The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05

1 " li ufukc uuVttcr ucuitpNf " ttu ohi
ma colony in the Klondyke. The Yaki
ma boys have decided to make the Whit
pass and Lake Linderman rather thai
the Chilkat pass, for while the distance j
longer the trip is not nearly so Difficult
to make and is better for the horses.
Chas. Thompson left for Seattle on Sat
urday to take the steamer for Dyes.
W. II. Cline, Of the First Nations
bank, anticipates going to the Klondyk h
in the spring.
Lester Coffin, OF Lewiston, lie now Al
Dyea but it is not known here whether
he intends going into the mines o. viii
traffic along the coast.
Bruce Mlroy, Will Cameron and
George Guilland formed a travelling al
lance for the trip to the klondyke. They
purchased knocked down boat in Seat
tie capable OF carrying three men and al
Of their supplies.
A gambler has just paid 5000 for tn,
privilege of running his business on tn,
steamer Portland, on one return trip from
Alaska. The steamer is expected t
bring back two million dollars aud tn,
gam bier intends to get some of it.
A large part of the Northern Pacific
travel at present is made up Of those who
are bound for the gold fields. They come
from all over but Montana and New York
seeming to have the strongest representa-
ton. There were "a passed through
Yakima on Saturday last, 36 on Sunday
and 40 on Monday. All were hopeful Of
success.
Five Cleveland men announce that
they will leave that city in November "to
get in early and avoid the rush." and
will ride from Duluth to Klondyke on
their bikes. "They have made thor.
ough meteorological and geographical
study of the subject" probably through
beer glasses. The Klondyke craze is un.
covering good MANY lunatics.
Daws son is said to be the livliest mining
town in the world. All sorts OF games
are continually going, and "revelrv by
night" is as persistent as daylight is per
petual at this season of the year. Nearly
every body has a sack of dust as large az
a policeman's club and seems intent on
extracting plasure from it as the Dean
did sunbeams from cucumbers.
In the San Francisco Chronicle of last
Thursday WAS picture of G. II. Lead
better. jr., who has been made chief o.
the Chronicles staff of Klondyke cor.
respondents. Leadbetter is dressed fan.
cifully in furs and makes a striking pic
ture with guns, dogs, and other equip
ment. He will be remembered in
Yakima as one of the two sons Of his
father who so successfully financiered an
irrigation scheme in the lower county for
his own benefit, but 80 disastrously for q
host of creditors.
Tony krober left on Monday for Seattle
and sailed for Dyea on the 4th. Sever
hundred dollars has been subscribed
by friends for the trip, and as he hal
had much experience in mining anC
mountain work it is believed that he il
well qualified for the undertaking. Nor.
by and Jungst had arranged to await his
coming at Dyea or Lake Linderman and
make the pass and the voyage down the
Yukon together, but finally they all sailed
together on the steamer George f. Starr
Clarence Berry, the Fresno farmer who
lately came from Klondyke, with $50 ,O0(
he had mined in the new diggings, il
giving an account OF his hardships to the
Examiner, closes with the Injunction
Nobody should attempt the trip who il
not in robust health, and is accustomed tC
hard manual labor. 1t is no country fol
bank clerks and Others unused to priva
ton. 1t is hard trip and only stronl
men can stand it," Mrs. Berry, who
spent year and four months on the Yu
kon, in reply to query, "What advice
would you give to a woman going tC
Klondyke?" said, "Why stay away, Of
course. 1t is no place for women.
mean women who go alone; who 20 to
make a living or fortune"