The Southern herald., 1897-09-24

may yet BE crowded into thai corner
uf The earth enough heavy weights
10 cause scientist, % figure "n lhe
possibility Of it causing a slight
wobble in that dlrtcti
A hundred or mrr. p~"pi-, h"w-
ever, have been struggling back
from Skaguay and Dyra duringt thr
past few days. They will mol r.,
main to swell the uumhpr al th-
d'gIings, but will work lhrir way
home as quickly ss posslnte aud
toast their shins b-fure warm fires
this winter. MANY of them are n"l
70 blame for attempting ge' over
the passes this fall, Unscrupul"u-
men who wished sell them outfits
aid-d in getting them started.
Others were urged on by lhr state
ment that those whn advised thea
not 10 go in this fall were interested
in "hogging" Ihr diggiugs They
understand now that the advice
given at Tacoma was di>iulrErslrd,
honest advice. Bul "there ar.
other.," many. many others, Wha
have been disappointed Semr
200 tried 10 get TO Dawson City via
ST. Michaels d The Yuknn river
by paying $500 for transportation
aboard the steamer Bristol and the
river boat Eugene These 200 peo,
pie came from all corners Of th-
United States, and each and every
one of them ought to be spanked
for thinking Of depending ou old
Hat bottom boats like tile Eugene
10 gel them anrwhere-except in
. Dagy Jones locker, And yet
some Of them touk passage on that
tub! Sull, by making inquiry
among reliable citizens any Eastern
man or woman can obtain reliable
information here abou, men as well
a. boats But those unfortunate
passengers from aboard the Bristol
,ald Eugene seem to have taken
everything for granted and plunged
ahead They didn't " far The
Eugene sprung leak before She
gut fairly out into tie ocean and
had 10 return. The Bristol could
not prucerd as she couid not get
/ her passengers up the Hukon Tlyrr.
All hands had to frc- abuu'-thry
! .houid br thankful they We're mol
drowned-and thrlt time t. how
occupied drmandnE laatth,l $500
fare Dp returned.
In view Of the uut ItuLate eLd
/ ing of This expedition seems very
wise and cunsiderate. indeed, tu
tind the citizens Of Tacoua e.tab-
/ fishing permanent "Klnndlke"
committee, whuse duty II is to adj
wise strangers, without making any
charges therefor ur accepting any
compensation for the same, regard
ing ways and means Of reaching the
Alaska gold fields Thus far no
unseawoEthy vessels have been per.
mltled to leave Tacoma for Alaeka
and strangers have not only been
assisted III making suitable purchas
~, hut have been directed IN many
ways that have proved very bene.
fetal 10 them Olhe. Northwest.
ern citlrs are now following ihi.
good example, and hereafter Klon.
dikero arriving from The East with.
out adequate knowledge Of the
country will fad NJ difficulty in
getting posted by simply making
themselves known to reliable clli.
zens or the "Klundlke" commit.
tees.
Kiondike committees, or other
reliable informahls, are certainly
needed by a large proportion Of the
men aud women who want to 60 IL
the Klondike and are actually pre-.
pairing to do so in the spring. Per.
haps yunr next door neighbours are
among them, as letters inquiring
about the gold fields come from
every nook and corner OF the Unit.
I'd States. A number ofmen of some
means will outfit boats and sail
away to St. MichaeIs or Skaguay
or Telegraph Creek Telegraph
Creek, by the way is a compare
lively new name. Ii is on The
line Of the Hudson Bay company ;,
old trail TO the interior OF Alaska,
and the Stlkeen Pass, which is en-.
tered on at Telegraph Greek, anc
bids tar to be much travelled mex
season. There are no mountain,
to climb on this trail, and horsr.
driven over it can be taken righl