The herald., 1897-09-18
To Be Kept in Good Order
by Soldiers
TWENTY-FIVE MEN WILL GO Up
TO PROTECT THE TEN THOUSAND
TIMID MINERS
Wild Excitement Caused at Seattle
Over a Quartz Strike North
east Of Mount Baker
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE report
from Captain Ray. the army officer who
was sent to Alaska to investigate the
condition of affairs there, formed the
basis of the cabinet decision today to
send a force of soldiers to St Michaels
at the earliest moment. Captain Rays
advices were of date August 9th. He
was then at ST. Michaels. about to take
asteamer up the Yukon for Circle City
His report showed without doubt great
suffering must be expected in the Klon-
dixie region this winter, owing to the lack
of food supplies. Further details on that
point were promised at later date. He
regarded it as essential that some klnd
of force, acting under lawful authority,
be placed at St Michaels to restrain the
lawless element.
Secretary Algerlate this afternoon gave
the necessary orders for the sending OF
troops. There will be only twenty-five
infantrymen and they will be sent from
Fort A. d. Russell, where Captain Ray
had made selection of hardy men to ac-
company him when he was about to so
north before. These men will be under
the lead of Lieutenant Colonel Randall
of the Eighth infantry, now at Chey-
enne. and there will be a surgeon and
three members of the army hospital
corps because of the reports of prevail
ing sickness in Alaska.
Secretary Alger has managed to over
come the difficulty in the matter of
transportation by means of telegraphic
correspondence with President Weare of
the Alaska Transportation company.
That gentleman has informed the secre-
tary that the company will start an
other boat from Seattle for st. Michaels
within the next seven days. This boat
will take up mainly food and clothing
supplies, but the troops will be taken
also if the war department desires it.
THE TRAPPERS' ROUTE
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-An expedition is
being made up in Chicago to travel to
the Alaska gold fields which will use the
path traversed by the Hudson Bay COM
pany for nearly century, although
comparatively unknown. The expedition
is made up of twelve men, Chicagoans
and Canadians, who will meet at Ed
l. >.
coach to Atha basca landing, thence via
dog and cayuse along Mackenzie river
to Fort Mcpherson, on the Peel river,
which place they expect to reach about
New Years. The Klondike is the ulti-
mate destination of the party, but the
ground in the vicinity of the Peel river
will be thoroughly prospected. Nine tons
of provisions will be taken.
READY TO START
DENVER, Sept. IA special TO the
Republican from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
Orders were received tonight from the
secretary of war by Lieut.. Crandall of
the Eighth United States infantry, sta
TONED a Fort Russell. to proceed imme-
diately to Alaska with a company of 25
enlisted men and two officers, to be Sc
lected from the Eighth infantry. Col
Crandall will leave here in a week and
Is Tow equipping the men for service.
He has not decided upon the officers 10
accompany him and will select picked
men from among the privates. The
command will proceed to Point ST.
Michaels and winter, prepared to go UP
the Yukon at the earliest practica Bile
moment in the spring. A United States
military post will be established in the
upper Yukon country near the Alaska
British Columbia boundary, and Col.
Crandal's command stationed there for
the protection of American citizens in
terests in the Klondike and other Alas
kan districts. Col Crandall served
with distinction during the civil war.
and has since its close been connected
with all the noted Indian campaigns of
the west.
MONDAYS STEAMERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Excelsior, now loading for her
return trip to st. Michaels, will take no
passengers except a gang of ship
wrights 10 builG several barges and a
river steamer to ply on the Yukon for
the Alaskan Commercial company. The
steamer President is also rushing big
cargo aboard for St. Michaels. Both
vessels expect to get away on Monday
next
CROSSED THE PATH
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Sept. II.
David E. Brown Of this place has
broken the record in crossing Chilkoot
pass. He left here on August 80 and
pirss days later he wrote from Lake
Bennett that he had crossed the pass
and had engaged passage by boat to
Dawson City, paying $3.50 for passage
down the river The time on the trail
from Dyea to Lake Bennett was Al
hours. Two Indians agreed at Dyea to
carry his outfit of $50 pounds across the
pass for SO cents per pound. AT Sleeps
camp they struck for 45 cents per pound
but Brown forceG them a pistol poin,
to fulfill the contract at the original
price. Brown drove the Indians ahead
across the pass, carrying one hundred
pounds on his own back, with the ever
ready revolver in his hand.
COPPER RIVER EXPLORATION
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Sept. H.
"A fleet OF schooners will be dispatche ed
at regular intervals after the first ot
the year to Copper river by local trans
portation company, which will also seud
TO the Copper river country and its trib.
utaries fifteen experienced miners to ac;
as guides to prospectors.
A QUARTZ FIND
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 17-sumas
the terminal of the Seattle and Interna-