The herald., 1897-08-13
A MIND READER MAKES PLANS
AN AGED MINER WILL CARRY
THEM OUT
Warnings, Official and Otherwise,
Have no Effect in Stopping
the Alaska Rush
Associated Press Special Wire.

SEATTLE, wash, Aug. 2.-One OF
the largest and best equipped of all the
parties that have started for the Klon-
dyke from Seattle this spring has Just
arrived in the city from New England.
They are organized on a military basis,
the captain being Arthur e. Seymour.
son of the well known mind reader.
Charles H. Moseley, formerly of the
Boston Herald. is secretary. and A. e.
Rogers of Norwich, Conn, is treasurer.
Each member of the party originally
contributed $1,000, and each agrees to
share and share alike in all the expendi-
lures and profits of the expedition.
Apart from these individual contribu-
tons, the company has ample financial
backing. They are the first organized
party to leave Boston for the new gold
fields, and their departure from that city
on August was the occasion for real
demonstration, thousands of people as
sembling al the railway station to see
them off.
The corporate name of the expedition
is the Haverhill Mining company, from
the fact that Seymour at the time he
organized it was at Haverhill, Mass, al
though his home is at Utica, N. Y. The
members of the company have done all
their Quitting in this city.
The members of the company are as
follows: Arthur E. Seymour, Haverhill;
j. G. Williams, Charlestown; L. c. Hill,
Deerfield; George A. Allen, Boston:
John R. Nicholas Providence. r. l.: L.
L. Hobbs, Springfield; George H. Wes-
son, Chelsea; C. N. Brown, Alfred E.
Rogers, Gates Ferry, Conn; L. A. Maloy.
Huddon; ]. c. Spicer, South Boston;
Thomas Murtagh, South Boston; Chas.
H. Moseley, Boston; P. A. Cummings
and Master Cummings, South Boston;
A. r. James, Buffalo, N. Y; L. L. Evans,
Portland. Me-; Charles Thayer, New
Haven, Conn; DR.. M. Townsend, AL
bany, N. Y; Walter L. Dodson, ST., Eu-
gene Cummings, Hartford, Conn.
Mr. Seymour organized the party and
is chief Mr.. Williams is IA years old and
a California forty miner. He will in
struct his companions in mining and
usages of mining camps. Their outfit
is one of the most elaborate and costly.
There is nothing extravagant about it.
but every necessary article is there and
every one is of the best possible quality.
The only thing they brought from the
east with them is some sheepskin Sleep
ing bags, which are of superior work.
manship and of unique and useful de-
sign. Their passage was engaged by
telegraph some days-ago on the steamer
Humboldt, which is due to sail from
Seattle for st. Michaels next Sunday
morning, and their tickets guarantee
them arrival at Dawson City before the
river is frozen up.
HUNDREDS MORE GOING
TACOMA, Wash. Aug. 12.-EH A.
Gage. Second Vice-President w. A.
Weare of the North American Transpor-
tation company and William H. Hub
bard have engaged passage on the
steamer City of Seattle, which leaves
Tacoma for Seattle on the 18th inst.
They will go to Dawson City over the
Chilcoot pass. The City of Seattle will
take 500 passengers and, although the
sailing lists were open only six days
ago nearly 400 berths have already been
taken.
EXPECTS TO ARRIVE
ASTORIA Ore, Aug. 12.-The steam.
er Mayfiower, towing large barge load
ed with supplies. left this afternoon for
Dyea She will take the inner passage
and her captain anticipates no trouble
in reaching his destination.
NO MAPS READY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The report
having been published that the general
land office will soon issue maps of Alas
ka showing the latest surveys and ex-
plorations of the gold reginos that office
has been flooded with letters requesting
copies of the maps. AS it will be impos-
sibe to prepare the maps for several
months the requests cannot be granted
The officials have no time to respond
to the letters explaining the situation.
The geological survey is much in the
same condition.
NOT PHILANTHROPISTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-Rumors
have recently been spread in this city
tha. the Alaska Commercial Company
have sent messages to their agents and
commanders of vessels at St. Michaels
instructing them to bring stranded
miners and prospectors whom they find
at St. Michaels or at the mouth of ths
Yukon back to civilization as an act of
charity.
The Alaska Commercial people deny
the truth of these rumors and say that
they have no intention of wasting any
1t is reported from juneau that the
blockade at Dyea and Skaguay is daily
growing worse At the two points there
are now not less than 1000 men unable to
go over the summit.
A KLONDYKE BANK
OTTAWA. Ont, Aug 12.-The Ques-
ton of establishing bank at Dawson
City is now being considered by the gov
ernment.
THREE HUNDRED MORE
SEATTLE. WASH. Aug. 12.-The
steamship City of Topeka departed thie
evening for Skaguay and Dyea with
nearly 800 passengers for the Klondyke.
Many women are among the number and
the freight is piled high on every deck.
Several burros are aboard to be used IN