The times., 1897-08-11
new WOMEN FOR KLONDIKE
Sixty Will Go From Gotham to the
Gold Fields.
The Expedition to Start on March ]
Next and VIII Take Along u
Mining Engineer

New York, Aug 10.-A number OF bright,
determiued women of New York are getting
up an expedition to the Klondike gold
fields. It is not a fad, but business
venture, backed up BY women of education,
experience, and nerve.
Tic organization is known as the Wo-
man Klondike Goid Fields Syndicate. Miss
Helen varick Boswell, who has been
prominently connected with political clubs
in this city, is president Mrs. Eliza
Archard Conner, who writes on stock mat
ters for the American Press Association, is
vice president. and Mrs. s. w. McDan-
mold, an advertising agent, is secretary
ana treasurer.
The expedition will leave this city on
March / next, b. which time they expect
To have sixty women and few men in the
party. They win travel TO Seattle in Pull.
man cars-and carry their outfits in baggage
cars.
From Seattle they win go to Sitka by
boat, thence to Juneau, from where they
will proceed by the overland route They
viii haze steel wagons or vans, which Will
he drawn by horses or mules, in which to
haul their goods by land. The vans Ina J
he taken apart and put together ct will
All of the equipments for comfortable
camping win be taken along.
The expedition win go prepared for
stay of six months. The entire expenses,
which DO not include return trip, Will lie
| 81 600 each. Each person must pay $500
down, and then when they get to Sftka,
If anyone grows faint-hearted at the sight
OF the mountains she may return minus
her $500.
| If She concludes to 20 ahead, she pays
| another $500, or, OF course, the entire
sum may be paid before the expedition
starts. Before being admi tied to the
party, subscriber must stand physical,
moral and mental examination.
| Only persons uf first-claSs health and
good character may 80. William Morgan
Robbins, who has been employed as mining
| engineer by the New York Klondike Syn
dicate and the Ala-Kion Syndicate, viii
| act as expert for the women. There VIII
DE an assistant engineer for each twenty
OF the party.
| Persons who do not care to go may
| pay $500 and get their share of the pro-
! ltfuS- al lct SiA llOiitiiSs any lhtlsltstl
will be brought home by paying another
! $500 The founders, VI no are the officers
receive % per cent OF the proceeds for
! getting up the expedition.
Then when they all come back they are
going to get together and write a book
about it. 1t viii be fully illustrated.
Mrs. McDannold, the treasurer is fine
| looking woman, and no one would think
| that she is the mother OLA son twenty-five
years old. She was Buckeye girl, and
she is a grandniece Of Tom Corwin, the
| orator.
I'VE mean business said Mrs. McDan-
mold, her black eyes sparkling with en-
thusiasm. I'VE propose to 20 there in q
| thoroughly comfortable way. We shall es
tablfsh q new camp and a hospital. Ny
son IS gong along"
'sWm the women do the cooking?r she
! wa asked.
"oh, dear, no. We're going to take man
cook along, and man doctor, too"
| ''wir yeu go out and prospect your
selves?"
Certainly is, any person may whn
| desires TO do so. There is no reason why
! q woman can't locate a gold claim just rs
well as man. We VIII have an assay ex.
pert with us WHO WIZ t,e able 20 cell us The
value of the gold on the spot. When we
| get claims enough located that each
member of the party may have one ther
well draw lots for them
Aren't you afraid of the cold?'
'tWe are afraid OF nothing"
+'How about working your clains?"
"Onee weget them it viii be easy to hire
| help to develop them. l hardly think thai
any of the ladies would attempt to WORK
their claims themselves
Miss Boswell said she was going, and read
| a letter from a woman doctor in Eostou
who intended to join them. Mrs. Conner Is
enthusiastic over the project. She is al
Ohio woman and was born on farm il
the Southwestern part OF the State.