New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28
REINDEER FOR GOLD FIELDS
OVER 800 ANIMALS BROUGHT HERE oN
THE MANIToBAN.
THE SHIPMENT IN CHARGE OF DR. shHhDO''
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DRIVERS o'
BoARp-ro RE HURRIED By SPECIAL
rRAIN WEST on THEIR VIZ


BoARp-To RE HURRIED BY SPECIAL
TRAIN WEST on THEIR WAY
TO THE KLONDIKE.
r,s ,.ross, .bpment OF reindeer ever received
=. ,b,s nor, arrived yesterday on the s'eamer
uo,,toban from Bosekop. Arctic Laplano WI"
this lot OF 537 reindeer camc liz Immigrants VIZ
will not be compelled to pass through 'he pa'e
Office and be inspected rs to their qua'''o"""
for entering this country. In ract' tne' "0
coma under the Contract Labor law If they were
% no sub,ected to the careful inspection OF the
rmm,gratIon Bureau This will not follow, now
over as the immigrants will be taken on the YES
sci and sent on a special train across 'ne 'o'"
try to Seattle The reason OF this apparent ''"'"
ton of the law Is that the immigrants are ne'o
on an GRAND Of mercy. and the United states Gov
ernment made the contract with them Inc ua'e'-
lers. consisting OF Lapanders. Firms ana NOT
weeians come here with the reindeer to aid the
Government relief expedition to the miners In the
Kondike region.
DR. Sheldon Jackson, who has been for years an
active missionary In Alaska and Is one OF the
best-known men In that territory, was the hfst man
to Introduce the reindeer there. Several months
ago he was empoyed by the Government TO go to
Norway and there arrange to bring over large
shipment OF reindeer and also TO engage num-
Der OF Lapanders to care for the animals nc
sailed from New York on Christmas Day. ana mas
since then been engaged in collecting the deer ana
arranging for the people to accompany them. The
steamer Mantoban OF the Allan State Line, was
chartered by the Government for the purpose OF
transporting the party. 1t sailed from BoseKop
on February T. and reached Quarantine last night
where 1t anchored. II will come up 10 Jersey
City pier this morning. DR.. Jackson accompanies
the expedition while Lieutenant ID. Il. Devore
military secretary TO the Secretary OF war VINO as
sisted Dr. Jackson in the shipment OF the expedi-
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arranging for the sending OF the relief expedition
West.
The complete outfit which arrived on the Mani
toban consisted OF 537 reindeer. 113 immigrants
AIS reindeer seds. 81 sets Of harness and between
5000 and 1000 bags OF moss for feeding the reindeer
while en- route to Alaska. After they reacn tnere
they will be fed on similar TO that which
they are accustomed to In Lapland. as this moss
grows In abundance In Alaska
Inc re'n me Tbsv had been dehorned before
they were placed on board.
WHO MAKE UP THE PARTY.
The immigrants consist of forty-three Lapp. ten
Finn and fifteen Norwegian reindeer herders and
drivers and their families. making a party Of sixty
eight men, nineteen women and twenty-six chill
dren Among them are six bridal couples, who
were married a few days before the sailing OF the
steamer. One bridegroom and bride had reached
the age of forty and thrty-nlne years respectively
The Youngest couple are tweniy-sx and twenty
three, and the Youngest bride Is twenty-five
Samuel Johannsen BALTIC Is a Lapp, who crossed
Greenland with hansen. and wears silver medal
conferred upon him by Oscar II, King Of Sweden
and Norway. in recognition OF his services upon
that occasion. OLAF Paulsen IL Norwegian. who
pitcher received from King Oscar for skill in
rifle shooting. and Johan Peters Stalogaro is a
Finn. who has the distinction OF having been the
northernmost mail-carrier in the world having
for eight years carried the mail on his back 10
North Cape. Norway. five degrees OF latitude north
OF the Arctic Circle. travelling on skees Nor
wegian snowshoes). There are twelve others in
the company who have had experience In carry
ing the mails with reindeer teams across the
mountains OF Arctic Lapland.
ONLY ONE DEER LOST
Only one dee- was lost the journey OF four
thousand miles from Lapland that dying from in
juries in hghtng.
According TO the arrangements made by the War
Department. the Manitoban will proceed TO the
Pennsylvania Railroad Companys piers at Jersey
City this morning. and the deer will be unloaded.
After short rest they will be loaded into special
train and rushed through to Seattle passenger
train time. The route will be over the Pennsyl-
vania company's lines to Chicago. and from there
10 Seattle over the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81.
Paul Railroad and the Great Northern. The Gov
eminent in it's contract with the railroad company
has reserved the right at any time to stop the
train and rest the animals at points selected by .s
agents. From Seattle the expedition will be taken
by TO the Yukon. and then put into active
service transporting supplies to the starving