tied means who constitute the bone and
sinew of the contingent that makes a
new country
OF the $4,000 who are likely to take the
journey into the Klondike when the icy
barriers Of winter have melted beneath
the fervor Of Old Sors rays, by far the
greater per cent will be fairly well post
ed as to the land they are going to and
the best way to get there. They will,
besides, know what should constitute
their outfit. There will be, therefore. a
certain per cent greater chance for
them to succeed than for the gold-mad
mob that today chokes Chilcoot and
other passes or mourns its ill-luck at
Dyea.
Not all Of the throng of gold hunters
which hopes to reach the Klondike with
in twelve months will wait until April
|or May before moving. One shipload will
leave New York harbor about October
/. The protector Of this expedition has
purchased a staunch vessel, which he
believes thoroughly able to stand the
buffetings Of a journey around Cape
Horn and will carry all up to certain
limit who can afford to pay $1,000 for the
trip. This money is not simply for
transportation and subsistence during
the journey over seas, but includes
years provisions after reaching the
gold fields and frame house, erected
the houses for the passengers being car
ried with the provisions in the hold Of
the vessel This is no chimerical
scheme, but a genuine undertaking
which will in all probability be carried
out.
In stating that the tide Of emigration
next year will come from eastern points,
a comparative standard Is used, the
eastern line referred to being drawn at
Chicago. This includes several of the
so called middle states, to be sure, but
to all intents and purposes in the matter
of Klondike emigration these are east.
New York state and Pennsylvania will
furnish at least twenty per cent Of the
gold seekers. Persons not residents of
these two sections Of the United States
can hardly realize the deep earnestness
with which consideration Is today being
given to the Klondike question. There is
much less of the impetuouS clement here
that is always looking for change and
adventure. The men who are talking
Klondike are not those who cannot
make a good living for themselves and
family but simply representatives Of a
class who seek competence, and who do
not care to be among the toilerS in the
vineyard all their days.
Here is an example: In little town in
Dutchess county, this state, there lives
a man with family consisting Of two
sons and one daughter. The youngest
Of the children is Is. This man is the
owner of small dairy that has brought
him in an income sufficient to maintain
all in comfort. The trouble has been,
however, that 1t ended with that. The
balance in the bank had about the same
limitations. Now, the dairyman argues
after this fashion: IF keep on here, as