The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-13
COMING FROM LONG ISLAND.
ONE OF MANY KLOSDIKE PARTIES
BOUND FOR THIS CITY.
Twelve Men Who Have Psrchased .
Steamer and Will Ostat In seattle
Boat 90 He = Home fer Miners

Klondike party IL being formed Of men
from Westhampton ana nearby villages
on Long Island 20 start for the gold field
early In the spring.
AS yet, the men who are getting up the
party are rssicen; AZ regards the other
cetaiia Capt. Billy Raynor. Of West
hampton, IL looked upon as one OF the
leaders OF the scheme, and he has been
very busy foT a month past in figuring out
the ways and means. the cost Of trans
portation and various other matters or
Importance to the successful outcome or
the undertaking. An old ssa captain or
Southampton viii no doubt be one of the
party. as he Is familiar with the North
Atlantic coast.
to the Brooklyn Eagle says that the party
will include twelve men In all and will be
made up Of people from that place. South
ampton and Riveriand. and it is stated
that the arrangements will all be COM
ple;ed by the first Of January.
The trip across the continent will be
made by rail. and after arriving at Seat
tie good sized steamer Will be used as
a means OF conveyance for the remainder
ofthe trip to the gold fields. This steamer
has already been purchased by the party
and is about 60 feet long by IL feet beam,
and OF light draught. She will be in alb
soiute possession OF the party, who.
after they have made their fortunes at
the diggings, will return 10 Seattle and
there dispose Of her. They claim that
they will then be able to sell her to some
other party of gold seekers for more than
they paid for her.
Each man in the party Is being picked
for a certain position On the boat, and
when she leaves Seattle she VIII be con-
manded by one OF the men acting as CAP
tain and pilot. who will undoubtedly be
an old Southampton whaling captain. one
as cook, one as engineer. fireman, sailors,
and 50 on-each member of the party per-
forming q certain duty on the trip up
the Yukon just as If he had been hired
for the place.
The boat will also serve as the home
of the miners when the gold fields are
reached am the same rules will be In
fierce as on the trip-that is, turns will be
taken In cooking and looking out for the
home in general.
This manner of going to the gold fields
and also OF living. after they got there.
Mr.. Raynor says IS the most convenient.
comfortable and cheapest way that can
be devised. lie says he has figured cut
the cost per man 10 a cent. and finds that
by each man of the party putting in 500.
which will cover all the expenses from
Westhsmpton to Seattle, including the
purchase of the boat and stock. the trip
can DC iidde IN cofuIort ana SAFETY All
the stores, mining implements. cooking
utensils. etc. will be purchased in Seat
tie and taken 10 the boat, which has am
pie provisions for them.
The first plan of the party was to pur-
chase u small steamer that is now being
built at Patchogue and ship her by rail
across the continent to Seattle and then
proceed as In the plan now to be adopt
ed. But just as the deal for this boat
was about 10 be closed steamer such
as the party was In need of was heard
of in Seattle. and the men came to the
conclusion that II would be less trouble
some to take that boat. The party ex-
pects TO be gone about two years.