The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-07
BICYCLE TO CARRY FREIGHT
Shrewd Device Invented tn Help the Kion-
dykef Along.

ShreWd Device Invented Ia hcIp the nun
dyker Along.
New York, Aug. 5.-The Herald says:
One Of the most novel OF the many
schemes to obtain a share OF the wealth
OF the Klondyke region has been de-
veloped by a syndicate OF four wealthy
New York business men, who are plan
ming 10 establish trading posts and
stores in the mining camps and also TO
purchase all promising claims on the
market They VIII transport their men
and supplies 10 the gold fields on a
bicycle especially designed for the pur-
pose.
The members OF the syndicate prefer
that their names shall not be made pup
lie They have no stock TO sell and VIII
furnish all the money required them
selves. Their attorney is Henry +.
Granger. OF As Broadway.
Mr. Granger outlined the plan yester-
day, the enterprise will be undertaken
on an extensive scale. He Will meet a
mining expert in Seattle and Will dis
patch him at once TO the gold fields. well
supplied with money TO buy UP all the
promising claims in the market. The
miners and gather all the information
obtainable If il is possible 10 buy or
charter freight steamers on the pacinc
coast at anything like their true value
he will invest in two or three. IL the
transportation companies have got con-
troll of all available vessels. however.
boats will be bought here on his return
and dispatched at once around the
Horn.
They will be laden with general car
go of dry goods. clothing. provisions
tools. whisky and tobacco. and. in fact,
everything that a miner needs, and their
destination will be Juneau. Then the
Klondyke bicycle comes into play. II
viii be used TO transport the supplies
over the 200 miles between Juneau and
the gold fields by the Chilkoot Pass trail.
Every miner who goes TO the gold
fields must take with him about one
thousand pounds OF supplies, and the
only way 10 transport them is for him
TO carry them on his back. The most
that a man can carry for any distance
IS 200 pounds. The method now in vogue
is TO carry one load about five miles,
hide it SO that il Will not be destroyed
pv animals, and then go back for an
other load. In this tedious way the
goods are finally transported TO their
destination
The KlOndyke bicycle is specially de-
eigned TO carry freight, and is in real
Ivy four wheeled vehicle and bicycle
combined Il is built very strongly and
weighs about fifty pounds. The tires
are OF solid rubber one half inches IN
diameter The frame is the ordinary
diamond, of steel tubing. built, however.
more for strength than appearance. and
wound with rawhide. shrunk on. TO en-
able the miners to handle II with COM
for, IN low temperatures. From each
side OF the top bar two arms OF steel
projact, each arm carrying a smaller
wheel. about fourteen inches in diane
te-. whfca, when no. in use, can be
folded I'd inside the diamond frame.
Devices for packing large quantities
Of material are attached 10 the handle
oars and rear forks, and me machine. =
Il estimated, Will carry five hundred
pounds.
The plan IS to load is with half the
miners equipment, drag it on four
wheels zen miles or SO. Then the rider
will fold up the side wheels. ride IL back
as a bicycle and bring on the rest @.
the load.
A sample machine has already been
maze and patents nave been applied
FOR As soon as Mr. Granger returns
from Seattle. II MS report be satisfsc-
tory. large number OF these bicycles
will be manufactured.
Another device for Arctic comfort.
which he syndicate VII control, IS a
portable house OF min boards and felt.
which can be folded Up n small COM
pass and which. when erected. Tsil De
perfectly alright.
Salt Lake. Utah. Aug. 5.-Articles %
incorporation ot the U-sh Lsgh- and
Power company were made ready 20 Sic
tbs afternoon. TIE capital stock % IRE
corporation s placed q; s<.5s9.ooo. and
XII cover the property franchises CO
four companies uo~ doing business IN
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