The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-21
probable that the Ilinoise steel company
will take all the ore.
1t is Discouraging All but the Most Reck-
less from Leaving San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 19.-The Klon-
dixie fever still RACES here. and all the
newspapers devote from page to a page
and a half to the stories OF returned
miners and talks in regard to routes to
the new gold fields. Still the fear of
starvation is so strong as to discourage
all but the most reckless from veltur'ng
upon the trip.
AS many as nine hundred people have
applied to the Alaska Commercial Com
many for information in regard To the
massage by way of st. Michael and
Yukon river. but only fifty tickets have
been sold. The North American Company
have not sold any tickets yet. Experts
who have travelled over the juneau route
declare that 1t is a shame TO induce East
ern people TO come out here and go oye-
that route to the Klondike mines at this
season.
When the snow is off the ground no one
can carry more than seventy-fve poinls,
and IT is utterly impossible to carry food
enough to maintain a man for more than
two or three months. -ae indians are
also few in number, ind not to be de-
pended upon in any emergency. for after
they have made little moey they will
not do any additional Nor<.
and English companies nave been study
ing the lay of the land )etwcsl Ctiikat
and Circle City. with view 10 establish
ing a quicker and more pra-..- ABLE way
of transportation to the golI fie.is along
TO Yukon, Goodall. Perkins & Co. have
made a thorough investig alton os the
matter. Captain Charles NJ. Goodal said
to-day:
"The rich find IN the Klondke district
will probably result in some better means
OF transportation. though the roughness
of the country and the limited open sea-
son will not justify anybody in building
a railroad for any distance. Recently we
sent several hundred sheep and cattle
to juneau. and from there 10 the head of
navigation by the steamer Alki Mr.. Dal-
ton. who discovered the trail across the
country from the Chilkat river to Fort
Selkirk. is taking live stock to the mines.
His route lies from the head Of naviga-
tion through Chilkat Pass and along the
trail. which Is over prairie several hun
dred miles. to tho Yukon river. near
Fort Selkirk. At this time Of year the
prairie Is clear and bunch grass grows
on It in abundance.
II believe this viii ultimately he the
popular route PeOple could 90 over n i'm
wagons, as the prairie IS level Stations
could be established as was done on our
plains i'm 40. II would be easy TO go
down the Yukon I'm boats from where
Dalton's trail strikes It to Dawson City
and other mining camps.
The plan to build traction road over
Chikat Pass from Tyea. the head OF
navigation after leaving Juneau. to Lake
Linderman, Is not a good business propo-
sition. 1t has been talked Of. and the
rest Of the plan is 10 have steamers TO
ply from Lake Linderman through the
other lakes 20 the Yukon. But to % this
two portages would have TO be <ade on
account of the falls in the river s.nd
these would be enormously expensive.
"A British company has had I'm con-
temptation for some time the construc-
tion of a railroad from the head OF navi-
cation on Taku inlet. near juneau, or
Aklene Lake. and thence down sOmt
small rivers to the Yukon and the mines
Even by this route there would he need
Of portages. The natural way TO take
in freight. unless the hurry be great. Is
by st. Michael and up the Yukon. To
establish even "A wagon Toad over Dal-
toms trail on the prairie d railroad over
the divide from Tyea to Lake Linder-
man. or "A railroad as planned by the
English company. concessions would have
TO be secured from the British govern
ment."