The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-11
Engineers Representing Eastern
Enterprises Sail From Frisco.
SHIPPING ELECTRIC PLANTS
Dugs OF High and Low Degree Want
I'd TO Pull SIedges in the Klondike
Region Fabulous Prices for De-
spised Nongreis-Smail Fortunes
for St. BerDards.

one Of the most prominent engineers la
California, and Alfred Tregidgo, a mining
man OF Nevada county, started yesterday
by rafl for Portland. There they will
board the steamship Humboldt, which viii
sail for st AIichaels. The went hy raid
20 escape obsery ation.
Bowie and Trsdidgo are backed by New
York capitalists TO the extent OF several
million dollars Bowie is to receive a
salary Of S25, ,ooo year. aud TregidgO is
also well provided for. They take with
them So 600 worth of supplies and have
fuu am hority TO get whatever is necessary
during their stay in the Klondke country.
Heavy Investments Will be made on
their Judgment They decline TO name
the men for whom they are acting. The
Humboldt expedition did mol get away
until dark yesterday evening The load
lag of the Humboldt at the Washington
street wharf was the chief attraction at
the water front during the day, and hun
dreds OF people watched the preparations
for the start
The YUKON and Alaska Company, which
Chartered the Humboldt, and which Mayor
Wood. of Seattle. organized, has plenty
OF capital IL is understood that S25 600
was p.sd FOR the steamer for this trip az a
starter
A new river steamer. i 20 feet long and
20 feet wide. drawing three feet when
loaeed, had been hastily buiit at the
shipyard across the bay. and powerful
new eia-ines and other machinery were
quici1y procured.
A barge l2o by "a feet was also built,
and both steamer and barge are now
aboa I'd in pieces. Eighteen ship car
penters and large gang Ofmah'imsts and
other worfamen went along To help put the
steamer and barge together The oOm-
pauv 5 going into merchandise ar Well as
the Transportation business on the Yukon,
and a large stock OF goods as carried by the
HurniAsdL- Stoves cooking utensils, tools
aua Supplies of all kinds make up the as
eoTtLaeDt-
An elect Tie lighting plant was taken along
for the gteAn "a barge II will supply electric
lieft for river travel at night. and a. ls
prsposed 10 tie the barge TO the bank at
Dawsaa and supply electric lights 10 the
town this winter. Tire company charges
$500 for the trip 10 Dawson. with excess
baggage carried for 10 ceats per pound
The company expects 10 s8cceedin getting
Through. but protects itself against lao
great boss il the expedition gets sinck ia
tic river by requiring each passenger T.
sign a contract de<iSriDg that fuT al eN-
cess of tine over thirty days consumed
un..n Tie Yukon not arising from the neg
ligence OF tile company, the passenger is
70 nay az the Tate OF So per day fOr sub
sistepce or the passenger may alone or
1oiptiy with Others. board himself from
his own supplies using coOtIng aud other
fnlplenaeatS OF the company 70 such an cN-
teat as may be fairiy consistent 1 with joint
use thereof by the company, fer its crew
and passengers. OF by other passengers.
Ia is agreed that after leaving tie Hum
hosdt pc myers will at any time, upon
demand II tie company or its agent, as-
sist in handling cargo, putting together
baIges and machinery, procuring fuel ana
providing facilities for comfor; or Substst-
ence Of expeditions on land or ON barges-
Experienced river pilots are carried on
the Hamholdt. Capt. Bonfieid, the master
.f the slip, has made seven trips TO St
Michasls.
Seventy five passengers went from here.
ard a much larger number and ereatdeal
Of freight viii be aken on al Sea title. 1t Is
exDect..d TO reach st. Michaels by August
20, and Dawson by October l.
The steamer Farallon sailed for Dyea,
Alaska. this morning She had only about
twenty five passengers on board aad but
:. stnau cargo. the bulk of both passengers
and freight having already been arranged
for embark alton at Seattle She had large
quantity Of provisions and hay and horse
feed ahCard, as well as sixteen mules, six
horses and seven burros. which are 10 do
service ~ pack animals from Dyea to tie
head OF tie lakes.
The erstwtile despised mongre is In
great demand here There is oonst ant
run on tie dog pound and on hOines for
animals. Spectators offer SIC each for
CANNES large enough TO haul sledgss over
the Yukon SHOWS no matter whether they
have a pedigree "a nile long or none
at all.
Men who are buying dogs at this rate
say they can easily dispose of Ahipload
of them at Juneau or Dyea for from $50
10 s75 each. Boys can be seen at ali
hours of ,he day and in all parts Of the
city snaring unsuspecting camnes' ard
many a oog-owner will find his pet animal
missing.
TIE doys most coveted are the st Ber
nard aid Newfoundland breeds, The sup
position teing that they can stand ex-
trerncs or climate, and that their strength
enat,les tbem 10 draw sledges
THIS speculation is largely based upon the
calculation that another and larger sTecu-
latis5n win be failnre-yiz-, that the
horses and mules carried mp northfor pack
ing freight over the mountain trails VIII
die The dogs have a better chance TO
survive IL they be OF the right breed
Tie congestion OF freight at Pacific
coast PORTS IS becoming appalling TO the
tr rausportation companies Men cannot
be engaged 20 handle cargoes- Everything
has given way to the Klondike, and ware
houses are filled with merchandise, which
should have been shipped several weeks
ago. The crews Of several ships Esve de-
serted. aud cannot be replaced while the
excitement is on.
The Paget Sound steamship City OF
Pueblo arrived yesterday, and all available
men W ere put on by her owners to unload
hes cargc They expect TO have the Pueblo
unleaded with very little delay, and she
v-iH at once sail for Port Hartford, where
no freight has heen shipped for nearly
,hree waaks The Pueblo is expected 10
90, hack from Port Hartford with her
carso in time 70 be unloeded and make Ter
Regular run TO Puget Sound on time
A private letter from Capt. smaiing. or
the small sealing schooner Theresa, writ
ten on July s, indicates that the sealers
have found Klondike of their own on
the rortaern seas. He says four small
vessels from tins port the srhooners Her
man Rattler. Fnpinger and Kate and