The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-09-30
OFF FOR THE ELONDIKE
North Yakima Sends a New Delegation.
Latest From The Gold Fields.
HOP SITUATION At HOME AND ABROAD
Reports OF shortage Continue 60
Come I'm From Al Points and
Growers Refuse 90 Sell as Presns
Prices.

There 10 new book keeper at Coffin
Bros. big store owing to the fact that Mr..
Condor, who has filled that position 80
long and 90 we'll, has resigned his place
and made up his mind to start for the
land Of gold and famine. He has made
up his mind to join the party to which
belong Messrs. Smith and Cameron who
are buying Yakima horses for the ex-
petition. Sam Failing, who has been IN
Coffin Bros employ ss q sheep herder,
and Harry Fry, who has been their night
Waterman, have also determined to 60,
and Geo. Carey, y. d. Medill, AL Whit
son, E. E. Grover and others are think
ing very seriously Of joining the party.
The present plan is to start from North
Yakima Saturday morning with the 300
horses that belong to the syndicate.
These will be loaded on the company
own vessel at Seattle, and at Victoria
$50 cattle, a large number of dogs, and
food for man and beast will be taken
aboard. A large stock of provisions will
be taken, for the purpose Of the company
which 10 English and is said to be back
ed by the Rothschilds, is to land such a
stock in Dawson City during the coming
| winter.
The Steamer will carry the expedition
to Chilcat where the long tramp over the
mountains will begin. This is the same
trail that has been used by the Thorps,
Of which description was given in last
weeks HERALD. The expedition carries
tents for its men and also for its horses
and will establish stations and man
them along the trail 80 as to facilitate
future operations. When Stewart river
is reached, which they expect will be the
latter part OF December, the cattle will
be killed and they and the other provis.
ions will be taken into Dawson City by
means Of dog sleds.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
During the past week Miss E. McDan-
iels received letter from "Dick" dated
September II, which was about the time
the first snow fell on the Skaguay trail
He stated that eli hands we're we'll and
were getting along as we'll IS the
other gold-seekers, notwithstanding the
rain over head and the mud under foot
They have made three trips over the
summit and expected in four days after
writing the letter to have their whole
outfit at Second Meadows which 10 only
Is miles from Lake Bennett, on q down
grade trail. The letter was written from
Sksguay where Mr.. McDaniels and Pete
Norby had gone to buy three or four more
horses. The Thorps took the Chilca
pass with their cattle and sheep the da,
before.
Mr.. Simmons is in receipt Of . lette
from Dan which contains no news o
general interest except the fact that ht
has reached the summit and is making
very satisfactory progress.
Mrs. Guilland has received sdvices from
George who 10 in the van OF the process
sion, dated Sept. 18th. His outfit 10 a,
summit, one half being at the foot Of the
grade on the east side and the balance
within Is miles OF Lake Bennett and he
was OF the opinion that there would be
no difficulty in making the start down
the Lakes in good season. He wrote
that the trip had been very hard one
and that they had been compelled tt
work and eat and sleep in the wet. They
lost two horses and the three remaining
ones were about used up. They passed
seventeen dead horses on the trail the
day before he wrote. With him are Oar
Sim mons, Will Cameron, Chas. Thomp.
son, and Mr.. Pond of Ellensburg. Bruce
Milroy and Mr.. HYDE Of Spokane we're
with the others at first but had been
lost in sons way and we're behind on
the trail, but how far could not be told
The impression was that Jungst, Norby
McDaniels and Miller were on ahead.