The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-27
THE NOMADIC AMERICAN NOW
HEADS TO KLONDYKE AS A
UNIT.
FRANK GRYGLA sKEPTICAL.
HE VISITED THAT REGION BEFORE
THE EEVER AND
KNOWS 1T.
NO SNAP FOR PROSECUTORS.
Be Bitten or Prostitution
There Yet.

In the midst of all this talk about
the Klondyke country, the views OF
Frank Grygla, who has spent some
time there and has pretty thorough
knowledge of the ms and outs of the
cold section, where they have but three
months summer, may be rather in
teresting. Mr.. Grygla, who is now con-
nected with the Great Northern road
was a government inspector, and de-
tailed to go to Juneau to superintend
the construction of the custom house,
court house and jail in 1890.
Altogether he spent nine months in
that section, and has passed through
and around the SenSa tional region to
which so many enthusiasts are now
vending their way. He strongly depre-
Gates the foolishness Of starting at
this time, explaining that men VINO
leave here now can at best reach their
destination in time to prepare for the
long winter which begins early in Sep
TENDER, when the rivers and lakes
freeze up. Going through the section
which has PANIED out so wonderfully
he and his companions found several
little punches of the yellow stuff, and
while realizing that much more was to
be found, believed that, owing to the
thick coating of moss-sometimes six
and seven feet deep--the ground could
hardly be worked to advantage as this
moss must be removed before the suns
warmth makes working the ground
beneath it possible. While in Alaska,
M 10 oil 10
river some 500 miles inland and crossed
the Fairweather mountains, which arc
some little distance from KIondyke, but
upon his return home nearly seven
years ago he told his friends here that
there were wonderful gold deposits.
but hard to reach. Since then he has
sent the Harper's Weekly correspond
ent, who passed through here en- route
for Alaska, to a friend of his, Jack
Dalton, who is still doing we'll in
Alaska, and who gave the newspaper
man such information as led him to
predict the finding Of gold in this sec
ton. This was three or four years
ago.
Mr.. Grygla advises that prospectors
leave here not later than March or
April, so as to get to the foot of the
Chilkat pass and cross it before il
breaks up in the spring. To cross this
pass requires about two weeks, and
has to be done with packs. To go
around by sea, it requires fifteen days
to reach the mouth of the Yukon river
after which some twenty days addi
tional are required before the traveller
is where he started out for, the Klon-
dyke country.
That some of the Cincinnati people
are interested in the Klondyke region
is evidenced by the presence in St.
Paul of E. H Wells, an experienced
traveller and newspaper man, who has
already made several trips to the North
ern country. He will make this trip
up into the Yukon country, most of
which he knows from a former visit,
when he was employed in the govern
ment survey service. He will leave
Seattle July 81 on the steamer Rosalie.
and will reach KlOndyke at the end Of
the season. He will remain there all
winter getting his information down
when he can.
He started for the West yesterday
on the Great Northern train, and rep
resents Cincinnati syndicate.
Not the least interesting of the pas
sengers who left ST. Paul yesterday
afternoon on the Northern Pacific over
land train, was Omar Maris, the cor
respondent of the Chicago Record, who
is on his way to the now much talked
of K1ondyke gold country for his pa
per. Mr.. Maris' assignment cOntem-
plates visit to the region, which is
now engaging so much attention, with
a view to ascertaining the facts con-
nected with the recent fabulous finds
of the yellow metal The newspaper
man will remain in Alaska the entire
winter, will watch the work of eXplora-
ton, which is to be prosecuted during
August, and will write something OF
the condition of affairs after the waters
freeze up and the miners prepare for
the long tiresome winter. He will have
the advantage of an acquaintance with
the country, having spent some time
there a year ago. 1t is his intention
to proceed to the Chilkat pass via the
Dyea bay route. He has information
that the British government means
soon to establish a monthly mail route
by which he will be able to get his
copy to the desk in the Record office.
What supplies are necessary for man to
take to the Yukon? is a question asked every
minute in the day. Miners returning from
the Klondyke on the Portland have furnished
this list to the Post-Intelligencer:
Provisions-Bacon, 200 pounds; flour. 800
pounds; assorted dried fruits, $50 pounds;
parched 70 pounds; tea, 46 pounds; sugar, 10
pounds; beans, $50 pounds; condensed milk,
l case assortment of evaporated vegetables
and meats.
Clothi1g-Two suits Of corduroy; pairs
rubber boots? pairs heavy shoes; dozen
heavy wooden sox; p dozen woollen mits; 3
pairs woollen gloves; 3 suits heavy under
wear; . suits mackinaw; 2 hats: heavy
woollen shirts; heavy coat; pairs of heavy
woollen blankets.
The outfit will cost about $175. Transpor-
talon via steamer to Klondyke. $3.50, or via Ju-
neau and Dyea. $40. II by the latter route
the carriage from salt water to Lake Under
man, a distance of thirty-one miles, say one
and one-half tons, at 10 cents per pound, $3.50
Boat at Lake Linderman, $50. Miscellaneous
$25. Total, $3.50. Conservatively, that is a
fair estimate of the requirements of a man
who expects 4 to remain in the Yukon for
eighteen months. There are several other
incidental expenses which might be incurred
or the amount of supplies might be curtailed
to a slight extent.
at is a rich country all right, but
wouldn't advise anybody who has anything
like a situation to throw it up for the pur-
pose of going there" says w. Sloan, OF
Nanaimo, who has just returned from hlon-
dyke by the way of Seattle.
THE rich country in that district, con-
tinued Mr.. Sloan, lis all taken up, and 1t
Will take so much money for any one to buy
into the claims that he could live comfort
ably on the same amount in civilization,
There are about fifteen miles of pay ground
on the Bonanza and the Eidorado and Hon
ker creeks. but every inch is taken up, and