New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-21
KLONDIHE RELIEF PLANS.
SIX HUNDRED REINDEER TO BE I'M
PORTED.
PERMISSION FOR THE EXPEDITIONS TO Gross
CANADIAN TERRITORY REQUEsTED-DoND-

PERMISSION FOR THE EXPEDITIONS TO CROSS
CANADIAN TERRITORY REQUEsTED-poND-
ING OF MINERS OUTFITS.
Washington, Dec. 2D-Sccretary Alger to-day
cnbcd to William 4. Kjellman. the chief Govern
mcnt reindeer herdsman. who is now In AIten'
Norway to inform the War Department immadi-
ately how soon 600 reindeer can be shipped TO this
country These are wanted for use as draught
animals in getting supplies TO the miners III the
Klondke region 1t Is expected that they must De
transferred at NewYork 10 the railroads ana III
that manner carried across the continent ana
again by to Dyea. or such other point as ma!
be selected as the base OF operations by the RELIEF
expeditions.
Secretary Alger has determined, after advising
with the medical officers of the War Department
and persons who have had much experience ID
the Arctic regions. to make large use OF CONDENSED
food preparations. Not only will the meats taken
be I'm the most concentrated form, but particular
efforts being made to secure condensed prepa-
atoms OF vegeables-such as potatoes ana onions
Secretary Algcr has begun an inquiry 10 aScer''h
tho amount Of such stores available Tor purchase
by the Government and the prices uc"dnueu Ava
them.
The state Department has already asked the
British Government 10 request OF the CANADIAN
Government permission TO pass these stores
through Canadian territory free OF du.y' IL i NO.
antlclrated that any objection will be made 70
granting the request nor TO the accompanying re-
quest for permission for soldiers 10 pass over
Canadian territory "a guards for the expeditions
although an order OF tho PrIvy Council VIII 'e
required FOR tho suspension OF the duties
4 response has been received TO n recent Iettcr
from Secretary Gage to The Catalan CoihmISs'0h-
or OF Customs requesting Information rs 10 the
bonding OF miners outfits through Canadian terri
tor. On route from Juneau Alaska, By way OF the
ChHkoot Pass and the Yukon River 20 OircIe NY
Alaska The commissioner says that the toHoN-
Loo ff.tt b. II r.
case.
Imported goods ~ above described shan be re-
ported to the Canadian custom i'H,s,; i-aN'
iAg.-n ami may be entered Tor "NpoI t'tDn M
on inc usual form IN transit ~ dtpt,ac". ~
ft'y. 90 b- carried 20 NOR d'@ilidt'D .ot bat
canada by any transportation COMPANY "A,ch mas
tne Minister 81 customs i'i t'' cue |S- ctrnan%
delivery % all PACKAGES "a 10y S',m t"ros
lass and r,gul'il0ns SoSe.u,s ~, ~sr"i and
company c,ch shipment of goods conveyed 10y =. a
bonded carrier, 20 that nc sumo ma U,.t -
ea. ;eifs2n as 6 20 ~ ,hcr h3yTe passed out
....l r. 80 Canada within SIX months from "a'e
II f5 goods when entered IN tronsiin FOR H., *
Ilr..t carrier ~ provided IN th" !1-i pr',ct.,E
.ee'on, Enc " "i,.r a., iats Tasi.h subject TO
r.r..I of sHme ~ the lort 81 Fort Dai"., "..' -
,itrt,. ~ '.a officer 81 tue Unite! state; o: ~
'1e ed az no r-I,,,d s.7,s within sS months
r-o,r, 20 dl', OF the IN trirsltu entry. re du!
deposited ~ such caee IS 70 be nl0r sea on We
cr'r.. al c,...rc1 20 by fhc customs gH,'cr IN
c5ar.e and thc duplicate % the cu;ry duly GER
t'.cd ard uaiHcl Win he custom. ''ainiR s - ~
g. lol,tcrel 20 no person making ,As t'Nosn %,
dl.y : rcgor, u each entry IN tran,i s n.u ~
s.,,.ordod BY mail without delay D. me o. Nlotu'
~ w., .hc scrdinc ror' 10 the Collector OK Gus
-. 90 --"r. Culelv. - ODE collection o. GuIos
,r lilo GOODS entered o. ;rIIs!'u ana goo. GUY, rN,
fr-;e1 Tho articles usually Chased ~ Travellers
b,rrag. arc 10 10 passed free. without cnHJ'
Commissioner McDougall. n n letter accompany
ing those regulations. says that they arc 'ihil'u
,...r tho d.strc % afford 'h" erooi'7' nc'ii''''
!, 80 ,-,rl. In question coWya'.rl" win e"-
.....y 20 tn revenue Ito further says i''.
..... t,f, ,f..~.r. ~taflau cpuplr..~ "i HoHh'-
h. coon f. operation r'r -" conveyance o.. hV",l'
ov,- ITO On Ioot and o'tcr pas 90 GIt' Ia ia
y..to- Df,.r .rT f's 'rflf'1rlHf N "Ni'h Csc
r'll s,If.- - DDS may % toward 10 b''' I'D
h.l.ka without patW''' 90 GUY