The record-union., 1897-07-24
Also Carried Many Tons Of Baggage and
"Grub Stakes"
Rates of Passage Raised Fifty Dol
lars a Ticket for the Next
Steamer Sailing for ST. Mi
chaels-Estimated That Two
Thousand People Have Gone
Into the Gold Country So Far
This Season.

| SEATTLE, July 23.-The steamship
Queen sailed for Alaska this morning,
| carrying Alb passengers, of whom l63
were from Seattle. The other 2oO
were Eastern eXcurSioniStS, principally
Christian Endeavorers who had been
| in attendance at the recent convention
| in San Francisco. The scene on the
wharf was one wherein comedy and
pathos were strangely blended. Min
gled with the tears of wives and moth
ers were the merry laughs of young
men who were going with light hearts
| to seek fortunes. In addition to her
passengers, the Queen carried about
400 tons of freight, consisting principal
| ly of baggage and grub stakes"
| For passage on the steamer Cleve-
| land, which sails from Seattle August
9Th for ST. Michaels, the North Amer
lean Trading and Transportation Com
pany will charge a rate of $500, this
! including, of course, passage up the
river to Dawson City. The charge on
! the Portland was $3.50 first class and
| $125 second class.
The same company has chartered the
schooner Hueneme to leave Seattle
about August 10th, carrying 1000 tons
of provisions, but no passengers.
| Manager Hamilton of the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company, estimates that 1900 people
have gone into the country this sea-
son, which, with the 5000 already
there, makes 5000 people. While he
believes there is no danger of starva-
ton, he advises people to wait until
spring before going in. His company
expects to get 1000 tons of provisions
to ST. Michaels before the season closes.
5000 tons Of which will get up the
river
James G. Blaine, Jr., has telegraphed
here from New York asking for book
ing to the Clondyke.
| THE CLEVELAND SAILS TO-DAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23-In or
der to meet the demand for transporta-
| ton from this city to Alaska, the
North American Transportation and
Trading Company has chartered the
steamer Cleveland, which runs between
this city and Sound ports. She will
| sail for ST. Michaels direct tomorrow
afternoon, but will call at Seattle for
supplies and additional passengers, if
any room is left for their accommodate
| ton. The office of the company has
| been crowded all day by intending pros
pectors, among whom are many wom-
en-, the relatives or wives of miners.
| 1t is considered extremely doubtful,
| Michaels the Clevelands passengers
| - -
transportation at this late season up
| the Yukon.
| The Alaska Coal Company has char
tered the schooner James A Garfield
to carry supplies to st. Mihaels.
| Another party of successful Clondyke
miners the richness of whose finds ri
walls that of any yet reported, arrived
| here to-day. 1t consists of VIM. STAN
| ley, his son, F. Phiscator and c. Wor-
| den, all of whom left Seattle for the
mines less than a year ago From
| their claims on Ell Dorado Creek they
took out over 100000 worth of gold
| in ninety days, and believe that they
| have only just begun their work. They
| intend to return in March.
THE ARMY CATCHES THE FEVER.
| VALLEJO, July 23-A Clondyke
syndicate has been formed here Among
| the members are Admiral Kirkland
Commandant of Mare Island W. H.
| Skerrett, his Chief Clerk, and V. V.
Harrier, who will send o. B. Gentry, an
old miner, into the frozen north.
GOLD AT COOKS INLET.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Among
the arrivals from Alaska on the steam
er Bertha was DR.. c. F. Dickinson of
Kodiak Island (Which lies just at the
head of Cooks Inlet. He says the gold
excitement all over the Territory of
Alaska is something unprecedented and
that people are focking to the Clon-
dyke in a way that threatens to de-
| populate many of the trading posts
and coast towns.
when 1 left Kodiak two weeks
ago. said Dr. Dickinson, 1.-The people
were leaving all that section of the
country and fiocking in the direction
of the Clondyke. In a way, the sit
uation is appalling, for many of the
| industries are left practically without
the means of operation. Mines that
are paying handsomely at Cooks In
| let have been deserted.
I'm my opinion there are just as
good placer diggfngs to be found at
Cooks Inlet as in the Clondyke region
There is not a foot of ground in all that
country that does not contain gold in
more or less appreciate quantities.
The great trouble has been that peo-
pie had neither the courage or the OPP
portunity, / do not know which, to
| thoroughly prospect the country. ]
think that in another month the coun-
try will be practically deserted There
is room about Cooks Inlet for thou
sands of men, and there is certainly no
better place in the world for a poor
man"
DYEA A PORT OF ENTRY.
| WASHINGTON, July 23.-In view OF
| the present rush of travel to the Clon-
dyke gold fields. Secretary Gage has es-
tablished a SUPPORT of entry at Dyea
/ Alaska The action was taken as the
result of an application to the Treas
ury Department by Canada for permits
sion of Canadian vessels to enter at
Dyea. Alaska and land passengers and
| baggage there. Dyea is about fifty