The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-09-01
Direct to KlOndyke.

Everybody in Charleston, and, in
fact, throughout this section of the
South, who wants to do so is going to
be afforded an opportunity Of going to
Klondyke. They wont have to go
scrambling around over the country to
get there either, but will merely have
to board a swift and comfortable
steamship right at one Of the docks
on the Cooper River and get ashore
again at Dawson City. The enterprise
is a big one, and an interesting one,
and it indicates as few other things
could do that Charleston is right in
the forefront of the procession these
days.
A reporter for the Neus and Cou-
rier learned yesterday morning that
Mr.. A.. S. Emerson was at the head OF
a syndicate of capitalists who had
conceived the plan, and would carry it
through. When Mr.. Emerson was
called upon he stated that the report
was true, and that the trip to Klon-
dyke would certainly he made. He
said that he and his friends had con-
sidered the matter carefully: and were
fully prepared to carry out their enter
prise. They propose to charter a big
ocean going steamship and bring her
to Charleston. They have not picked
out the ship yet, but they have been
in correspondence with leading ship
owners, and they have several vessels
in mind, any one of which they can
get, and any one Of which will serve
their purpose we'll. All in good time
the ship will be brought here. She
will sail from Charleston on or about
February Is, and will 60 to St. Mi
chael's, by way of Cape Horn. AT
St. Michael's the gold hunters from
Charleston will be placed aboard
smaller vessels, and will be towed by
tug boats directly to Dawson City,
which is right in the heart Of the
Klondyke region.
The price of a passage on the ship
will be $500 for the entire trip. This
covers transportation and meals fol
the whole journey. Each person buy
ing a ticket will be entitled to carry
with them 1000 pounds of baggage,
The trip will take about seventy days,
sixty to St. Michael's and fifteen fol-
transportation up the river to the gold
fields.
When seen yesterday Mr.. Emerson
said he wanted about three hundred
passengers for hisyoyage to the Klon.
dyke, and he was confident that he
wouldyhave no trouble in getting them.
Passage on the ship had already been
reserved by several persons in West
ern States, and he had received inaui,
ries regarding his undertaking from
several points in this and the adjoin'
ing States. What he proposed to dc
was to 60 about the matter in a com.
mon sense and. b~usinesslike way.
There was no use spending a great
deal Of money and going through IN.
told hardships and dangers trying tc
make the trip to Klondyke overland.
and in the winter time, while a ship
could take people straight to the gold
fields, giving them a cheap, a safe and
a comfortable trip. His vessel would
leave here about the middle Of Febru,
airy. It would make arun through the
tropics at the pleasantest season OF
the year, and would arrive at St. Mi.
chael's just in time to allow the pas.
sengers to go up to Dawson City as
soon as the river was cleared Of ice.
MI. Emerson said that he expected to
go along with the vessel, and to spend
The summer in the gold fields. He
would take mining tools with him, and
make an effort to find some Of the vel:
low metal that is setting all the world
Hwild just noW.-News and Courier.