The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
WOMEN FOR H KLONDIKE
SIXTY IN KNOCKERS GOING HENCE
TO OITILIzE DAWSON CITY.

Carry = Portable Hospital and viii Start .
Cius, Yes May ne surs-A Msn Going
with = Gas uachins- City OF Columbia
,sans from Row York with Them on Nee. 4.
Tho steamship City Of Columbia, which was
formerly operated by the Old Dominion line,
but which has been purchased by a company
and fitted up for a trip to the Klondike, was on
exhibition yesterday at the foot OF East Ninth
street. About u thousand people looked the
steamer over, among them ono or two we'll
known men whose names appear In the list of
officers OF the company. These were Hilary A.
Herbert, ex.Secretary Of the Navy; James Gil
allan and Samuel T. Kent Of Philadelphia.
Among others who were there were Darius o.
Mills, Coils p. Huntington, Henry CLOVIS, Elliot
Danforth, Jimmy Oliver. Fred House, and q
number Of others.
Tho company which IL sending the steamer
to the Klondike is not in tho Rold-mining busi-
ness itself. 1t proposes to establish Q freight
and passenger line between Seattle and st.
Michael, using tho City of Columbia and another
steamer which has been purchased and which
10 already on tho Pacific coast 1t also proposes
to operate o line between st. Michael and some
point on the Yukon. Two small river steamers
are now being built for the river traffic. &C
cording to one Of tho officers Of the company,
and will be completed and ready for business by
tho time the Columbia gets to st. Michael.
The Columbia can about 400
passengers, and Il 10 proposed to take Just AZ
near that number to st. Michael as want to 60.
30 far about 200 have been booked for tho trip,
and all but q half dozen Of these are going to
tho K ondike to mako money out Of other
schemes than mining. They wore all on board
yesterday inspecting their quarters and doing
press work for the company. They were willing
to talk and 30 were all the officers Of tho COM
pany. but whom II came to giving out the list of
passengers they were not 90 ohliging. The off,
GERS said this wouldn't DO done until q few days
before the sailing.
Some of the schemes for money making in the
Klondike are interesting. There were 90 many
women on board tho Columbia that o Sun re-
porter asked whether many of the m were going
along.
WELL said the oHlcer who was quest toned,
there's the sixty who are going with Mrs.
Gould"
"what are they going for - asked tho 70
porter.
"oh. different sch emes. They're all out to
make money. Some are going to do one thing.
some another; but I don't think any Of Thorn
will do any practical mining. You'd better see
Mrs. Gould"
Tho reporter found Mrs. Gould showing the
fne points of the steamer to her sixty protegees.
Mrs.. Gould 10 o gray.haired woman. about so
years old, bright Of eye, very agile, and, accord
ing to tho officer who directed the reporter. "a
very keen business woman"
"Oh. yes, we're all going to the Klondike."
said Mrs. Gould to the reporter. "We're all
business women. and are going to seize this OPP
portunity to make some money and incidentally
do what good we can in that barren country.
Gould 10 my name. Mrs. Hannah Gould. $50
West Twenty-second street. I'm from Long
Island; old Quaker family, you know. I've
handled large sums Of money for New York cap
i~talists In the past with considerable success,
and I have some very large commissions to exc
cute in tho Klondike.
"The other womenI oh, yes, they're all
way have been intrlsted with the care Of ali
OF the women who are otherwise unattended on
sa's ys ssap' Of S ss s0% Women Ssn s go nlSeE t Rao 4 th sRa ase
susceptible to bad influences, and we are firm In
our resolve to keep anybody from disgracing
Each woman puts $500 in the common
dixie. II a woman is unable to pay in that
amount. she puts in what she can and Guaran-
any business Without my permission. That Is
i1 PFs sSSens ss'% %n isGm n n%sH'n Dioo SaFq aea: sSasR%
enough. but which are IN reality frauds. am
the ladies' what 10 Sss so for them them. AA0 '"H "o'i''
snow individually we have many money.
a %et@t to ' do tossthe an What sfS we can aa1f Tor the The moral nayi
You understand. we ali Of us Intend to settle in
do some mining later. NJ Now T there mn must b lots
to 90 i N D , 2 CITY, CITY, I'VE intend Intend to to S DO our " u
ganize. We win try and attract the young men
to o., Us and guide them In the proper path; We
best to raise the moral standard OF the commu-
nity. We are sure to have come effect on the
VIII V %orf Into ~s our miI res SSssa ssI su ,des Sc s''Fi0h
Now about these businesses. and several
S Ssssss s'I So! Dsfsfd IL The = h nSlS Of ot the %o ssfam fiseS 4
with felt. and so arranged that Il can DO put to-
E e nis:s sa nisb apssrt tb or . tIfIsRRsDSrtds il, faS% pl Ws
vii! furnish the Klondike. with Q hospital that
will bs as complete as any in the East. We have
kets. and other necossaries. We Will. charge
those who arc able to pay for our services. but
This 10 just one business. Now, other ladies
are going to open a hotel, several have banded
house. Two or thfse arc going to run stores.
one or two will do dressmaking. while some
i E,l e es s:tsb, e tho 6 5SsH isd q Z ss slHs 70 e . saS &C. a
CIRCULATING library. There. ought to bo room for
e oli6s.fE In that region, where 90 many IoSp oG
the good that, may DO accomplished through .
n6rsryi Good reading may keep many q man
"oh. wen just show what sixty good business
women can do, and maybe we'll surprise some
HSoPios JILL ai"uoI iOTkOJ L0i you hbohs ouk
clothes. You know We can't wear the Same
Kind o. clothing that VIC wear here, Sc, we've
agreed on a costume. The ladies will all wear
knickerbockers, skirts, and high top boots.
They VIII wear furs 10 the winter. while the
material. We think 1t a very sensible cos
A man 10 going to the Klondike on the Column
bia who hopes TO close a contract with The Com.
mon Council OF Dawson City for tho lighting OF
s ,ss tS%n; TEE Hs SUN Ts, reporter pn;sav dtsooys msn h snS
he approached tho reporter In mysterious
fashion.
Come down in tho hold and SEQ the light"
What light T. demanded the reporter.
well, swan" said tho man, I didn't OK
poet to find a man who didn't know about my
light Why, friend. ! expect to illuminate the
gold fields with 1t. Come and see It,"
The reporter, accompanied tho man down
into the after hold. There tho man produced a
small tank, which he said was full OF oil. There
was a long handle on the tank. which the man
"oSrNE ea as sd ne would \ q country pump: a.. ,.on,
this oil, which goes through these perforated