The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
70 GO THROUGH 70 DAWSON.
CAPT. BRAINERD WILL. ACCOMPANY
THE RELIEF PARTY.
starts for the West-In Full
Charge of suppIies-Arrangeme
to Get Reindeer From Lapland,

WASHINGTON. Dec. s-Capt. Brain
! erd. Of the subsistence department OF the
army. arrived in Washington this morning.
Although Secretary Aiger is confined 70 his
. home by a severe cold. he sent immedi-
ately for the officer and had a conferences
with him respecting the execution OF his
plans for the relief OF the miners In the
Yukon country.
Capt. Brainerd left Washington this
evening for Chicago. by direction OF the de-
partment. TO confer with the manufacture
ers there OF condensed food preparations
with view Of getting supply for the ex-
petition. He viii proceed thence 10 meet
Gen. Merriam at Vancouver barracks.
The captain has been placed ia fun
charge OF all supplies and their purchase
and packing He viii go with the first ex-
pedition 20 Alaska and thence through TO
Dawson, where he is under orders to meet
and confer with Capt. Ray, who has not
been heard from since September, when
he Was at Circle City, pursuing the inquiry
into the condition OF things in the mining
country, with which he had been charged
BY Secretary Alger.
Lieut.. ID. b. Devore. the military secre-
tary of the secretary Of war has been or
dered to accompany DR.. Jackson TO Lap
land as disbursng officer of the party and
they Will sail Oh the Lucania next Satur-
day for Liverpool, proceeding thence 10
MOI way, ana 10 AIKEN. where
II Is supposed the reindeer herd has been
gathered. Lieut.. Deyore is authorized TO
charter vessel for the transportation of
the herd OF go 10 the United states II
found necessary to do so.
Sene tor Lodge has brought to the atten
ton Of the war department the claims CT
the Boston Transportation Company The
cempany's representative Pierre Huinbert,
asserts that the company is i'm a nosition
TO feed a lar%e number OF miners mas
much as he has received new of the de-
livery by its agents at Fort Seikirk on the
Yukon river OF 200 eco pounds OF food. This
point is above Dawson.
The announcement that the war depart
ment is by no means committed TO any
one route has caused persons interested in
the various routes TO advance the claims
OF their respective sections. TIE Spokane
Chamber of Commerce has sent Freder rick
r. Marvin, an energetic newspaper man
of that town. as lis representative to urge
the superior facilities OF the overland
route northward from Spokane. This is
the old telegraph route laid down by the
agents of the Western Union Telegraph
Company years aga, v hen they sough; to
run a telegraph lire to Boring Straits
Marvin has stated TO the war department
that the route is still clear; that through
The dense northern forests there is trail
80 feet broad affording easy passage for
draft animals and the feasibility Of the
route In winter is shown by the fac. that
for many years ii nas been trsversei by
nuu.erois trappers ard prospectors, while
the absence Of heavy grades irsures he
capacity of the animals to carry large
leads. Secretary Alger is asked TO dele
gate some OF the army officers now at
Spokane TO report upon the advantages CT
the route.