The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
Served to a Number Of Business fen at
Tacoma.
CANADIANS GOING TO THE KL0NDlkE.
The Rush to Get Into the Gold Fields Un
abated. People Coming From Aug
traIia and Japan.
TACOMA. Oct. 26. 1881.

nOSu was the famous cOnQenSed AooN
manufacturer A. F. Spawn. All the
meats, vegetables and fruits used at
the dinner had been treated by Mr..
Spawn's process. The menu vas as
follows:
Vegetable soup.
Saratoga chips. Fried parsnips
Sweet potato pattes. Potato par cakes.
Cold OK tongue.
Slowed onions. Stewed squash
Apple pie. Pumpk pie
SteWed peaches, prunes and apples.
Cocoanut cake.
The soup was delicious, and . paw-
son City man, vino was osye of the-l
guests, said it would bring So plate
at the gold diggings The Irish stew,
Saratoga chips, fried parsnips, onions
and squash were quite as pleasant to
the palate as the same dishes when
served without being treated by the
evaporated process. The pumpkin
and apple pie were wonders, and the
prunes were declared the very best
ever tasted by several experts in the
| eyaporated and condensed fruit lines,
who were present for the purpose OF
passing Judgment upon the excellence
of the "Klondike' dinner.
| About a half hour before the dinner
was served Mr.. Spawn carried few
little sacks of evaporated goods to
the chief cook, and the dinner that
was quickly served 'astonished the
natives" In the speech making
which followed it was facetiousIy
remarked that, hereafter, in going to
klOndike all that a man would have
to do would be to cram his pockets
with condensed food and drink little
water after eating few evaporated
| crumbs. The treatment of meats.
fruits and vegetables by the evapo-
rating process reduces the weight ten
fold, thus enabling a man to carry
! quarter of ton of ''spuds' as a part
of his klOndike outfit. Throughout
this section of the country the farmers
and fruit raisers are evaporating their
products for the klondike trade, and
the latest and most improved ma
chinery is being put in to meet the
demands for goods in this line. Con-
| densers and evaporators are being
| put in throughout the Pacific north
west with headquarters for handling
the prepared goods at Tacoma. The
ships which leave with grain and
lumber on long voyages also use large
quantities of condensed and evapc-
rated goods. But the greatest bene-
fit to be derived Immediately from
the extensive manufacture of con-
densed foods at Tacoma is the supply
ing of the klOndille trade Klondik-
ers should be careful about the
| quality of their condensed foods. Nv
advice is: "Investigate thoroughly
and take only the best A wise Sc
lection of food supplies, will, in a
pinch, save the life Of many gold
seeker
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Cal Barlow of this city came down
from the Stikeen trail to-day. II
believe he said to me, that most
of the Canadians will head for the
Stikeen. Some of them are already
there. The distance from Fort Wran-
gle to Telegraph Creek, the head of
navigation on the Stikeen river, is
$50 miles. 1t is $50 miles more from
Telegraph creek to the head of Teslin
lake. The machinery for a saw mill
and two river steamers is being lug
ged in now. | met several of the i'll
fated steamer Bristors passengers up
there. They have been trying for
four months to get to Klondike and
are now about as bad Off not worse
off-than when they started. They
should have waited till spring. The
current of the Stikeen river is swift
and navigation on it cannot be open
ed until May. 1t closes again in De-
cember. Much time and trouble is
encountered getting up stream, but
you can come down in a iiffy without
steam. All you have to do is to steer
and run with the current"
The freight on ton of goods from
Fort Wrangle to Telegraph Creek is
$50; for horse, mule or COW, $50; for
passenger, $40. The charge from
Tacoma to Fort Wrangle, Juneau.
Dyea, Skaguay, Haines' Mission or
ChiIcat, at the beginning of the over
land journey on the other passes. is
only 80 a ton for freight and $40 for
cattle, mules or horses. On account
of board being included, the passenger
rate from Tacoma to Fort Wrangle or
any of the other points is $25. But
Notwithstanding the advantages in
favor of the Dyea-C hilkoot route
preparations are being made to carry
many gold-hunters over all routes.
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Copper river continues to receive
much attention, although one large
party that went there recently went
to pieces because of bad management.