The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

representative A special tea-seated
Pullman car will leave this city attached
to the overland train next Thursday even
ing. On each side of the car a banner
will be displayed announcing the Golden
ubilee and the Miners Fair.
The party in the car will consist OF Gov
ernor Sheakley OF Alaska.an his son, the
latter acting as the Governors secretary :;
also D. Nj. Carman. secretary of the Alas
kan committee; j. ii. Barring, pre- -ident
of the Yukon Trans porlation Com panv
T. c. Wills, conductor of the excursion :;
Thomas Magee Jr. and Henry Gray.
The first stop Will be made at Salt Lake.
where the gr a; tabernacle has been en-
gagged. The next stop Will be al Denver
and the committee will there esta blish
empcrary headqua ters in the Tabor
Ore a.hOuse. Stops will be made a Grand
Island, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln
Burlington and other points.
The committee will remain at Chicago
ten day, where permanent agency will
be established. 1t is understood that
Governor Sheakley Will manage the Chi
cago department. The advent of the
committees exhibit will be haralded by
L. II. Hare and C.. II. Ho brook, advance
agents.
A large quantity OF posters for use in
llle CUES anu lONHS G. route nave DeeD
printed and a quantity of literature ans
maps in aiditIon TO those already dis
rlbuted here by the committee Will lie
taken East. Word has been received from
the Chicago agent that fine large office
has been secured on the ground floor OF
the Great Northern Ho'eL
1t has been decided 10 send a man to
Washington, in conjunction with Seattle
and Tacoma, TO urge upon the Treasury
Department and members OF Congress
that the SUPPORT OF Dyea be closed. Port
land represents that il has already taken
steps to accom- plish the game end and has
a friend at count.
In the opinion OF Horace Davis. who has
Iecently re urned from a northern trip,
tnat the bulk OF the travel TO Alaska IN
1898 viii go by way Of ST. Michael, he con-
slders the passes entirely inadequate 10
handle the traffic, and says that Inc num-
Der OF men gong cannot possibly travel
over them, but will be compelled 10 wait
for the opening of the river route.
In this event as has been already shown,
San Francisco Will undoubtedly have the
advantage, IS deep-water vessels prefer to
sail from III port rather than from har-
bJrs of the north.
A man VINO is making a complete can
vass OF the San Joaquin Valley says that
from present indica ion he anticipates
that not less than 1900 people will leave
that section for the new gold fields, and
nearly all OF them will buy their outfits
ant supplies in this city.
great many inquiries have been re-
cetved from the mining towns of the Rocky
Mountain region, and a large movement
OF travellers will set in from that direction
within a few weeks
The tran portation companies have
agreed upon "a rate of $500 for passengers,
with an allowance OF personal baggage
from this point to Dawson w. This is
a uniform rate which IS accepted by all
the regularly or sanized com mpanies which
nave vessels plying between this port and
81. Michael and mailing connections with
the Yukon River boats.
The wharfage facilities of this city and
the immens. stocks of merchandise car