The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-29

while being treated by him, but now he
lie enjoying lucrative practice and is be-
ing considered for the position Of high
constable of Dawson, which lie equivalent
to that OF mayor in the United States.
Mr.. Will Cameron, Of the Mckee is an
other Who has the Clondyke fever. He
left with a couple Of horses for Seattle on
Wednesday from whi,h point his passage
to Dyea was secured by his brother, S.
J. Cameron, who preceded him a couple
of days in order to make the necessary
arrangements.
Thorp Carr, who is known to many in
this city and who is brother of General
E. NJ. Carr, OF Seattle, could not resist
the strain and has thrown up his situs-
ton as train dispatcher at Lesven worth
and started for the Clondvke with fifteen
head Of horses. Tie will sail on the same
boat with the Yakima boys.
A. B. Wyckoff is a Seattle visitor this
week having gone over to arrange for the
passage to Dyea of Peter Norby and the
purchase of his outfit. Messrs. Norby
and Fred Jungst left on Monday night
with horses to ride across the mountains
They will take the horses with them to
pack from Dyea to the Clondyke. They
sail on August 3rd.
The Willamette, on which most OF the
Yakima people start for the land OF gold,
has heretofore been used as a collier by
the Pacific Coast Steamship company,
but she was taken off that work. yeftted
and arranged for the Alaska passenger
traffic. She is reported to be q strong
boat and has accommodations for 500
passengers, the list being already filled.
George Ker, of the Mckee, is spoken Of
as among those who are candidates for
the Clondyke. The only trouble is a
shortage of the all-needful, and it is to be
hoped that he will secure it for a more
likely man to strike it rich would be diff
ficult to find. He has good head,
strength. determination and is true blue
what better traits could be wanted for
such an undertaking.
J. W. Peck, of Tacoma and the Mckee,
is in the city this week and says it is diff
ficult to conceive the interest and excite
ment on the sound over the Clondyke
news. He says that while every one has
the fever there it is not confined to that
section as was evidenced by telegram
from London, England, to the Schwa-
bacher company of Seattle, asking them
if they could outfit 1000 miners i'm
mediately.
Attorney r. B. Milroy left yesterday
morning for Seattle where he will take
the steamer Willamette on August 3rd
for Dyea. He is staked to $1,000 by five
citizens and is to stay for two years I'M
less he strikes the fortune sooner. Mr..
Milroy, before leaving, said that if he
didn't "hit it" he would not be out for
ten years. Mrs. Milroy accompanied him
to the Sound and after visit at Fairhav.
en- will 60 to Portland to remain until
her husbands return.
1t is rather interesting to note the mum,
Der of those who viii reach Alaska with
| in the next two weeks in search of gold.
There will be about 400 passengers by the
Elder from Portland, Friday; 200 by the
Al-Ki, from Seattle, August 2; 425 by the
Queen, from Seattle, August = between
400 and 500 by the Willamette, from Sc
attic; $50 by the Mexico, from the sound
about August 10. There are also the 800
already gone by the Portland from Seat
tie; 800 by the City of Topeka, from Sc
attic; 300 by the Excelsior from San
Fran cisco by way of st. Michaels and $50
from Victoria this week by the Islander,
making total in the neghborhood OF
5000 men.
One Of the most depressing pieces OF
news regarding the Clondyke is that con-
veyed in the dispatches of Wednesday re-
garding the action of the Canadian cabi-
net which has become greedy and de-
cided upon imposing a royalty on all
placer diggings on the Yukon in addition
to the SIS registration fee and 500 an.
nusl assessment. The royalty will be 10
per cent each on claims with an output
of $500 or less monthly, and 20 per cent
on every claim yielding above that
amount yearly. Besides this royalty, it
has been decided in regard to all future
claims staked out on other streams or
rivers, that every alternate claim should
be the property of the government, and
should be reserved for public purposes
and sold or worked by the government
for the benefit of the revenue OF the DO
minion.
Netite Of Removal.
we have removed our stock of grocer
les one door north into the old postoffice