The San Francisco call., 1897-08-12
LONG AND
VA4ERY IS
THEIR WAY.
The Humboldt Departs With
Reinforcements for the
Invasion.
NlAnllAG vi blu VfEhA IVNN.
A Large Percentage of That
Yukon Gold Will Be Forced
Into Circulation.
MORE CAPITAL FOR THE NORTH.
A Company Organized With Plenty Of
of Money and Plenty of
Plans.
MORE CAPITAL FOR The NORTH.
A Company Organized With Plenty of
of Money and Plenty of
Plans.

Early last evening the chief Klondike
expedition by way of the Yukon River
this season got fairly under way. amid
many cheers and a few tears, when the
big new steamer Hun boldt backed out of
the dock at the foot of Washington street
and started on her way to Seattle and on
to st. Michaels.
She carried about sixty passengers, who
had gathered here from all over the land,
and in her hold we're many tons of freight
as well as the big steam river barge, in
pieces, and the wealth OF other transport
tation facilities and supplies which &C.
company this wel-fitted expedition. AT
Seattle a hundred or more additional pas
sengers and a large amount OF freight will
be taken aboard.
1t was nearing O clock when the gang
plank was hauled ashore and several hun
back out into the stream. 1t is always
when a departing steamer has ceased
backing and with her PROV squared for
the Golden Gate begins to surge ahead
that the impulse to cheer naturally ar
rives, and it was at this moment that the
cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs
came yesterday evening.
Mayor Wood of Seattle, the organizer OF
the Seattle and Yukon Commercial Com
pany and the originator and manager of
the enterprise, sat down in the CABIN of
the steamer a few minutes yesterday to
briefly review the affair and the plans for
it. To save time for himself he goes to
Seattle by rail and will go on with the
steamer from there.
THE company has been organized
wholly of Seattle men, he said. THE
capital is at present 100000, and it will
be invested as fast as required. We have
spent in San Francisco So, 600 besides the
proceeds from tickets sold here, and this
expenditure includes $1,000 paid on &C.
count OF the charter of the vessel. We
have spent $4,000 for machinery, ship
chandlery and other materials Tor our
steam barges and boats, and $1,000 worth
OF groceries go with our stock OF goods.
We have $45, 900 worth of marine insurance
on our supplies and charter money. Be-
sides the passengers and crew We are tax
ing TO st. MichaeIs twenty-:our skilled
mechanics at $100a month and found from
the time they leave until they return. The
passengers themselves are taking hty
tons OF supplies, bought here at total
cost OF about $4,000.
1--WE have decided not to take along an
extra barge to be towed, but have instead
made the steam barge $50 feet long. We
have for it two boilers and engines OF $50
horsepower. 1t will carry 200 tons
through shallow water and 400 tons when
fully loaded It's draueht as we Will load
ii will be about three and half feet. The
steamer is expected 10 reach Seattle the
18th and leave the day after, reaching st.
Michaels about the 22d inst.
I'VE hope to start up the river by the
first Of the month and to reach Dawson
by Septe ber IL. l have carefully in
vestigated our chances, and the uniform
testimony is that we may safely rely on
open water during all the month OF
Septem Der. We have thus two weeks lee
way according to our calculations.
I'VE are taking along two experienced