The herald., 1897-09-21
KLONDIKE
SUPPLIES
To Be Carried in on Steam
Snow SledS
AL0ER'S PLAN ANTICIPATED
BY PEOPLE DOING BUSINESS FOR
PROFIT
AL0ER'S PLAN ANTICIPATED
Trains Will Be Running on the Yukon
Before Christmas-Road to
Lake Bennett

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Secretary
Alger has been anticipated in his scheme
for supplying transportation over the
Yukon by steam snow sleds. Today he re-
ceived a telegram from e. B. Hartley,
secretary of the Klondike Transporta-
ton, Express and Commercial company
of st. Louis, stating that his company
has already contracted for several Of the
locomotives and that trains will be run
ming over the Yukon river in December.
The instructions given to Lieut.. Col.
Randall, who will command the small
post to be established at st. Michaels
are very simple and direct. Secretary
Alger tells him to make his way to that
place with dispatch and establish post
temporarily, for it is not the intention
Of the department to make this perma-
nent post. He will preserve life and
property to the best Of his ability, en-
deavorng TO do so without exercising
force, If that is possible. 1t is expected
that the little command will arrive at
st. Michaels about October 5th.
A SKAGUAY ROAD
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept 20.-New
York and Seattle men have subscribed
the capital necessary to build narraw-
gauge railway from Skaguay over the
White pass to Lake Bennett. In the
syndicate are ex-United States Senator
Watson c. Squire Of this city, Senator
John p Jones of Nevada and James A.
McNaught, formerly general counsel
for the Northern Pacific railroad.
The preliminary survey was made by
F. C. Farnham, a mining engineer Of
San Francisco. He returned from Ska
quay short time ago, went to New
York, his report was accepted and the
money subscribed. The material for
construction has already been pur-
chased and as soon as it arrives here
Mr.. Farnham will go north with 1t and
begin work. Right Of way has been
secured from the government and filed
with the secretary Of the interior.
1t is the intention to bill passengers
and freight through from Seattle to
Lake Bennett. Boats will be built here
and sent to the lake for it's travellers,
by the company The western office of
the company will be at Seattle.
1t is expected to have the road ready
for operation by May first.
MINES NEAR HOME
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 20.-A special
to the Post-Intelligencer from New
Whatcom, Wash, says:
There Is veritable stampede from
here to the new mining district in the
mountains north of the state road to
Hannigan pass. Several parties left
here yesterday and more went today,
and many more will leave tomorrow
morning.
Some go on foot, some on horseback
and some in wagons, which can be taken
as far as Loops ranch, on the North
fork, about ten miles from the new find.
Eleven bicycles are pressed into service
and they can really be used to good adj
vantage for large part of the distance.
Stores handling pack saddles sold out
all they had today
Judge Maxwell who arrived from
Reese and Sumas, headed for the new
district. A mass meeting of citizens,
called by the board of trade, is now be-
ing held at their chambers 'to devise
means" as the call states, ito make
Bellingham bay the only base of supplies
for the Whatcom gold mines"
OFF FOR THE MINES
: DENVER, Colo. Sept. 20.-A special
from Green River, Wyo., to the Repub-
lican says: A company of twenty-five
soldiers and officers from Fort Russell
this state, en- route for ST. Michaels,
passed through here this evening.
RELIEF MEASURES
WASHINGTON. Sept 29.-Jos. La
due, the founder OF Dawson City, Alas
ka, and Elmer E. Botsford, who is iden-
,tified with him in interests arrived here
tonight for consultation with Secretary
Alger as to the best means to be adopt
ed for relieving the distress that is fear
ed will result in the Klondike gold FIELDS
during the coming winter.