Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-02
WOMEN FOR ALASKA.
HUNDREDS of the Fair Sex VIII Crowd
Early Spring Steamers.

N<hi ~ opi iuS ClttIhtlS.
There may not be many women in
the gold fields of the far north at the
present time, but in the spring that
country will have a colony of the fair
sex that will make the Yukoner open
his eyes and reflect as to whether he
is in Alaska or attending the produc-
ton of an opera in civilization.
The bureau OF information connect
ed with Seattle chamber of commerce
has circulated throughout the United
States the fact that women contemp-
lating the trip to the gold fields will
be supplied with all necessary infor-
| nation by applying to the bureau
Just now letters are pouring in from
all over the country signed by women
who say they will join in the spring
rush to Alaska.
The indications are that Chicago
! viii have city of females of its own
| in Alaska next year. Dozens of let
| ters have come from women residing
| there, and they all announce that Chi
cago will send big crowd. The ma
| Jority who say they intend to make
| the journey announce that they will
| be we'll supplied with money. Some
will dig for gold, but in many in
stances the letters indicate that
woman believes there are other ways
OF getting possession of klondike gold
than by taking 1t from the ground.
woman who is married and who lives
| in small town writes.
Il have decided to go to the gold
fields of Alaska. l have done pros
pecting for four years in Washington
and am used to rough trails, and do
not expect a bed of roses or to pick up
gold in my pathway. | will take my
place prospecting like man. I'M
derstand mineralogy, am quite geol-
ogist, and | know if ever have
fortune | will have to earn it, and |
intend to do my best at any honorable
| work can find to do | am a report
er for several eastern papers. Please
give me all the information you think
would be of interest to me. Is there
any chance for woman to get a grub
stake proposition? | have a woman
that would go with me who is a fine
cook
An eastern girl, who explained that
she is "A years of age, young, healthy
and ambitious in a letter to the bu-
reau says that she feels that her home
| is in the Klondike, that she is out Of
| lace In her present quarters and that
! the sooner she reaches the gold fields
| the better it Will be for her and for the
| country. There Is only one way out
| of it, and that Is for me to come west
| and work during the winter Then ]
will be ready to link hands with the
crowd in the spring"
| The bureau is addressed by another
woman, who lives in California, as
Dear Madam" She writes viii
! you kindly furnish me information
concerning Alaska, as | am one OF n
| party of ladies who intend going In the
/ spring? Kindly advise me If the sea-
ports offer as good business opportuni-
ties for business women. ] have for
/ years conducted family hotels and am
now in charge of one. Is there good
opening in Seattle? Tell me also how
| can get information regarding Ju-
neau Is there paper published
there, and Is there a chamber OF com
merce?"
! Here Is sample OF the eastern
/ 81,
/ healthy, middle-aged woman, respect
/ able and willing to work, find to do
1 that will pay? Would IL be advisable
/ to take q years provision II going in
February, l. e., starting from here in
] that month? What are the require
| ments in the way Of clothing2 Any
other facts of value TO tenderfoot
/ viii be gratefully received"
/ A formidable competitor for Yukon
| traffic, is to be launched next spring.
/ 1t will be equipped with both sails
/ and steamer lines covering the most
/ practicable routes TO the Yukon gold
/ basin. The company has let con
/ tract for twelve modern river steam
/ ers twenty-four barges and two tow
! toats to Moran Brothers Of this city
for nearly 81 .000,000 The boats are
I to be delivered at st. Michael's for use
! In medately after the opening of naW-
! cation next spring, The capital stock
I Of the Yukon company Is 10000 600
/ and II numbers among It's members
some financial heavy weights. A, f.
BurIeigh, an attorney and late North
srn Pacific receiver, is its president.
The company will not coniine us
operations to conducting a line OF
steamers between Seattle and the
Klondike by way Of ST. Michaels. but
will build railroad across the Chill
koot pass and over the Datsn trail to
Five Fingers, on the Yukon, there
connecting with line OF river steam
ers to the Alaskan gold fields.
POES BELLS"