The herald., 1897-12-28
PORK, RICE
AND SUGAR
Well Adapted for Arctic
Appetites
PATENTED CONDENSED FOODS
DON'T CONFORM 70 5aAINARD's
IDEAS
By the Time Alger Gets Started Min
ers Will Be Ready to Eat
Pack Mules

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Secretar,
Alger this afternoon received the follow
ing telegram from Captain Brainard
Chicago:
II believe the nutritive value claimed
for condensed foods Is somewhat exag.
gerated; besides, these foods are diff.
cult to pack and the packages add great.
ly to the weight. I deem the most sat.
isfactory food for Alaska to be bacon
rice. sugar, coffee, tea and chocolate. the
necessary condiments and a-:~1all guam
tity of butter and condensed milk. These
articles possess proper nutriment, are
easy to pack and. except butter and
milk, have no extra weight for package
Captain D. L. Brainard has been or
dered to advn tise Immediately for O
prepared list of rations consisting es-
sentially Of the army rations for 1000
people for 100 days, a weight approxi-
mating 100000 pounds. These supple:
are to be supplied at Dyea by February
1st
CANADIAN COOPERATION
WASHINGTON. Dec 27.-Secretary
Alger has received word that Hon. Cliff
ford Sifton. Minister of the Interior, and
J. A. McKenna, of the same department
by invitation of Secretary Alger, will
arrive here tonight to confer with the
Secretary relative to Klondike relief
measures. The Secretary originally in
tended to go to Ottawa. but has been de-
tered by the grippe which keeps hin,
closely confined to his home. Secretary
Alger hopes by a personal conference
with the Canadian officials, to arrange
for a permit from the Canadian gov
crnment for fifty United States army
men to serve as guards to the Klondtke
expedition to pass through Canadian
Another object Of the conference IL "
adjust some customs questions that are
involved in the sending of the expedi-
tions, such, for Instance, as the remis-
sion of duties on the food supplies that
are to be sent in. Another object IL to
secure the cooperation of the Canadian
mounted police, which. it is not doubted,
will be extended and will be of great
value through their familiarity with
the country through which the expedi-
tions must pass.
A cablegram was received today by
the Secretary from Mr.. Kjellman, the
government reindeer herder, who is now
in Alten, Norway. stating that he Is
busy collecting reindeer needed for the
transportation of supplies to the Klon-
dixie.
The inquiries made by the War De-
partment in regard to the feasibility
of securing promptly an adequate sup
ply Of condensed foods is already bear
ing fruit and samples are beginning to
arrive of all kinds of vegetable prepara-
tions, many of them put up in compact
and attractive forms. They include all
the component parts Of beets, spinach
turnips, parsnips and other vegetables.
Clifford Sifton and j. A. McKenna OF
the Canadian interior department, who
are to consult with Secretary Alger on
the forwarding Of supplies to Klondike
arrived in Washington tonight. They
did not see the secretary this evening
but it is understood that they will con-
fer with him at his home tomorrow, as
sickness has prevented his presence al
the war department.
PREPARING FOR SPRING
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-A Montreal
dispatch to the Evening Post says the
Canadian Pacific railway has COM
pleted arrangements for the construc-
ton of six light draught sternwheel
steamers to ply on Alaskan waters in
conjunction with the two ocean steamers
they have purchased in Scotland. These
vessels will be constructed in Toronto
the contracts having been let to the
Bertram & Poison works. Work will
begin at once, as it is intended to have
them ready for the opening of naviga-
tion. The boats are to be of wood
plated with steel, and will have length
of $50 feet with a beam Of thirty feet
They will be put together in the Toronto
yards and will then be taken apart and
the parts shipped to Vancouver, where
the boats will be rebuilt.
RATES BY RAIL
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The western pas
senger agents are making arrangements
to handle the Alaska trade. The longer
they look at this traffic from a distance
the larger 1t seems to appear to them
and now there is hardly western pas
senger man who does not expect the
traffic to amount to fully 100000. The
chances are that q figure about one-hali
as large as that will cover the number
who will 60 from points where the West
ern Passenger association will be given
q shot at the business.
WILL RETURN TO ALASKA
LANSING, Mich, Dec. 27.-Hon. A.
Sydenforth, Ex-Governor Of Alaska, will
return to Alaska early in the spring to
take charge of the interests in that Sec
tion Of recently organized company
Of eastern capitalists. The capital of the
company is said to be $5O0.O0O.
FROM FAR-OFF LANDS
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-John Hedgren,
e. A. Erickson, G. r. Karkstrom and
A. w. Modeo, four Swedes on their way
to the Klondike. have arrived in this
city on the steamer Etruria.
SAILED FOR SKAGUAY
{ PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 27.7-The
George w. Elder saided 70,