The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-04
TO THE GOLD FIELDS
NEW YORK JOURNALS ExPEDi1
SAILS FROM SEATTLE.
A H. srdqus Route to be Pursusd-s
OF tho Psrty--A Fine Outft--WiM 3

A Hazardous Route to be Pursusd-sS
OF tho PartJ--A Fine o utft-.Win 3
Through the Summer.
The New York Journal expedif
to the gold fields of the Klondyke,
Dyes and the Chilcoot Pass sailed
the steamship City of Mexico at n
Tuesday, from Seattle, Wash.
The expedition consists of JoaqJ
Miller. the Poet of the Sierras,n
j. Livernash and G. L. Kreling,
latter being the photographer Of
party The party is equipped "
supplies such as the miners carry, 8
will proceed in the same fashion
over the same route taken by th
who proceed via Jeneau or Dyea,
latter point being 100 miles furt1
north.
The object of the expedition, viii
is in charge OF E J. Livernash, Id
make observations of the weather q
ditions, the nature of the obstacles
be overcome, the state of the trail LED
ing oyer the mountains to the CID
of lakes connecting with the riYS
running into the Yokon, the vario|
modes of transportation by land g
water, and the cost of the same, n
the requirements per man for maxi
this trip in the way of food, tools 8
clothing. In fact, to obtain compile
information, which will be given
the people through The Journal.
This trip which the expeditionsq
dertakes is the most hazardous routel
the mines, though it is the shorts
The longest and safest route to Da|
son City, the centre of the Klondy]
country, is by way of the North i
cifc ocean and the Yukon river. y
latter route, it is said, will close ina
gust, but The Journals second exne|
ton, consisting of Charles Ct. Yal
statistician of the mint at San Fra!
cisco and the best mining authority
the west, E. 81. Hamilton, an acco1
plished newspaper writer, and Hell
Dare, a we'll known woman write
will make the trip before the Yukl
closes completely, even though q
river may be partly frozen before th1
reach Dawson City. The second g
petition will also get other data To
will be invaluable.
Joaquin Miller, who ACCOMPANY
the first expedition. will write on mi
ing camps as he sees them. He "
one of the argonauts of '49, and was
miner in California in those day
Thousands of persons Witnessed the
parture of the steamship and cheer
The Journal party. Among the freig
were 60 horses for the mining coul
try, which may be used to haul 50
plies, or, failing in that capacity, WI
furnish food, which promises to
scarce in that country this winter.
The people of the city made the d
a general holiday, and from all gus
tiers poured down to the dock OF I,
Pacific Coast Steamship compan
where the Mexico was docked. Son
were there as early as s o'clock In q
morning and waited around VIII
busy laborers completed the work
loading the ship. The Mexico Carl
about 400 passengers, 80 horses, ~
tons of freight and a number OF dog
With a few exceptions, the passe
gers are bound for Dawson City, q
they hope to reach there before ma
weeks 60 by. Men of every walk
life were among the passengers. The
were more people present to see +
Mexico leave than have witnessed 9
departure of any other steamer sin
the news came down of the great fns
in the Klondyke country.
Judge Bond sent two OF his sons {
the steamer to represent him. Tit
had fine; outfits. Judge Bond 10 We
known in New York, as he spen,
most of his time there. He is q gre
club man and a personal friend
Thomas O. Plat.