The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

much attention, although one large
party that went there recently went
10 pieces because Of bad manage
meul. AsI have indicated before,
the greatest care must be aakeu in
arranging Klondike parties If they
are 20 be kspttogelher andln work
ing order. Only picked men should
be made members. Organization
should be perfected at once aud sup
plies should be ordered put aside
subject to approval when all are
ready 10 leave for Alaskan points
The passenger rate to Copper river
will be about $50 from Tacoma,
With the privilege Of carrying l 600
TO l 800 pounds OF supplies free.
The work Of building the aerial
tramway over the Chilroot pass is
going ahead rapidly and by Febru-
AIRY lst the Tacoma company which
controls il will sell tickets direct
from eastern points to the head OF
navigation on the Yukon. The ordi-
nary man would naturally conclude
that this railroad and tramWay over
/ Chilcoot pass would put an end to
pack trains. However the manag-
ers Of the latter are proceeding ON
the theory that there will be more
packs 10 carry than all the tramway
and pack trains can handle. And
their position seems sustained by
recent reports.
For instance Captain JohnBarne
son, an old Puget Sound sea dog,
has just returned from London,
England, and reports that between
| $1,000 and 5000 residents of Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
alone will 60 to Klondike next
spring. 1t was a part Of Captain
Bareson's business to find out how
many people were going, and be
c0nslderes his report conservative.
A prominentChicago railway man
claims Chicago will contribute not
less than 10000 to the Klondike
jam!
A New York man, just arrived,
told me to-day that there was scare
ly a busines house or counting
room in that city that would not
contribute a man or two.
Australia has sent 400 miners al
ready and promises to send 1000
more, and even in Japan | notice,
on reading the Japan Mail, Japan
Gazette and Kobe News, they have
the Klondike gold hunting fever.
do not mean the average Jap has
the fever, but the English and the
American colony has it, without
doubt.
Last week recorded the depart
ure oftwo Scandinavians, who came
here direct from Norway. Yes,er-
day had long talk with the fore.
runner of a large party of Colorado
miners His name is II Curl, and
he is accompanied by Thomas Al
keens. they came from Colorado
and will push through to Dawson
at once. They will not carry sup
plies but will simply report the
condition of the trails to their
friends. Should they find the snow
in such a condition as to warrant it,
they will begin packing in supplies
and allow their friends to come in
eight. "
Similar parties are arriving from
Wyoming and Montana, 1t is well
to note here that the practical min.
ers are the first TO arrive aud pre-
pare for the start overland. They
look upon the "rush" with some
thing Of contempt, and expect to be
off and away before the crowd"
gets fairly started.
And yet the practical miners are
not alone in getting an early start.
A party ofsix ranchers, headed by
+. II. Goodwin Of Rainer, a few
miles from this city, will start for
Dyea as early as December 1. They
will camp there and do any work
they can get, and then push over
the pass at the earliest opportunity.
Just to show how the Klondike
fever reaches tue rich and poor in
all countries, will give, without
mentioning names, snatches from a
conversation which l participated
in to-day at the Citizens, Klondikt
Committee rooms. The speaker
was a tall youth, with fine linen ant
costly clothes, carefully manacureC
finger nails, bright brown eyes, rec
cheeks and carefully brushed teeth