The herald., 1897-08-24

Only part of the Casper's passengers
are going to the Klondyke country. Mr..
BARLEY and his party are going to the
Copper river country to remain all WIN
ter, and if they are not successful there
they may go to the interior next year.
They were completely equipped, having
purchased all their supplies here. TIL ~
took food enough to last year. The
supplies for each man were packed in
fifteen boxes by Anderson & Chanslor,
each box being numbered and each man
carried a list of his provisions so that
he could tell by the number of box just
! what it contained. The list of supplies
each took and the number of the boxes
| are as follows: l. flour, 200 pounds; .
graham flour. 200 pounds; 8, evaporated
potatoes, IS pounds; 4, dried apricots,
so pounds; 5, bacon, 120 pounds; 6, sugar,
100 pounds; 7, white beans, so pounds;
8, pink beans, so pounds; 8, candles: 10,
corn beef 20 pounds; IL, baking powder,
l can, pepper tea, 8 pounds; coffee &
pounds; citric acid, matches: II, salt 70
pounds; rice, 20 pounds; evaporated ap-
pies. % pounds; 13, a small quantity Of
each of the other articles for use ell
route, so as to render the unpacking of
other boxes unnecessary; IA, lard, 10
pounds; evaporated onions, Is pounds
Is, hardware, mining tools, etc. The cost
of this supply of food, delivered in San
Pedro, was $71.17 each.
The hardware included the following
articles: Tin plates. spoons, knives.
forks, cooking spoons, butcher knife, hand
saw, ak, hatchet, brace, bits, nails, water
pail, whet-stone fry pan, stew pan, gold
pan, small compass, magnifying glass,
files, pick, spring point shovel and ten
yards of galvanized wire screening. This,
with a 45-70 Winchester rifle, 300 car
tridges, cartridge belt and bowie knife,
cost each man $36.25, packed. Their
| clothing outfit consisted of suit of sheen
hide clothing with the wool on two
heavy and two medium weight blankets,
heavy underwear, gloves, socks, woolen
shirts, sweater, rubber hip boots and
heavy shoes, all of which cost $45.75. The
total cost of their outfit was, therefore
$153.70. This does not include the cost of
several 16-foot sleds and two fiat bottom
boats. They paid so each for transporta- =
! ton to San Francisco, and from there
will pay $50 more, so that they will be
able to reach Copper river much more
cheaply than some of the miners who
have returned would think it possible
They expect to return in two years
T. f. Lyman and three friends will
sail tomorrow on the steamer Santa
Rosa for San Francisco en- route to Dyea.
Mr. Lyman declined to divulge the names
Of his companions, saying it was their
request. Each of them will be equipped
| q n G lint i1a to+ ba+ Q
ley party The goods will be packed in
double bags and then placed in canvas
sacks, which will be ciled and painted SC
as 20 make them water tight
Numerous small parties are quietly but
carefully making their preparations tc
JOIN the Alaskan rush early next spring
Perhaps the best known of these is the
party which will be headed by Assistant
Chief of Fire Department Ed Smith
His companion will be George Conely
driver Of No. hose wagon; George
Ryerson of Salina county and James ST
Clair of the Home Ice company. One OF
two others may be added to the party
as there have been numerous applica
tions made to Mr.. Smith by persons wht
desire to go. L. H. Reynolds has an
nounced his intention of going. as ha
also William Mescall, superintendent o
the Meek Baking company. Several per
sons who find it impossible to q,
in person are said to be stalking miner
for the trip in consideration of a shar
III whatever they may strike in the Klon
dyke country. Rumor has it that Dr.
Rebecca Lee Dorsey, who is greatly in
terested in mines and mining, has caugh
the fever and is party to such stake
She refused to either affirm or deny tn
rumor when asked about it, saying it wa
a matter of business which she though
best to keep to herself.
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