The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-28

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ton, st: Cloud. Melrose, Pillsbury, Duluth.
Monticello. Anoka, Moorhead.
Several street railway men are figuring on
leaving for Alaska next month
Several members Of the st. Paul fire de-
AZURE at the railroad Offices and making
minute inquiries to routes and the move
ment OF steamers. number OF Minneapolis
firemen have asked and received leave OF alb
sence for a year, where a st. Paul man asked
for it the fire board turned him down.
The Iowa Alaskan Mining company, with
via the Great Northern Sunday. Feb. 6, for
the Klondike. The officers of the company
are: F. A. BENJAMIN, Of Marshalltown. To-.
president: c. a. Walch. of Ottumwa. secre-
tary, and o. F. FELTON,, OF Mason City, treas
urer. Mr.. FELTON, has been in the city for the
past week looking after supplies;
T: b. Vaughn and J. A. Gisdale, both Of
Mclntire, To-. Will leave for Alaska Feb. l.
Both OF these men are experienced miners.
Mr. Vaughn having spent two years in the
Australian mines and Mr. Gisdale having
outfits in Seattle and expect to go in over
the trail before the snow Inelts and the rivers
become DasSable.
The Emmetsburg, To-, Mining company has
been organized for the purpose Of carrying
on prospecting and mining business in
Alaska" There are six members of the CO.
partnership that have agreed to go to the
Klondi6e: II. c. Darrah, grain dealer; ID. b.
Roberts, attorney; Carl PrOuty. a mason.
and Kenneth Larsen, Nels Nelson and James
Sammin. lab0rerS. The party Will each put
in a stated sum for expenses and share end
share alike the expected profits The start
will be made within a week or ten days.
William ROuleau, son of Capt Rouleau. has
about completed arrangements for Alaska.
A. Humicschmidt and Edmund Helm. the
latter the son of Police Captain Helm, of Min
neapolis. left yesterday for Seattle. whence
they will go to Alaska to seek their fortunes.
They are young men. and are equipped with
plenty of ambition.
S. A. Berg and J. Fellows. of Minneapolis,
left yesterday for Winnipeg Man, where
they will purchase an outfit and go to the
gold digSinSs via Edmonton. They Will Join
Carl Hanson. who left Minneapolis last fall,
at Dawson City. They hope to find wealth
on the Pelly river.
Peter GranIund. of 2127 Lyndale avenue.
and his sister. Mrs. Sophia Anderson. and
her little daughter. aged years, left yes
terday for Seattle. They will sail Jan. 81
for Skaguay to join the procession to the
gold fields
Andrew Olson OF South Minneapolis. who
contemplates going to Alaska in the near
future has been experimenting with certain
hardships. with the view OF becoming accli-
mated TO the rigors OF severe climate. Sew
eral nights during the past week he has slept
on his roof IN a sleeping bag which he pur-
chased for the purpose, and states that be
has already grown so accustomed to the new
method that he wakes in the morning as
fresh a new born babe.
On the transcontinental trains OF yester-
day morning were the following Minneapolis
outfit and so to Alaska on the first steamer
sailing: +. Smith, o. Michaud Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. H. Johnson William Parker and 0.
Michaud, of Chicago.
At the present time it is impossible to es-
innate the number of people who will go to
Alaska in search of wealth from Minneapolis.
Many people are daily announcing their inten-
tion of going who did not think of it a week
ago. Many parties are Quitting there, and
as a result the wholesale and retail dealers
who handle the class of goods required for
such outfits are reaping harvest that bids
falr to increase as the excitement in the gold
fields assumes greater proportions. Many Of
the gold seekers who come from towns In the
adjoining states also purchase a portion Of
their supplies before starting Most of the
parties leaving equip themselves with cloth
ing. blankets. etc. intending to purchase their
groceries and provisions on the coast If the
scenes about the ticket offices of the trans
continental lines are any criterion IL will
be safe to say that Minneapolis will contrib
ute thousands to the stream of humanity that
Is pouring into the new Eldorado. The pas
senger men are besieged all day long wi h
requests for literature upon Alaska and with
questions as TO rates, reservations, outfits
etc.