The times., 1897-12-25
AT THE HOTELS.

| MT. j. W. Boyle, Of Dawson City, y. W.
| t, Is at the Arlington. Mr.. Boyle is one
! of the most famous OF the new gold field
pioneers. Pc is "a partner Of W. g. Gates
| soft Water BILL and owner Of three
| or four excellent claims. He is the man
who brought out the first expedition from
Dawson after the frceZe-up. JIst at
present he is making active preparations
TO carry & relief expedition into Hawspu
TO react It's destination by the 1st Of
April. Mr. Boyle said last night: The
condition ia Dawson is undoubtedly very
bad at TINS time. When left on Septen-
ber "a | felt sure that there would be IN
awful struggle to get through the winter.
After that all the way ont we met people
going in. 1 believe there We're 200 Of
them They didn't have provisions 20
last them until Christmas We warned
them TO turn back but they were filled
with a reCklessness that nobody br-t gold
hunters wt ulG have exhibited. Every man
OF them. and there we're women too, made
the situation worse.
when / started away from Dawson
intended to carry back an expedition With
twent. five tons of provisions. Now
shall take seventy-five tons. am now
"a
snow engine, which | am convinced will
be Il success We Will start on the 1st
of Fcbruiry with dogs and horses and
n party of men, We will push ahead
as fast as possible with the horses at
first, ard as they give out they VIII be
used as food for the dogs. In this way
with the engine we will carry in plenty
of provisions for ourselves ana sixty tons
in addition OF concentrated food Mr.
Boyle believes that the Government reindeer
expedition will prove a failure as far as
getting in early is concerned. He says:
II feel sule that the start cannot he
made before the L st of March NY OBJ
servation is that the food even for rein
deer is very scarce. On this point, how
ever, haven't very much knowledge. But
1 believe that before the end of the trail
is reached they will have To form a
camp and wait for the opening of navic;i
ton. My calculation is that the Govern
nent expedition cannot possibly get to
Dawson before May L.
Mr. BOYLE says there are no claims in
the Klontlike region untak-n, and that
every man who goes in next spring will
have tc wori: for wages or prospect He
says ti,at Stewart and Pelly Rivers both
show good Indications, however and That
IN the Yukcn, about thirty miles above
the White River. he saw excellent intlic.l-
lions that lie will look into next year.
Mr.. Harold J Bell, engineer and manager
of the Niagara Fails Acctylene Gas Ma
chine Company. which has large plants
on both the United States and Canadian
sides ot the Ma CARA River, is in Washing
ton, staying at Wizards. lie has been
looking after several of his company-s |
patents on his way South for his health. !
Mr.. Bell is Very enthusiastic over the fu- !
ture of acetylene as an iilumnsnt, despite |
the frequency and terrible nature os the I
accidents that have attended it's use. He !!
said last night:
Every accident that has ever occurred |
in the use of acetylene is directly trace
able TO flagrant misuse. II is not nearly !
SO dangerous as electricity when proper |
generators are used and directions are |
followed. The Canadian Underwriters AS |
s ociatioI has fully indorsed our genera ting |
apparat tUs, and now allows its introduction |
into buildings with u merely nominal |
additional premium. We are most hope |
ful that the United States insurance peo- |
pie soon will take the same steps.
''Ali the accidents are the result of one |
cause, the use OF liquid acetylene. When /
the gas has been Produced by combinatia |
of the carbide with water it may be re- |
ducet to liquid form under heayy |