The herald., 1897-07-21
SUNDAYS
STEAMER
The Last Regular Boat
for Clondyke
TALK OF PRIVATE CHARTERS
TO TRANSPORT MINERS TO THE
CAMP
TALK OF PRIVATE CHARTERS
Transportation Companies Are Max
ingPreparations for Tremend-
Gus Rush Next Spring


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SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-The ex-
element over the recent discoveries of
gold in Alaska still ontinres here and
when the steamer Excelsior sails for ST.
Michaers Sunday she will carry all the
miners supplies she can hold. The Ex-
celsior will be the last steamer to sail
this year from San Francisco to connect
with the Yukon steamers, but there is
already talk of chartering another
steamer to take up d crowd of miners.
No more news from the Clondyke re-
gions will be received until the steamers
leaving here and Seattle have returned.
A BIG BUSINESS
CHICAGO, July 20.-In expectation of
greatly increased traffic 70 Alaska the
American Trading and Transportation
company, with headquarters in the Old
Colony building. has been reincorporat-
S10O, 900 to $45O,OOO. The incorporation
was licensed today by the Secretary of
State. Charles A. Weare of Chicago is
president of the company.
OFFICIAL ACTION
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Commis-
sioner Hermann, CT the general land
office, stated today that he will. recon-
mend the establishment of two land dis
tricts in Western Alaska the two offices
to be placed on the Yukon river or it's
tributaries, in anticipation of a great
number of contentious over mineral land
loca tions in various sections where the
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that this region is practically without
law, and especially as to the settlement
of the gold lands, it will be of indefinite
value to the land in this respect and in
directly to the preservation of law and
order The Offices it Is probable, will be
located at Circle City and Dawson City.
The general land Office is in hourly ex-
pectation of petitions and requests for
such action.
ABIG UNDERTAKING
CHICAGO, July 20.-P. B. Weare
Vice-President of the North American
Trading Company, is receiving hundreds
Of letters asking information regarding
the Alaskan gold fields. He said today:
"The boats which sail from Seattle this
morning are full-every passage taken.
That means anyone who wants to go to
Clondyke must wait for the Angus.
boats. And the journey is 1000 miles.
People talk about 1t as if it was walking
across the street. They don 'trealize what
Alaska is-what the Yukon is. They
will need map to convince them of tn
truth that the country of the Yukon and
it's tributaries in Alaska and British
America is as large as the whole United
States east of the Mississippi-thati it Is
longer than a trip to Europe, before they
reach the Bering Sea and the mouth of
the Yukon; that by the time they strike
the Yukon, the Alaskan Arctic winter
will be upon them. BY September goth
the winter settles down and the Yukon
country is frozen solid till next May.
The expense of getting from Chicago 20
Seattle is $50 and from Seattle to the
Bering Sea $3.50. There will be thousands
of Eastern men who will go, but of course
the coast people have everything in their
favor One thing must be remembered,
that the Clondyke country is in the
British domain and will be governed ac-
cordingly."
WILL GO BY STEAMER
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-Notwith-
standing the suggestions Of the miners
on the advantages of travelling overland.
the steamer Excelsior, which will sail
on the 2Sth instant, is booking passen-
gers for Dawson City by the score and
will close it's books in a day or so. The
steamer will arrive at st. Michaefs early
in August, in time to connect with river
boats running direct to Dawson. The
gold-seekers will reach their destination
about September 5th. AS the Yukon will
be frozen by October 1st no one who does
not go soon will be able to reach Dawson
City this year by way of st. Michaers.
Hundreds will doubtless make the jour-
ney overland from Juneau after the
closing of navigable streams.
The Alaska Commercial Company has
500, 900 tons of supplies at st. MichaePs-
all of which. will be forwarded to Daw-
son City before the close of the season.
The North American Transportation
Company has an equal amount of food
ard clothing at st. Michaels. A party
Of forty men is preparing to charter a
schooner and sail to Juneau, from which
point they intend to make the journey
overland to Dawson City.
1t is hard to say at this time how many
San Franciscans will leave for the new
Ell Dorado. Hundreds are considering
the question, but the danger and the
possibilities of failure will keep many of
them from swelling the population of
Dawson City or any of the new towns
which will spring up, or from journeying
to possible new fields which may be dis
covered The problem is a difficult ont
to solve, but the chances are that couple
Of hundred will leave here between now
and next spring.
The Walla Walla sails this morning
from here with but few Yukoners. The
Walla Walla will connect with the Mex
co, which will take most of the miners
bound for Juneau. The Yukon rush has
caused the Pacific Coast Company to
arrange an extra steamer trip, which
will be the George w. Elder. to leave
Portland for Juneau soon, stepping at
Seattle.
A NEW ROUTE
SEATTLE. Wash, July 20.-M. J.
Heney Of this city, who returned to