The record-union., 1897-07-25
Thousands Anxious to Reach the
New Ell Dorado
In Spite Of Warnings Concerning Possibility
of Starvation.
Several More Vessels Chartered to
Take Fortune-Seekers to the
North-A Telegraph Line One of
the Latest Enterprises on Foot.

the Latest Enterprises on Foot.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-In spite
Of the warnings that have been given
out by returning miners concerning the
possibilities Of starvation in the Clon-
dyke country during the coming fall
and winter, thousands of people here
and elsewhere are anxious to reach the
land of the golden fleece. Most of the
available steamers and yachts have
tbeen chartered by private individuals
and spectators, and there seems to be
no doubt that they will have full COM
ple1nent of passengers when the time
for sailing arrives. The gasoline
steamer Chetcow has been purchased
by an English syndicate for SS. 900. II
IS the purpose of the syndicate to take
100 men, who will put up 81, 900 each.
They viii work on the cooperative
plan. The gasoline schooner Hattie B.
has also been sold to a company OF
adventures.
On the water front the excitement
over the wonderful stories told of the
Clondyke country has reached fever
heat. The schooner James A. Garfield
has been chartered by the Alaska Com
mercial Company to take a load of
merchandise to St Michaels.
Every day new schemes are being
proposed for financial investments and
business men are comforting and con-
sidering many plans for the profitable
investment of money in the northern
regions. One of the latest enterprises
formulated is that of the Alaska Tel
egraph and Telephone Company, which
proposes to incorporate very shortly
for the purpose of constructing a tenn
porary telegraph line from Juneau to
Dawson City. The capital stock to be
subscribed is $4,000, and the company
is to be Incorporated under the laws of
the State of California At the head
of the new enterprise are j. w. Wright,
a local real estate dealer; c. w. Wright
of Larkspur and D. E. Bohannon. The
last named is to act as the adviser and
constructor of the company.
Mr.. Bohannon explained the details
of the construction of the new tele-
graph wire. Our method is very sim
pie" he said 1.-THE line is to be con-
structed on the same plan as thu ordi-
nary military line used by armies for
ter of an inch thick, and covered with
a kerite insulation, which has proved
throughly able to stand the rigorous
climatic conditions prevailing in
Alaska. The wire is wound up on large
reels, the same as an ordinary Telegram phi
wire and these reels are to be placed
on dog sleds and dragged over the ice
and snow. As we go along the reels
4
run it along the ground, and thus our
line will be through in something like
six weeks, the time consumed in the
ordinary tramp over the country"
Mr. Bohannon expects to leave for
Juneau in the very near future, and
will commence operations Immediately
upon his arrival there.
There is every probability that Wells,
Fargo & Co. Will establish an office in
Dawson City during the coming spring.
a. F. Rowell Assistant Manager of the
company, said to-day that nothing
would be gained by establishing an Of
flee earlier than that. The present rate
of transportation for gold from Seattle
for San Francisco is So a thousand,
and s. from Seattle to Philadelphia. If
an office is established in the ClOndyke
district the rate per thousand, including
insurance, will be So 30.
The steamer Cleveland, chartered as
an extra vessel by the Northwestern
Trading Company, sailed late tonight
for Seattle. where she will Discharge
part of her cargo and take on supplies
and passengers for Alaska. About half
of her passenger list from this city is
booked for Alaska, and she will be full
to the limit leaving Seattle for the
north. 1t is probable that she will car
ry 500 passengers from Seattle when she
sails for the gold country of the north.
The Umatilla will sail tomorrow
morning for Seattle, where she will
connect with a steamer for Alaska.
She carries a full passenger list from
this city, a great many of whom are
bound for the Clondyke
REPRESENT A BIG SYNDICATE.
SEATTLE, July pit is authorita-
lively stated here to-day that ex-Gov-
ernor John II. McGraw and General E.
nj. Carr who left Seattle Thursday on
the Portland for the Clondyke, go as
representatives of a New York COM
many with S5.O00,000 capital, and
headed by j. Edward Addicks of Della
ware. The company is to complete in
corporation in New York Monday. The
western directors are Ex-Governor Nc
Graw. General Carr and George B.
Kittinger of this city. 1t is also said
Senator John L. Wilson is interested.
1t is to be Incorporated under the name
of the Yukon Caribou British Columbia
Gold Mining Development Company,
Limited. George B. Kittinger OF this
CITY. who is a brother of Charles II.
Kittinger Mr. Addicks confidential
manager. will follow McGraw and Carr
to the north in a few days.
The Moran Bros. Company, ship
builders of this city, to-day secured
contract for the building of three yes
sells to ply on the Stikine River IN
Alaska and British Columbia, two stern
wheel steamers and a barge. These
vessels are to be used in opening new
route TO the Clondyke by the way OF
the Stikine River, the Cassiar mines
and the trail now being opened by the
Dominion Government from Dease
lake. in the Cassiar country, to the
headwaters of the Yukon. One OF the
steamers is 100 feet in length, 20 feet
baam The other is 10 feet long. They
will be shipped Tsp to the mouth OF the
ct;lyine River all framed and ready to
assemble. and will be put together
tbara The Morans will build the en-
<~s-ae and boilers