The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
NO END OF GOLD.
Rich Find Now Reported on
Stewart River
Rock Assays $500 and Ledge is
Large.
PEOPLE WILD TO GO.
Trying to Engage Passage to
the klondike Country
On Next Years Steamers at
San Francisco.

that the ledge is a large one and that
the rock assays $500, nothing can be
learned.
This if true, will mean much for tae
Klondike district. The Stewart river
runs into the Yukon not far above
Dawson and it is reasonable to suppose
that the placer gold now being found
below may have it's origin in the noun
tains at the head of the Stewart and
neighboring rivers and creeks.
San Francisco, July 27.-The throngs
about every shipping office that has
even the remotest Alaskan relations
have by no means diminished.It would
seem that the only circumstance which
prevents the wholesale depopulation of
transportation facilities. Not only
strong men whose broad backs, bronx
ed faces and work worn hands tell of
previous experience with the la Dor that
literally sweats the brow, but clerks and
professional men and women in hum
dredS are seeking, some of them for in
formation, but most of them for trans
portation to the land where nuggets are
to be had, they think, for the picking
up.
Every day sees some new scheme for
| overcoming the difficulties in the way
of reaching the KlOndike and the fleet
of steamers and schOoners pressed into
the service is growing steadily. The
latest of the klOndike transportation
schemes is being engineered by Cap
tain Herman, of the firm of Herman
& Mills. He has been approached by a
number of persons anxious to go to
klondike, and in response to numerous
requests, has mapped out a plan for
reaching the diggings by the middle of
September. He will charter a large
sailing vessel, and the party will con-
sist of go men. each of whom will take
one ton of provisions. No one will be
permitted to go unless he takes this
quantity, each one will be charged $225
for the trip and Capt. HERMAN thinks
that for this sum he can land them in
Dawson City before September 20.
The ship will carry a large lighter and
a steam launch will be used to tow the
lighter from ST. Michaels to the Klon-
dixie. After reaching ST. Michael cargo
and passengers will be transferred to
the lighter. Captain Herman will re-
turn to San Francisco in the vessel and
the party will be conducted to their
journeys end by agent of the firm,
who is thoroughly acquainted with the
river.
The Alaska Commercial company's
steamer Excelsior which leaves here
today will not make another trip to
Alaska before June of next year. All
the accOmm OdatiOnS to be disposed of
for this trip have been sold and the fact
well advertised, but the would-be pas
SengerS continue to thrOng the COM
pany's office. The Commercial company
not only declines to sell any more tick
cts, but its representatives do all in
their power to dissuade applicants from
attempting the trip until next year.
Some 20 or 80 have endeavored to Sc
cure accommodations for the first trip
next June. The company declines to
bind itself so far ahead, although a
number of the applicants We're willing
to put up a forfeit and agree to abide
by any terms the company might make
for the next years trip.
Seattle, Wash, July 27.-The Alaska
Searchlight publishes a letter from Will
liam Moore, at Fourteen Mile camp,
Skagwa, Alaska, stating that the White
Pass pack trail to the summit of the
pass was opened for travel July Is. Up
on reaching the summit the traveller
steps upon an almost level country the
grade to the lakes being twenty feet
to the mile.
The distance from salt water to the
TOo-Chi lake is 80 miles, and from salt
water to the head of Lake Bennett the
distance is As miles. Both routes from
the summib are through rolling country
for the most part open, with plenty of
grass for feeding stock, water and suf-
ficient timber for all purposes. From
salt water to- the summit, stock and
pack horses can be driven through
easily.
Vancouver B. c., July FIT is re-
ported here that the Dominion govern
ment has decided to place royalty on
all gold mined in Canadian territory in
the Yukon district and that a corps of
officials will leave here Immediately to
enforce this decision. 1t is probable
that the Canadian government will
build a telegraph line from Linn canal
to Klondike and that reservation of
alternate sections will be adopted
Seattle, Wash, July 27.-The report
sent out from Port Townsend that
there already was a blockade of freight
at Dyea has not been verified here nor
can be concerned. Only one steamer
the Alki had landed freight and pas
sengers at Dyea at the time the To-
peka, which arrived here this morning,
left Juneau. Therefore it is not prob
able that there can be a very great
crush at Dyea. Reports received here
indicate that prospectors are having no
trouble However, when the loads of
the Queen and Mexico, which have al
ready sailed, and of the Islander and
Rosalicea, which sail the 2Sth and
31st respectively, ariYe at Sheep Camp
there will undoubtedly be some delay
but horses are now being shipped from
Seattle to Dyea by hundreds. They will
be used for packing over the divide and
will much expedite the carrying of the
outfits. A large pack train is already
operating.
Those who have an idea that cold
weather prevails exclusively in Alaska
will be surprised to know that Archie
Burns, a miner, was affected by sun
Dyea. He recovered and proceeded after
two days. He indorSeS the ChilkOot
pass above all others cattle
route. His own stock, nine cattle and
two horses, were taken from Salt Lake
to Lake Lindremen in less than "a
hours. The route, however, is insult
able for sheep, as there is too much
deep, swift water.
The first mail for the Yukon valley
under the new contract left Juneau on
July 10 in charge of F. w. Hoyt, car
rier. 1t consisted of 1853 letters, be-
ing an accumula ton from last April
The report up to last week of tonnage
of provisions which has gone into the
Yukon country by the overland route
was 5000, and in addition to this there
are about 5000 tons of live stock.