The record-union., 1897-07-30

Carry Two Hundred Horses In
tended for Work at the Mines.
SAN FRANCISCO, July $50 great
has the demand for transportation to
the gold fields of Alaska become thai
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
has decided to send another steamer to
the far north. The company selected
the steamer Willamette for that purpose
and has chartered her from the oregon
Improvement Company. The collier ar
river from Seattle yesterday with a
cargo of coal and it was Immediately
discharged at the Beale-street bunkers.
Preparations were then begun to ar
range the vessel to accommodate pas
sengers. She was taken to Broadway
wharf and large force of men are now
at work building hunks
The steamer will sail for Juneau and
Dyea on Saturday next at 4 o'clock.
She will carry 80 passengers from here
and a quantity of freight. At Puget
Sound points about $50 passengers will
be taken on and also 200 horses in
tended for work in the mines.
At present there are only accommo-
dations for sixty cabin passengers. but
when the vessel is altered she will be
able to carry about 300 first-class pas
sengers. Already 500 second class tick
cts have been sold at Puget Sound points
and there is a great demand for tickets
on the part of those who are eager to
reach the mines early.
Captain Holmes will be in charge OF
the Willamette when she sails on Sat
urday, and a large thrOng is expected
where the prospectors will make the trip
attic and other points on the sound, and
then proceed to Juneau and Dyea, from
where the prospectors will make te trip
overland.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany is also making arrangements to
secure other boats to dispatch from Pu-
get Sound. Among the vessels that may
be engaged isthe steamer City of Sc
attic, belonging to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. She is a passenger
boat, and has ample accommodations
for large umber of people.
CONVOYS FOR THE PORTLAND.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The steam
er Portland, which is expected to leave
st. Michaels about September 18th, il
is said, will have on board gold from
the Alaskan gold fields valued at ST.
100000.
p. B. Weare of Chicago, President OF
the North American Trading and
Transportation Company, owners of the
Portland, has advised the Treasury De
.partment that he fears an attempt will
be made by pirates to capture this
cargo, and has asked that the Govern
f1nent detail a revenue cutter to convoy
the Portland out of Behring Sea.
This request has been granted
though the officers of the revenue cutter
service do not share the fears en-
tertained.
The revenue cutter Bear and one OF
two others viii convoy the Portland.
WORK OF A JOKER.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-The dis
patches from Washington to the effect
that a convoy of revenue cutters would
be detailed to accompany the steamer
Portland out of the Behring Sea when
she leaves St. Nichaels with two mill
ions of Alaskan gold for this port in
September next, because her owners
feared that she might be attacked by
pirates. created considerable amusement
among local shipping men to-day and
the consensus of opinion seemed to be
that some practical joker had worked
upon the credulity of President Weare
with marked success. No credence is
given to the story of an alleged piratica1
project, nor is it believed to be possible
that any such project could be carried
out, even if conceived.
THE RUSH SHOULD BE STOPPED
BENTON HARBOR (Mich), July %
The widow of Lieutenant Schwatka
the Arctic explorer, being interviewed
here concerning the Clondyke gold re-
gionS, which country she has repeated
~ visited with her husband declared
that the Government should stop tht
tide Of immigrants pouring into III,
gold fields in Alaska She says thai
the mountain passes are strewn witt
the skeletons of unfortunate miners
who perished either from cold, heat
malaria or starvation, while trying t,
reach the golden region.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-The Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company ha.
compiled q list of answers to queries
which VIII De very VALUABLE TO InOS
who contemplate visiting the Clondyke
or other northern gold fields. The com
pany declares:
SO many inquiries are reaching US il
reference to the gold fields Of the Yu
kon, and especially the Clondyke sec
tion, and how to reach the same, etc
that the following has been printed il
order to save time in replying, as it i
practically impossible to answer in de
tail all the inquiries made"
There are two different routes to thes
gold fields.
From San Francisco or Seattle t
st. Michaels. thence by river steamer.
up the Yukon to the Clondyke Daw
son City,. Distance about 4,7O0 miles
Usual fare, $50.
The dates these vessels leave Sal
Francisco and Seattle are irregular ane
infrequent, the vessels comparativel.
small with limited accommodations.
The voyage to st. Michaels j
in the open ocean and rough waters
The other route (and the one takel
by probably nine-tenths of all thos'
going to the Yukon), is by this com