San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-22
DIAMOND DEALERS DROP
A Score OF Big Firms Go
Out OF Biz.
THE WILSON TARIFF BILL WAS
A LITTLE TO MUCH
FOR THEM.
Smuggling Came In With The High
Rates Of That Measure And II
Has Killed Legitimate Trade
In The Stones Lower Duty
Will Stop That.

new 1Orh, July GA.--luS NOllu says
The Klondyke fever has reached this
city. At all the ticket agencies and
railroad offices inquiries are being
made about rates.
What will it cost to send my son
to the new gold fields?" well-dressed
woman enquired of c. E. Lambert, the
general passenger agent of the West
Shore Railroad company. Mr.. Lam
bert gave her the figures and she
promised to return.
She is only one of a dozen who
have been to see us this week." said
Mr.. Lambert.
A party of fourteen who expect to
make cheap trip to the Alaskan gold
fields came to grief at Nth street.
They had boarded west-bound freight
and were arrested by Policeman Mar
tinaeu and several railroad detectives.
Two of them, Elmer T. Mitchell and
August Hope, claiming to be repre-
sentatives of western newspapers,
were discharged, while each of their
companions was fined 81 for techni-
cal violation of the law.
The first expedition from the city for
the Yukon gold fields will leave early
next week. All the details have been
arranged at the Office of former Judge
George NJ. Curtis. The party will
comprise William Edwards, young
lawyer IN Mr.. Curtis Office, son Of
Billy Edwards of the Hoffman House;
John w. Edwards, Brooklyn phar-
macist, son of the chief engineer oe the
Basin Dry Docks; DR.. James w. Bris-
toll of Brooklyn, and Charles Edel-
man, civil mining engineer, Of this
city.
In addition t. scientific AMI CASTRO
nomical supplies furnished pro rata,
each man will put $3.50 into a COM
mon fund. Every detail has been
carefully arranged and all that re-
mains to be done is to engage passage
on the Pacific coast steamship Queen,
which will sail from San Francisco on
August Z. This will be attended to by
former Judge Curtis, who is in the
metropolis of California on legal bust
ness. The gold seekers consider them
selves fortunate to obtain his aid there
as owing to the proposed great exodus
it is no easy matter to secure good
berths on the coast steamers. All nee
essary supplies will be purchased at
San Francisco and the party will leave
the Queen at Janeau and go overland
to the Klondyke district. Each MEM
Der will be supplied with an abundance
of heavy footwear, underclothing and
sweaters and fur caps and the mater
ials to make the necessary repairs to
that character Of clothing.
Speaking to a reporter, one of the
members of the party said:
There is one thing in favor Of the
Yukon district and that is the abund-
ant supply of fresh fish. We will have
plenty of fishing tackle and every ar
ticle necessary to establish comfort
able home.
DIR. Edwards will look after our phys
ical welfare and to him will be en-
trusted the stocking of the medicine
chest. Mr.. Clark, too, is pharmacist
and he can satisfactorily compound
the doctors prescriptions.
1--WE will have the best equipments
experience can suggest and we shall
be well supplied with weapons to use
in self defense if necessary"
DR.. Edwards has prepared a list of
meats and saccharine and farinacious
food porducts together with fresh and
dried fruits and pickles. To this will
be added tea, coffee, etc, and the sup
ply is based on a total of seventy
ounces of food for each man daily.
This amount" said DR.. Edwards,
may be reasonably assumed as the
quantity necessary to the maintenance
of mans perfect health in a latitude
such as the Yukon. We intend to take
along a good supply of spirituous liz
ours as they will be of great value
there.
During the long dark nights in Win
ter we will amuse ourselves with cards,
chess, checkers, ETC., and other popular
indoor games and if we want little
music we will use our banjos and man
dolins. And last but not least we will
have kodalSs to enable us to furnish
friends at home with scenes Of the gold
fields"
Each Of the members is in excellent