The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
TO THE GOLD FIELDS.
NEW YORK JOURNALS EXPEDITIONS
sAILsFRoM SEATTLE.

A Hsz Ardous Route to be P~ursued-some
OF the Party-.A Fin Outft--WM Rush
Through tho summer.
The New York Journal expedition
to the gold fields of the Klondyke, via
Dyes and the Chilcoot Pass sailed on
the steamship City of Mexico at noon
Tuesday, from Seattle, Wash.
The expedition consists of Joaquin
Miller, the Poet of the Sierras, Il.
j. Livernash and @. L. Kreling, the
latter being the photographer of the
party. The party is equipped with
supplies such as the miners carry, and
will proceed in the same fashion and
over the same route taken by those
who proceed via Jeneau or Dyea, the
latter point being 100 miles further
north.
The object of the expedition, which
is in charge OF E J. Livernash, is To-
make observations of the weather con-
ditions, the nature OF the obstacles %
be overcome, the state of the trail lead
ing over the mountains to the chain
of lakes connecting with the rivers
running into the Yokon, the various
modes of transportation by land and
water, and the cost of the same, and
the requirements per man for making
this trip in the way of food, tools and
clothing. In fact, to obtain complete
information, which will be given TO
the people through The Journal.
This trip which the expedition un.
dertakes is the most hazardous route to
the mines, though it is the shortest
The longest and safest route to Daw-
son City, the centre of the Klondyke
country, is by way of the North Pc
ci6c ocean and the Yukon river. The
latter route, it is said, will close in Au-S
gust, but The Journals second expediss
ton, consisting of Charles Ct. Yale,
statistician of the mint at San Fran
cisco and the best mining authority IN
the west, E. 81. Hamilton, an accom-
plished newspaper writer, and HELEN
Dare, q well known woman writer,
will make the trip before the Yukon
closes completely, even though the
river may be- partly frozen before they
reach Dawson City. The second exs
petition will also get other data that
will be invaluable.
Joaquin Miller, who accompanies
the first expedition. will write on min-
ing camps as he sees them. DE was
one of the argonauts of 49, and was =
miner in California in those days.
Thousands OF persons witnessed theds
parture OF the steamship and cheered
The Journal party. Among the freight
were 60 horses for the mining c0uns9
try, which may be used to haul sup,
plies, or. failing in that capacity, Will
furnish food, which promises TO be-
scarce in that country this winter.
The people of the city made the day
q general holiday, and from all guar
tiers poured down to the dock Of the:
Pacific Coast Steamship company,
where the Mexico was docked. Some
were thsre as early as 8 O'Clock inthe
morning and waited around while
busy laborers completed the work OF
loading the ship. The Mexico carried
about 400 passengers, 80 horses, 200
tons of freight and q number OF dogs.
With a few exceptions, the passen.
gers are bound for Dawson City, and
they hope to reach there before many
weeks 60 by. Men of every wall o.
life were among the passengers. There
were more people present to see the
Mexico leave than have witnessed the
departure of any other steamer since
the news came down of the great finds
in the Klondyke country.
Judge Bond sent two of his sons on
the steamer to represent him. They
had fine; outfits. Judge Bond Il well,
known in New York, as he spends
most of his time there. He is a'great
club man and a personal friend OF
Thomas Q. Plat.