The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

portance to the persons OF limited
means who constitute the bone and
sinew of the contingent that makes
new country.
OF the $4,000 who are likel. to take
the Journey into the Klondi e when
the icy barriers of winter have melt
ed beneath the fervence of Old Sors
RAYS. by far the greater per cent will
be fairly we'll posted as to the land
they are going to and the best way to
get there. They will, besides, know
what should constitute their outfit.
There will be, therefore, certain per
cent greater chance for them to sue
coed than for the gold-mad mob that
today chokes Chilkoot and other pass
es or mourns it's i'll luck at Dyea.
Not all of the throng of gold
hunters which hopes to reach the
Klondike within twelve months will
wait until April or May before; NOV
ing. One ship load will leave New
York harbor about Oct. l. The pro-
iecter- ef~this expedition has purchased
a staunch vessel, which he believes
thoroughly able to stand the buffetings
of a Journey around Cape Horn, and
will carry all up to a certain limit WHO
can afford to pay 81 900 for the trip.
This money is not simply for transpor-
tation and subsistence during the
journey over seas but includes years
provisions after reaching the gold
fields and frame house, erected, the
houses for the passengers being car
ried with the provisions in the hold OF
the vessel. This is no chimerical
scheme, but genuine undertaking.
which will in all probability be carried
out
In stating that the tide of emigration
next year will come from Eastern
points, a comparative standard is used,
the Eastern line referred to being
drawn at Chicago This includes sew
eral OF the so-called middle states, to
be sure, but to all intents ard purposes
in the matter of Klondike emigration,
these are East New York state and
Pennsylvania will furnish at least 20
per cent of the gold seekers. Persons
rot residents of these two sections OF
the United State can hardly realize the
deep earnestness with which considera-
ton is today being given to the klon-
dixie question. There is much less OF
the impetuous element here that is al
ways looking for change and adVen-
ture. The men who are talking kion-
dixie are not those who cannot make
a good living for themselves and
family, but simply representatives of a
class who seek a competence, and who
do not care to be among the tolierS IN
the vineyard all their days.
Here is an example: In a little town
in Duchess county, this state, there
lives man with a family consisting
of two sons and one daughter. The
youngest of the children is fifteen THIS
man is the owner of a small dairy that
has brought him in an income sufficient
to maintain all in comfort. The trouble
has been, however, that it ended with
that The balance in the bank always
had about the same limitations. Now
the dairyman argues after this fashion:
eff I keep on here, as long as L am
| able to work, the chances are l will
| have enough to eat and TO wear Tor
| both myself and wife and the children,
| Just as long as the latter stay at home.
But when / get old and the children
carve out their own lines of life, what
will become of the wife and me?
| can get money enough to get the best
| kind of a start in the Klondike and
maintain myself and family for some
time Now we are all used to hard
work; very hard. Why not rough II
| for three or four years out there ano
! get enough to be comfortable always
instead of just being satisfied With
enough to eat ard wear from one year s
end to another, with nothing but haro
work to look forward TOP
That is not hypothetical case. The
man himself said almost exactly Wha'
is quoted to the writer within fort
| night. What\iS more, unless death OF
| sickness intervenes, his course Will be
| exactly as he has outlined. There are
| dozens of other cases like this al
through the territory which will con-
| tribute Klondike en1fgrants next spring
| They are not going there with any pres
| ent intention to remain longer than is
necessary, and hope to win compe-
tence and come back to the United
| States and enjoy it,
The majority of this class Of Klon-
/ dikers will wait until next May before
/ beginning their journey, but there is
| another and large element who will be
| foot loose long before that and will in
| consequence make the best of their
| way to Seattle and other points of
| embarkation to be in readiness to
| take advantage of the first nGrthward
movement. And what a movement that
| will be. The chances are that not for
many years to come will Seattle again
have a winter population Of the num-
Der that is likely tG be within her
gates the coming season. Undoubtedly
some will go from the East to these
Western points who will find the West
ern country. which will be so new to
them sufficiently attractive to aban-