San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-23
ONLY THREE MONTHS OF WORK.
ING WEATHER OUT
OF TWELVE.
There Is No Transportation. No
Work Possible Until Late May.
Provisions High And Money
Must Be Taken To Tide
Over The InactiOn.

New York, July 2S.-The World says:
The Klondyke gold fever has not
abated a particle. The offices of the
railroad companies and ticket agencies
are visited by adventurous spirits
eager to seek their fortune in the Alas
kan gold fields.
From information received gathered
by World reporters these seriously con-
sidering making the trip will do well
to postpone their departure for some
time Under the most favorable cir
cumstances the working days in the
Yukon gold fields cannot exceed one
hundred in the year. For the other
PCS days the earth is covered with snow
| the ground is frozen and the rivers
closed by ice. Anybody starting from
| New York at this season would reach
the Yukon river just about the begin
ming of the long Alaskan winter, and
it would be far more comfortable for
him to remain in the states ana pro-
coed to the new Ell Dorado at a time
which would make his arrival there
simultaneous with the opening of good
weather.
Frederick Hobart, editor of the En-
cheering and Mining Journal, said:
1T would be extremely foolish for any
one to start from New York for Klon-
dyke at this season, because they can
not get there in time to do anything
this year. 1t is difficult to get trans
poration. Alaskan lines are not pre-
pared to carry many passengers. 1t
is easy enough to engage steamers and
get to the coast but the difficulty is to
get from the coast inland. Much of
the last portion of the journey must be
made on foot. If you go by the Jun
eau route, ii is necessary to walk over
the mountains and then build boat.
The Yukon river is only navigable dur
ing about three months Of the year.
1t would be well for those who do not
know that country to learn more about
it before starting for the gold fields"
Leicester Allen, associate editor of
the Engineering Magazine, said: Nat
urally l have given a good deal of at
tehtion to reports from the new gold
fields. l have no doubt there is lots
of gold there. 1 know Of very few men
who are preparing to leave the city
for the gold fields. 1t would be fol-
ly for them to do so at this time, any
way, as it is too late to accomplish
this year"
Up to date GA applications for trans |
portation have been made at the tick |
ct agencies here. But large MAORI |
ty of the applicants do not propose |
starting for several months.
A man who has just returned from
Alaska where he has been for two |
years said to a World reporter: mo |
one but fool, in my opinion, will start
Just now from New York for Klondyke.
Any that do will reach the diggings
to find the ground covered with snow
and be unable to do anything at all
until May or June of next year. The
ak about the high wages all read
we'll, but it should be remembered there
s little work to be done in the cold
weather in Alaska at any price Those
Who go to the new gold fields will need
quite a little money and it would be
Useless to go there without it. There
will be more of them earning less than
day than those who do. There is
n abundance of fish and game in Alas
"a, but the game laws are very strin-
ent and are rigidly enforced. 1t is
n awful tough journey, accomplished
My after much hardship and consid-
rable expense. Alaska is a hard
lace to get experience in and it will
i'll more men than it will make rich"
l.,