Evening journal., 1897-08-09
CHASE AFTER GOLD.
Estimate of the Number Who
Have Gone to the Fields.
AN ENGLISH SYNDICATE FORMED.
Duke of Fife, the son-in-Iaw OF the
Prince OF Wales, Said TO Be at
the Head of an ExplorR-
IS tion Company.

.S tion Company.
San Francisco. Aug. 9.-KlondiSe Is
the Mecca for all those in San Francis
co and vicinity whose creditors are
pressing them for a settlement Of their
affairs.
others who have caught the gold
fever are making all sorts Of sacrifices
in order to reach the land Of frost and
gold. At the present moment there are
at least 1000 persons in San Francisco
who have come from all parts of the
state and are daily making inquiries
regarding the means Of reaching the
Northwest Territory before the freeze
comes. Many of them had experienced
the cold day feeling before they got
started, as all transportation facilities
up to date are engaged for the rush.
A computation has been made of the
number Of persons leaving this city
since the first news Of the gold discov-
cry on the Klondil1e reached here. The
estimate, based on the returns of vari-
Gus transportation companies, shows
that 1887 persons have left San Fran
cisco and 2,O32 have left Seattle. This
number will be greatly increased within
the coming week.
Steamers are scheduled to sail
| lilluukMOul AiAt WIEN ulAAAA AtiA ARAANN''o
Saturday, when the last expedition for
the north viii depart.
Different Prices For Ore.
Yukon miners are loud in their COM
plants about the difference in the prices
received for their gold from local
smelling firm and the United States
mint. Two Of them divided their dust,
one sending it to the mint and the other
p 20 flo r,rfxra 20 frfs, Tho ofla kyhO sent
it to the mint received s15.75 an ounce
for his gold, while the other received
Sl6.O6. The dust was gathered from the
: two claims on El Dorado creek and was
thoroughly mixed before sending It to
be smelted.
Most of the Yukon miners who have
been in the city for the last few weeks
have been preparing for their departure
for the east. They have held a ban
uuet at the Commercial hotel, at which
some 20 Of them were present. Most of
them will spend the winter in Canada.
whence they originally came Some Of
= them have not seen their homes for II
i or IS years
e The steamer National City has left
}. this port for st. Nichaels with 60 pas
n sengers and will be followed by two
e other steamers each carrying q full
= | complement VI HtA1HtllHIlss
n Everything goes" on the steamers
Il leaving for Alaska.
h Deckloads far beyond the capacity o.
= the steamers are pied aboard and pas
8 sengers are crowded into the smalles
a space possible. When the National Citl
h left here. every available inch Of spac
was utilized On her deck she carried
le two launches and a barge upon whicl
l. Il Is expected, weather permitting, &
ot convey passengers up river.
m Criminal Loading OF Vessels.
III The same plan has been followed Fl
all other expeditions, and the craze t'
reach the goldfelds seems to have rob
bed intending gold seekers Of all ideal
of safety and comfort. Charterers o
vessels do not seem to care what pro
visions they make 10 carry passenger
Z TO their destination so long as they sc
on board and pay the amount de
s. manded.
Another steamer which will sooi
leave Is the South Coast, and she vii
. carry a deckload which at any othe
time would not be permitted. Expert
e. enced men along wharves consider tha
the manner in which these steamer
are loaded is criminal. but there seem
c. to be no one 10 Interfere.
80 A morning paper published a story {
So the effect that a company has been or
81 ganized In London to explore the Klon
Ia dixie and purchase mines in that re
IL gion. The name of the company Is Civ
~ en- as the Klondike Exploration compa
73 ny, limited, and the Duke Of Fife, son
80 in-law Of the Prince Of Wales, IS sal
46 to be at its head with n subscription
S5 the capital stock Of e50,000.
go Several mining experts connecte
69 with English companies have been
this city during the week endeavorln
to secure control Of Klondike proper
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