The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
THE RUSH TO THE KLONDIKE.
England Preparing to send Thousands Next
sprtnE-The Dalton Trail.

OTTAWA, Oct. 15.-Thc Canadian Pacific Rail-
way authorities and the Dominion immiSra-
ton officers look for a phenomenal rush OF i'm
migrants in the coming spring from England to
the Klondikc. When the news OF the wonder
full riches of that region reached England there
was little time for preparations on a large
scale and only II limited number OF individ-
uals started for the Yukon districts. Sine
then large companies have been organized,
men have Subscribed large sums of money, and
in the spring they will be able to furnish men
ready to start out for the gold regions.
In addition the Dominion agents report that
considerable numbers of persons in all parts
Of the United Kingdom having small means are
simply waiting for spring to join their fortunes
to the thousands who will be ready to rush into
the Yukon from, all parts of the world; Those
who have recently come. hero from England are
full of the klondike. and state that il is the
great cry all oyer the country. and it will in
crease rather than diminish. as the spring APP
proachcs. The excitement, particularly in Lon
don, when some OF the. great finds were an
the insuperabic difficulties of the route. at an
advanced season. of the year.. prevented hun.
drcds from making an immediate start. The
tales OF, hardship which have already reached
England have in no way intimidated those who
have made up their minds to start in the snring.
1t is the opinion OF the same authorities
that hundreds in the cities and throughout the
Dominion VIII be ready IN the spring to set out
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practised, and preparations arc being made
now. The Dominion authorities look forward
TO an unprecedented rush such rs was never
before witnessed i'll the worlds history OF
gold mining, and all transportation lines are
making special arrangements to ate
the enormously increased traffic expected when
the signal is given for the start for tho Yukon III
the early spring.
Some interesting information is now fur
nished by the Department OF the Interior in
regard to the routes to the Yukon, through the
report Of j. J. Macarthur, the surveyor and
civil engineer, sent up TO the Yukon by the DO
minion Government last May TO make q topo
graphical survey Of the Dalton trail and the
country adjoining. He condemns the Skagway
trail, and says the Dalton trail affords II first
rate road for 40 miles, namely, from tn,
coast to.Fivc-tinGer Rapids, which is only 23(
miles by unobstructcd waterway from Daw
son City. The first forty miles from Chilca
Inlet is on river fiat, with an easy grade, theme,
10 the local divide, which is 5000 feet abov,
sea level. and fifty miles from the water. On,
more local divide is crossed twenty miles fur
th"r On ut the watershed of the Alsek and Chill
cat rivers. The rest OF tho trail to the mouth
OF the Nordcskiold River. AT Five Finger liap
ids. Is, n succession OF valleys, with hardly per
ccptible divides. In summer n man with
saddle horse and pack animal can make thirt,
miles q day or the Dalton trail, reaching; Daw
son CITY IN fifteen days. il can be done il
twenty-five, DAYS viii u pack train. so good /
tle reed along the trail that animals whicl
were sent in this season fAttencd Oh the way
IT. Is expected 1000 sheep and 100 cattl
reached Dawson before the river was closed I
navigation,