The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-03
GOING By DALTON TRAIL.
FaraIion VIII Sail Today With tho
Thorps and Herd OF
Cattle.

Tho feature of the rush 20 the Klonaiks
today Is tho first suspicion OF the poa-
siale forsaking Of ire White pass and
the Chllkoot pass and the Yukon river
route 10 tire gold aelds for the Dalton
tFail. The Farallon leaves today with
about iso head of stock 10 he taken over
the Dalton trail, and the Rapid Transit
also 70 leave 70 iay. is to take about hair
that number by tho same route.
The naltan trail IL no longer an expert
ment. and dtspasrinG Of getting over the
pass this winter hy the usual routes X
is evident that many are Looking 70 the
Dalton traii for an easier and quicker way
20 get % the Mecca OF the latter-day
caFavans-thc kiondikc
a horse together with freisht 20 Alaska
costs about so at thu present time. ~
two men desire 20 take IN sagn pounds ot
supplies they can load that amount on
fifteen horses. The cost Of the horses ani
freight en- them 10 the feot % the ChillSat
pass wOnld he $50. The same amount
az geoSs would require an outlay ~ from
1000 20 81 800 70 be taken over either
the Chilkoot or the White passes II any
ono was lucky enough 70 get II done at
all which few or none have been.
The $3.50 mentioned as the cost OF tne
Dalton trail route would he practically
all the coat. There would 10 hay ard
grain 20 supply on the way np on the
steamer, out after tN1t tfE EofSE& can
get ample forage en- route.
ON the other hand the pfospector who
goes by skagnay or Dyea has ether items
o. expense such as lightsrage charges.
building Of boats. efc.. NOT encountered II
Is said by the Dalton route. and when
re gets 70 the fnines the Traveller by the
Dalton trait may sell his horses fer as
much or more than the whole trip. horses
and all have cost him.
a. tf..st
have left or wli leave for the klonAika
Is that headed By Willis Thorp whsch
leaves this morning on the Faralion The
party consists ~ Wills Thorp. his son. Fd
Thorp. hls two nephews w. c. Th0rp ard
s. +. Thorp. George Stewart. A. Stewart.
II Fletcher. q w. Roberts and +. Hcg-
dInger. In addition 10 this party are TWO
newspaper correspondents. r. a. Throck-
rnnrton 81 the Cincinnati Enquirer @HI
+. r. Radciln o. the - Louis Republic.
and Richard AFssslz ~. Morgan and A.
Stevenson. of this city. who have obtained
permission 20 travel with Th0rp's party.
as they believe this Il the best chance
they have of reaching Dawson city thfs
year ThoFp Is taking ~ nnety-fwo heaf
% cattle and there ar. sixty horses sn the
party 70 pack the three nnd nne-haif tons
~ provisions which they are taking along
Thorp's rians arc 70 start from TIRE mouth
~ the Chilkst river. go up the river ani
then on up the Chilkat valley until they
strike the Dalton trail which they win
fsli9w until the Yukon f. reached NJ Fort
Saiklrk II the weather Is favorable they
VIII then ford the river ana drive down
the east bank of The Yukon eraasin.
Stewart river. ard stnn ~ r0nan-i creek
II the weather r. pnfavnrahie they will
Slaughter the cattle az Fsft ssii<lrh awf
doat down the river n Dawson city
Thorn confidently expresses the opinion
THAT they VIII pc ~ Dawson between Ocso-
bcr 3 and October a.
Mr nsdclif and Nr Thfoekmorton
happened 70 meet on the train corning
West Each kent his own counsel fsr
several DAYS as % his personal lnfenfiois.
but they found gradually that they were
bent on the same object getting 80 the
gold 6ei6s Before they renched sssffia
they had arTaaEea 20 insn forces. They
rad about gfves up the trip. however.
IN with fhe Thorp party Thsy occurred
fourteen horses and a complete outfit for
a s-ear'a stay Their oufflts ard expenses
will reach about t1of6 ard they viii ret
In IN about thirty days.
ACCOMPANY their vlil be Montana
Mart Bray ar Old Bu6son'a Bay corn-
pany mar ana a veteran miner. -
Fort selkfrk thee EXPECT 90 fai- two ~.
Louie parties which have gore tn by way
of the yukon river NJ Rssrli~ nae
FIRE earaera. ard both rssG VII s@16 c1t
fYsr4 flrse 70 t'n8e accounts % tnsiT sfs
ventures f8r publication. They are
,n<sroer rhfv convinced thas fhe pais9n
frmg afFnrm far Superior Inducements far
us4tfnz fufs fhe E5DnGfke rsE4oa than
either 0f The eId ways