Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Bonnd for the Gold Fields.

CHICAGO, July PA party of 100
men will leave leave Chicago on a
special train next Saturday bound for
the Alaskan gold fields. Upon arriv,
ing at San Francisco the party will
take ship for ST. Michael, where steam
launches will be in waiting to
transport them up the Yukon to the
mouth of the Klondike river. An
effort will be made to make the CON-
plete trip from Chicago in thirty days.
When the Klondike is reached the
steam launches will be moored in winter
quarters. The tourists will live aboard
them until spring begins to break.
SAN FRANCISCO, July N.-The latest
rumor from Alaska is of the wonder
fully rich quartz in large quantities on
the Stewart river. Particulars are
vague and beyond the fact that the
ledge is large one and that the rock
assays $500 nothing can be learned.
This, if true, will mean much for the
Klondike district. The Stewart river
runs into the Yukon not far above
Dawson and it is reasonable to suppose
that the placer gold now being found
below may have it's origin in the noun
tains at the head of the Stewart river
and neighboring streams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 2.-The
throngs about every shipping Office tha'
has even the remotest Alaskan relations
have by no means diminished. Itwould
seem that the only circumstance which
prevents the wholesale depopulaion oil
San Francisco is the limit in the trans
portation facilities. Laboring men,
clerks, professional men and women in
hundreds are seeking for transportation
to the land where nuggets are to be
had, they think, for the picking up.
Every day sees some new scheme for
overcoming the difficulties in reaching
the Klopdike and the fleet of vessels
pressed into service is growing steadily
Captain Herman has mapped out q
plan for reaching the diggings by the
middle of September. He will charter
a large sailing vessel, and the party
will consist of sixty men, each of whom
will take one ton of provisions. Each
one will be charged 1925 for the trip
and Captain Herman thinks that for
this sum he can land them in Dawson
City before September 20. After reach
ing St. Michaels the cargo and passen-
gers will be transferred to lighter,
Captain Herman will return to Sau
! Francisco in the vessel and the party
will be conducted to their journeys
end by one thoroughly acquainted
with the river. The Alaska Com
mercial Company's steamer Excelsior
which leaves here to day, will not
make another trip to Alaska before
June of next year. All the accomoda-
lions to be disposed of for this trip have
been sold.
SEATTLE, Wash, July, 27.-The
Alaska Searchlight published letter
from VIM. Moore. at Fourteen Mile
camp, Skagwa. Alaska, stating that the
White Pass pack trail to the summit OF
the pass was opened for travel July IL
On reaching the summit the traveller
steps upon an almost level country, the
grade to the lakes being 20 feet to the
mile. The distance from salt water to
the Too. chi lake is 80 miles and from
salt water to the head of Lake Ben
net, the distance is As miles. Both
routes from the summit are through
rolling country for the most part open
with plenty of grass for feeding stock,
water and sufficient timber for all pur-
poses. From salt water to the summit
stock and pack horses can be driven
through easily.