The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-30
Forerunners of Another Klon-
dixie Party Arrive.
THEY HAIL FROM GLOUCESTER.
The Whole Party of Thirty VIII Out
River steamer Here-Find Prices
Lower i'm This City Than in the
East, and Some Goods Here That
Cannot BE Obtained Elsewhere.

Or klondike expedition that is to outfit
in this city. although its members hail
from Gloucester. Mass. Their names are
Egbert Hubbard and Peter Peterson The
vessel in which they are to sail IS the
schooner Charles Levi Woodbury.. which
sailed from Gloucester on December 20.
and which will make the long journey
around the Horn. reaching Seattle about
the middle of April
Mr.. Hubbard is not a novice either in
the art of navigation or in the varied
experiences attaching 10 northern lati-
tudes. He has spent several years in
Greenland and no less than ten seasons in
Iceland.
THE organization of which We form a
part" he said TO a Post-Intelligencer re-
porter last night. els known as the Cape
Ann Mining g. Trading Company. 1t is
capitalized at $3.50. The members OF
the company, UP TO the time We left
home, are as follows: L. ID. Lothrop, c.
III. Day. John d. La Vie, Robert w.
Rice, Gorham w. Smith, r. O. Jacobson,
Andrew II. Lane. G.. Edward Wendell.
Emerson E. Spinney. George w. Ledger,
1SOlbe r -.
Newell Greenleaf A. D. Henderson, Fred
Merchant. Egbert Hbbard. John Porper,
Charles Bowen, Patrick Delaney, Peter
Peterson and Mr.. Evans
This is the second expedition TO start
this year from Gloucester. the first be-
Slg in charge Of Howard Blackburn. Our
company is the result of no accident or
spontaneous action, but has been care
fully planned for months. and suitable
Hoxf baap fa1 aIlf
We have in hand. From the time when
Mr.. Lothrop conceived the idea of form
ing party to go TO the Kiondike meet
ings have been held by those interested
and every important item has been con-
sidered step by step and thoroughly can
vassed. Long talks were had with men
who have recently returned from the
klondike, and the whole situation was
carefully studied in the light of their ex-
perenees.
"Our company Is formed on co-opera-
tive basis. each member agreeing TO go
in for a two years contract, each putting
in the same amount, and each agreeing
TO share and share alike in all the pro-
fits or losses that may come 10 US.
Our schooner, which sailed week
ago last Monday. is not encountered with
a big cargo. Only six of our company
are with the schooner, together with four
men hired for the voyage The plain fact
Is that we intend to outfit in Seattle, even
TO our steam launch. which will be built
in this city. although the machinery for
her will be brought around the Horn in
the schooner. The boilers viii be made
here and all the rest of the work on the
launch will he done here
1.-The truth Is that We have learned be-
yond the peradventure of a doubt that
Seattle is the best Quitting point for
people going into the Yukon or the kloo-
dixie How true that is L may Illustrate
TO you by one or two very simple Items.
We decided before leaving home that 1t
would lie best 10 purchase the bulk OF oar
outfit here. Stin we bought a few arti-
Giles East. Among these were sleeping
bags. Now we are wishing we hadn't.
as we find that we could have gotten bet
ter articles at lower rates here.
Seattle is a mystery TO me. I don't
see how your merchants can afford TO
| sell as cbeapy as they do. This remark
applies not only 10 staple lines of sup
| plies, which they probably carry in i'm
| mense quantities. but even 10 exception
| al articles. Now there are Winchester
rifles. for instances. They are manufac-
| ture d q great deal nearer to our town
! than they are to Seattle. and yet we find
| that we can buy exactly the same make
| of gun here for 50 less than we can buy
| /: al home AS TO the clothing especial
l
| outright hat in my Judgment no place
| In he Eat offers anything like the equip
| ment which can he found here, either as
| 20 quality or price Some Of the goods
| that are carried here almost as staples
| cannot be found in the East al ALL and
| for those thai approximate them far
| higher prices are charged than those at
/ which they are offered TO US here.
YES. YOU can state most emphatically
| 10 the readers - the t-Tntelligeucer
| ana 10 cur Eastern friends that / am
| more than satisfied with the prices and
| the qua.itI OF goods offered us here in
| Seattle. and you car also state positive
| Is that ali the stores and outfits for our
| party. which Will probably include thirty
! mon. VIII certainly be purchased In this
| city.
''rhe rest Of our party will come over
land from Gloucester TO Seattle early in
! the spring 50 as to join the schooner
| Woodbury. here about April n The
| schooner Is about 1at tons burden. Yes.
I am familiar already with some of the
| Puget sodud shipping The Louise j.
| Kinney, for Instance, which was char
tered the other day for ktondjke ex-
petition. is an old Gloucester vessel ard
| when she WAS there she was the biggest
| 0shing boat IN the fleet. Tire launch
which we expect 20 bujid here viii he
| specially aasnted 10 the voyage up the
! : Uk n drawing not more than is inches
! OF water Iou viii see that Il - agreed
| in our contract that We may 10 a trading
| business and carry passengers. bat
| don't ,htnk we shah Do much Of that. II
| We 40. j wu pa purely inCidentaL What
| We are after is "a gt If ,u The Yukon
| valley. either - the F<Ionta@s or 10 some
| good prospecting grounds on the Asueri-
| cen side. Consequently I think Jhlt when
| - ct 20 81 Michael we shah seN oar
| schooner. instead Of attempting 20 rur
| a-- ira a passenger ct freight carry-ina
business from }he Sound 70 the Yukon
| capt SpiaDeF who has charge og the
| schooner On her voyage around thR Horn
* capable navigator. The Vesss IS Thor
! eucr'v se#wor.hy. ana Ne have no feai
| h0t th1t she WIZ reach SsRtt}e on ttfns
| after h5r long Tan. Meanwhile we shat
srfoy eUatnlrs Cerc IL "A csty which, IL
| oar judgment, IS fcday iE many rezpeat Z.
wttnogt an e1uA On t1e American con
| t{eeat. II Nou want message from
| pam aE8 practical Eastern business mar
and navigator 70 your readers say {,
| tnen for ns hat I am delighted wlfl
| Seattle. Us merchants. Us methods O.
business aaG tha: ] regard the Stroni
/ hois wAteh N now has on the A!aski
| grate as sh@ sswayt - merit Their
| AlI bs q -urphtr ~ other vessels "a Ieav-
| Gloucester and Boston for Seattle an.
| .hD Kicrt kr this season. How MANY
| We3 don't know IRE precise rugY9tse~
| Not less sham fifteen. STA sure. p9ssgbil