CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-12-16
TO THE KLONDIKE.
Large Companies Have Been Organ
fseA to Furnish Supplies ana
Men for the Alaskan
Gold Ffelaa.

The Canadian Pacific railway anthori-
ties and the dominion Immigration offi-
GERS look for phenomenal rush of i'm
migrants in the coming spring from
England to the Klondike. When the
news of the wonderful riches of that
region reached England there was little
time for preparation on large scale
and only a limited number of individ-
uals started for the Yukon districts.
Since then large companies have been
organized, men have subscribed large
sums Of money, and in the spring they
will be able to furnish men ready to
start ont for the gold regions
In addition the dominion agents re-
port that considerable numbers of per-
sons in all parts Of the United King
dom having small means are simply
waiting for spring TO join their fortunes
10 the thousands who will be ready to
rush into the Yukon from ali parts of
the world. Those who have recently
come here from England are full of the
Kiondike, and state that il is the great
cry all over the country. and il will in
crease rather than diminish. a. the
spring approaches. The excitement.
particularly in London. when some of
the great finds were announced, bor-
dered on de,irium, and nothing but the
insuperable difficulties of the route, at
nm advanced season OF the year. pre-
vented hundreds from making an i'm
mediate start The tales of hardship
which have already reached England
have in no way intimidated those who
have made up their minds to start in
the spring.
II is the opinion of the same authori-
ties ihnt hundreds in the cities ard
throughout the dominion Will he ready
in the spring to set out for the new FL
Dorado. Where this desire exists il is
known tina; the utmost economy is
practiced. and preparations are being
made now. The dominion authorities
look forward 10 an unprecedented rush
such as was never before witnessed in
the worlds history OF gold mining. and
all transportation lines are making spe-
cial arrangements TO accommodate the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS traffic expected
when the signal Is given for the start
for the Yukon in the early spring.
Some interesting information is now
furnished by the department, of the in
ferior in regard TO the routes TO the
Yukon. through the repor, OF j. j. Nc
Arthur. the surveyor and civil engineer.
sent UP 10 the Yukon by the dominion
government last May TO make a topo-
graphical survey of the Dalton trail
and the country adjoining. he con-
demns the Skaguay trail. ard says the
Dalton trail affords frst-class road
for 80 miles, namely. from the coast 10
Five~Fingrr rapids. which Is only 23o
miles by uDobstrucied waterway from
Dawson City. The first 20 miles from
Chi.kas inlet is ON river fat. with nm
easy grade. thence TO ths local disids,
which is 1000 feet above sea level, and
- miles from the water. One more local
divide Is crossed 2n miles further on at
the watershed of the Alsek and Chiikat
Eyers- The rest nf the trail TO the mouth
Of che Sordenskioid river. nj Five
Finger rapids, is a succession OF vaileys,
with hardly pereep,iblc divides. In
summer a man with saddle horse and
pack animal eau make 30 miles a eiay on
the Dalton trail, reaching Dawson City
In IS days. II can be done in IS days
with pack train. So good is the feed
along the traii tina; animals which were
sent ia this season fa,tcned on the way.
II is expected I.eoo sheep and 400 cattle
reached Dawson before the river was
closed to narigafion.--N. Y. Sun.