The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-20

On the steamer Corona, leaving tomor-
row for Alaska. will sail the first organ
lied party of gold hunters to breast the
ice fields and snowelad mountain ranges
OF the northland this season In search of
gold. The party consists of six brave,
rugged young men from Milwaukee, Wis,
who arrived here Thursday on a North
ern Pacific special car. At the head OF the
party is Elliot Campbell. an ironworker of
the City OF Breweries, and with him are
Frank Boehme. Otto Strupp, William
Onions. Matt All and Sidney Swanson.
The Campbell party purchased their out
hts OF provisions and hardware, and am
them supply Of clothing, but all agreed
that Seattle is better situated as an OUTFIT
ting point than any other city on the
coast. I'm fact" said Mr.. Campbell who
Is the spokesman for the party, mo other
city on the Pacific is spoken OF In the
East in connection with the purchase OF
miners outfit. We have advised our
friends in Milwaukee, who are preparing
to go north in the spring, to get their
outfits here and we have sent them the
names and addresses of the merchants
and QUILTING firms with whom we trans
acted our business"
The members Of the Campbell party, all
attired in gray corduroy arrived In Seat
tie on special car over the Northern Pa
cific. They went about preparing for the
trip over the snowfields of Alaska in a
business way, getting their outfits of pro-
visions together. and purchasing only the
best. They procured full complement Of
sleds and have arranged for dog teams,
which will furnish the means of locomo-
ton. Each man takes along fully years
provisions. and they go we'll supplied with
WOODEN clothing and sleeping bags, with
which to fight off the biting blasts that
sweep over the snowfields along the winter
route to the Yukon.
We know that we are facing danger
and hardship said Mr. Campbell. but
you can put one thing down as a fact and
that Is that we have no cutters among us.
We go prepared to face all kinds of hard
ship and all degrees OF exposure. OF course
we expect to run up against an Alaska
blizzard or two, but we will 60 as far as
we can. and when we can go no farther
then wen stop until the weather permits
of travelling.
I'VE will go to Dyea first and there
1t is possible that We may alter our plans
after reaching Dyea. Our objective point?
Well, We are after the gold wherever IL
is. l cannot tell you just where we will
stop.
you are at liberty to quote me as say
Ing that in Milwaukee Seattle is well and
most favorably known. Little is known
OF the other Coast cities and as for a
man going 10 Portland or San Francisco
to begin the journey TO Alaska, that Is
out of the question. No such thing ever
enters the mind. Seattle is recognized as
the klondike Quitting point, and it is
known there that provisions and supplies
and all the articles that go to make up
an average outfit can be had as cheaply
here as anywhere. not TO speak of the
saving in transportation across the con-
tinent. Some OF the large Eastern houses
have posted themselves on the demands of
this trade, and many OF the retail estab-
HShments are beginning TO carry stocks of
such articles as are required by miner
In regard TO corduroy and mackinaw
clothing, the merchants of the Eastern
cities viii make every effort 10 get that
part or the trade. and doubtless with some
success. AS for hardware and groceries
and q few other articles absolutely essen
tial, the great majority Of prospective
K!ondikers VIII postpone their purchasing
until they arrive at Seattle.
II know or party of twenty-five men
in Milwaukee preparing 10 so north early
In March. They are 10 follow us We
have written them. advising them 10 come
70 Seattle 10 start for the gold mines
and 10 buy their outfits here