The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
RELIEF FUNDS
Pledged by the People of
Portland
Volunteers NOT LACKING
TO CARRY THE STUFF TO THE
KLONDIKE
Bills introduced in Congress Looking
to Alaskan Development-LandS
Opened to Locators
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Associated Press Special Wire.
PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 15.-The
Klondike relief committee Of the Port
land chamber of commerce has secured
pledges for more than 100 tons OF pro-
visions. Yesterday the committee ad-
vertised for volunteers to accompany the
expedition to Dawson and today Its
headquarters were besieged by appli-
cants, many Of whom have spent several
years in Alaska. The committee has
offered to the war department the serv-
ices of sufficient number OF men TO
transport the supplies into the Klon-
dixie.
AROUND THE HORN
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The steamer
Valencie sailed today for Baltimore,
whence she is shortly to start on voy-
age to San Francisco by way OF Cape
Horn. The Valencie was recently bought
from the Red D line by a company for
which Charles H. Cramp is president to
carry passengers for the Klondike be-
tween San Francisco and the mouth Of
the Yukon river. The Valencie is one
of a number of steamers the company
intend 10 put IN that trade.
ALASKA LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Frye today introduced a bill providing
for the purchase or construction Of a
vessel for the revenue cutter service on
the Yukon river and appropriating S40,-
900 for this purpose.
Senator Faulkner introduced bill in
cooperating the Cooks Inlet, Tanana
and Yukon Railroad company. author
izing the construction Of a railroad and
Geographic line from Tuxedat harbor on
Cooks Inlet in Alaska, through Man
tasta pass to the Alaskan boundary and
along the Yukon and Tanana rivers and
to Norton sound. The capital stock Of
the company is fixed at s60.00O.O0O.
Ex-senator Squire Of the state Of
Washington Is one Of the incorporators.
A bill introduced by Senator Elkins re-
stores all the lands in the Annette isl
and, Alaska, to the public domain, ex-
cept those in the southwest peninsula Of
the island. The entire island has been
set apart for the use of the Indians by
act Of congress. but the bill sets forth
that they occupy only this peninsula and
that the other portions contain valuable
mineral deposits, which are given as the
reasons for the proposed legislation.
THE NEW PLACERS
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Dee. 15.-
Charles G. Warren Of this place, re-
turning passenger on the steamer Al-Ki.
reports the discovery OF rich placer dig
gings near Dyea. He says there has
been a stampede from Dyea to thu
placers, which are in the canyon six
miles above town, and that the discov-
cries caused great excitement there
News was also brought on the Al-Ki of a
late discovery on Deadwood Creek seven
miles from Dawson City, on the opposite
side of the Yukon.
A COMPETENT GUIDE
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Claude Mil
Ter, a young st. Louisan, who has just
returned after an absence of four years,
will pilot party Of twenty other men
from this city to the Klondike gold
fields.
DEER FROM NORWAY
TRONDHJEM, Norway, Dec. 15.-An
agent of the United States government
named Kjeltbery has arrived here to
buy reindeer for the Klondike expedi-
tiOrS