The record-union., 1897-07-31
bound FOR The
LAND OF GOLD.
The Elder Sails From Portland With
383 Passengers.
Nearly All of Whom Are Destined for the
CIOndyke Region.
The Steamer Also Carries Thirteen
Hundred Tons of Freight, Con-
sisting Mostly of Supplies OF
the Gold Seekers - Lucky"
Baldwin to Try His Fortunes in
the Northern Gold Fields.

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Baldwin to Try His Fortunes in
the Northern Gold Fields.
| PORTLAND (Or), July 30.-The Or
egon Railway and Navigation Compa-
ny's steamship George w. Elder sailed
for Dyea, Alaska, at IL o'clock tonight
with 3S3 passengers, nearly all OF
whom are bound for the Clondyke. She
carried 1900 tons of freight, her full
capacity; 130 horses and burros and 70
dogs.
| All day long hundreds of people con-
| gregated in the vicinity of AinswOrth
Dock, where the Elder was moored, and
tonight at o'clock it is estimated that
| 10000 were on the river bank or on
the bridges to bid Godspeed to the gold
hunters. The steamer was scheduled
| to sail at o'clock, but it was four
hours later before she left the dock.
Hundreds of applications for passage
on the Elder were refused, and the
company also declined to take several
hundred tons of freight which was Of
fered
Among the passengers are five wom-
en- who intend to make the journey in
to the gold regions. Nearly every man
on the steamer has supplies to last him
for year, as many of them go pre-
pared to stay.
THE CITY OF PUEBLO SAILS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-The
steamer City of Pueblo sailed for Pu-
get Sound ports at 8 o'clock this morn
ing and will connect with the AL Ki for
Juneau and Dyea. She carries nearly
800 passengers, among whom We're a
dozen miners for the Clondyke gold
fields; and her departure was witnessed
by an immense crowd of people. There
was not nearly so much excitement
manifested, however, as upon the de-
parture Of the Excelsior
E. J. BALDWIN HAS THE FEVER.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30-The
outpouring of humankind toward the
land of ice is not altogether migration
of poor men. The rich as we'll as the
poor have the fever, and among the
men of money who will brave the cold
winds of Chilcoot Pass is E. J. Bald
win, better known as Lucky Bald
win.
Mr.. Baldwin does not propose to go
over the pass this winter. The gentle
man started for Saratoga, N Y, last
evening in the interest of his stock
farm, but when he returns he will get
his business into shape so as to enable
him to start for the diggings
Il do not intend to look for placer
diggings if I go north" said the gentle
man. Il shall try to locate the mother
/ I ctn ot ha
but VIII push right into the mountains.
where l am sure there must be rich
quartz lodges.
Ample machinery will be shipped to
Dawson, or elsewhere if I succeed in
locating a paying claim. I think the
big fortunes will be made in the quartz
districts and not in the placers, which
will be sure to give out if so many
thousands of people Will persist in rush
ing into the country
WILL IMPOSE THE TAX.
SEATTLE, July 30.-There now re-
mains no doubt of the intention of the
Canadian Government to collect duties
ON all American goods en- route to Clon-
dyke. For a time it was believed that
no duty would be imposed on Individual
miners outfits, but only on stocks
taken into the country for merchan-
dising purposes. To-day the following
dispatch was received from Victoria,
which has stirred up much i'll feeling in
Seattle:
| VICTORIA, July 29-To E. E. Ling.
Secretary Chamber of Commerce. Sc
| attic, Wash: Duties will be collected
on miners outfits in every Individual
case. A. r. MILNE,
Collector of Customs"
ALL WILL BE TREATED ALIKE.
SANTA ROSA, July 80. - United
States Circuit Judge W. w. Morrow is
here this morning on his way to San
Francisco from Mendocino County,
where he has been enjoying few days
hunting in the mountains
Discussing the report that the Cana
dian Government would impose a
heavy royalty upon miners going from
this country to Clondyke, he said he
did not believe the Canadian Govern
ment would discriminate against men
from the United States or against any
| others. Duties might be levied upon
| goods taken in there to provide reve-
nue. for the expense of maintaining the
| Government, which, he says, is very
efficient, but he thinks all miners will
be placed on the same footing.
The Judge had considerable expert
ence in the mines of Northern Oregon
at the time rich strikes were made at
Canyon City. He has also been as far
north in Alaska as Chilcoot Pass, and
is not disposed to doubt the reports of
the great discoveries of gold in Alaska
and British America
POWDER FOR CLONDKE
| SANTA CRUZ, July 30.-The Pow
der Works are working a force night
and day, preparing to fill large orders
for the Clondyke region
]. Hollingshead, a youth % years OF
age, has just returned to PeScadero
from the Clondyl1e gold fields, with
S4o, 600 in gold. He went up to the Yu-
kon district two years ago and pur-
chased an outfit, but lost it. He then
returned to Oregon, where he remained
until he made enough to enable him to
go back, when he located a claim about
forty miles north of the Yukon. After
taking out over S11 900 he sold an inter